Duracell launched the new 40-Watt Universal Netbook AC Adapter. In keeping with the Duracell Smart Power initiative, the adapter is designed to maximize power efficiency and portability, making it an ideal accessory for today's popular mini-computers.

The demand for netbooks has exploded since first coming to market three years ago. In 2009, worldwide unit shipments of netbooks grew an astonishing 100.8%, according to market research firm iSuppli. The Duracell 40-Watt Universal Netbook AC Adapter offers netbook owners a compact and lightweight spare adapter that meets their portability needs. It includes four interchangeable voltage controlling tips to work with hundreds of netbook makes and models including Acer, Asus, Dell, HP/Compaq, Lenovo and more.

The user-friendly tips automatically switch between 12V and 19V, depending on the netbook's power requirement, ensuring that the correct and safe amount of voltage is delivered to the device every time. Weighing in at just nine ounces, the Duracell adapter is among the lightest on the market - making it easy to slip into the pocket, purse or computer bag, mirroring the portability of the netbook itself. It gives users dependable charging capacity at home, the office, school or at the airport - anywhere equipped with a standard AC wall outlet. The adapter is also energy-efficient, drawing less than .5W of electricity when plugged into the wall but not being used to power a netbook.

The Duracell 40-Watt Universal Netbook Adapter is available now at Amazon.com and TigerDirect.com for $49.99 MSRP. It will be available at WalMart.com, CompUSA.com, CircuitCity.com, CDW.com, Buy.com, Newegg.com, PCMall.com, OnSale.com and Zones.com beginning in August.

AMEC engineering and project management services to the energy, power and process industries, has expanded its use of Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise design and engineering software for its Canadian oil sands projects and added Intergraph's SmartPlant Foundation solution to manage engineering information for its large CAPEX projects.

As a major provider of services to the Canadian oil sands producers, AMEC provides design, procurement, project delivery, construction management and specialist consultancy across all aspects of extraction and production. With the Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise solutions for design, instrumentation, P&ID, electrical distribution design and modeling review, AMEC is looking forward to increased productivity and an ability to accelerate projects due to assurance of integrity of engineering data and increased worksharing collaboration.

SmartPlant Foundation will be used as publish-subscribe hub integrating AMEC's 2D and 3D design tools as well as for completing its master tag registry. All of this work is part of the Detailed Design Engineering Phase.

SmartPlant Foundation is the document and data management solution within SmartPlant Enterprise, an integrated solutions suite that provides full design, construction, materials and engineering data management capabilities needed for the creation, safe operation and maintenance, and capital Project Life Cycle Management of large-scale process and power projects. The software's life cycle data management also enables a smoother handover for EPCs to owner operators and for owner operators to more easily maintain, refurbish or modify their plants.