Technology

/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AT&T today announced the deployment of the 2,000th alternative fuel vehicle and 1,500th compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle in its corporate vehicle fleet, giving it one of the largest CNG vehicle fleets in the U.S. These milestones are part of a $565 million planned investment announced in March 2009 to replace more than 15,000 fleet vehicles with alternative fuel models through 2018. Currently, the AT&T corporate fleet includes more than 75,900 vehicles.

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) CEO T.J. Rodgers today declared that Cypress's headquarters campus in San Jose, Calif., will be independent from the public utility grid by the year 2015. The announcement was made as the company dedicated three new Bloom Energy fuel cell systems at the site. The Bloom Energy Servers, combined with existing rooftop solar panel installations, now supply approximately 75 percent of Cypress's electric needs.

(Marketwire) - On July 1, 2010, a voluntary ban on phosphates in household dishwasher detergents will be implemented in the United States by many members of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI, formerly the Soap and Detergent Association), a manufacturer's trade group representing most detergent companies.

SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, acting on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), have announced a development partnership to support Ghana in meeting the global standard for transparency in the oil and mining industries as set by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).

GreenPrint Technologies today offered to donate licenses of its enterprise software to all federal employees, creating printing savings estimated to be worth $200 - 440 million annually for the federal government.

The donation, thought to be the first of its kind, was offered with the aim of helping to create a trust to benefit the states affected by the Gulf oil spill. The money would provide additional resources to assist with cleanup and restoration efforts over the next decade to benefit both the environment and the economy.

(Marketwire) - Enterprise Holdings -- North America's largest and most comprehensive service provider in the car rental industry -- has announced its commitment to reduce both energy use and energy costs by 20 percent over the next five years through a new sustainability initiative the company is calling its 20/20 Vision.

GreenPrint Technologies today announced a contract to license its print management software to Marks & Spencer. Marks & Spencer plans to roll out GreenPrint Enterprise throughout its UK corporate headquarters.