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Microsoft Convergence 2009: Hybrid Technology

Hybrids are the buzz in the auto industry, and now hybrid applications may be the next buzz in technology, both in licensed, behind-the-firewall mode as well as developed and hosted in the cloud. I spent time with Brad Wilson, GM of Microsoft’s Dynamic CRM team, and some executives...

Tags: Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Chris Fletcher, Convergence, Dynamics CRM, Hybrids, It Operations, Management, Microsoft Corp., Team, Team Management, xRM

Blog posts 2009-03-12

Hydrogen Road Tour hits the road

CNET's Martin LaMonica catches up with the Hydrogen Road Tour in Billerica, Mass., where the first hydrogen fueling station in the state was opened. A caravan of vehicles is currently participating in the two-week cross-country trek of hydrogen-powered vehicles that will end in Los Angeles.

Tags: News, martin lamonica, hydrogen, hybrids, green, environment, global warming, eco

Videos 2008-08-27

Additional Resources

IG Maker 1.0 (Windows)

RPG Maker creator Enterbrain Inc. is proud to announce that it has released IG Maker Indie Game Maker for Windows, the latest in its series of popular, easy to use game creation tools. It continues a long-running series of game-making applications that have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Enterbrain, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-07-02

2009 Lexus GS 450h

Photo gallery:2009 Lexus GS 450h Our perfect power train combines high performance with excellent fuel economy, an ideal that the 2009 Lexus GS 450h comes the closest of any car we've seen to delivering. Lexus claims 5.2 seconds to 60 mph, yet this big, comfortable sedan consistently registers fuel economy...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Lexus, Lexus GS

Product reviews 2009-06-30

Detroit's shrunken three looking better, but...

Detroit's shrunken three looking better, but...GM is screwedI will never set foot on a Government Motors lot again, and, according to polls, I am not alone. So, unless the liberals give up their Civics and Priuses and start buying GM vehicles, GM is screwed.Time for a new way to...

Tags: way car, car, pod

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

HP unveils financial planning and analysis solutions designed to both optimize and modernize IT operations

LAS VEGAS -- Hewlett-Packard HP today unveiled its new HP Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) solutions, aimed at recession-beleaguered IT executives who need to cut costs, prepare for a service-based future, and run their departments like a business -- all at the same time. FP&A is part...

Tags: Financial Planning, Hewlett-Packard Co., Financial, Information Technology, Analysis, FP&A, Business Leader, Strategy, Management, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-06-16

Ford plugs in

Ford plugs inRail systems suck.Rail systems suck. They don't go where you want them to go, and your trip time is extended by a lot because they have to make a bunch of stops.Plug in hybrids are a great step forward and a great idea.Not a new idea, of course,...

Tags: Ford Motor Co.

Discussion threads 2009-06-10

2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid

Photo gallery:2009 Toyota Camry HybridThe Prius may stand out as the iconic hybrid, but for those not needing to broadcast their green credentials to such a degree, Toyota also has the Camry Hybrid. Other than hybrid badges on sides and rear, the 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid looks just like any...

Tags: Toyota Camry, Camry Hybrid, Toyota Camry Hybrid, Toyota Motor Corp.

Product reviews 2009-06-04

Less oil, less debt...so what's our next addiction?

Less oil, less debt...so what's our next addiction?Need more stories about the eco-wave...People have no idea what the impact of the eco movement is having on energy and resources. People will get rid of cars and gut their houses to become 'green' causing mountains of waste and consuming additional...

Tags: Al Gore, Barak Obama

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Toyota's next step toward the plug-in car

Toyota will have some plug-in hybrids on the street...before the end of this year. The new models will reportedly get more miles per gallon of gas than Toyota's popular Prius which recharges itself. But there'll only be a few hundred of the new models running this year. ...

Tags: Car, Battery, Plug-in, Toyota Motor Corp., Engineering, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-03

News to know: Windows 7; Google Wave in enterprise; SaaS in Europe; Wordcamp;

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Mager: Live: Wordcamp 2009 Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft: No more three-app limit in Windows 7 Starter Edition Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Microsoft sees sense,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Software-as-a-service, Data Center, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Data Centers, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Storage, Software As A Service (SaaS), Hardware, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-01

Hybrids to increase market share, but...

Hybrids to increase market share, but...Pretty glacial statements . . .Pretty cold language around here. Why the scare quotes around re-tool? Why the talk about hidden agendas again?Do you just hate them because they exist or something? Is there [b]any[/b] way they could earn your trust?Now that they're finally turning...

Tags: Engineering, Telecom & Utilities, battery, X-REV, hybrid, car, electric vehicle

Discussion threads 2009-05-31

Hybrids to increase market share, but...

Big money on Wall Street is betting hybrid autos will become a bigger part of the mass market this decade, but will remain a minority privilege for those who don't need a price-tag bargain. That's the conclusion of a study just out from J.P. Morgan. By the year...

Tags: Car, Japan, Hybrid, Toyota Prius, Morgan, Price Margin, Sales Strategy, Sales, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-05-31

Submerged cities? Global warming's boon to future archaeologists

Submerged cities? Global warming's boon to future archaeologistsI'm sorry Harry, it's time for me to be truthful with you.It's not that your articles aren't interesting, they are. And it's not your delivery isn't engaging, it is. It's those incredibly wacky flat-Earth types that come here to "right...

Tags: global warming, glacier, Submerged city, Submerged

Discussion threads 2009-05-21

Sapphire 09 Live: Smart business plans, moral benchmarks

SAP is always a bit of a conundrum to me. They have extraordinarily talented people, an incredibly deep product portfolio that they are always extending, more often than not make good acquisitions that take some time but work out all in all, and seem to be actually dedicated to transforming...

Tags: Sustainability, SAP AG, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Photos: Electric and hybrid cars hit the streets

Take a look at some of the most recently available electric cars and hybrids, including the Electric Mini and the 2010 Ford Fusion. by CNET News.com

Tags: Car, Hybrid Car, Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-05-01

Benchmarks part 1: Pre-K through 5

Despite constant brushfires and spending too much time on scheduling and database issues, I've been giving a lot of thought to a comprehensive, K-12 technology curriculum. With such a unified approach to teaching and integrating technology in our classes, teachers at each level would be able to expect certain...

Tags: Student, Teacher, Computer, Productivity, Internet, Transportation, IPO, Financial Services, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-04-23

If green is the new black, then 100 MPG is new green

If green is the new black, then 100 MPG is new greenGreat, another $450 million down the sewerYup, let's make sure those Indiana folks vote Dem by showering them with money borrowed from our children and their children. Hey, how about the concept that if an idea makes sense,...

Tags: car, MPG

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

The Greenest cars? These are green, says blue book.

The Greenest cars? These are green, says blue book.A truckIf it is not a truck then I don't care,I have to have a truck I am not drivingsome little piece of junk that willcollapse around me in an accident.Good grief, this is not the USSR where theYUGO would be...

Tags: Policies and procedures, Greenest Cars

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

Plug-in cars? Not so easy does it...

There may not be a million plug-in cars on American highways by 2015, despite some campaign promises from then candidate Obama. Even the President has power limitations. Here's a look at the obstacles to getting a million plug-in cars built and sold by then. This...

Tags: Car, Plug-in, Plug-in Car, Prices, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-04-15