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The Latest Headlines:

• Xata Pares Losses in 2006
• Ericsson to be Prime Provider of WCDMA 3G for T-Mobile USA
• VeraSun Breaks Ground on New Ethanol Plant

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Xata Pares Losses in 2006

Transportation technology firm Xata Corp. last Tuesday said it lost $498,000 in its fiscal fourth quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with a loss of $2.3 million in the previous fourth quarter.

Revenue in the fourth quarter of 2006 increased to $5.1 million from $4.6 million last year, the company said in a statement.

For the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, Xata lost $1.7 million on $30.6 in revenue, compared with a loss of $6 million on $19.3 million in revenue for 2005.Transport Topics

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Ericsson to be Prime Provider of WCDMA 3G for T-Mobile USA Network

Telecommunications firm Ericsson announced on Monday it has been awarded a contract to act as the prime radio provider for WCDMA 3G for T-Mobile USA.

Under the deal, Ericsson will also offer network planning, civil construction, installation, testing and optimization for the T-Mobile network, which is due to be rolled out in 2007.

Ericsson said the agreement is contingent upon the award of AWS spectrum to

-Mobile USA. Transport Topics

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VeraSun Breaks Ground on New Ethanol Plant

Ethanol producer VeraSun Energy Corp. on Monday announced it broke ground for a new ethanol plant in Hartley, Iowa.

The facility will produce about 110 million gallons per year, VeraSun said in a statement.

The plant is scheduled to begin production in 2008. Transport Topics

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