September 2, 2010 – 6:05 pm | No Comment

Just the Facts: A 1959 Cadillac S&S ambulance restored to look like the iconic Ghostbusters Ectomobile will cross the auction block on September 25. The iconic car will be part of the Historics at Brooklands auction in London.

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Seminar Offers Insights Into California’s Technology Infrastructure Overhaul
September 2, 2010 – 5:54 pm | No Comment

Leverage Tech Trends and Initiatives of California Governments RESTON, Va. , Sept. 2 Buzz-Issue.com– Contractors will gain insight into California governments’ emerging information technology trends at INPUT and TechAmerica’s 6th Annual State Technology Executive Seminar

California Wants More Net Zero Buildings
September 2, 2010 – 5:53 pm | No Comment
California Wants More Net Zero Buildings

A new zero net energy plan designed to “help California commercial building owners take advantage of the latest technologies and financial incentives to help reduce building energy use to `net-zero’ through greater efficiency and on-site clean energy production” kicked off in California this week. The plan is being pushed by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).

David Suzuki: Our Obsession With Private Automobiles is Unsustainable
September 2, 2010 – 5:48 pm | No Comment
David Suzuki: Our Obsession With Private Automobiles is Unsustainable

David Suzuki at West coast Green And, as an article on The Mark News argues: “Requiring about 90 square metres for home storage, 90 square metres for storage at destination, 180 square metres while traveling and another 60 square metres for repairs, servicing, or sale, an automobile occupies more than 400 square metres altogether – more space than most apartments.” Suzuki concludes: We take our cars for granted, but really, they haven’t been a part of our human culture for that long, and they needn’t be an essential part forever. More in the Georgia Strait More on the end of the age of cars Cities of the Future, the Coming End of the Car Age and Suburbia’s Demise: James Kunstler Talks My Other Car Is A Bright Green City: A Second Look

PingGadget, A Next-Generation Microblogging and Social Media Platform, Launched August 31
September 2, 2010 – 5:48 pm | No Comment

PORTLAND, Ore. , Sept. 2 /-USNewswire/ — Microblogging, famous for its 140 character limit, just got better.

OnStar Encourages Hands-Free Calling Choices
September 2, 2010 – 5:27 pm | No Comment

New Website Provides Instruction for Bluetooth and Hands-Free Calling Technology DETROIT , Sept. 2 Buzz-Issue.com– OnStar is launching a Bluetooth/Hands-Free Calling awareness campaign to help simplify the process of pairing cell phones to the hands-free technology. An analysis of random, anonymous data collected from thousands of vehicles indicates only 45 percent of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac owners are pairing their cellular phones to a vehicle’s Bluetooth system, raising concerns that customers are unaware of the feature in their vehicle or believe connecting to be too difficult a process.

Canada Gets Trash To Biofuels Plant
September 2, 2010 – 5:26 pm | No Comment
Canada Gets Trash To Biofuels Plant

What is said will be the world’s first industrial scale biofuels project using municipal sold waste as a feedstock is being built in Edmonton, Canada, it was announced this week. The plant, owned by waste-to-biofuels company Enerkem, will have an annual production capacity of 36 million litres/10 million gallons. The plant will use Enerkem’s proprietary clean technology – which converts waste, such as unrecyclable household garbage, demolition debris and residues from used utility poles, into clean transportation fuels and advanced chemicals – to produce enough biofuels to fuel over 400,000 cars per year running on a five per cent ethanol blend.

Focus.com Launches New Interactive Summits; Announces Fall Schedule
September 2, 2010 – 5:24 pm | No Comment

Influential executives and thought leaders to highlight upcoming schedule of events for business and technology professionals; allows professionals to engage Focus.com experts across wide range of business topics SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 2 Buzz-Issue.com– Focus.com, the leading community for business expertise , with more than 850,000 members and over 5,000 business and technology experts, today announced the fall schedule for its Focus Interactive Summits

BrainPOP and Promethean Announce Integrated Assessments for Learning
September 2, 2010 – 5:20 pm | No Comment

Award-winning content and quizzes now fully integrated with Learner Response System NEW YORK , Sept. 2 Buzz-Issue.com– BrainPOP ( www.brainpop.com ), the award-winning creator of animated, educational resources, is pleased to announce that its curriculum-based quizzes are now fully integrated with Promethean’s learner response systems, ActiVote and ActivExpression. (Logo: http://photos..com/prnh/20100902/NY59099LOGO ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100902/NY59099LOGO ) The integration of ActiVote and ActivExpression, the industry-leading learner response system, with BrainPOP’s quizzes – including all BrainPOP Jr.

Sony again challenges Apple for music dominance with cloud-based Qriosity
September 2, 2010 – 5:15 pm | No Comment
Sony again challenges Apple for music dominance with cloud-based Qriosity

Sony, while mulling about in the shadow of Apple’s iPod and other reveals , announced its plan

Ingram Micro Appoints Renee Bergeron as Vice President, Managed Services and Cloud Computing
September 2, 2010 – 5:15 pm | No Comment

Experienced IT Channel Executive to Head Ingram Micro Services Division and Cloud Computing Initiatives for North America SANTA ANA, Calif. , Sept