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Spfl Montague quits as 3i chair to focus on AvivaTabletop device delivers phone features and a 360-degree Webcam, tied together with Office Live Meeting 2007The only cool thing about this job is the volume of awesome toys that crosses my threshold. That and having a down-the-hall commute with a shower-optional working environmentkidding, Mom . Just today I picked up MicrosoftrsquoWireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000. Apparently, Redmond didnrsquo;t get it right 7,999 times, but this one is darn good: mouse, remote control for PowerPoint slide shows, and a laser pointer, all in one little rodent. Look for a blog review in a couple of weeks or so.[ See slideshow: Hands-on: RoundTablestanley cup uk and Office Live Meeting 2007 ]Only a couple of days prior to the rodent infestation, however, there arrived at my home a large box still trailing bits of Redmond dust. This one contained a slick-looking device that turned out to be Microsoftrsquosuper-secret, upside-down-enterprise-looking RoundTable conferencing device. Letrsquosee: speakerphone, check. Webcam, check. Live Meeting integration, check. But those are just the basics. For one thing, the Webcam is not only smart, itrsquopanoramic. That means itrsquo;ll keep a near-360 degree view of the entire conferencing table open in Live Meeting. And the brains really k stanley becher ick in when someone speaks: RoundTable will figure out whorsq stanley cup uodoing the talking with its directional microphone, then pop that personrsquopicture up in the speaker box.The big caveat here is that th Diel Jenkins slashes jobs and pay to shore up profit
Monday 04 November 2013 12:04 amPartner profits at top 10 UK law firms hit pound;1mBy: Express KCSShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailTHE average profit per partnerPEPacross the UKrsquo10 largest law firms hit pound;1m this year, up 6.1 per cent on 2012 as the top tier of legal firms continue to outperform the sector. Despite average UK fee income rising b stanley uk y just 0.8 per cent for the top 10 firms, cost cuts and reductions in headcount helped boost PEP to pound;1.064m, according to PwCrsquo2013 law firmsrsquo; survey. The results show an increasing gap in the profitability of so-called top and mid-tier firm ndash; average PEP within the top 11-25 fell to pound;448,000 from pound;481,000, despite fee income rising by almost 9.7 per cent as smaller firms rushed to consolidate. Against a challenging backdrop, 2013 could be seen as a turning point for the legal sector with the gap between best and worst performing firms widening further ndash; a stanley quencher nd clear blue water between the top 10 firms and the rest of the sector, said PwCs partnerstanley kubek David Snell. Worryingly, with almost a third of law firms outside the Top 10 recording disappointing net profit margins, our view is that unless these firms can radically restructure their business, their short to medium term survival must be in doubt, he added. Merger activity has also driven a rise in headcount across mid-ti
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