A new Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report says military spending worldwide hit a total of $1.7 trillion in 2017, reflecting a 1.1 percent increase from 2016. SIPRI said Wednesday U.S. military spending remained steady for two years in a row at $610 billion and the country remained the world’s largest …
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A new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute says military spending worldwide in 2015 posted a year-to-year increase for the first time since 2011 at a rate of 1 percent to $1.7 trillion total. SIPRI said Tuesday the figure reflects a rise in spending in Eastern and Central Europe, Asia and …
Read More »Cassio Conceicao: SGI’s New Subsidiary to Serve as SAP Hub for Germany, Europe
SGI will open a subsidiary based in Heidelberg, Germany that will serve as a SAP Center of Excellence to provide clients with SAP business and application services and 24/7 SAP HANA support for SGI appliances. SGI said said Monday that Cassio Conceicao, chief operating officer, will manage the subsidiary as it prepares to begin operations on October 31. “The …
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