The company said in its earnings release that it had lower than expected sales and that its investments in improving client experience and accelerating product development and higher than expected software development expenses pressured its bottom line.
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The company is gaining share in U.S. hydraulic fracturing markets used to produce natural gas and improving its seismic imaging, monitoring, and development business.
The focus of the budget is on growth and jobs, he said, with funding directed toward such areas as education, research and development, tackling youth unemployment and improving transport networks.
In the area of human development and social inclusion, the UN will continue to work towards reducing poverty, improving access to basic services in areas such as health, education and social protection, and achieving a more equitable and sustainable local and regional development for improving the socio-economic conditions of all, especially vulnerable groups.
It does not require a merger to plug the immediate gap between earnings and investor expectations by speeding up drug development cycles, improving stock management and launching new products simultaneously in many different markets.
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"The key to reconstruction, economic development and improving peoples' standard of living is security, " he said.
There has also been a focus on improving universities, on research and development - a focus that is due to intensify over the next few years.
About half of the money would be spent in the troubled border regions with Afghanistan, he added, on improving governance, economic development and "when necessary" appropriate military pressure.
Looking forward, the company will continue with research and development towards mass production of this bioplastic and improving its suitability for a wide range of electronic equipment within the 2013 fiscal year.
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Razer did extensive research and testing in partnership with IObit during the development of Razer Game Booster, improving and updating features to bring about the most intuitive and powerful application possible.
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Improving the quality of teaching in the classroom by improving the preparation, professional development, and evaluation of teachers and principals.
We feel that it is a development agenda and we are improving following the report.
Improving access to education and information is vital to the development and sustainability of the Pacific.
Haiti can count on UNESCO in all its actions, whether it is capacity building or improving the quality of education through teacher training and curriculum development.
LG, Philips and Sharp invite other Smart TV makers and application developers participate in the initiative and provide ideas for simplifying the development process while improving the user experience.
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But now the commission says the money should be spent on much hazier causes such as improving competitiveness, stimulating industrial innovation, creating sustainable economic development and equalising economic opportunities for men and women.
Canadian President, Steven Harper, completed a visit to Canada's third largest South American export market, lauding Uribe's measurable successes in improving security and recommending free trade as a tool for sustainable economic development.
Final document of the Forum (Forum Recommendations) that constitutes policy recommendations for further development of legal framework, improving management, funding and quality of adult education in Uzbekistan was drafted and adopted by Forum participants.
But the technology is still improving, notes Mike McCreary, vice-president of research and advanced development at E Ink, a pioneer of electrophoretic displays based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
This will help attain health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by improving communication for scientific innovation and healthcare outcomes.
However, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development issued a report that said the European Union will see improving economic conditions in the coming months.
This can include clearing drains, improving storm barriers and coastal defences, or putting in place planning regulations to discourage development in high-risk areas such as flood plains.
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"It is not acceptable for children to pay the heavy price of previous years of conflict", said UNESCO Office in Iraq Director Mohamed Djelid, adding that "this initiative goes far beyond improving percentages as it is one of the key foundations of social stability and sustainable development".
In particular, UNESCO is focusing on improving the quality of technical and vocational education and advocating its key role in the economic development.
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The ALIEP has made immense contributions towards national development in general and in particular, towards the empowerment of underprivileged people by improving literacy rates.
Communication is an important advocacy element of the Millennium Development Goals Fund (MDG-F) Programme on Improving Nutrition, Food Safety and Food Security for China's Most Vulnerable Women and Children.
The digital divide is no longer about whether or not a rural farmer has an online connection in his hut, but is part of the overall development divide: improving the quality of rural peoples' lives relies in part on access to, and the use of, new technologies to communicate.
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