Sentences with phrase «target number this year»

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The number of distributed denial - of - service (DDoS) attacks — which are designed to paralyze a target network with a deluge of messages, often sent from a bevy of hijacked computers — leaped more than 170 % last year, and Cisco projects it will jump again by a factor of two or more by 2021.

However, as that happens, small businesses continue to be a top target for hackers, with the number of organizations hit by cybercrime rising each year.

«This year our target is to increase the number of pieces made with at least 20 percent recycled fabric from collected garments by more than 300 percent compared to 2014,» the rep adds.

The DGSE hiring target is 500 - 600 recruits a year to bring its numbers up to 7,100 by 2019, but the skills required are not those of amphibious frogmen or secret agents of the kind incarnated by the fictional British character James Bond.

The year since hackers broke into Target and accessed millions of credit and debit card numbers has been a brutal one for cyberattacks.

Retailers have been grappling with a number of new competitors in Canada over the past year, including the arrival of Target and a more aggressive rollout of Walmart supercentres.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Last year, a number of stores, including Walmart, Macy's, Target and Toys «R» Us, caused a buzz by opening earlier on Thanksgiving Thursday than ever before.

The city has seen a mounting number of terrorist attacks in recent years, including last year's coordinated gun and bomb attacks targeting bars, restaurants, a concert hall and the Stade de France, which left 129 dead and hundreds injured.

Last year the PR agency scored with about half the target media on the top 10 list; that led to a record number of inquiries from potential customers who had read about the company, helping to fuel 32 % sales growth in 1991.

Our target is to double the number of gallons sold through our closed - loop initiative in 2018 as compared with the prior year, and we are on track to hit that goal.

So the discount chain, hoping to avoid the 1.3 % decline in comparable sales of the 2016 holiday season quarter during the most important time of year, is streamlining the number of promotions and making them simpler and easier to understand, Target executives told reporters at a briefing last week in New York.

After heading to Asia for year - end client meetings, Levkovich wrote: «A 10 % total return in the next 13 - 14 months was perceived as being too conservative by many even as our year - end target is in line with mean and median top - down forecasts... Interestingly, several clients suggested that our outlook was far below the bullishness expressed by other even when our numbers are pretty much well within the Street's consensus.»

At least for the sake of our conversation, get a number — your base earnings target for the next full calendar year.

Even if prices are expected to rise by the end of the year since high oil prices will no longer appear in the data, the number will be far from the «below but close to 2 %» target.

Target date funds have been around for a number of years.

If we terminate Mr. Drexler's employment without cause or he terminates his employment with good reason, Mr. Drexler will be entitled to receive (i) a payment of his earned but unpaid annual base salary through the termination date, any accrued vacation pay and any un-reimbursed expenses, and (ii) subject to Mr. Drexler's execution of a valid general release and waiver of claims against us, as well as his compliance with the non-competition, non-solicitation and confidential information restrictions described below, (a) a payment equal to his annual base salary and target cash incentive award, one - half of such payment to be paid on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date and the remaining one - half of such payment to be paid in six equal monthly installments commencing on the first business day of the seventh calendar month following the termination date, (b) a payment equal to the product of (x) the last annual cash incentive award Mr. Drexler received prior to the termination date and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days of service completed by Mr. Drexler in the year of termination and the denominator of which is 365, such amount to be paid on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date, and (c) the immediate vesting of such portion of unvested restricted shares and stock options as provided and pursuant to the terms of the relevant grant agreements under our 2003 Equity Incentive Plan.

The city has agreed to eventually forgive the loan if Remington meets hiring targets over a number of years, said Chip Cherry, chief executive of the Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville and Madison County.

First Solar is targeting 1 GW of EPC services per year, and management expressed they expect to hit that number soon, for the first time.

If you have done SEO for a number of years, you know that it is not uncommon to rank for keywords that you didn't target.

Our research, and years of investment and operating experience in Canada, highlights a persistent imbalance between the large number of technology companies seeking emerging - growth financing and the amount of capital targeting companies in their initial growth phase.

With the number of wealthy Chinese projected to reach 300 million in just 5 - 10 years, these investors are hoping to target this rapidly increasing group.

And they «re going to be some favorable base effects and we «re going to get a year over year number in March that «s very close to the 2 percent target and how markets interpret that is going to be key in assessing how markets do next week.

Targeted benefit enhancements for Social Security recipients who need them most certainly should be considered in the context of a reform plan, and indeed they have been included in a number of bipartisan plans put forward in recent years.

To help guide you to your number, financial firms have devised income and actuarial models that come up with a target multiple of your final year's salary.

The only part that I questioned Woodward on, and he then later showed me the proof — he's a good reporter — was the notion that the $ 140 billion number, which is that fourth - year deficit annual target that we settled on, came from Alan Greenspan.

The Committee determines the actual number of shares the recipient receives at the end of the three - year period based on results achieved versus performance targets over the performance period.

A study in Cebu, Philippines, found that helping police and courts target child prostitution resulted in 87 arrests over four years — and a 79 percent reduction in the number of children in the sex trade.

That is the number that usually makes its way to our target number for the year.

Egypt's Christian minority has been the target of a number of high - profile attacks in the past several years.

Visitor numbers topped 10,200, exceeding Brintex's target of 10,000 for this year — a reduced target in line with exhibitor numbers.

Special Report: Luxury packaging trends Luxe Pack, the luxury packaging exhibition held in Monaco last month, had grown again this year with, it seemed, an even greater number of suppliers targeting the wine and spirits sector...

Mr Spencer said Australia was targeting the premium end of Chinese target but warned exports of any significant volume were probably a number of years away.

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By Kathryn Jones Häns Kissle introduced a number of new entrees this year in an attempt to target customer demand for home - style comfort foods.

The «summer beach» can design is being targeted at Millennials, with the brand claiming that it is America's number one import for the last 20 years.

Wenger is believed to have been told he must wrap up his transfer dealings early this summer, after a long drawn - out window in the close - season last year, and we are currently linked with untold numbers of top targets.

Spurs have been linked with a number of players in the New Year and here is a shortlist of their targets.

If you use Cooks» 3 year average production, and then give him 490 targets, his numbers would look something like this — 309 receptions, 4,618 yards, with 33 TDs.

The 25 - year - old is reported to be just one of a number of players the Blues are targeting ahead of the January transfer window as they look to arrest their poor start to the season and start climbing the table.

The 28 - year - old has been heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford for a number of weeks now as has been singled out as one of Jose Mourinho's top targets.

Mbappe is being likened to the great Arsenal star Thierry Henry but we might not get to see him don the colours of Arsenal, as Juventus have managed to beat us to a number of targets in recent years.

The Gunners had recently failed in bids to sign Alvaro Morata and Jamie Vardy, and were expected to be eyeing other targets, and may now have managed to catch the big - names striker fans have been asking for for a number of years.

The paper claim that the 24 - year - old is an option should the Red Devils fail to get number one target Mats Hummels from Borussia Dortmund.

The 23 year old Bari man is currently on World Cup duty in South Africa but is a target of a number of Italian outfits who have been impressed with his performances last season.

Garay is one of a number of players to have taken a route into European football from South America via Portuguese football and the 28 year - old was dominant in the Primeira Liga for a number of years, but his move to Zenit went through before van Gaal was officially installed at Old Trafford so they missed out on a key target.

My target number one is to be with Red Bull next year and start fighting for podiums, wins or whatever they are fighting for next year.

I think Wenger wants benzema he has been tracking him for last couple of years and wouldn't surprise me if he makes a bid for him believe he is the bosses number 1 target!

The feeling that this is going to be the Foxes year was made even stronger as they won this match by scoring the only goal of the game with their only shot on target and their visitors spurned a number of good chances to get something.

After the reported Arsenal transfer target Jackson Martinez confirmed this week that he would be moving from Porto to Atletico Madrid, many Arsenal fans» thoughts turned to the Argentina and Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain, who was the subject of a massive number of Arsenal transfer rumours when he was set to leave Real Madrid a couple of years ago.