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HP and Microsoft give businesses a boost

Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 10:12 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

HP announced a collaborative approach with Microsoft Corp. to help customers transition from Windows® XP to a more current version of Windows.   Microsoft’s support for Windows XP...

Smart Supermarket first Maltese retailer to adopt eReceipts

Monday, 15 July 2013, 16:45 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Smart Supermarket will this week take a technological lead over its competitors as it becomes the first major retailer in Malta to adopt the revolutionary new eReceipts technology.   The...

Commerzbank sells $6.5 bn in real estate loans

Monday, 15 July 2013, 14:38 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Germany's second-largest bank is selling its British real-estate financing business, including 5 billion euros in loans, to a consortium of Wells Fargo and Lone Star Funds.   The sale by...

IMF gives Malta’s banks a clean bill of health

Sunday, 14 July 2013, 10:03 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The International Monetary Fund gave Malta’s banks a clean bill of health on Friday, possibly putting to rest once and for all previous controversy and concern regarding the size of the...

Doing more with less

Sunday, 14 July 2013, 09:29 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It was a sell-out event at the Chamber of Commerce in Valletta this week on the occasion of a lunch organised in honour of the Prime Minister. Almost 150 members filled the hall adorned with solemn...

AT&T to buy Leap Wireless for about $1.2 billion

Saturday, 13 July 2013, 17:09 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

AT&T Inc. said Friday that it has agreed to acquire Leap Wireless International Inc., the pre-paid cellphone carrier that operates under the Cricket brand, for about $1.19 billion in cash, or $15...

World Bank releases $300 million support for Philippines

Friday, 12 July 2013, 13:43 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The World Bank has released a $300 million development loan to the Philippines to support the government's poverty reduction efforts.   A senior World Bank official says Friday the...

Microsoft reboots with sweeping reorganization

Friday, 12 July 2013, 11:19 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Microsoft Corp. has decided its entire business needs a new operating system.   CEO Steve Ballmer is restructuring the company to cope with a quickening pace of technological change that has...

US gov't reports $116.5 billion surplus in June

Thursday, 11 July 2013, 21:55 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The federal government on Thursday reported a rare surplus of $116.5 billion in June, the largest for a single month in five years. The gain kept the U.S. on track for its lowest annual deficit in...

Environmental activists scale London's Shard tower

Thursday, 11 July 2013, 21:51 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Six environmental activists scaled Western Europe's tallest building on Thursday to protest drilling in the Arctic by oil companies — and were arrested after reaching the top.   It...

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