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CES is basically a Toy Fair for grown-ups. Is that a bad thing? By Chris Taylor From Mashable LAS VEGAS — Here at CES [last month], buzz spreads faster digitally than it does by word of mouth. So when a…
3 reasons why Caribbean businesses should consider e-care
From ICT Pulse A discussion of the growing trend towards digital customer care and some reasons why Caribbean should consider it. Customer Support Crossword by David Castillo Dominici (FreeDigitalPhotos.net)As the business world becomes increasingly competitive, firms are continually being driven…
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Vincentian PM slams WICB leadership By Azad Ali From Caribbean Life St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has slammed the leadership of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dave Cameron as “poor” and “embarrassing” and…
Theravance Biopharma, Inc. and Mylan partner to develop and commercialise a novel LAMA Compound, TD-4208, for COPD
Phase 3 registrational studies of TD-4208 are anticipated to begin in 2015 GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman and PITTSBURGH, Feb. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBPH) and Mylan Inc. (NASDAQ: MYL) today announced that the two companies will…
Balanced approach to merger [says CWC Chief]
From Nation News Barbados CABLE & WIRELESS Communications (CWC) chief executive officer Phil Bentley recently answered several questions related to the company’s operations and its plans for Barbados and the Caribbean this year. Following is the first part of that…
Media portrayals of women in tech: Google joins non-profits to drive change
By Conner Forrest From Tech Republic Some of the foundational innovators of modern computer science were women. Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper’s work led to the development of the programming language COBOL, and actress Hedy Lamarr worked on the technology…
Cologix taps into new lines for massive data bank center in Jacksonville
By Drew Dixon From Jacksonville.com The expansion of a data center operator in Jacksonville in the past year is an example of how North Florida is becoming increasingly attractive to technology firms. Cologix Inc.’s acquisitions of other technology firms coincides…
2015 tech trends to watch: Smartwatches, algorithms, ‘glance media,’ and more
By Alex Howard From Tech Republic Alex Howard presents what he thinks might be the most important tech trends in 2015, which includes the hidden power of algorithms, continuous partial attention, and wireless body area networks. History is a continuum,…
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Cayman Islands government health insurance company sued again The Cayman Islands National Insurance Company (CINICO) is being sued again, for the third time. Attorneys for five hospitals in Florida USA have again accused CINICO of not paying bills for overseas…
Aircraft set for minute-by-minute tracking
By Marc Brabant, AFP From Business Insider All commercial flights worldwide could soon send out an automated signal every minute in times of distress to help rescuers find downed aircraft more easily Montreal (AFP) – All commercial flights worldwide could…
