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BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
TECHNOLOGY
Global chip sales estimates cut
The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics group expects sales to rise 11.5% to $156.9 bil this year. It had seen 16.6% growth in Oct. WSTS cited the weak world economy and SARS. It forecast 18.4% growth in '04 and 7.9% in '05 vs. prior views for 19.2% growth in '04 and 2.5% in '05. Chip stocks, which have run strongly from the Oct. low on hopes for recovery, were little changed.
Software group: Piracy falls a bit
The Business Software Alliance says 39% of software used by firms in '02 was pirated vs. 40% in '01. That's 10 points below the rate in '94, when software makers first took on the issue together. Still, piracy cost the industry $13 bil in '02 vs. $11 bil in '01. Piracy rates in the West range from 24% to 35%, but can reach 90% in areas such as Asia. Piracy hit a six-year high in Asia.
Philips to launch iPod-like player
Europe's No. 1 consumer electronics maker next week will unveil digital cameras and portable music players similar to Apple's iPod, sources said. Philips' cameras will be cheap, mass-market devices. Its HDD 100 portable music player, with 20-gigabyte ...
- Pay TV's $1 bil bill: Asia-Pacific region suffers piracy's plunder.(World...
- Magazine article from: Daily Variety Rothrock, Vicki October 27, 2004 700+ words
...2003, according to the second annual report conducted by CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets, a brokerage and investment banking service provider. The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Assn. of Asia (Casbaa) collaborated on the report. Each market struggles...
- Feucho pero sabroso: el k'iik'bil: tal vez vino de Asia con los primeros...
- Magazine article from: Contenido Morales, Juan Jose August 1, 2002 700+ words
...del mundo maya era conocido como k'iik'bil y muy poco se sabe ahora de l, pues se...xochiocyotl y tetlamin. El k'iik'bil era parecido al xoloitzcuintli y aunque...otras especies de cnidos. Al k'iik'bil, por ejemplo, se le enlistaba en los registros...
- NETECONOMY ENTERS ASIAN MARKET WITH DEXIA BIL.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News October 22, 2003 700+ words
...Together with Banque Internationale a Luxembourg (BIL), the two institutions joined forces in 1999 to...cdielesneteconomy.com; or Frank Veyder of Dexia BIL, +352-4590-2957, or frank.veyderdexia-bil.com ASIA PULSE 22-10 2029
- BIL INT'L RESPONDS TO QUERIES ON H1 RESULTS BY SINGAPORE BOURSE.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News March 25, 2002 700+ words
SYDNEY, March 25 Asia Pulse - BIL International Ltd (ASX:BRY) today...questioned over its March 19 results. BIL International said the decrease in turnover...profit was mainly due to the disposal of BIL International's interest in those companies...
- Predatory BIL is prey to tycoon's stakebuilding; Market Report.
- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) Lloyd-Smith, Jake May 7, 2003 700+ words
...Camerlin which holds 22.3% of BIL - said it had been approached...which was interested in its BIL holding. Nothing came of the talks. This week BIL disclosed that Oei had amassed...relatives control Indonesia's Asia Pulp & Paper, once a...
- Collins is set to take BIL back across the Tasman
- Newspaper article from: Sunday Star-Times HALL, Terry March 10, 1996 700+ words
...but we see good pickings." BIL liked to buy shares such as James...out of favour with the market. BIL has a 23% stake in James Hardie...offered the three ingredients BIL liked: A first rate management...Andrew Meehan, who was posted to Asia. Essentially a private man...
- S&P Asgns Rtgs to JPM-JC2's JPY34.81 Bil Trust Certs.
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 29, 2002 700+ words
...transaction was arranged by J.P. Morgan Securities Asia Pte. Ltd. The ratings address the full and timely...and class X due 2009 Class Amount Rating A JPY24 bil. AAA B JPY3.6 bil. AA C JPY3.5 bil. A D JPY2.41 bil. BBB+ E JPY1.3 bil. BBB...
- MOVIES GENERATE OVER $17 BIL. DISTRIBUTOR REVENUE IN 1994; FORECAST FOR THE...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 3, 1995 700+ words
...market, which rose 10% from $7.2 bil. in 1993 to $8 bil. last year. Kagan's 1995 projections...expanded into screen building in Asia and Latin America. International...is now projected to become a $1 bil. business for movie distributors...
