When Frazier was promoted in April, I wrote that the decision seemed to indicate that Merck was going to focus on blocking and tackling as it wrapped up the integration of Schering-Plough and would not be embarking in any radical new direction.
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The shake-up follows a three-month probe by Barclaycard into the integration of ShopSmart, which even before April's merger claimed to be the UK's leading internet shopping gateway, with more than 500, 000 visitors each month.
Or-in a true display of technology integration-viewers who were set up to use the department's videoconferencing system could ask their questions live, as if they were in the same room as the speaker.
But few believe he is ready to give up waging his personal war - against European integration, against environmentalism, against misquotation.
The hospital said the integration would also free-up four clinic rooms for other uses.
Now that the recovery is in full swing--sales, excluding acquisitions, were up 14% in 2010--he'll focus this year on integration.
It has the deepest pockets, and its post-war renaissance is intimately bound up with European integration.
JPMorgan Chase (nyse: JPM - news - people ) is tied up with the integration of Bank One.
There's no question that car companies have woken up a bit in recent years -- iPod integration and Bluetooth support is nearly standard across the board, but only standouts like Audi and Tesla have bothered to truly push the infotainment envelope.
The agreement on a financial transactions tax was, he told reporters, a good example of how countries could be brought into eurozone integration through closer co-operation, signing up to agreements at a later stage.
In a continuation of the vertical-integration habit, Indian firms have spent billions buying up coal resources in Australia and Indonesia.
The club was set up to encourage integration and you can see people enjoying its benefits - they share dance tips and make new friends.
Third, as far as consumers are concerned, Microsoft can bring product integration and create lots of cross-selling and up-selling opportunities for Windows Live users and Skype users.
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The plans to combat radicalisation became jumbled up with soft policies on improving integration, rather than remaining tightly focused on counter-terrorism.
BillShrink has landed a partnership and integration with Consumer Reports, which could signal more growth for the start-up.
Yet Russia's aspiration to membership, which in turn opened up the prospect of joining the Paris-based OECD club of rich countries, demonstrated its desire for integration into the global economic system.
Renewables such as windmills promote trade and market integration by prodding governments to link up national grids, says Peter Brun of the Danish wind-energy firm, Vestas.
OpenFeint seed investor Peter Relan is fed up with his former creation's lack of existence -- the open source software once powered the social integration behind many mobile games.
While the graphics and game line-up will still probably be the most important factor for success in the next generation gaming consoles, integration of other entertainment options is obviously going to be a very big deal.
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