Simultaneously, it will seek to reduce costs through intelligent inventory management and supply chain optimization.

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Expected outcomes of this research include equipping members with the ability to improve planning and reliability of operations through the use of prediction and optimization in the areas of outage and asset management.

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Google just confirmed on its blog that it has agreed to acquire Widevine, a company that specializes in digital video optimization and digital rights management (DRM).

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It turns out people just prefer thinner phones (or at least initially they do), and therefore HTC chose to take a holistic approach to improving battery life through power management optimization, choice of power density, choice of voltage and many more.

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Blue Coat Systems shares are trading sharply lower this morning after the Web security and wide-area network optimization software company reduced its earnings outlook and disclosed a management shake-up.

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"Quiznos management has initiated cash-flow-improvement programs, such as lower food costs, reduced discounts and labor optimization, " Mr. MacDonald said in a statement last week.

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