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News Lenovo has voluntarily recalled select Sanyo Electric lithium ion extended-life batteries used in its ThinkPad laptop computers. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said in its recall announcement:... [02 Mar 2007]
DWP agrees £400m printing deal
News Xerox is the prime contractor of the iON group, which includes Accenture, CEVA Logistics, EDS, Remploy, The Stationery Office and TNT. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has agreed a £400m, seven-year printing... [02 Feb 2007]
Metrohm-Peak Chooses Sage CRM and Accounting Solutions
White Paper A recognized leader in ion chromatography instrumentation and advanced analytical chemistry services, Metrohm-Peak was founded in 1991 as Peak Analytical. Metrohm-Peak entered 2001 with aggressive plans to increase sales... [23 Jan 2007]
Start-ups cash in on 'exploding' battery recalls
News Lampe-Onnerud and executives at other lithium ion start-ups, however, counter that none of these alternatives can provide the energy density and battery life of lithium ion. Lithium ion... [20 Dec 2006]
Mastering RFID Label Converting
White Paper Studies show that 1%-5% of RFID labels fail during the converting phase with electrostatic discharge being a key cause. Specifications for the sensitivity of electronic devices, including RFID chips, are based on well-researched and... [16 Nov 2006]
Sony laptop-battery recall grows and grows
News Sony plans to recall 340,000 rechargeable lithium ion batteries that shipped with laptop computers in the US, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced. Batteries that shipped with laptops sold by... [24 Oct 2006]
Sony recalls own batteries - Toshiba to sue?
News If Toshiba files suit against Sony, it would be the first company affected by the Sony lithium ion battery recall to seek compensation. Sony is recalling 90,000 of its Vaio laptop batteries across China and Japan... [17 Oct 2006]
Sony set for mass battery recall of its own
News Sony makes lithium ion batteries for an array of electronics devices, including camcorders, portable DVD players and video game consoles. Sony is planning to announce a massive battery recall of its own, according to the... [04 Oct 2006]
Lenovo joins the great laptop-battery recall
News The batteries were designed by Lenovo but Sony produced the lithium ion cell. The problem with the recalled laptop batteries rests with lithium ion battery cells made by Sony. Like the petrol tank in a... [29 Sep 2006]
Holy smoke: Apple recalls 1.8 million batteries
News The Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a press release on Thursday: "These lithium ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Because of a risk of fire, Apple is recalling 1.8 million... [25 Aug 2006]
Radioactive: Mobile phones - the battery conundrum
Comment The latest mobile device developments burn through standard Li-Ion batteries like no tomorrow. One long-standing alternative to lithium ion batteries is fuel cells, which are being tested in applications... [09 Nov 2005]
HP laptops recalled in fire hazard scare
News The recalled lithium ion rechargeable battery packs are used with various HP and Compaq laptop computers. The US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a product recall notice on a range of HP Pavilion and... [17 Oct 2005]
White Paper: Web Eyes and Section 508
White Paper On June 25, 2001, the US government implemented Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act specifying accessibility compliance for all federal government (.gov) and military (.mil) websites, as well as sites provided under contract to a... [30 Aug 2005]
HP boo-boo reveals iPaq's vital statistics
News The family runs on a removable and rechargeable lithium-ion battery. A slip-up on HP's UK website is revealing some interesting clues on the direction the company is taking with its iPaq mobile computers. [15 Aug 2005]
BEA Systems Case Study: First Franklin
White Paper It is designing all of its new applications on a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), dubbed Integrated Origination Network (ION), to support future growth and agility. First Franklin, a division of National City Bank of... [14 Jul 2005]
