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Fuel cell breakthrough? Gentlemen, start your engines...: "Since 1965, methanol has been the only racing fuel used by the Indianapolis 500. Methanol also is an ideal hydrogen carrier fuel for fuel cell technology applications." That's a direct quote from the Methanol Institute website. Now how'd you like to have that under the hood of your...; Tags: Fuel Cell, Methanol, Catalyst, Methanoliacs, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-05
catalyst 8.3 graphics drivers: Taking a look at the new Catalyst 8.3 drivers from AMD/ATi. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: amd, ati, catalyst, drivers, radeon, graphics, video, gaming; Image galleries 2008-03-11
A boost for fuel cells: Researchers at the University of Houston (UH) have developed a new platinum-based catalyst for fuel cells that is at least four times more efficient and cheaper than existing catalysts. This discovery in fuel cell research may ease reliance on gasoline. According to the researchers, the active phase of the...; Tags: Fuel Cell, Catalyst, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-11-02
Printing with enzymes: Researchers at Duke University have developed a new printing technique using catalysts to create microdevices such as labs-on-a-chip. Their inkless printing technique uses enzymes from E. coli bacteria and has an accuracy of less than 2 nanometers. While they're are now using enzymes to stamp nanopatterns without ink, the research...; Tags: Stamp, DNA, Catalyst, Duke University, Printing, Biotechnology, Document Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-10-01
Competitive advantage through compliance: Making Sarbanes-Oxley work for you: While Sarbanes-Oxley is often cited as just another regulatory headache, smart companies are using the legislation as the catalyst to significantly improve their businesses processes and long-term competitive position. In this audiocast, BNET Director Jay Gulick talks to IDC's Kathleen Wilhide about how to use the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Compliance, Competitive Advantage, Catalyst, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; Webcasts 2005-03-02

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Oil's superspike may make telecommuting the norm: Can the price of crude--currently above $125 a barrel and the high gas prices that go with it--make telecommuting the norm? These questions come up typically with crises and natural disasters. For instance, if there was an avian flu outbreak workers across the U.S. would have to...; Tags: Information Technology, Worker, Telecommuting, Help Desk, Call Centers, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Beltronics Pro RX65: Among the higher-priced echelon of radar detectors, the Beltronics Pro RX65 includes solid features and easy user programming, along with demonstrated threat detection. Its interface choices range from a simple warning to a highly technical frequency display. While its simple three button interface is easy to use, its volume control...; Tags: Aerospace & Defense, radar, Pro RX65, X-band, sensitivity, display; Product reviews 2008-05-06
Fuel cell breakthrough? Gentlemen, start your engines...: Fuel cell breakthrough? Gentlemen, start your engines...Here's a better ideaBurn the freaking methanol in an internal combustion engine. Catalyst requirement gone.Sheesh.Just another example that global warming really isn't about global warming. Making and burning methanol is carbon-neutral, but note how the idea of simply manufacturing methanol to...; Tags: Fuel cells, fuel cell, methanol, global warming, internal combustion engine, combustion engine; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Effects of XP SP3 update on gaming: Does XP SP3 boost gaming performance? Let's find out! The tests The tests will be carried out on the AMD Spider platform that I have set up in the lab (Phenom 9700, Radeon 3850 graphics card, 2GB of RAM …). I've used this system...; Tags: Video Card, Graphics, Games, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Video Cards, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Whoa, WOA: Are acronyms clouding up the cloud?: ZDNet colleague Dana Gardner points to Michael Meehan's recent post on the Web Oriented Architecture (WOA) -- Mike spoke with some industry practitioners who apparently didn't think too much of the "WOA" moniker, striking them "as redundant and nothing particularly new, an empty suit if you will." Just another fancy...; Tags: Web, SOA, Web Oriented Architecture, SOA Folk, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Channel Management, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-04-22
Are SOA-related business concerns outside the IT 'comfort zone'?: Those folks at Burton Group really know how to rattle our cages. A few weeks back, Anne Thomas Manes declared that she has yet to see any solid SOA success stories, and reportedly is still looking for one. When the subject of SOA business value came up,...; Tags: Information Technology, Business, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-04-18
News to know: Google; AMD; Desktop Linux; Green IT; Psystar: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Google delivers; Maybe paid clicks weren't such a big deal Charles Cooper: Google settles a score with ComScore Techmeme AMD posts loss; sees seasonally down quarter ahead Sixth straight quarterly loss for AMD...; Tags: Desktop, Google Inc., Red Hat Inc., Green IT, SOA, Amazon.com Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Desktop Linux, Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Open Source, Web Services, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-18
AMD/ATi release catalyst 8.4, adds support for new cards under Linux: AMD/ATi release Catalyst 8.4, adds support for new cards under LinuxLinux people WILL buy more AMD processors and ATI video cards, but NOTuntil the give more than half hearted support for making sure the drivers work.Here's the thing thoughI can't think of any video card maker who DOES give more...; Tags: Video cards, Catalyst 8.4, AMD/ATi, Cisco Catalyst, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-04-17
AMD/ATi release catalyst 8.4, adds support for new cards under Linux: For those of you running AMD/ATi graphics cards, you might be interested in knowing that Catalyst 8.4 driver suite has been released. For Windows users this is pretty much the usual fayre of bug fixes and performance improvements (release notes here). Here are some of the highlights:...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Card, Linux, Radeon, Catalyst 8.4, Topic Number, Games, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-04-17
Paper Company Maximizes Sales Effectiveness Through Centralized CRM: Catalyst Paper is one of North America's largest manufacturers of mechanical paper, producing more than 2.4 million metric tons of paper products per year. Despite the company's success, salespeople found it difficult to retrieve and record vital sales information, which resulted in inefficient sales and service processes. With Microsoft Dynamics...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Microsoft Corp., CRM, Catalyst Paper, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales; Case studies 2008-04-04
Apple's weak growth sister: The iPod?: For years, Apple's story--and much of its stock run--has been about the iPod, its halo effect and the making of Steve Jobs' company as a consumer icon. Funny how perception can change in just a few months. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is out with the third...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-02
Could Apple sell 45 million iPhones a year?: Today the web is alight with speculation as to how Apple will sell 45 million iPhones in 2009. The catalyst for this speculation is Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster who continues to stand by a prediction made in June 2007 (weeks before the iPhone went on sale) that by 2009...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., MacRumors, Engineering, Digital Music, Sales Strategy, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-03-31
Analyzing 3 months of Vista reliability data: A Windows Vista feature which I make use of regularly is the Reliability Monitor. While being far from an ideal metric for measuring reliability, it does offer users a simple way to tell if their system is behaving or misbehaving. The other day I looked at the data I have...; Tags: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-03-25
C2: Microsoft's take on FriendFeed?: Microsoft isn't usually the first (or second or third) company that folks associate with social networking. But maybe the Redmondians, or at least the researchers on the Microsoft Research C2 team, aren't as unsociable as some assume. Microsoft showed off earlier this month at its TechFest research...; Tags: Team, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., C2, C2 Data, Microsoft Windows, Team Management, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-03-24
Spring outsourcing talk: Some excellent recent outsourcing discussions: Can HR Outsourcing rediscover its froth despite a 97% success rate? Taking control of your vendor relationship Can outsourcing be a catalyst for driving down the cost of healthcare? Is your outsourcing vendor...; Tags: Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Phil Fersht; Blog posts 2008-03-22

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Catalyst Semiconductor Inc.: Catalyst Semiconductor designs, develops and markets reprogrammable non-volatile memory products and analog/mixed-signal products. In non-volatile memory, Co. develops and maintains a range of electrically erasable...; Catalyst Semiconductor Inc. company page on BNET »