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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:26:09 GMT</pubDate>  
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					<title>IBM Launches Consulting Service for Sustainable Assets</title>
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					IBM has introduced a consulting service to reduce the costs and environmental impact associated with managing property, equipment and business activities.
					
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					<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:26:09 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Global Report: Climate Change Exposes the Oil and Gas Industry to Risk</title>
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					Over three quarters of the world&#39;s oil and gas companies surveyed believe inevitable climate change could impact their business: increasing downtime, system failures and safety; but only 19 percent are taking action, says a new Acclimatise report backed by IBM (NYSE:IBM).
					
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					<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:03:32 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>IBM Global Business Services Awarded Sweeping Application Services Contract With BP</title>
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					IBM  today announced that BP, one of the world&#39;s largest oil and gas companies, awarded it a 5-year contract to manage and run all of the oil giant&#39;s enterprise applications and integrated service desk responsibilities. The contract is the largest among multiple awards BP is making as part of a major program to simultaneously simplify business processes and achieve new levels of service quality.
					
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					<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:44:45 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Changes in climate and water availability adding stress
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					According to an Acclimatise global report, backed by IBM (NYSE:IBM), nearly all electric utilities claim climate change is threatening power outages, higher costs and changes in usage as demand grows to power the world&#39;s expanding cities.
					
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					<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:03:57 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Generation Y – Great Britain&#39;s Worst Environmental Offender</title>
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					An independent study commissioned by IBM (NYSE:IBM) has revealed that whilst Generation Y (aged 18-24 years) is apparently the most informed age group when it comes to environmental issues; it is the worst group of offenders for energy awareness and water wastage.   Overall, the study found Great Britain’s consumers spend £1.9 billion a year on unnecessary water and sewage charges. 
					
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					<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:56:45 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute and IBM Launch Smart Grid Framework</title>
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					PITTSBURGH, PA (MARKET WIRE)  IBM (NYSE: IBM) and a group of leading utilities -- the Global Intelligent Utility Network Coalition -- today announced that they handed over stewardship of their Smart Grid Maturity Model to the Carnegie Mellon(R) Software Engineering Institute (SEI). As progressive utilities around the globe modernise power grids with digital technology, executives want to know that making the grid smarter is the right thing to do and they want to know how to do it.
					
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					<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 01:35:39 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>IBM Video Explores How to Build a Smarter Utility System</title>
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					A new video from IBM today (NYSE: IBM) discusses the challenges -- and opportunities -- for creating a smarter utility system. The video, featured on the blog, Building a smarter planet, illustrates how adding intelligence to the utility system will help match supply with demand, and dramatically increase its efficiency.
					
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					<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 09:31:27 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>AEP Selects IBM as Systems Integrator for gridSMART(SM) Initiative</title>
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					American Electric Power has selected IBM as the overall systems integrator for gridSMART(SM), AEP&#39;s comprehensive suite of customer programs and advanced technology initiatives that create the energy delivery system of the future.
					
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					<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 09:29:40 GMT</pubDate>
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