BMW confirms 1 Series Limited Edition for Detroit reveal

BMW is headed to the 2013 Detroit Auto Show with a new Limited Edition Lifestyle package for the company's 1 Series Coupe and Convertible models. The coupe kit is available in exclusive Mineral White metallic paint or two other colors, along with 18-inch alloy wheels. By comparison, the droptop receives a brown soft top with silver pigment. Indoors, brown leather with white contrast stitching lines the cabin of both bodystyles, and drivers will enjoy a matching leather sports steering wheel.

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‘Fellini’ provides new insight into IVR experience with SpeechStorm Customer Journeys

Latest release of SpeechStorm software tracks end-to-end customer paths through the IVRBetter understanding makes everyday tasks even easierBelfast, 17 December, 2012 – Leader in phone-based and mobile customer service, SpeechStorm, has announced the latest release of its software, code-named Fellini, including a powerful Customer Journeys module to display the end-to-end paths taken by customers through IVR and self-service applications.

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Google Music Now Has Scan And Match Feature In U.S. For Free

Google Music users who wish the service would be more iTunes-like will be happy to hear it's offering a killer service Apple currently charges $25 for its users to access, and at completely no cost to its users. The service is iTunes Match, and Google has just announced it has launched a similar service to its Google Music store for free in the U.S. Google Music's scan and match feature allows Google Play users to scan their local music library to have instant access to their song in the cloud without needing to upload gigs of music in order to listen to them.

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Bans Fail To Prevent Potential Enterprise Data Leakage Through Insecure File Sharing Cloud Services

The attractions of document sharing services are overriding security concerns in the rush to embrace BYOD strategiesHamburg, 18th December, 2012 - Enterprise cloud synchronization provider TeamDrive is warning about the serious security risks being run by companies that ban document and file sharing services, such as Google Drive and Dropbox, without providing an encryption-based alternative.According to the 1,300 respondents to a survey conducted by storage firm Nasuni, one in five employees is using Dropbox.

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Beckman Coulter Use InterSystems Ensemble Integration Platform to Streamline Automated Pathology Services

New Solution Eliminates Manual Booking of Laboratory SamplesETON, UK – 14 December 2012 – InterSystems, a global leader in software for connected care, today announced that Beckman Coulter, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of clinical diagnostic equipment, is using InterSystems Ensemble® to improve the way samples are processed in hospital laboratories around the UK.

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Indianapolis plans for all-EV, hybrid fleet

Indianapolis is moving to replace its entire vehicle fleet with electric and plug-in hybrid options. The Detroit News reports mayor Greg Ballard signed an executive order this week that will see Indianapolis replace its sedans with EVs. Over time, the municipality will work in natural gas-powered snow plows, fire trucks and other heavy equipment in a bid to wean Indianapolis off foreign energy sources. Ballard's plan includes police vehicles, which could save tax payers around $10 million per year in fuel, though the city also maintains a fleet of 500 non-law-enforcement cars.

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New Skoda Octavia, cast in the same mold, arrives full of new features

There's no reason a one-trick pony can't be an entertaining success – you've just really got to like that one trick. And while we're not saying that the new offerings from Škoda are one-dimensional, we are saying that it's a good thing we like the Czech brand's new design language; line up the new Octavia next to the Rapid and you'll need to know the details or the sizing chart to tell them apart. The Octavia is the compact segment offering, but this larger third-generation comes packed with lots of new features.

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