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EU Upholds €210m Fine for LGD

by Helen Vince

The European Court of Justice has upheld a €210 million fine imposed on LG Display (LGD) for its part in the cartel of LCD panel makers between 2001 and 2006. The company was originally …

Tags:business| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Vol 22 - Issue 18

The Nikkei reports that Panasonic is to set up a new innovation centre within its AVC Networks company to develop business systems based on “cutting-edge technologies” in the areas of image recognition and voice …

Tags:business| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Display Week 2015 Business Conference to Center on Boosting Profitability

by Bob Raikes

Display Week 2015 Business Conference to Center on Boosting Profitability SID and IHS tap industry leaders to examine key questions around existing and emerging technologies, consumer demands and financial success factors The Society for …

Tags:business| SID Display Week 2015

Panasonic Commits Royalty Free Code to Internet of Things

by Steve Sechrist

In the high stakes game of moving everything to the cloud, the idea of truly Open Source code (implementation) and protocol specifications for the Internet of Things ( IoT) can be elusive. Now Panasonic …

Panasonic to Establish Procurement Unit

by Helen Vince

Panasonic is to set up a dedicated unit for procuring common parts and materials, in a bid to improve competitiveness and lower costs. The company’s annual procurement bill is around $32.6 billion, covering all …

Tags:business| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| Vol 22 - Issue 12

Strategy – Horizontals and Verticals

by Bob Raikes

This week we have three event reports across the two publications. Mobile Display Monitor includes a substantial report on the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week, while the Large Display Monitor has reports …

IDC: Commercial Market to Drive European Tablet Growth

by Tom Allen

Western Europe’s commercial tablet market is expected to exceed 11 million units in 2019, representing a CAGR of more than 130% from 2014, says IDC. Despite the maturing market, this data shows that tablets …

Tags:business| Europe| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 10

02 Hendy Says 2015 Will be a Bad Year for Display Suppliers

by Bob Raikes

Ian Hendy of Hendy Consulting then spoke. Hendy has a consulting business with David Barnes of Bizwits and spends his time consulting for companies that want to be in the display business somewhere. The …

US Budget Contains a Huge Tax Break For Tech Companies

by Norbert Hildebrand

A recent article by The Register points at a tax break in the 2015 US budget for tech firms. According to the article, the new budget proposes a tax break for multinational US companies …

Tags:business| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 06

It’s Official: Toshiba Leaves North American TVs

by Tom Allen

Toshiba is to cease TV development and sales in North America, and will be licensing its TV business in the region to Compal. New products will begin to arrive in March. Toshiba also has …

Microsoft Reports Q4’2014 Results Signaling a New Direction

by Norbert Hildebrand

The last financial results from Microsoft for the 4th quarter of calendar year 2014, which is the 2nd quarter of the Microsoft fiscal year, are showing a positive development overall. The following chart shows …

Acer’s Reliability Promise Extended

by Tom Allen

Acer in Europe has extended its Reliability Promise warranty, for SMBs, until the end of 2015. Customers purchasing a Travelmate notebook, B6 monitor, P5 projector or Iconia business tablet will have it repaired if …