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Waukesha, WI, January 28, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Odyne Systems, LLC, a Waukesha, Wisconsin based leader in hybrid systems for medium and heavy duty trucks, has delivered seven trucks featuring the Odyne advanced plug-in hybrid propulsion system to utilities and municipalities throughout Wisconsin. Communities and utilities receiving the new technology were partially funded under the Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program jointly administered through the Wisconsin State Energy Office and the U.S. Department of Energy Wisconsin Clean Cities Program. The new units are anticipated to deliver fuel efficiency over a conventional truck of up to 50% annually, depending upon the use of the truck. Lorrie Lisek, Executive Director of Wisconsin Clean Cities Southeast Area, Inc., noted “The implementation of this technology in the Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program has resulted i... (more)

Trimble Introduces Cloud-based Data Management

Trimble introduced on Tuesday cloud-based data management for its SiteFID Gas Monitoring solution used in the environmental services market – the Trimble Connected Community – Environmental. The Connected Community - Environmental provides real-time management and deployment of SiteFID landfill gas surface monitoring data. It allows field monitoring data to be uploaded to the cloud and stored in a secure and replicated infrastructure designed specifically for positioning data. Environmental monitoring data can then be accessed in real time by other team members at locations with ... (more)

International Paper, Temple-Inland Extend DOJ Review Period

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- International Paper Company (NYSE: IP) and Temple-Inland Inc. (NYSE: TIN) today announced that they have agreed to extend the U.S. Department of Justice's ("DOJ") review period with respect to International Paper's acquisition of Temple-Inland until February 13, 2012 to provide the parties with time to enter into binding documentation to resolve the DOJ's concerns with respect to the pending transaction. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020701/IPLOGO ) International Paper Chairman and CEO John Faraci said, "We have been wor... (more)

Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating Corporate Headquarters Breaks Ground in Gwinnett

ATLANTA, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating (Mitsubishi Electric) announced today that it will expand its operations in Metro Atlanta's Gwinnett County by moving to a new facility in Suwanee, Georgia. The announcement was commemorated today at a groundbreaking event with Governor Nathan Deal, company executives, community leadership, Industrial Developments International (IDI) and Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development. Mitsubishi Electric has signed a lease with IDI, a leading full-service industrial real estate company, for a build-to-suit on a ... (more)

Gerber Scientific Looks to ServiceSource to Discover Potential of Greater Recurring Service Renewal Performance

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/27/12 -- ServiceSource® (NASDAQ: SREV), the global leader in service revenue management, today announced it will work with Gerber Scientific, an industry leader in manufacturing automation systems, to drive increased recurring service revenue globally. For use across the Gerber Technology division, the company will leverage the ServiceSource service revenue management solution, consisting of the industry's most sophisticated cloud platform, business intelligence and a team of dedicated service sales experts. The ServiceSource solution will... (more)