Banks move to serve multi-channel users

Responding to the growing number of consumers who interact with their bank regularly via more than one channel, retail banks are developing new strategies and planning to invest more resources toward meeting these multi-channel demands.  This is according to the...

Chip revenue set for second quarter growth

Semiconductor inventory and revenue won’t see an increase until the second quarter, when demand returns and fuels growth. According to an IHS iSuppli Supply Chain Inventory market brief, revenue within the semiconductor supply chain is forecast to rise 3,7% in the...

Efficiency vital as healthcare spends drops

As a direct consequence of the economic and financial crisis, governments in Western Europe have been looking to curb healthcare expenditure, which represents one of the most substantial items in their budgets.  Consequently, hospitals and healthcare services have...