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What is a sustainable business anyway?: Once you penetrate some of the sustainability hype the key question at board level is this: whatÂ action are you actually prepared to take? For a problem like climate change, where there is no regulatory hurdle and action is voluntaryÂ though enlightened by self interest, what action is enough? ...; Tags: Carbon Dioxide, General Motors Corp., James Farrar; Blog posts 2008-04-10
Server 2008: The Windows Workstation we always wanted: As discontent over Windows Vista (with or without Service Pack 1) continues to swirl, Microsoft is gearing up to launch on February 27 the "other" Windows: Windows Server 2008. Even though it is built from the same core as Vista, Windows Server is different from Vista in a number of...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, General Motors Corp., Jason Perlow, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Workstations, Servers, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-02-26
Top ad buyers in Q1-Q3 2007: Advertising spending across for the top 10 companies in the first half of 2007 reached $30.5 bln, down an average of 6.3% from the same time period in 2006, according to Nielsen. Eight out of the ten advertisers decreased budgets. General Motors continues to show the largest decline. ...; Tags: NB, Advertisement, Daimler AG, General Motors Corp.; Blog posts 2008-02-13
Report: GM plans half its cars on ethanol by 2012: Report: GM plans half its cars on ethanol by 2012Chaney & Bush won't like thisThey like their oil profits to continue forever.RE: Report: GM plans half its cars on ethanol by 2012[b] That's a good idea - [/b]now if somebody can show that cellulose based ethanol is actually a viable...; Tags: ethanol, General Motors Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-02-07
Is Detroit going green? What does the auto show show?: The big auto show in Detroit is now open to reporters so the big announcements and the hoopla have begun. There are moves toward greener cars, and there are moves to just make more money. Sometimes these are in direct conflict. Here are a few of my...; Tags: Newsweek, Detroit, Auto Show, General Motors Corp., Coskata, Mercedes, Tata, Sales Strategy, Food & Beverage, Sales Force Management, Sales, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-01-13

What's good for GM 'may' be good for the country: What's good for GM 'may' be good for the countryVaporwareGM is getting headlines now. That's all they want or care for. They simply do not believe that they should have to change for anyone.zero-TAIL PIPE emissonsZero-emissions makes it sound like you expect to get something from nothing, and...; Tags: lithium ion battery, gasoline, fossil fuel, General Motors Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-01-11
GM's latest concept car: Imagine driving a car that can drive itself. That day is not too far off, according to GM engineers. GM CEO Rick Wagoner discussed the idea of vehicle-to-vehicle communications and displayed a futuristic concept Cadillac with solar paneling in the roof during his CES keynote speech. News.com's Kara Tsuboi has...; Tags: Concept Car, General Motors Corp., GM, Rick Wagoner, CES, Automotive; Videos 2008-01-09
GM unveils eco-friendly concept Cadillac: GM unveils eco-friendly concept CadillacVaporwareI understand that these concept cars rarely make it into production, but putting the hydrogen fuel cell out there as a viable technology, even in the not so near future, is not realistic.100mph, 0-60 in 8 point 5...looks like they're...planning on having us pay for, squander...; Tags: hydrogen, General Motors Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-01-09
Photos: Green Cadillac: General Motors' CEO uses CES to unveil the Cadillac Provoq, a concept car that runs on a hydrogen fuel cell and a lithium ion battery. by CNET News.com; Tags: Photograph, General Motors Corp., Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-01-09
Does GM now mean 'green motors'?: Does GM now mean 'green motors'?It's a startand that's good. Looks like Detroit is getting the message to green up and increase economy or their going to get the snot kicked out of them by the Japanese and Germans. ]:)If it can break up the OPEC hold on usand tip...; Tags: Sales strategy, Engineering, Spare Parts, General Motors Corp., electric car, Roadster; Discussion threads 2007-12-14
Photos: GM's alternative-energy cars: General Motors is developing vehicles that use a variety of alternative fuels, including electricity, solar energy, and hydrogen. by CNET News.com; Tags: Photograph, General Motors Corp., Telecom & Utilities, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2007-12-14
Your overseas job: China or India?: If you're an American technie and you expect to be working overseas in the next few years, there are several reasons to think you are far more likely to be in China than India. Just today General Motors said it would build an R and D center in...; Tags: China, Job, Nokia Corp., General Motors Corp., Research & Development, Recruitment & Selection, Marketing Research, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2007-10-29
Help! I can't program my car: Help! I can't program my carYippee!!This is a tech support bonanza! The 70 year-old pensioner who goes to buy his/her new Caddy (or the luxury car of their choice) is going to run away screaming. I guess we need the Enterprise's computer to be built in Detroit (Nagasaki,...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, General Motors Corp., Help!; Discussion threads 2007-10-26
Interview with a Game Master: In the world of Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs), Game Masters are mysterious and powerful entities with the power of life and death over mere mortal players. Like the mythical deities of old, their appearance can mean disaster or delight for those around them. In an exclusive interview...; Tags: Game, Player, General Motors Corp., Flyff, Sl0th, Games, Personal Technology, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2007-10-10
Will big business lead push for universal health care?: The GM strike, and the muted reaction to it (so far) from liberal activists, is one of the political ironies of our time. It's happening in part because unions are much weaker. The UAW put 79,000 members onto the picket lines yesterday. A few decades ago it...; Tags: Health Care, General Motors Corp., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-09-25
Time: early electric car one of 50 worst of all "time": Time: early electric car one of 50 worst of all "time"I saw "Who Killed the Electric Car?"I saw the documentry, "Who Killed the Electric Car" last month on one of the HBO channels. The few people who drove them praised the vehicles and wanted to keep the cars. GM just...; Tags: Fuel cells, General Motors Corp., electric car; Discussion threads 2007-09-10
Microsoft posts two major Vista fix packs for download: Microsoft posts two major Vista fix packs for downloadaahhh more user testing ahead“The two updates will be available on Microsoft’s download center today, and will be available through Windows Update at a later date.”Why didn't I have to pay for these?I thought you had to charge for fix packs. ...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Performance management, Microsoft Windows Vista, Problem Reports, Microsoft Corp., General Motors Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-08-07
ForestFreshFoods (widget): Natural Foods made in the New Forest, Hampshire, United Kingdom from local produce without preservatives, without GM foodstuffs, and all the animals are raised without artificial feed or antibiotics and are free range. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Animal, General Motors Corp.; Software downloads 2007-07-06
Ponder this: how many businesspeople are begging for SOA?: Ponder this: how many businesspeople are begging for SOA?A General Manager's perspectiveI couldn’t agree more with Jack's points. I also think that IBM may be overstating the SOA adoption story, just a tad.Having had the opportunity to be a CIO for a good sized organization and then run a...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, General Motors Corp., SOA, information technology; Discussion threads 2007-06-01
Interop GM Lenny Heymann: Green is in, Red (Novell) is back, Web 2.0 is hot: It's the day before Interop here in Las Vegas. What will be a polished show floor tomorrow is covered in crates, plastic, and speeding forklifts today. Even so, I took to the show floor in search of disruptive solutions and interesting people. You've already seen Thureon's Armarac in my...; Tags: Wired &, Wireless, Video, Software Infrastructure, Interop 2007, Hardware Infrastructure, Events; Blog posts 2007-05-22

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