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PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Renewable Energy Solution Systems, Inc. (RES Systems) (OTC Pink: RESS) (www.renewablesolutions.com), formerly Critical Point Resources (OTC BB: CRPI), announced its global launch and marketing campaign of its proprietary energy solutions to the wireless telecommunications industry. The campaign will include both domestic and global marketing efforts, specifically targeting the Caribbean, Nigeria and India, areas which are affected...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Technologies Ltd., the power behind the evolution of wireless networks, today announced the launch of a wave of new products that enable wireless carriers to deploy new network technologies to augment bandwidth capacity. The products include a variety of low profile power and battery backup systems and enclosures for DAS and other small cell networks. The new products will be displayed at the International CTIA...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla., May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The PV industry now generating at DC voltages of 600 and 1,000 V, has placed exceptional demands on the currently available SPD products intended to protect systems components from the effects of lightning caused surges and transients. In response DEHN has introduced a new technology and product, specifically designed for PV systems, to function under the issues associated with these DC voltages. The new DEHNguard M-YPV-SCI...

PITTSBURGH, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than a century, electric power has been produced and distributed using alternating current (AC) technology championed by George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020422/CMULOGO ) Carnegie Mellon University researchers report that a competing direct current (DC) electrical power system, pioneered by Thomas A. Edison in the 1880s, may be the most economic way to power lights in commercial...

Interim President & CEO - and former Board member - accepts permanent position with DC Habitat. WASHINGTON, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Susanne V. Slater has been selected to fill the President and CEO position at Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. (DC Habitat) by the organization's Board of Directors. Slater, who served as Interim President and CEO during the previous six months, brings more than 25 years of experience in government, academia and nonprofit...

CANTON, Mass., April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NEI (NASDAQ: NEI), a leading provider of application platforms, deployment solutions and lifecycle support services for software technology developers and OEMs worldwide, today announced that it will showcase its 380V DC-powered server platforms in cooperation with ABB and IO at Automation & Power World, which takes place April 23-26, 2012 in Houston, Texas. NEI's platform solutions will be featured within the IO.Anywhere® Data...

CANTON, Mass., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NEI (NASDAQ: NEI), a leading provider of application platforms, deployment solutions and lifecycle support services for software technology developers and OEMs worldwide, today announced that it will showcase its 380V DC-powered server platforms in cooperation with ABB and IO Data Centers at Automation & Power World, which takes place April 23-26, 2012 in Houston, Texas. NEI's platform solutions will be featured within the...

WASHINGTON, April 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To improve customers' experience, including meeting surging demand for mobile Internet, AT&T* invested nearly $775 million in its Washington, DC area wireless and wireline networks from 2009 through 2011, resulting in significant improvements to the speed and reliability of its service in the nation's capital. To further improve the customer experience, the company also announced that it is reallocating spectrum from the older,...

DALLAS, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today expanded its growing portfolio of highly integrated DRV8x motor drivers with three new low-voltage devices for brushed DC and stepper motors. The DRV8834, DRV8835 and DRV8836 motor drivers provide a wide, low-voltage operating range, low RDS(ON) and ultra-low sleep currents, slashing power consumption as much as 80 percent compared to the nearest competitor to extend battery life,...

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Clean Currents, a leading green electricity supplier serving Washington, DC and Maryland, has announced the launch of its spring contest, Green Passport DC, which will run from April 3rd through May 6th. The contest will utilize a unique marketing approach that combines social media with in-person activities to create a synergy between local residents and area businesses that are wind powered by Clean Currents. Participants of Green...