The mobile keys platform enabled by the NFC technology has already been introduced to the hospitality industry by Yale's parent company, ASSA ABLOY.

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The cable industry is aggressively competing with the parent companies of Verizon Wireless-- Verizon Communications and Vodafone--and Cingular--SBC Communications and BellSouth--and it's tough to imagine a tie-up between them.

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Every major automaker has skin in the electric vehicle game, so the current National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into Chevy Volt battery fires potentially threatens the whole industry, not just Chevrolet and its parent, General Motors.

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Time Warner, the parent company of CNN, supported the legislation, along with several movie and music industry groups.

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American Airlines parent AMR landed in bankruptcy court in late November, in a move that some industry watchers have considered a fait accompli for years.

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To understand the financial crises plaguing the industry, one need look no further than the Tucson Citizen's parent company, Gannett, which reduced its work force by 10 percent only to see advertising and profits continue to plummet.

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BMW's board meeting, Stephen Byers, the trade and industry secretary, was still in the dark as to what Rover's parent would decide.

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Since then, despite strong demand for lumber from the U.S. construction industry, Timber Group shares are off 3% --even as the parent's stock climbed 37% .

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Some in the industry have wondered whether Freeverse will change its model to free-to-play like parent company ngmoco, earning revenues instead from in-app purchases.

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Given that the financial services industry is always concerned about security, it is a little curious that they are working with the parent of RSA, the security company whose tokens have apparently been compromised.

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