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Toshiba to cut jobs_2


Japanese electronics and semi-conductor maker Toshiba is to cut 17,000 jobs in Japan and 1,800 elsewhere, while expanding output in overseas markets. However, UK jobs are believed to be secure. The announcement comes as the firm forecast a loss of about £700 million, its largest ever.
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Napp gains reprieve_2


Napp Pharmaceuticals has won a temporary reprieve from having to comply with an Office of Fair Trading order to cease anti-competitive practices.
Peugeot takes stake_2


PSA Peugeot Citroen has taken an equity stake in Covisint, and will join the automotive e-business exchange’s European advisory council when it is established later this year. Covisint claimed that a recent DaimlerChrysler auction was its largest to date. Five suppliers bid for the contract to supply 1,200 parts in an order worth $3 billion.
Everyone’s a Winner_2
The Industrial Society, £795
Warp Speed Branding_2
Agnieszka Winkler’s enthusiasm for the role of communications technology in business pours out of the chapters of this well-written book.

Warp Speed Branding takes you on a fast tour of management ideals, and what the Internet and other communication technologies can do to make business easier.
MoD abandons Archer_2


The Ministry of Defence has sacked Archer Communications Systems, the consortium producing the Bowman communications system that is eight years behind schedule. A new competition for the work has now been launched and the MoD has said that bidders incorporating the work already undertaken would be welcome.
Collaborative R & D_2
Collaboration between companies is a subject of considerable interest to buyers, especially in this era of strategic partnerships.
No poaching, please_2
Companies must train their own staff in strategic skills and not just poach from others, says Craig Lardner
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