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SteelCloud awarded contract by U.S. Postal Service

Posted by | Apr 23, 2008 | |

SteelCloud, Inc., an engineering and manufacturing integrator of network centric and embedded computing solutions today announced it has re-won a contract valued at over USD 8 million from the U.S. Postal Service Engineering Department for SteelCloud specialized servers. Deliveries will commence in April 2007 and continue for the remainder of the Company’s fiscal year which ends October 31, 2007. Under the terms of the agreement, the U.S. Postal Service has an option to purchase additional servers which would result in a total contract value that exceeds USD 10 million.

“We are gratified to have been selected again by the Postal Service for this prestigious and important program,” said Clifton W. Sink, SteelCloud President & CEO. “With over 23,000 SteelCloud mail-automation servers already installed throughout the U.S., it is clear that the Postal Service appreciates the value the SteelCloud solution brings to the FRIP program. A key factor in our success has been our engineering innovation. We have designed a patent- pending chassis that protects each server from dust and vibration typical in mail-automation environments.

SteelCloud was initially selected for the FRIP program in December 2006 and has successfully won the re-compete, which stemmed from a protest by a losing bidder early this fiscal year. Due to a change in the solicitation requirements for the re-compete, the overall value of the contract was reduced.

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UPS releases first quarter results

Posted by | Apr 23, 2008 | |

UPS reported increased revenue in all segments with double-digit gains in both international package and supply chain and freight operations. A sharp decline in U.S. economic activity, however, led to a 9.4pct drop in diluted earnings per share to USD 0.87 compared to a prior-year adjusted USD 0.96.

In 2007, first quarter adjusted earnings per share excluded an impairment charge related to aging jet aircraft and expenses for a voluntary separation program. Including these charges, diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2008 increased 11.5pct over the USD 0.78 per share reported in the prior year.

For the three months ended March 31, 2008, consolidated revenue increased 6.5pct to USD 12.7 billion while consolidated average daily volume remained flat at 15.1 million packages per day. Consolidated average revenue per piece increased 5.4pct.

“U.S. economic activity deteriorated more rapidly than expected during the quarter,” said Scott Davis, UPS chairman and CEO. “While we will be extremely vigilant with respect to costs in this difficult environment, we will not lose our focus on growing the business. We will continue to invest in the infrastructure, new products and services that will enable our customers to succeed in the global marketplace.

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Netflix moves firmly, but cautiously into more web-enabled entertainment

Posted by | Apr 23, 2008 | |

Netflix Inc. is well on its way to transitioning from a DVD rental company into an organization that will deliver subscribers Internet-based entertainment content to a variety of web-enabled devices, CEO Reed Hastings told analysts on the company’s first quarter earnings call.

Netflix, No. 18 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, announced in January a relationship with LG Electronics to develop a new device that consumers can hook up to their high-definition TVs, enabling them to use the Internet to purchase and download movies. Netflix is pursuing deals with four other unidentified consumer electronics companies, which Netflix expects to have signed and in place by the end of the year, Hastings told analysts.

With web-enabled TVs and mobile devices, subscribers can watch movies streamed from Netflix.com just as they can do now on their personal computers, says Netflix. The company has 90,000 DVD titles in its library and more than 6,000 movies and TV episodes that members can purchase and download to their computers.

Despite the deals with additional manufacturers, Netflix is cautious and will not move away too quickly from its current DVD and entertainment content business model. “Nothing about these agreements will be material to our financial results for the foreseeable future,” Hastings told analysts. “We’ll take it year by year and model by model as we and our consumer electronics partners come to understand the opportunity better.”

Netflix reported net income of USD 13.4 million on revenue of USD 326.2 million in the first quarter compared with net income of USD 9.9 million on revenue of USD 305.3 million in the prior year.

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FedEx adds more solar-powered operations to facilities in California

Posted by | Apr 22, 2008 | |

FedEx Corp. announced that its operating company FedEx Freight has completed the installation of a solar-electric system in Whittier, Calif., and is nearing completion on a similar solar-powered facility in Fontana, Calif. Both systems will provide a substantial portion of the facilities’ peak energy needs.

The 282 kilowatt (kW) solar power system in Whittier has the capacity to produce over 414,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity each year, providing almost 40 percent of the facility’s annual energy needs and significantly reducing the service center’s dependence on the electric grid. The Whittier terminal employs about 500 workers and serves the East Los Angeles area.

In 2005, FedEx Express activated a 904 kW system at its Oakland, Calif., hub facility that meets up to 80 percent of that facility’s peak energy demand and produces power equivalent to that used by more than 900 homes during the daytime. At the time, the Oakland project was California’s largest corporate solar-power roof-top installation.

To complete the Whittier system, 1,445 solar panels were installed on 22,000 square feet of the facility’s roof space. BP Solar, part of the global energy major BP, manufactured the panels and served as the project developer.

FedEx and BP work together strategically to identify, develop and implement a range of solutions to increase FedEx’s security of energy supply while improving its environmental performance.

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USPS launches "green" Web site

Posted by | Apr 22, 2008 | |

The US Postal Service has launched a new Web site promoting the agency’s eco-friendly products and services, as well as recommended “green” practices for mailers.
The new Web site can be accessed at www.usps.com/green. The site, which went live on April 14, is divided into five sections: eco-friendly products and services, greening your mail, recycle, innovation and direct and green. The home page also features selected stamps released by the USPS in the past that promote nature and conservation.
The site also includes several links to various resources on the Direct Marketing Association’s Web site, including DMAChoice, its free direct mail opt-out service, and its list of 15 eco-friendly business practices for direct marketers.
The USPS first started talking about launching a green site in October in order to highlight its eco-friendly Cradle to Cradle packaging, said Joyce Carrier, acting manager of advertising for USPS.

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