WHITEPAPER: Do It, Prove It: Mastering Compliance in Your IT Environment   10 Mar 2006 14:00 GMT
At BMC Software, we use our Business Service Management (BSM) solutions to achieve compliance, increase security, and ensure business continuity across the organization. Not only have we achieved our compliance goals, we use our existing processes to ensure business is our top priority.

Source: Computerworld

Zero to 60 Mph in 3.4 Seconds   10 Mar 2006 07:00 GMT
How Porsche and Lotus re-engineered small, street-legal engines to rival the world's most expensive sports cars in raw power for a fraction of the price. (No, that doesn't make them cheap. But it does make them cool.) Bruce Gain reports from Geneva, Switzerland.
Source: wired.com

Audi's new A2 to be radically different from previous model   09 Mar 2006 14:44 GMT
Audi will launch a radically different A2 successor by 2008. The car will be aimed directly at BMW's Mini. Audi sources said the next-generation steel-body A2 will arrive by 2008 and will be based on the front-wheel-drive Volkswagen Polo small car. The A2 may offer all-wheel drive.
Source: CarKB

Car Makers and Fuel Suppliers Unite to Promote Synthetic Fuels in Europe   09 Mar 2006 14:41 GMT
The Alliance for Synthetic Fuels in Europe (ASFE) was launched yesterday at a conference held in Brussels. Leading automotive manufacturers and fuel supply companies layed out their common vision of sustainable mobility in Europe. Royal Dutch Shell plc executive director, Rob Routs,
Source: CarKB

All-New Ford Ranger Introduced in Europe   09 Mar 2006 14:32 GMT
The all-new Ford Ranger promises to deliver more style, more practicality, more durability and more comfort. New Ranger features a tough and modern exterior design, a completely redesigned interior, increased loading and towing capacity, and an all-new common-rail diesel engine.
Source: CarKB

Styling cues of Saab Aero-X concept could be used as early as '08 model year   07 Mar 2006 15:01 GMT
Former Cadillac marketer Jay Spenchian wants to use the Cadillac template to give Saab a clear identity. As crowds gathered around Saab's Aero-X concept sport coupe at the Geneva auto show, Spenchian, general manager of Saab Cars USA Inc., saw an opportunity to craft a Saab image.
Source: CarKB

Biofuels Grow On Investors   07 Mar 2006 13:00 GMT
A 15 percent growth in the clean energy market last year is the harbinger of good things to come, and investors are beginning to take notice. In Autopia.
Source: wired.com

Hybrids, We Never Knew Ya   07 Mar 2006 07:00 GMT
Claims of marketing snow and revisionist history accompany green cars on their way to mainstream success. By John Gartner.
Source: wired.com

G.M. to Freeze Pension Plan for Salaried Workers   07 Mar 2006 04:00 GMT
The nation's biggest auto company said it would freeze its defined-benefits pension plan and shift to less-expensive retirement programs.
Source: NY Times

G.M. Raising Some Cash With Sale of Most of Suzuki Stake   07 Mar 2006 04:00 GMT
As General Motors sells most of its 21 percent stake in the Japanese carmaker Suzuki Motor, analysts are wondering if the move will be enough to appease G.M.'s disgruntled shareholders.
Source: NY Times