Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally today commented that, as part of Ford’s transformation plan, the company remains committed to improving the balance sheet and reducing debt.
The company, however, has no current plans to issue additional equity.
Mr. Mulally’s comments were intended to reflect the company’s ongoing and long-term transformation plan, which remains centered [...]

· Leading patent analyst ranks Ford above all other automakers for the quality and significance of its technology patents.
· The 2010 Fusion and Fusion Hybrid – America’s most fuel efficient mid-size sedan – sets new standard for technology innovation with 119 U.S. patents and patent applications
A study by the world’s leading patent analyst, The Patent [...]

New releases of Maple and MapleSim announced
Today, Maplesoft™ announced new releases of its core products – MapleSim™, the high-performance, multi-domain modeling and simulation tool, and Maple ™, the technical computing software for engineers, mathematicians, and scientists. These products are based on Maplesoft’s core technologies, which include the world’s most advanced symbolic computation engine and [...]

Web self-service portal reduces pressure on UK call centre and cuts operational costs for education technology specialist
Windsor, UK – 28th April 2009 – Education technology specialist Promethean has reduced calls into its UK and North America call centres by more than 50%, by boosting its online customer service with nGen Knowledgebase. Using the intuitive knowledge [...]

This month’s new vehicle sales (including fleet sales) are expected to be 859,000 units, a 30.8 percent decrease from April 2008 and a 0.5 percent increase from March 2009, according to Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information.
April 2009 had 26 selling days, the same as last April 2008. [...]

Inside Line, Edmunds.com’s high-speed online car magazine, today announced that the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS took first place in its latest comparison test of iconic muscle cars, which is described in full at the 2010 Chevy Camaro SS vs. 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T vs. 2010 Ford Mustang GT Comparison Test.
The Inside Line editorial team [...]

Growing Firm Cited For 6th Consecutive Year
LeanLogistics, a global leader in innovative on-demand transportation technology and supply chain services, announced today it has been recognized by the editors of Inbound Logistics as a Top 100 Logistics Information Technology (IT) Provider. This is the sixth consecutive year the company has been awarded this highly regarded [...]

Opera browser selected by Ford to bring the full Web to the world’s first broadband-capable, in-dash computer system – part of Ford Work Solutions technology package for Ford trucks and vans
Owners of Ford F-150, Super Duty, E-Series and Transit Connect trucks and vans will now be able to access the full Web from the convenience [...]

New Media Search, Inc. announced today that it has delivered LogoFinder version 1.0 to comScore, Inc. New Media Search, based in San Diego, CA, is the premier vendor of visual search software and services to the digital media industry. comScore, Inc (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a global Internet information provider to which leading companies turn to [...]

While the automotive industry continues to look for solutions that can close the gap with the much shorter design and replacement cycles of the consumer electronics and wireless industries, car drivers are increasingly adopting mobile consumer devices such as PNDs and phone-based software applications.
“With software continuing to become an ever-larger part of embedded automotive [...]