Technology

HERNDON, Va., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced that buyers of the Jetta TDI sedan and SportWagen are eligible for a $1,300 Federal Income Tax Credit. The Internal Revenue Service has issued a certification letter affirming that the vehicles qualify for the Advanced Lean Burn Technology Motor Vehicle income tax credit.

BURLINGAME, CA - September 16, 2008 - Sustainable Life Media (SLM), the leading producer of sustainable business conferences and newsletters, announced today speakers for its Sustainable Business Success (SBS-NYC) conference to be held October 29 in New York. SBS-NYC will connect business leaders with experts from a variety of fields who will share their experiences deriving bottom line benefit by adapting sustainable operations, including purchasing, facilities management, transportation and logistics and IT, in their businesses.

STURTEVANT, WI. - September 5, 2008 - JohnsonDiversey today announced that ProSpeed(R), a unique floor-finishing system, has helped customers reduce water use by more than 71,400 gallons and reduce floor-finish waste by 8,200 gallons in the first 10 weeks since its introduction in North America in June.

- September 3, 2008 - Amberjac Projects Ltd, a United Kingdom company based in Lincolnshire, working in partnership with EnergyCS of California, have received significant orders over the last month for development and production battery systems across 5 projects in the Electric Vehicle (EV), Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) and Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) markets from the UK, Europe and the United States. All of the systems on order are to be delivered from October to December 2008.

ARMONK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) - August 27, 2008 - IBM (NYSE: IBM), the official technology partner of the US Open, and the United States Tennis Association have teamed to offer exciting ways to help more fans than ever experience the action of the 2008 US Open. With a new array of personalized features including customized content and mobile alerts, the USOpen.org site will help fans get closer to the action of the US Open in ways not before possible.

EDMONDS,WA. - August 12, 2008 - New research from Green for Good of Seattle, WA shows that multi-service edge routers from Redback Networks, an Ericsson company, use only 50% of the energy as compared to competitors, and deliver up to 3 times the environmental benefits in reduced carbon emissions.

TROY, Mich., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Vehicle Production Group LLC ("VPG") a designer, developer, and marketer of specialty vehicles designed to meet the needs of the taxi fleet market, commercial and municipal paratransit markets, and the consumer retail market in North America for individuals with a mobility disability, has completed an equity financing of $160 million. The financing was led by Perseus L.L.C. ("Perseus"), a merchant bank and private equity fund management company.

SAVANNAH, Ga., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- There is a looming concern with brand name Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulbs, and PureSpectrum, Inc. (Pink Sheets: PSPM) is one of a handful of lighting technology companies engineering to directly address the problem.

NEW YORK,NY. - August 6, 2008 - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it is contributing to China's commitment to a "green" Olympics by providing lightweight aluminum for transportation systems that will be used during the games and including its aluminum composite material on several new venues constructed especially for the 2008 Beijing Olympics starting on August 8.

SEATTLE, WA. - August 6, 2008 - (MARKET WIRE) - Verdiem, a leader in network energy management,today announced the release of its Edison(TM) software product, a free energy monitoring application that allows eco-conscious consumers to actively control their PC's energy consumption -- and their household's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Made for the Windows operating system, Edison enhances existing PC power settings and provides a consumer-friendly interface that is easy to set up and manage.