Kicking things off this morning: Volterra Semiconductor (VLTR), which sells high-performance analog and mixed-signal power management chips.

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Concur Technologies, provider of online expense management software, posted mixed results for its fiscal fourth quarter ended September 30.

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It supports both corporate-owned and personal-owned (BYOD - Bring Your Own Device) device deployments and mixed environments of BlackBerry and other devices, providing mobile device management, mobile application management, and secure access to corporate data.

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The tale rings true: it feels authentic because, unlike what you read in most management textbooks, the people in this book are the mixed bag that you find in any real-life workplace: educated, intelligent and at times collaborative but also opinionated, egotistical, jealous and proud.

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Economic reports were mixed, although there was some good news from the Institute of Supply Management.

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Looking at crucial steps BP has taken in crisis management since the oil rig explosion and fire, you see a more mixed story.

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V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions that leverage its leading RF, Analog, Power Management, Interface, Security and Digital Processing expertise.

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Rogers, who heads the Tokyo arm of INVESCO, a leading international fund management group, struck a balanced tone early in the year when he predicted a mixed performance for the Nikkei in 1996.

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To avoid the risk of contaminants being mixed into the recycled plastic, the new recycling system performs quality control based on a chemical substances risk management database developed by Fujitsu Laboratories, thereby ensuring that notebook PCs and other ICT devices comply with legal requirements for chemical components.

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