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Corporate quotas: Govt writes to industry (NDTV) - The TK Nair Committee set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written to the chambers of industry on the issue of affirmative action.

Rate rise to hit housing industry hard (Sydney Morning Herald) - Australia's housing industry will be hit hard by the latest interest rate hike, which is expected to lead to a downturn in housing affordability and demand.

Industry warns against Trident delay (Guardian Unlimited) - Any delay in ordering a replacement for Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent could have a "catastrophic" impact on industry's ability to build a new generation of nuclear submarines, ministers were warned today.

Pharmaceutical industry examined (AME Info) - Aspects of Saudi's pharmaceutical industry will be examined at a symposium organised by the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, according to Arab News. Debate will cover areas such as quality management standards, medical errors, poisoning and antidotes, addiction, and drug abuse.

Mumbai IPC's Vision 2020 to set in motion industry goals (PharmaBiz) - The 58th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress (IPC), to be held in Mumbai from 1-3, December 2006, will set tone for the growth of Indian pharmaceutical industry for the next 15 years.

Emerson Electric Profit Rises 26% on Oil, Gas Industry Demand (Bloomberg.com) - Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Emerson Electric Co., the world's largest maker of power supplies for telecommunication systems, said fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose 26 percent as demand from the oil and gas industry boosted sales.

VMware Infrastructure 3 Gains Rapid Customer Adoption as Industry's Most Robust Virtualization Software Suite (SYS-CON Media) - VMware, Inc., the global leader in software for industry-standard virtualized desktops and servers, today at VMworld 2006 announced that VMware Infrastructure 3 is gaining rapid adoption among its customers, with more than one-third of customers having upgraded to VMware Infrastructure 3 in the three months after it started shipping in June 2006. Using the integrated suite of products that

SIFMA Industry Group Welcomes Dealers, NY Fed, Treasury Meeting (Nasdaq) - NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The top U.S. financial industry group welcomed Monday's meeting between the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Treasury Department and the 22 primary dealers to discuss questionable trading activities in securities markets.

CMP Channel Group's CRN to Induct Five Technology Leaders into the Tenth Annual CRN Industry Hall of Fame on November (SYS-CON Media) - CMP Channel Group's CRN today announced that the tenth annual CRN Industry Hall of Fame will take place November 14 at the Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, California. The full day event will include networking, educational sessions and an awards ceremony for industry leaders and Solution Providers.

Industry-trained graduates instil longevity (Scoop.co.nz) - Industry-trained management graduates instil ‘longevity and sustainability’ in Air Pacific.