Sentences with phrase «on support costs»

Some IT professionals think so based on a recent survey, saying Macs are safer and boost productivity while also cutting down on support costs.

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Companies mostly pass those costs on to households, who effectively devote more of their take - home pay to supporting the 286,000 workers employed in steel and aluminum.

It will also have to negotiate increased pressure on labor costs, with unions having called for a strike on Feb 22 to support demands for a 6 percent pay increase.

Downes and the GCBPP filed an amicus brief this spring in support of USTelecom, saying the FCC had not done a sufficient analysis of the cost burden the rules would place on broadband carriers.

While hiring technical support to manage your network or website has a cost, you can likely earn a greater return on your time by working on your business rather than on network, hardware, or site issues.

In the past, human resource managers were cast in a support role in which their thoughts on cost / benefit justifications and other operational aspects of the business were rarely solicited.

Other political money flows through trade associations in the U.S. such as the American Chamber of Commerce, which has already spent more than $ 21 million in campaign advertising this year, including $ 1.5 million on ads accusing Democratic Senator Mark Udall of driving up energy costs, largely in response to his refusal to support Republican demands for immediate approval of the Keystone pipeline.

For most ecommerce companies, inquiries about shipping status puts a huge burden on the customer - support team, which translates into decreased efficiency and increased costs (companies need more people on staff during the holidays to handle these inquiries).

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Customers on Verizon Public Cloud Reserved Performance and Marketplace can move their work to the company's Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), which — according to Verizon, offers «the cost effectiveness of a multi-tenant public cloud but includes added levels of configuration, control, and support capabilities...»

The companies are ranked based on their position in the 2017 Franchise 500, which evaluates more than 150 data points in the areas of costs and fees, size and growth, franchisee support, brand strength, and financial strength and stability.

NEW YORK, April 1 - FirstEnergy Corp said late on Saturday its nuclear and coal power plant units filed for bankruptcy court protection as the company looks to restructure, sell assets and win government support to cope with competitors using lower - cost natural gas.

The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government would have to find about $ 43.1 billion to cover the full cost of the program because Ottawa already spends about $ 32.9 billion a year on support to low - income Canadians.

Any software in your stack should be providing greater benefit than the cost — what makes entrepreneurs hesitate on support software is that it's harder to measure the potential gains on time, organization, and social capital.

While he didn't reveal what it would be called or how much it would cost, he did note that the console would come with 4K resolution support and sit alongside the current PlayStation 4 on store shelves.

«We agree with her remarks about the high costs of living in San Francisco, which is why we announced in December that we are expanding our Eat24 customer support team into our Phoenix office where we will pay the same wage,» read a company statement, echoing CEO Stoppelman's comments on Twitter over the weekend that the cost of living in San Francisco was excessively high.

But, Smullen specifically noted that as companies embrace chatbots for customer support, driving down the cost of traditional call centers, it's important that the focus remains on opening up and improving direct dialog with customers.

Johansson also noted that the board supports the cost reduction plans Vestberg announced on July 19.

To support the cost of that, Hulu said that advertisers will have the option to run ads on those offline downloads.

Hanging on to 51 per cent of Telstra would be an appalling decision, eventually costing the country more than the wool - price support scheme.

Flaherty supports the proposal, arguing in an April letter to his G20 counterparts that embedded contingent capital would «force the costs of excessive risk - taking to be removed from taxpayers and placed on to the right people — shareholders and subordinated debt holders — thus improving market discipline.»

Accounting software varies in cost, depending on the number of features included, the number of users supported and other such factors.

The cost of space rental varies based on location, as does the range of amenities (e.g., facilities, office support, etc.).

In a May SEC filing, Tesla said, «Although we continue to remain on track with our progress at Gigafactory 2, our expectations as to the cost of building the facility, acquiring manufacturing equipment and supporting our manufacturing operations may prove incorrect, which could subject us to significant expenses to achieve the desired benefits.»

The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a decision that a lawyer must personally pay the legal costs of a hospital and a doctor involved in a legal battle with her, over her attempt to remove a client from life support, saying she was «intent on achieving her own personal objective.»

Meanwhile, Larva Labs will be focused on more blockchain based digital collectibles, perhaps even creating its own blockchain to support users who require a simpler interface without the complexities of addresses, EDCCs, transactions, and gas costs.

Some officials argue that falling stocks will have a limited impact on the world's second - largest economy and that the costs of supporting the market are too high, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private.

Our mission is to support the growth of public banking in Massachusetts, initially focusing on an infrastructure bank to help cities and towns with the costs of upgrading buildings, roads, and water systems, with environmental remediation and adaption to a changing climate, and with improving city services.

The Fund aims to capitalize on the combination of emerging cost - effective commercial technologies, the economic and regulatory incentives associated with renewable energy and environmental projects, and the demand for ancillary infrastructure to support increasing penetration of renewable energy in the U.S. energy mix.

The hands - on, multi-disciplined team provides insightful solutions to support your organization's safety programs, cost - controlling measures and efficiency improvements.

Moreover, to support a stronger economic recovery, the FOMC is purchasing long - term Treasury securities at a rate of $ 45 billion per month and agency mortgage - backed securities (MBS) at a rate of $ 40 billion per month, and will continue purchasing assets until it sees substantial improvement in the outlook for the labor market, conditional on ongoing assessment of benefits and costs.

Support of the right cost structure from the operator for «data and handsets» is clearly a must for MVNO's to be on par with the major players, but let us see how these guys do.

Yes, the additional color I would say is what's going on with the media piece of that in terms of our support cost structure.

We're confident though that with a relentless focus on building guest loyalty and on leveraging and enhancing both our expertise in our increasingly cost - effective support platform that we'll navigate that environment well.

Franchisees love the low startup costs, corporate support, focus on community involvement and the idea of being mobile.

On the other hand, Best Buy did report its best quarterly comps since 2009 and is no longer relying on cost cutting initiatives to support its business while simultaneously seeing strong growth in many categorieOn the other hand, Best Buy did report its best quarterly comps since 2009 and is no longer relying on cost cutting initiatives to support its business while simultaneously seeing strong growth in many categorieon cost cutting initiatives to support its business while simultaneously seeing strong growth in many categories.

Is a cost - effective solution for short - term projects and business cycle peaks Boosts corporate presence on campus Develops a long - term sustainable recruitment strategy, as you can fill full - time roles with past Co-op students Students are pre-screened and go through a competitive application process Contributes to the development of the future work force Supports continuous learning

Making Ends Meet shines a light on the economic challenges faced by many Californians by showing the cost of supporting a family or a single individual in different parts of the state.

«Lower oil prices strain the fiscal positions of fuel exporters and weigh on their growth prospects, while supporting household demand and lowering business energy costs in importers, especially in advanced economies, where price declines are fully passed on to end users,» according to the IMF.

Second, there needs to be some mechanism, such as the cost - shared financing programs established by Tom Kent and Lester Pearson with the support of Tommy Douglas, to guarantee on - going federal investment conditional on provincial obedience to national principles around minimum standards.

With the plan expected to add a cost of 1.9 per cent per employee and the likelihood that employees over the age of 50 may never benefit from their own contributions, roundtable members were vocal in their concerns about the plan's impact on both competitiveness and employee support.

Many of them were supported by Hydro Ottawa's Save on Energy Retrofit Program, which offers subsidies of up to 50 per cent toward project costs for businesses making the switch to greener equipment.

But on Friday, he said he was swayed to support the bill despite its cost.

And the European Central Bank's support of the largest banks and bondholders at the cost of domestic taxpayers has imposed monetary deflation on Eurozone countries, reminiscent of America's 19th - century deflation before and after the Civil War.

According to researchers at McGill, using the data from the At Home / Chez Soi project, «Support services for homeless people with mental illness in Canada's biggest cities cost more than $ 55K a year per person on average.»

«But we know the positions (adopted by the proxy advisors) on what they support has been changing and that (those changes) means a cost on companies.»

The association with the Religious Right has cost Grey some support among liberals, who believe that by working with the right, Grey legitimates their position on other issues, such as abortion and gay rights.

One other example from on - the - scene reports by Witness for Peace illustrates the human costs of U.S. support for terrorism as part of its low - intensity - conflict strategy against the poor of Nicaragua:

The argument is that there was a tithe to support the Levites (Lev 27:30 - 33), a tithe to fund an annual festival (Deut 14:22 - 29), several smaller tithes to help the poor (Lev 19:9 - 10) and give rest to the land (Exod 23:10 - 11), and on top of all of this, there were numerous annual sacrifices of bulls and goats, which also cost money (Lev 1 — 7).

On top of that, the same right - wing cons who praise capitalism as the reason that millions of people have, truthfully, found a way out of poverty, support politicians who keep wages stagnated, attack the very CONCEPT of a minimum wage despite the skyrocketing inflation and general cost of living, and support one war after another that makes a handful of people VERY rich while millions suffer, and thousands of troops come home with no legs (and thus, lose their jobs and often never recover).