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| 3/8/2010 12:00am |
| Drag-and-Drop into the Cloud |
A startup promises a painless way to move existing software.
It's one thing to design and build software to live in the cloud from scratch. It's something else to move existing applications over to cloud-computing platforms, which many companies need to do. This often means completely rewriting parts of the code to make it compatible with a particular provider's infrastructure. CloudSwitch, a startup based in Burlington, MA, has designed software that could make the transition almost as simple as dragging and dropping a file from one folder to another.
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| 3/8/2010 12:00am |
| Ultra-Efficient Gas Engine Passes Test |
A novel fuel-injection system achieves 64 miles per gallon.
Transonic Combustion, a startup based in Camarillo, TX, has developed a fuel-injection system it says can improve the efficiency of gasoline engines by more than 50 percent. A test vehicle equipped with the technology gets 64 miles per gallon in highway driving, which is far better than more costly gas-electric hybrids, such as the Prius, which gets 48 miles per gallon on the highway.
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| 3/8/2010 12:00am |
| Getting More from Location Data |
Companies are working to add value to geospatial information.
Thanks to smart phones and other mobile devices, the number of applications that make use of geolocation data is exploding. But developers and device makers face new challenges that include determining physical location accurately, turning coordinates into meaningful information, and protecting users' privacy.
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| 3/7/2010 11:30pm |
| Lawmakers From Coal States Seek to Delay Emission Limits |
| Mar 5, 2010 New York Times
WASHINGTON — Coal-country lawmakers moved Thursday to impose a two-year moratorium on potential federal regulation of carbon dioxide and other climate-altering gases.
Senator John D. Rockefeller IV, Democrat of West Virginia, said the Environmental Protection Agency should refrain from issuing any new rules on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and [...] |
| 3/7/2010 11:30pm |
| House Passes Green Jobs Measure |
| Opponents Say It Wastes Tax Dollars.
By PATRICK MALONE
Pueblo Chiefton
DENVER — A proposal to fund training for “green jobs” was passed by the House on Wednesday, despite arguments that it feeds the national debt.
Federal stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act would pay for the programs proposed in HB1333, sponsored by state Rep. Ed [...] |
| 3/7/2010 11:30pm |
| Hybrid Revolution Showing Signs of Weakness |
| Geneva Auto Show Opens 80th Edition to Public
Associated Press Online
By FRANK JORDANS
GENEVA — The 80th Geneva Motor Show opened its doors to the public Thursday, offering a note of optimism and fun after two difficult years for the industry. The hybrid revolution, however, remains elusive.
Among the stars of the show are Nissan’s Juke crossover, Alfa [...] |
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