It was the first company to provide a motion-activated approach to gaming with the introduction of the Wii and, with the Wii U, is the first company to include a second screen experience directly into their controllers.

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Another boost to the company's prospect is the planned introduction of a new line of laptop computers aimed at the consumer market.

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Instead you should target a company where you want to work and try to get an introduction through someone you know.

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Now the New York City-based company is aiming to turn those clicks into cash with the introduction of R29 Shops, a content-and-image rich e-commerce platform.

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This is ViaSat's first appearance in such a report, due in no small part to the company's recent Exede broadband introduction, which followed the ViaSat-1 satellite launch in late 2011.

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His time at the Royal Opera House saw access to performances widened through nationwide big screen relays, the introduction of special low-price ticket schemes and the purchase of a DVD company, Opus Arte, to distribute recordings globally.

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The company attributed the decline primarily to a rise in manufacturing costs and investments related to the introduction of Vue.

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The daily struggle is to get the sensible introduction, establish basic levels of trust with strangers, understand a possible opportunity with a new company you know little about, quickly.

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Mr Costa, who helps to promote the Alpha Course, which is an introduction to the Christian faith, said maximising shareholder returns should no longer be the "sole criteria" for judging how a company is run.

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