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Romania's trade deficit advanced in September by 551.9 million to 4.64 billion. Romania's September exports worth 1.696 billion, 26% up year-on-year. Imports advanced by 20.7% year-on-year to 2.248 billion.
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(InfoWorld) - Verizon Business on Monday rolled out a nationwide WAN service, allowing large organizations to use Ethernet to connect offices spread across the U.S. Verizon's Virtual Private LAN Service, or E-VPLS, is the first such service from large telecom carriers, the company said. The service, delivered over Verizon Business' existing converged packet network, allows customers the flexibility to adjust their networks' bandwidth from 1M bps (bits per second) to 1G bps, Verizon said. The new service is aimed at companies that want the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of Ethernet service paired with a nationwide WAN, Verizon said. "We have extreme coverage," said Michael Volgende, Verizon Business' director of Ethernet services. "We're not starting from scratch in terms of network deployment." In addition, the new service, available throughout most of the U.S. Monday, comes with service-level agreements that guarantee on-network Ethernet access 100 percent of the time, and 99.99 percent for off-network Ethernet access. The agreements include a mean time to repair of two hours for on-net Ethernet access. By using Verizon Business' current packet network, Verizon can offer a "very strong" service-level agreement, Volgende said. "It kind of demonstrates the confidence we have in the service offering," he added. E-VPLS allows customers to maintain control of their routing, instead of sharing it with Verizon, said Verizon Business, part of Verizon Communications Inc. E-VPLS will allow customers to set priorities for applications through four classes of service: real time, priority, business and basic data. Real-time service is aimed at VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) and digital video applications, while applications like e-mail can get a lower priority. In addition to commercial applications, the U.S. General Services Administration requested the service as part of its Networx program, designed to help federal agencies make the transition to next-generation networking services, Verizon said. The service will cost about $48,000 a month for a typical Fortune 100 customer using E-VPLS to connect six sites spread across the U.S., Verizon said. That price includes bandwidth ranging from 10M bps to 100M bps. The same network would cost more than 25 percent more using traditional leased lines in a hub-and-spoke network, Verizon said.
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Gymboree discusses its plans to grow through new brands and store expansion.
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The PC maker expands its retail presence by offering a range of products at the office superstore.
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Largest European Apple Shop to date opens inside the FNAC Digital store on the Boulevard Saint Germain in Paris.
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BUCHAREST, Jan 28 (IPS) - A simple architectural solution could ease housing  and environmental problems in Romania and beyond.
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A new archival service will extend the company's growing influence.
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MEDFORD -- Comcast and Circuit City Stores Inc. will officially throw open the doors to a retail experiment tomorrow, a consumer electronics boutique called Connect where customers can buy gadgets and schedule installation of cable TV and other services in a single shopping trip.
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Supply chain software provider Viewlocity, Inc., today announced that Indatex will use Viewlocity's Control Tower Platform to provide new services to its customers.
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A rise in NYSE Group's   shares in the past few days means its bid for exchange operator  Euronext  has closed a gap with a rival proposal from  Deutsche Boerse (DB1Gn.DE) for the first time in weeks.
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Networking provider upgrades a slew of products so large companies can better connect their workers.
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Simena, a leading manufacturer of innovative network testing equipment,  announced today that it has signed a distributorship agreement with  Beijing Infoway Technology Corporation which is one of the leading  suppliers of network testing and measurement solutions in China.
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A public share swap offer by Eurotunnel has been a success, the French financial market regulator said on Friday, allowing the troubled Channel Tunnel operator to create a new less-indebted group and avoid liquidation.
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An earthquake hit Romania on  Wednesday night, shaking buildings in the capital Bucharest but  apparently causing little damage, Reuters witnesses said.
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Company is adding business intelligence and data management company Knightsbridge Solutions to its portfolio.
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The massive retailer has reportedly renewed efforts to build its presence there.
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ARENA Instrumen tation is the latest company to buy its own self- contained office at the newly developed Rossmore Business Village in Ellesmere Port.