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Siemens AG's $1.6 Billion Penalty for Bribing Foreign Officials is a Warning to the International Energy Industry


For over 30 years, companies operating in the global energy arena have had to comply with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"). During the past 10 years, other countries have enacted their own versions of the FCPA. International energy companies that have thus far discounted or ignored these anticorruption laws recently received a $1.6 billion warning from the U.S. and German governments.

Adept Technology to Showcase New 3D Inspection Technology at Solar Trade Fair


Adept Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADEP), a leading provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and global robotics services, today announced it will preview new solar cell inspection technology at the Solar Power International trade show in San Diego, California October 13-16, 2008. The new technology integrates high-resolution 2D and 3D solar cell inspection with advanced handling applications.

Advanced Capacitors World Summit 2009 Final Program Announced


IntertechPira, a leading conference and research organization is pleased to announce the final program for the 7th annual Advanced Capacitors World Summit 2009 set for March 31 – April 2, 2009 at the Hilton Torrey Pines in La Jolla, CA, US.

Obama's Plan Would Double Renewable Energy Production in the U.S.


In his weekly radio address last Saturday, President-elect Obama went into greater detail about his American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, a plan that he hopes will not only create jobs in the short-term but that will spur sustainable economic growth for the future.