Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / September 15, 2010, 1:39 am

Fairchild high voltage gate driver ICs offer improved noise immunity and performance

... shutdown function, the FAN97393, a 1-input, 2-output / half bridge with shutdown and controllable dead time, the FAN73932, a 1-input, 2-output / half bridge with shutdown and fixed dead time control ... current ... (Source: Components in Electronics 2010-09-13T18:32:20Z)

Northrop Grumman to pay for probe into computer failure

as a result of the outage that affected ... Sam Nixon, told state lawmakers at a Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission meeting yesterday of the $250,000 offer from Northrop Grumman, which was hired to ... (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-09-14T12:18:55Z)

AbitibiBowater signs pension deal with Quebec as creditors vote on restructuring

MONTREAL — AbitibiBowater has agreed ... AbitibiBowater also announced that it has begun a $750-million debt offering, part of its efforts to emerge from creditor protection. The private offering of senior secured ... (Source: Toronto Star 2010-09-14T17:33:53Z)

UPDATE 1-Brazil's OGX may pick top asset sale bid by yr-end-exec

... Chinese, because we understand there are many synergies, but it depends on what kind of deal is to be done," said the official on the sidelines of a China ... Sinopec and Bank of America-Merrill Lynch ( BAC. (Source: Reuters 2010-09-15T05:22:33Z)

Harley-Davidson to review labor deal, may stay in Wisconsin

Harley-Davidson Inc.'s three Wisconsin ... volumes of work to part-time workers. But it also saves hundreds of other jobs, at least in the short-term. Some 1,140 union members from a suburban Milwaukee plant voted, (Source: Rapid City Journal 2010-09-14T15:10:43Z)

Court sale of Philly newspapers collapses

He wants to bring the company that operates The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News out of bankruptcy by mid-October. Raslavich says the company has "languished" in bankruptcy for more than 18 months too. (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-14T18:59:46Z)

WSJ: Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint to Carry Samsung Tab

Sorry T-Mobile fans. The Wall Street Journal does not have much good news for you when it comes to the Samsung Tab. According to the newspaper, Samsung has inked a deal with the top three US carriers ... (Source: AndroidGuys 2010-09-13T13:46:00Z)

Court sale of Philly newspapers nears collapse

The bankruptcy sale of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News appears near collapse over the drivers' pension plan. The lenders have until noon Eastern time to pay up on their winning bid for the ... (Source: Trentonian 2010-09-15T05:36:52Z)

Investors surveyed see sea change in China's economy

... China has grown more bullish in only a month, according to a Bank of America Merrill Lynch September survey of global fund managers ... Renewed optimism in Chinese economic growth provides some hope of an ... (Source: pionline 2010-09-14T20:04:12Z)

OfficeMax and E&I Announce New Contract

Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall ... Jim Durkin , executive vice president of North America sales for OfficeMax.  "We are very pleased to bring even more innovative products and services to higher education and look ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-09-14T12:54:42Z)

Samsung Vibrant Is Buy One Get One Free at T-Mobile, Kids Are Free Family Plans Announced

Not to be outdone by the r elease of Verizon's Fascinate on a buy-one-get-one-free deal , T-Mobile has announced that their Galaxy S phone, the Samsung Vibrant, will also be available at the price of two ... (Source: Phandroid 2010-09-08T13:01:49Z)

Quebec offers pension deal to Abitibibowater

MONTREAL - Quebec announced Tuesday that it has struck a deal with bankrupt paper giant Abitibibowater to protect employee pensions as the company tries to emerge from creditor protection. The province's pension ... (Source: Toronto Sun 2010-09-14T15:17:52Z)

Underwear plane plot suspect hints at plea

2010 | 12:11 a.m. A Nigerian ... flight near Detroit on Christmas fired his lawyers Monday and suggested he wants to plead guilty to some charges. U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds advised Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab ... (Source: Las Vegas Sun 2010-09-15T07:17:05Z)

Bridgepoint Education's Ashford University Partners With 'Project Working Mom 2010' to Offer 30 Full ...

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bridgepoint Education, Inc. , a provider of postsecondary education services focused on providing higher access to higher education ... Thomas, executive vice president of ... (Source: SmartBrief 2010-09-14T07:46:54Z)

Fairchild Semiconductor Announces High Voltage Gate Driver ICs - Provides ...

... shutdown function, the FAN7393, a 1-input, 2-output / half bridge with shutdown and controllable dead time, the FAN73932, a 1-input, 2-output / half bridge with shutdown and fixed dead time control ... current ... (Source: Newswiretoday.com 2010-09-13T16:37:48Z)

National And International Report / Harley to keep two Wisconsin plants open ...

Harley-Davidson Inc. agreed Tuesday to keep open its two Wisconsin production facilities ... hundreds of production jobs and assigns large volumes of work to part-time workers. Insurance giant American International ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-09-15T03:06:32Z)

China `paying close attention' to BHP-Potash deal

China is highly reliant on potash imports," said a Commerce Ministry spokesman, Yao Jian. "We will be paying close attention to this deal." Potash rejected BHP's initial bid and says it has talked with other parties ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-15T06:26:58Z)

Fund Managers Worried About Risks, But Bullish on China

... Bank of America Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey released Tuesday, global investors are wary of risk, but are less concerned with a slowdown in China. The ... respondents believe that the Chinese economy will ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-09-14T16:22:18Z)

Suspect in Detroit plane attack plot hints at plea

2010 | 12:11 a.m. A Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up an international flight with nearly ... Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab didn't offer a specific reason for his displeasure with the four-lawyer, publicly ... (Source: Las Vegas Sun 2010-09-15T07:17:05Z)

State to bill tech vendor [The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.]

Sam Nixon, head of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, assured testy lawmakers yesterday that Northrop Grumman -- the company with a 10 ... Nixon was speaking to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-09-14T19:28:24Z)

Harley to Keep Wisconsin Plants Open

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Harley-Davidson Inc. has agreed to keep its two Wisconsin production facilities ... hundreds of production jobs and assigns large volumes of work to part-time workers. But it also saves hundreds of ... (Source: WSAW 2010-09-14T23:46:06Z)

Official says China 'paying close attention' to BHP bid for Potash ...

China is highly reliant on potash imports," said a Commerce Ministry spokesman, Yao Jian. "We will be paying close attention to this deal," he said. "Of course, this is attracting attention from the world potash ... (Source: Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal 2010-09-15T08:00:02Z)

Court sale of Philly newspapers collapses; creditors won't close $139M sale amid ...

Company lawyer Larry McMichael says talks are continuing past the noon deadline on the future of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News. A 2 p.m. bankruptcy court hearing has been scheduled. (Source: KYTV 2010-09-14T17:05:15Z)

Northrop Grumman facing more costs in state computer failure

as a result of the outage that affected ... Sam Nixon, told state lawmakers at a Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission meeting yesterday of the $250,000 offer from Northrop Grumman, hired to modernize the ... (Source: Culpeper Star-Exponent 2010-09-14T15:17:52Z)

Quebec offers pension deal to bankrupt paper giant

MONTREAL - Quebec announced Tuesday that it has struck a deal with bankrupt paper giant Abitibibowater to protect employee pensions as the company tries to emerge from creditor protection. The province's pension ... (Source: Edmonton Sun 2010-09-14T15:39:21Z)

China 'paying close attention' to BHP-Potash deal

China is highly reliant on potash imports," said a Commerce Ministry spokesman, Yao Jian. "We will be paying close attention to this deal," he said. "Of course, this is attracting attention from the world potash ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-15T03:56:39Z)

The Princeton Review Names Thomas G. O'Keefe President of Penn Foster

Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Princeton Review ... Tom became Executive Vice President at Penn Foster, overseeing marketing, education, product development and customer/enrollment services. Tom began his ... (Source: Newsblaze.com 2010-09-13T20:48:20Z)

Fairchild Introduces New High Voltage Gate Driver ICs

... shutdown function, the FAN7393, a 1-input, 2-output/half bridge with shutdown and controllable dead time, the FAN73932, a 1-input, 2-output/half bridge with shutdown and fixed dead time control ... current HVICs (Source: Power Pulse.Net 2010-09-14T20:11:21Z)

Detroit bomb plot suspect fires lawyers, hints at plea deal

DETROIT -- A Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up an international flight with nearly 300 ... Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab didn't offer a specific reason for his displeasure with the four-lawyer, publicly ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-09-14T03:57:50Z)

Samsung Galaxy Tab coming to Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon

... Street Journal , Samsung has negotiated deals with Verizon Wireless , Sprint, and AT&T to carry its Android tablet when it becomes available next month. Notably absent from this list is T-Mobile, which has not ... (Source: Intomobile.com 2010-09-11T12:51:06Z)

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