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Comcast: Cable industry to standardize network in '08 (USA Today) - Facing pressure from U.S. regulators, the cable TV industry plans to make good on a promise to standardize its technology and open the door to televisions and other gadgets that do not need cable boxes to receive video-on-demand programs and other interactive services.

Warner's Blu-ray Disc move has industry buzzing (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) - The decision by Warner Bros. to drop HD DVD in favor of Blu-ray Disc for high-definition movies has set the electronics industry abuzz. Announced on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show, the move put a single question in the minds of thousands of industry-insiders heading to the show in Las Vegas: Could the high-definition format wars be over?

Alion Develops Automated Risk Assessment Tool To Help Chemical Industry Comply With DHS Ruling (ChemicalOnline) - Alion Science and Technology has developed a Web-based, risk management software tool that can help the chemical industry comply with a recent ruling published in the Federal Register by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). RAMCAP Plus is designed to help the chemical industry reach compliance by helping companies assess their chemical threshold levels

Australia's Construction Industry Growth Accelerates on Demand (Bloomberg.com) - Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- An expansion in Australia's construction industry accelerated in December, boosted by new infrastructure projects and commercial property building.

Casting Search for Wicked, Rent, Legally Blonde and More at Next Entertainment Industry Expo (Playbill) - Open talent searches for Telsey + Compan — who handle Broadway's Wicked, The Color Purple, Rent, Legally Blonde and more — will be part of the upcoming Entertainment Industry Expo in New York City.

Tech industry expects growth in 2008 (MSNBC) - A consumer electronics industry group predicted Monday that consumers will buy more gadgets in 2008, despite fears of a recession.

Danube to invest AED100m in steel industry (AME Info) - Danube Building Materials, a leader in the construction, building materials, has announced its plans to invest AED100m in the UAE steel industry in 2008, reported Gulf Times. The move is set to render steel as one of the largest segments of its businesses.

High Growth Forecasted for the China Shipbuilding & Repairing Industry Report, 2007-2008 (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Maritime industry is available in its catalogue.

TVs to fuel growth in gadget sales despite economic woes, industry says (Detroit News) - LAS VEGAS -- A consumer electronics industry group predicted today that consumers will buy more gadgets in 2008, despite fears of a recession.

Consumer Electronics Industry Sales to Jump 6.1 Percent to $171 Billion in 2008 (Broadcast Newsroom) - LAS VEGAS, BUSINESS WIRE -- The consumer electronics industry is projected to post a healthy 6.1 percent increase in revenues in 2008, according to the semi-annual industry forecast released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA(R)). CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro announced the figures today in his opening remarks at the 2008 International CES(R), the world's largest consumer ...