The merger combines the two market leaders in broadband home management, and promises to deliver a best-in-class solution that includes interactive home security, energy management and home health care solutions to broadband service providers, home security companies and utilities.

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Stewart Harvey, group commercial director at travel-management company HRG Worldwide, says he's seeing more coach-class travel than even two years ago, which suggests the trend isn't just a recession holdover.

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