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ITEXPO West begins in: 110 Days. REGISTER NOW!   Featured Articles » Obama Administration Dumps Gas Guzzlers; Buys 116 Plug-In Fleet Cars, Led by GM Volt » From 'Gone to Seed' to Going Green: Plant Cloning Device Typifies Detroit's Turnaround » If We Buy Tix to This Green Business Startup Panel Discussion, Will We Lose Nega-Dollars? » Knowledge is Power: Dispelling the Confusion about Electric Vehicles » Second-Generation Biofuels: A High-Fiber, Low (Greenhouse) Gas Diet for Our Cars   Sponsored By: M2M Evolution Conference- September 13-15, 2011, The Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX The M2M Evolution Conference is for those industry professionals interested in capitalizing on a rapidly growing segment of the telecom industry. The M2M Evolution Conference embraces the any-to-any strategy of the Internet today. It showcases the solutions, and examines the data strategies and technological requirements that enterprises and carriers need to capitalize on a market segment that is estimated to grow to $300 Billion in the year ahead.   Top Stories » Safer and Eco Friendly Rides with New BMW Technology » JouleX Included in the Cool Vendor Report by Gartner » Legislation to End Reign of Printed Telephone Directories in Maryland » Sarasota Receives Energy-Saving Technology from Sunovia and Siemens » Wanderport Testing Single Cavity Microwave Energy Tank-Less Water Heater   From The Expert Corner May 24, 2011 Obama Administration Dumps Gas Guzzlers; Buys 116 Plug-In Fleet Cars, Led by GM Volt By Cheryl Kaften TMCnet Contributor Keeping his promises to the American people — to exclusively purchase “green” government vehicles by 2015 and to reduce oil imports by one-third by 2025 — on March 24, President Barack Obama mandated that, “the federal fleet should operate only as many vehicles as needed to work efficiently, leveraging federal purchasing dollars to build manufacturing capacity for more alternative-fueled vehicles, and reducing petroleum consumption through efficiency and alternative fuels.” Specifically, the “alternative-fueled” cars approved for government use include electric; natural gas; and clean diesel vehicles; as well as flex-fuel cars that use E85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. The Presidential Memorandum--Federal Fleet Performance may also trim the size of the federal fleet, which comprises about 600,000 cars and trucks, according to a White House statement... Read More    Featured Videos The Environmental Protection Agency    Featured Resources » Best Practices for Selecting ERP Software » Empowering the Mobile Enterprise » Using Interactive Notifications to Improve the Customer Experience and Increase Revenue Opportunities   TMCnet's Blogs » Skype For Asterisk to Shut Down » CounterPath Partner Program for ITSPs Aims to Simplify Mobile VoIP Deployments   Featured Channels » Green Technology World » Green Builders » Solar Power » Wind Power   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of IP Communications professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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