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IBM Acquires Analytics Company “Varicent Software”
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) agreed to buy Varicent Software Inc., a Canadian provider of analytics software to manage compensation and sales…
VIVA Launches New Enhancements to Internet Service
VIVA, Kuwait's newest and advanced mobile telecommunications service provider, announced new enhancements to Kuwait's fastest internet service, which delivers data…
Egyptian Tourism Figures Decreases by 30% in Q1
Egypt's tourism ministry has said the number of tourists visiting the country in the first quarter of 2012 fell 30% to 2.34 million, compared with 3.1 million in the…
Djezzy’s Value Reaches $6.5 billion
The Algerian government advisor on the local network operator, Djezzy, put the communication company's value at $6.5 billion, according to Algerian media quoting of…
Facebook Acquires Tagtile’s Team of Customer-Loyalty App
Facebook Inc. is acquiring the team of developers behind customer-loyalty application Tagtile, adding to its expertise in mobile software. “We’re happy to confirm…
Apple Denies U.S. Claims of Fixing E-Book Prices
Apple Inc. denied allegations by the U.S. government that it conspired with book publishers to fix prices of digital books to undermine Amazon.com Inc.’s dominance…
SCAF Not to Endorse Presidential Candidate
Egypt’s Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), which is currently the custodial government in the transitional…
Motorola Can’t Seek Banning Microsoft from German Market.
Motorola Mobility Holdings can't seek to ban Microsoft's Windows products or Xbox gaming systems from the German market, a US judge presiding over a contract dispute…