The deal is expected to be accretive to free cash flow ex integration costs in the first full year following the close.

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Integration program costs will shave 31 cents from EPS, while spin-off transaction costs should subtract a further 2 cents.

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Global integration has its costs.

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This shift, however, wields a double-edged sword: while enjoying the freedom to adopt technologies of their choosing, few employees grasp the security, regulatory, scalability, integration and other risks and costs these new tools create.

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There's yet another catch for Gemstar: TV Guide Interactive was built for a high-speed set-top box, Motorola's DCT 5000, which was promised months ago but held back because of high costs and software integration glitches.

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Countries and industries across all sectors experience explicit costs, which range from the costs to government of directly administering the regulations to the compliance costs, such as data aggregation, integration and other significant reporting requirements.

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But the recent steps to facilitate cash management will cut costs for foreign corporations operating onshore, accelerate the integration of the yuan into the global economy, and boost offshore liquidity.

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While Drupal Commons has less productized integration than the other participants in the market, it has the lowest startup costs if you are hip to using open source on your own.

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Through virtual desktop integration, Cisco Cius offers flexible computing options with cloud-based services, providing dramatically lower capital costs and cost-per-user for desktop maintenance.

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The report says acccommodation costs should be balanced against benefits such as more active social lives, rates of obesity and social integration.

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The integration of risk management into supply chain management has often been limited, especially for organizations that have focused on reducing costs and limiting working capital levels as a response to difficult market conditions.

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