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HP CEO: Further industry consolidation likely (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) - Count HP CEO Mark Hurd among those who believe the tech industry could be on the cusp of another major wave of consolidation.

Cable Industry Shocked at FCC Action (TV Week) - The National Cable and Telecommunications Association is reacting with disbelief to the Federal Communications Commission’s determination that 70% of households now get cable, a finding that could lead to increased agency scrutiny of the industry.

Debt collection industry grows (Financial Times) - The debt collection industry has grown sharply this year as higher borrowing costs and the fallout from the credit crisis force more companies and individuals into difficulties, according to figures due out on Tuesday.

Pilot Freight Services Streamlines Transportation & Logistics For The Auto Industry (SupplyChainSolutions - SupplyChainMarket) - Pilot Freight Services recently launched a new automotive shipping and logistics division that will help the auto industry optimize management of global parts shipments, with flexible scheduling that supports just-in-time inventory and assembly methods. Auto industry OEMs, Tier One and Tier Two suppliers, and 3PLs can now turn to Pilot to transport auto parts of any weight and size, including ...

Potential recession seen for IC industry (EETimes) - Klaus Rinnen, an analyst with Gartner Inc., warns that a potential recession could spell trouble for the IC industry.

HP CEO: Further industry consolidation likely (Addict 3D) - Count HP CEO Mark Hurd among those who believe the tech industry could be on the cusp of another major wave of consolidation. "In the end, math wins," he said during a keynote address at Oracle's OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Monday.

Housing industry backs Coalition housing plan (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - A Queensland housing industry leader says the Coalition's policies will go some way towards addressing the nation's housing affordability crisis.

FM sees services and industry sectors growing at 10% (Indian Express Finance via Yahoo! India News) - Unfazed by the slow down in the industrial production growth, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said that services and industry sectors - which contribute 83 per cent to the economy-will record nearly 10 per cent growth for the current financial year (2007-08). Speaking at the Economic Editor s Conference, the finance minister said domestic prices may be impacted by international ...

HP CEO: Further industry consolidation likely (InfoWorld) - Count HP CEO Mark Hurd among those who believe the tech industry could be on the cusp of another major wave of consolidation. "In the end, math wins," he said during a keynote address at Oracle's OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Monday. "If you look at the math right now in the tech industry ... only a handful of players have more than $100 billion in cash." Hurd said those ...

HP's Hurd: Industry Consolidation Will Continue (CRN) - HP Chairman and CEO Mark Hurd predicts more industry consolidation and a continued migration by IT organizations toward next generation data center architecture.