But after his business endeavors failed to take off for years, Njoku had no option but to move back to his mother's house in London.

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Having Linksys gives Cisco a new way to come at the challenge, after its earlier failed efforts to build a home networking business.

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IBM, by the way, was the official name shortened by International Business Machines, after being international stopped being a big deal and machines failed to cover software and services.

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Last month, the company failed to renew a lucrative film partnership with Pixar, a computer-animation business, after Disney accused Pixar of holding out for overly generous terms.

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More than 160 people are to lose their jobs after a 146-year-old Dundee-based shoe retail chain failed to find a buyer for its business.

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