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Microsoft reorganises; combines Windows, Net browser units
In a reorganization that is certain to attract close scrutiny, Microsoft Corp has brought its Internet browser business unit into the same group as its Windows operating system. The move is a part of a shift to focus the company's efforts on two broad initiatives that Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has dubbed the `digital nervous system' for business and the `Web lifestyle' for consumers.
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Pager companies inching up prices
With the subscriber base nowhere close to the target of 1 million by the end of 1997, pager companies are back to increasing the prices and sustaining margins instead of depending on volumes to boost the bottomline. Over the past two months, pager prices have increased by around Rs 500 in Chennai.
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Invert sugar, a healthy option
Invert sugar is a valuable sweetener in food and pharmaceutical application because of its functionally more desirable properties. The use of invert sugar in India is limited mainly because of the lack of awareness about its usefulness and its poor availability.
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Some hard facts about soft-drink prices
Soft drinks can be hard on the purse, depending on where you consume them. Those who choose to combine an evening out at the beach or the promenade opposite the Oberoi in Mumbai with a bottle of soft drink, have to shell out an extra Rs 2.5 per bottle - a whopping 33% in addition to the maximum retail price of Rs 7.50.
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