Music body AIM launches startup loans scheme for indie music companies

Individuals from labels and startups will be able to apply for up to £25k each in personal loans to fund their growthAIM boss Alison Wenham says indie labels have always been 'agile, pragmatic, adventurous and smart'. Music industry body the Association of Independent Music (AIM) is launching a new personal loans scheme that could...

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Students hope to take technology back home to help rural farmers

COIMBATORE: The Afghan nationals who are on deputation from the department of agriculture are at TNAU to pursue their post-graduation. They are mostly in their 30's and hail from a country with a history of volatile political and social conditions. They are pleased with the hospitality of the city and the quality education it has to offer.The Afghan students go back home to visit their families once every year. They decided...

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IT Spending by UAE Businesses to Top $4.6 Billion in 2014

Dubai, March 30, 2014 - Business IT spending in the UAE is expected to increase 8.3% year on year in 2014 to total $4.63 billion, according to the latest figures released today by International Data Corporation. Referencing its recently released United Arab Emirates Vertical Markets 2013-2017 IT Spending Forecast (IDC#ZV11V), IDC anticipates healthy growth over the 2013-2017 forecast period as the governments of Abu...

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Canadian University of Dubai looks to Expo 2020 with SAP Alliance

University Alliances Programme sees Two institutions working together to provide local talent pool for Expo Vision DUBAI: Canadian University of Dubai and global business software giant SAP have signed an agreement that aims to provide Dubai with home-grown talent for Expo 2020. Canadian University of Dubai has signed up for the...

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After Motorola parlays Katrina’s devastation into telecom riches, new Mississippi system lies fallow

JACKSON, MISS. — Mississippi’s governor fought back hard from one of Hurricane Katrina’s more exasperating blows – a knockout punch to emergency radio systems that forced rescue workers along parts of the Gulf Coast to communicate with hand-carried notes. Seizing on the walkie-talkie failures, Gov. Haley Barbour set one of the nation’s...

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Blackbaud CEO Mike Gianoni looks to accelerate Charleston software firm's growth

Paul Zoeller/StaffMike Gianoni is the new CEO of Blackbaud and his top goal is increasing revenue as head of the company. Buy this photo After reporting to his new job at Blackbaud in January, Mike Gianoni went through the corporate orientation program with about a dozen other hires. At a glance Michael P. Gianoni Job: CEO,...

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