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D&B Launches Small Business Health Index

Small Business Health Index Offers Perspectives on Small Business Success in Recognition of National Small Business Week In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week (June 17-21), D&B (NYSE:DNB) offers perspectives that … Continue reading

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Privacy, Data Protection and Consumer Rights: Big Government spying on Citizens …. Where does this leave Common Sense?

BIIA’s chairman David Worlock and BIIA’s Deputy Managing Director Phil Cotter have gone to bat on the intrusiveness of ‘big brother’ government (not just the US) in spying on its and other countries’ citizens.  David Worlock’s ‘thoughts from the bottom … Continue reading

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Country Risk Climates: Trends to Keep an Eye On

Country Risk Climates:  Trends to Keep an Eye On Czech Republic – another close call for the government; Ethiopia – dealing a rebuff to Egypt; Italy – local elections give PM Letta a boost; Luxembourg – twin votes of no … Continue reading

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Computex Draws more than 1,700 Exhibitors

The world’s second largest information and communications technology show, Computex Taipei, opened this year to an impressive 1,724 exhibitors occupying 5,042 booths. The show’s organiser, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), is expecting to draw 10% more international visitors this … Continue reading

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Global Country Risk Climate: Trends to Keep an Eye On!

Bulgaria – a new attempt to form a government; Ghana – higher interest rates to support the cedi; Kyrgyzstan – political machinations concerning the Manas air base; Taiwan – FX curbs to hold the TWD down Other countries covered by … Continue reading

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Big Data Firm Tableau Raises $254m with IPO

Big data visualization and analytics provider Tableau Software has raised $254.2m in an IPO, which priced its shares at $31 each and has valued the company at $2 billion. Seattle-based Tableau offers a range of business intelligence, data visualization and … Continue reading

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Experian Software Helps Gather Mobile Phone Usage Data

Experian announced Tuesday that a division of its marketing services department, QAS, has launched phone number verification software that can differentiate smartphones from landlines. The credit rating agency said the technology will allow companies to gather better information on mobile … Continue reading

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Credit Assessment: The “Computer Says No” Myth

There’s a common fallacy that computers – because they have no souls – turn down loan requests automatically, whereas bankers – some of whom may have souls – are more likely to look at all the facts and say “yes.” … Continue reading

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D&B Malaysia Launches Hoovers Marketing Portal

Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Malaysia has unveiled Hoovers, a global marketing portal designed to meet the challenges of international and regional marketing needs of local companies.  Malaysian firms will now be able to tap into D&B’s proprietary online database of … Continue reading

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Association of Educational Publishers, Association of American Publishers to Merge

The Association of Educational Publishers and the Association of American Publishers are pleased to announce an agreement to merge, combining AEP’s quality programming and professional development with AAP’s public policy advocacy to provide the strongest services for the preK-12 education … Continue reading

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