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India's BPO industry to invest in education (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) - India's BPO (business process outsourcing) and call-center industry is willing to invest in government programs that would increase the number of people it trains in skills relevant to the industry.

Judge finds Qualcomm misled industry, withheld documents (San Francisco Chronicle) - A federal judge found Qualcomm Inc. waived rights to enforce two patents on compressing video signals because it deliberately concealed them from an industry standard-setting group. The company's behavior suggests "extremely foul play" and exposes "a...

Hospitality industry should ‘lead buy example’ (Scoop.co.nz) - The chairman of New Zealand’s largest independently owned and operated hotel group says the hospitality industry has a significant opportunity, and a responsibility, to make a commitment to the Buy Kiwi Made campaign.

No fish tale: Recreational fishing industry targeting kids (The Arizona Republic) - For the more than $40 billion-a-year recreational fishing industry, a lot is riding on whether kids get hooked on the sport. Fishing has been slipping in popularity as a result of competition with video games and other options.

‘Strange bedfellows’ timber industry, Greenpeace link up (The Hill) - On matters related to the harvesting of timber, Greenpeace members are more likely to form human blockades against the practice than to make nice with the industry.

Judge finds Qualcomm misled industry, withheld documents in patent case (Canadian Business) - Elliot Spagat August 7, 2007 - 6:44 p.m. SAN DIEGO (AP) - A federal judge has found that Qualcomm Inc. waived its rights to enforce two patents on compressing video signals because it deliberately concealed them from an industry standard-setting group.

7 show up to support NAN's demonstration against rap industry's disgrace (KGET 17 Bakersfield) - It was a disappointing turnout Tuesday for a local group of activists who want the rap industry to change its tune. It was part of the National Action Network’s (NAN)...

Medical tourism set to become a USD two billion industry (Press Trust of India) - New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) Growing at the rate of 25 per cent a year, medical tourism is on track to become a two billion dollars industry in another five years.

Backlight unit maker Radiant sees 2Q profits jump 77% as LCD industry rebound (Digi Times) - Thanks to a recovering LCD industry, Taiwan-based LCD backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics announced its second quarter consolidated revenues rose 18% on quarter to NT$7.49 billion (US$227 million). The BLU maker enjoyed net profits of NT$495 million in the second quarter, up 77% sequentially. The company also saw its gross margin rebound to 11.66% during the second quarter, up ...

IRS Seeks Views For New Industry Issue Resolution Program, (Tax-News.com) - The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging business taxpayers, associations and other interested parties to submit controversial or frequently disputed tax issues to the Industry Issue Resolution (IIR) Program.