Category: Chemicals / Metals
Alcoa Corporation (NYSE: AA) and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) today announced a revolutionary process to make aluminum that produces oxygen and eliminates all direct greenhouse gas emissions from the traditional smelting process. Executives of Alcoa, Rio Tinto and Apple were joined by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier of Québec Philippe Couillard for the […]
Source: Alcoa
Category: Technology
24SevenOffice launched today a new Freemium business model in the US. Small businesses can now start using a somewhat downscaled version of 24SevenOffice’s ERP system completely free for one user. As your business grows, you can easily upgrade to multiple users and functionality by paying a monthly subscription cost. 24SevenOffice is with this initiative the first […]
Source: 24SevenOffice
Category: Airline / Travel
For years, Norway has been actively working through the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping and, at home, has pursued a similar policy. Norway has been and continues to be a leader in the promotion of battery-electric car ferries through public procurement as a climate measure. Development of […]
Source: Marine Log
Category: Culture / Lifestyle
Norway’s era of satellite communications began on May 17, 1968, with a ping from ESRO. A maxim in economic history holds that “Never in history has man successfully invented a device, an instrument, a machine, or a structure without creating a demand for performance far beyond the capacity of the original design.” This is particularly […]
Source: Norwegian American
Category: Accounting / Financial
Norwegian company Idex is collaborating with Mastercard to create fingerprint readable credit cards. Mastercard today unveiled a technology advancement for its biometric cards. With biometrics representing the next generation in securing payments, Mastercard developed a way for people to easily and conveniently register their fingerprint onto the biometric card in the comfort of their home. […]
Source: Mastercard