Technology Briefs - Dec. 21 - Dec. 27
The Latest Headlines:
- Xata CFO Resigns to Join GeoLogic Solutions
- Qualcomm Raises Guidance for Fiscal 1Q
- EPA Study Finds Soot Levels Low
- Washington State Proposes Adopting Calif. Emission Standards
- Qualcomm Raises Guidance for Fiscal 1Q
Xata CFO Resigns to Join GeoLogic Solutions
Xata Corp. said Wednesday that John Lewis, chief financial officer and chief operating officer, was leaving the company. That same day, Platinum Equity announced John Lewis was named president of wireless communications firm GeoLogic Solutions Inc.Xata provides truck and trailer tracking services, wireless communication and fleet management services for the trucking industry.
Xata also said in a statement that President Craig Fawcett would serve as interim CFO until a replacement was named. Transport Topics
Qualcomm Raises Guidance for Fiscal 1Q
Qualcomm Inc. on Tuesday said its profits for the fiscal 2005 first quarter ending Dec. 26 would be 26 cents to 27 cents a share, higher than the previous estimate of 23 cents to 25 cents.The wireless communication company, which dominates the market for truck in-cab communications, said that revenue would be about $1.4 billion for the quarter.
It also said shipments of MSM phone chips would be about 39 million, higher than the previous estimate of 38 million to 39 million. Transport Topics
EPA Study Finds Soot Levels Low
Air pollution levels of fine particulate matter — often referred to as soot — were the lowest in 2003 since nationwide monitoring began five years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency said in a report it released Dec. 14.ohn Millett, a spokesman for EPA, said reduced emissions from heavy-duty trucks contributed to the drop in soot. EPA regulations will tighten truck-diesel emission standards in 2007 and again in 2010.
“Everyone is focused on the 2007 diesel regulations, but there are some already on the books. Those have helped a lot,” Millett said.
Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum, said the industry has reduced emissions since 1996 when the EPA first issued regulations for off-road diesel engines used in agriculture, construction and mining.
“In the on-highway sector, today’s new diesel engines found in trucks and buses are eight times lower in emissions of [nitrogen oxide] and PM than those manufactured in 1990,” Schaeffer said. Mindy Long
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Washington State Proposes Adopting Calif. Emission Standards
Washington Gov. Gary Locke and legislative Democrats recently proposed the state adopt California’s vehicle-emission standards, including the requirement that would cut carbon dioxide emissions, the Associated Press reported.Locke, a two-term Democrat who leaves office in January, said Washington would adopt California’s auto standards effective with the 2009 model year under his proposal. He also announced a freeze on state government purchase of four-wheel-drive sports utility vehicles. The state motor pool will begin shifting to hybrid vehicles.
The auto industry sued California on Dec. 7 over its rule that would require cuts in carbon dioxide emissions, saying the federal government and not states had the right to regulate fuel economy.
Locke said Washington would monitor the lawsuit, but he believed federal law clearly allowed the California standards and that other states were free to adopt them, according to AP. Transport Topics
