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Computer Industry Competition Causing Supply Chain Woes (Industry Week) - April 23, 2007 -- Competition between computer manufacturers has been favorable for consumers but has had an adverse effect on companies down the supply chain, according to industry analysis from Euler Hermes ACI.

Europe's banking industry shows signs of new round of mergers (AFP via Yahoo! News) - A new round of mergers in the European banking industry may be taking hold as a battle for Dutch bank ABN Amro heats up and France's Societe Generale and Italy's UniCredit reportedly enter talks.

Microsoft executive preaches game-industry diversity (GameSpot) - Karen Wilkins-Mickey tells the Women In Games Conference that minorities and women are playing games--and they need to be represented in the industry.

Kangaroos under threat from 'barbaric' meat industry: report (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Animal rights activists say the kangaroo meat industry is putting kangaroos under threat by killing a large percentage of females and leaving joeys to fend for themselves.

Property for Industry profit rises (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - Listed industrial property investor Property for Industry (PFI) lifted net profit after tax 3.4 percent to $3.71 million for the three months to the end of March.

Reviving Penang’s batik industry (The Star Online) - A TRADITIONAL kampung house in Sungai Burung will serve as a batik centre to revive the fading batik making industry in Penang.

Prawn trawler industry calls for end to fuel tax (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Prawn trawler representatives are warning the industry is on the brink of collapse unless Queensland's eight cents a litre off-road fuel tax is removed.

Dairy Industry Milking Farmers (RedNova) - By Jennifer Thomas u jthomas@centredaily.com, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa. Apr. 22--That gallon of milk might cost more at the grocery store these days, but it isn't helping dairy farmers much, say those in the local dairy industry.

Microsoft executive preaches game-industry diversity (Addict 3D) - Minorities and women are playing games, Karen Wilkins-Mickey tells the Women In Games Conference, and they need to be represented in the game industry.

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-04-23 03:55 GMT: China's main 3G concern is industry structure, not technology - Xinhua (Interactive Investor) - BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China's main concern with third-generation mobile is whether the industry structure will be healthy and competitive, and not whether its homegrown TD-SCDMA technology will work effectively, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing Xi Guohua, an Information Industry vice minister.