Saturday, August 2, 2008

Equinix Holland

As Amsterdam has just opened, this is only for the purpose of completing all European locations...

Company Name	Virtu Secure Webservices
Also Known As	VIRTU
Company Website	http://www.virtu.nl
Primary ASN	16243
IRR Record
Network Type	NSP
Approx Prefixes	15
Traffic Levels	1-5Gbps
Traffic Ratios	Mostly Outbound
Geographic Scope	Europe

Equinix Amsterdam AM1

Equinix Enschede EN1

List of Private Peering Participants at this Facility (Total: 2 )
Peer Name	ASN	SONET	Ethernet	ATM
Concepts ICT Holding B.V.	12871
Virtu Secure Webservices	16243

Equinix Zwolle ZW1

Cyberknife treats intractable mental illnesses

from the Yahoo MB, a post by yyy60:

Stereotactic lesioning for mental illness

OBJECTIVE: The authors report stereotactically created lesioning by radiofrequency or Cyberknife radiosurgery for patients with mental illness.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Since 1993, thirty-eight patients have undergone stereotactic psychosurgery for medically intractable mental illnesses. Two patients had aggressive behavior. Twenty-five patients suffered from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and ten patients had depression. Another patient suffered from atypical psychosis. Bilateral amygdalotomy and subcaudate tractotomy were done for aggressive behavior. Limbic leucotomy or anterior cingulotomy was done for OCD and subcaudate tractotomy with or without cingulotomy was done for depression. In twenty-three patients, the lesions were made by a radiofrequency (RF) lesion generator. In fifteen cases, the lesions were made with CyberKnife Radiosurgery (CKRS).

RESULTS: The Overt Aggression Scale (OAS) declined from 8 to 2 with clinical improvement during follow up period. With long-term follow up (meaning 57 months) in 25 OCDs, the mean Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Score (YBOCS) declined from 34 to 13 (n = 25). The Hamilton Depression scale (HAMD) for ten patients with depression declined from 38.5 to 10.5 (n = 10). There was no operative mortality and no significant morbidity except one case with transient urinary incontinence.

CONCLUSION: Authors suggest that stereotactic psychosurgery by RF and CKRS could be a safe and effective means of treating some medically intractable mental illnesses.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

KTFT: Leading the world of mobile technology

KTFT is a handset manufacturer specialist (and part of the KT group) that emerged as a separate company from KTF in October 2001 to take on the challenge of being a global handset provider after successful development experience in making handsets for KTF.

The company has concentrated on leading/core technology development and marketing, while outsourcing production and development of products with more general technology applications.

KTF Technologies is recognized for its top technological know-how as a leader in CDMA technology, as seen with IS-95B. CDMA 2000 1x, and 1xEV-DO. Of particular note also is the Korean-licensed Dual LCD technology, which has become a key development in Korea’s handset history and is now widely used in high-quality products.

It is reaping the rewards of its leading technology in CDMA and IMT-2000, and will utilize its proven technological power as a background to development of key wireless telecommunications technology, including cutting-edge CDMA and IMT 2000 technology, as well as wireless mobile solutions.

large concentration of power in the data centre

>>We're investigating alternative generation technology. In California we're looking at a fuel cell test for generating electricity, and also at building co-generation that let us produce power on site from less invasive utilities such as natural gas," says Pat Leonard, senior manager of strategic initiatives at datacentre operator Equinix. "We're looking at solar panels too, although they can only do so much, and there's a large concentration of power in the data centre.

Cooling, which takes up a significant percentage of a datacentre's power requirements, is traditionally handled with expensive cooling towers. Equinix is also looking into heat exchangers that use either 'grey water' (water that has already been used in other parts of a building) or ambient air to extract heat from air inside the server room.

Bakersfield will soon have three cancer centers.

>>Construction is wrapping up on a separate building that will house the center’s new CyberKnife, a noninvasive treatment for tumors. The project totals $5 million.

Akamai Bends to Reality

A very interesting comment on Akamai recent results and conference call, from Telecom Ramblings. Please also note the comment by Dan Rayburn, who is also writing a similar article on his blog:

>>Could it be that the economy is hurting the CDN business, but not even touching the booming colocation and hosting sectors, nor damaging the telecom operators? Is content really that different a market? I don’t actually think so ...

Dan Rayburn // Jul 31, 2008 at 10:25 am

I think you are dead on. It’s a challenging sales environment as they have more CDNs competing for the M&E business.

Haptic fantastic

>>Flat 2: Haptic fantastic

BlackBerry Storm will showcase the latest haptic technology – that’s where you feel some physical response to jabbing the touchscreen. With the storm, you’ll be able to feel localised feedback from the actual spot on screen you prodded, not simply the whole phone. This should make typing texts and e-mails feel a lot more natural, as well as making them a lot more accurate.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, or Tube as its also known, has been the subject of further leaks following its movie debut in The Dark Knight.

The Tube is a touchscreen model with haptic feedback.

TelecityGroup - strong growth in H1

Tier 1 Research headline:

>>TelecityGroup released its H1 2008 financial results, which show strong growth with revenues of £61.9m, up 19.5% from H2 2007. Q2 earnings reported by Equinix, Switch and Data and Savvis have shown the strength of the colocation and outsourced datacenter market. T1R believes that Telecity's strong results provide more confirmation ...

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) - Equinix

New partecipant on The Ashburn (Washington DC metro) GigE Exchange:

206.223.115.181 equinix.ash-gw01.qatar.net.qa

Our Vision

To be among the top 20 telecommunications companies in the world by 2020.

Our Company Profile

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) is the telecommunications service provider licensed by the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) to provide both fixed and mobile telecommunications services in the state of Qatar. We have a presence in 16 countries and we are committed to expansion both in the MENA region and South East Asia.

Achievements

The 22nd of June, 2008 witnessed the first step in Qtel’s strategy to deploy WiMAX services in the region after establishing wi-tribe Group, when we launched wireless broadband Internet service for the first time in Jordan.
In June 2008 we completed our acquisition of Indonesia Communications Limited (“ICLM”) and Indonesia Communications Pte. Ltd. (“ICLS”), which hold a combined 40.8%, interest in PT Indosat Tbk (“Indosat”) for US$1.8 billion in cash. With this transaction, the Group has increased its strategic stake in Indosat and raised Qtel’s customers base up to nearly 44 million customers in 16 countries. This also broadened the company’s interests in Indonesia, the fourth most populous country in the world.
In 2007 we received the "Deal of the Year" award after acquiring 51% of the share capital of Kuwait based National Mobile Telecommunications Company KSC - (Wataniya) from Kuwait Projects Company for a total cash consideration of $3.8 billion. This deal is expected to increase Qtel's role in the MENA region.
In January 2007 we extended our international presence after acquiring an approximate 25% equity stake in ST Telemedia's Asia Mobile Holdings Pte. Ltd. ("AMH") in four countries.
As of September 2007 the Qtel Group achieved revenues of QR 6,903 bn (2006 - 3.083 bn), an increase of 123.9% over the corresponding period in 2006. The Group also grew its mobile subscriber base from 1.3 million in September 2006 to 14.2 million as of September 2007.
In November 2006 we signed an agreement with AT&T Inc to acquire a strategic stake in NavLink - a leading provider of managed data services to businesses in the Middle East.
In 2006 Qtel was the prestige partner of, and official telecommunications provider to, the 15th Asian Games Doha. It was here that we implemented the most advanced technology in the region, including a wide range of local and international telephone services, Internet and data services, and complete support for the television and radio broadcasting required to support the Games and transmit it to over 3 billion people around the world.
Qtel is a winner of the 2005 Gulf Excellence Award and the 2006 GCC Economic Award. The company is listed on the Doha Securities Market, Abu Dhabi Securities Market, Bahrain Stock Exchange and has a GDR listing at the London Stock Exchange.
In 2004, Qtel won the public tender for Oman's second mobile license and subsequently launched its Nawras subsidiary services in March 2005, capturing more than 897,000 new customers (over 40% of the Omani mobile market) in just over 20 months of operations.

CyberKnife at AAPM...

from a post on the Yahoo MB by pauvrepapillon

SU-GG-I-80	Preliminary Evaluation of the QCkV-1 Phantom and CyberKnife® Digital Flat Panel Detector (FPD) Imager Response - A Purwar¹ *, (1) Accuray Incorporated, Sunnyvale, CA
SU-GG-T-230	Method to Validate the Dosimetric Accuracy of Motion Tracking in Cyberknife Using a CIRS Dynamic Phantom - C Munoz¹ *, J Hevezi² , R Waggener³ , (1) , San Antonio, TX, AF, (2) Methodist Cancer Center, San Antonio, TX, UY, (3) UT Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX
SU-GG-T-236	Practical Suggestions for Annual Quality Assurance in CyberKnife - A Prabhu *, D Saini , B Patadiya , Cancer Care Centers of Brevard, Melbourne, FL
SU-GG-T-314	Monte Carlo Investigation of the New Cyberknife with a High Dose Rate - JS Li*, J Fan, C-M Ma, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
SU-GG-T-458	Improved Accuracy and Potentially Faster CyberKnife Synchrony Treatments by Tightening Constraints - J Grimm¹ *, D Jacob¹ , L Simpson¹ , C Robinson¹ , J Mento¹ , T Bragg¹ , (1) Christiana Care Health Services, Newark, DE
SU-GG-T-463	Validity of Inhomogeneity Correction in Small Felds Used in CyberKnife - I Das*¹, G Cryan (1) Univ Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
SU-GG-T-464	Comparison of Dose Gradient in The Critical Normal Structures Between CyberKnife and IMRT Treatment of Prostate Cancer - S Hossain *, A Gottschalk , K Huang , P Xia , M Descovich , C Chuang , L Ma , University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
SU-GG-T-465	Sequential Optimization Script to Generate HDR-Like Dose Distribution for Hypofractionated Prostate Treatment with CyberKnife System - E Lessard¹ *, (1) Accuray Incorporated, Sunnyvale, CA
TH-D-AUD A-7	Risk of Secondary Fatal Malignancies From Cyberknife Radiosurgery - M Bellon¹ *, D Followill² , G Ibbott³ , R White⁴ , M Salehpour⁵ , A Mahajan⁶ , S Kry⁷ , C Ding⁸ , (1) , Houston, TX, (2) UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, (3) UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, (4) UT M.D. Anderson Cancer , Houston, TX, (5) UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, (6) UT M.D. Anderson Cancer , Houston, TX, (7) MD Anderson Cancer Ctr., Houston, TX, (8) UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, AF
TU-FF-A3-4	Intrafraction Motion of Prostate in Cyberknife Hypofractionated Radiotherapy - Y Xie¹ *, D Djajaputra² , C King³ , S Hossain⁴ , L Ma⁵ , L Xing⁶ , (1) Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, (2) Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick, MD, (3) Stanford University, Stanford, CA, (4) UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, (5) UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA, (6) Stanford Univ School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
WE-E-AUD B-1	Accuracy of the Monte Carlo Dose Calculation Algorithm for Cyberknife Treatment of Small Lung Lesions - M Hol¹ *, JPA Marijnissen¹ , P van der Baan¹ , BJM Heijmen¹ , (1) Erasmus MC - Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, Rotterdam, , NL
WE-E-AUD B-2	Validation Tests for CyberKnife® Monte Carlo Dose Calculations Using Heterogeneous Phantoms - M Muniruzzaman *, J Dooley , W Kilby , M Lee , C Maurer , C Sims , Accuray Inc., 1310 Chesapeake Tr., Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Last week, Swayze spoke of his recovery

>>Last week, Swayze spoke of his recovery, saying: "I'm doing really well. I feel really good. I've put on 20lbs. I should be dead right now. Look at me - I'm a miracle." He credits his recovery to his undergoing pioneering Cyberknife radiotherapy at California's Stamford University Medical Center. He has also been sticking to a strict diet of fruit and vegetables.

SAVVIS - colocation

SAVVIS reported 2Q 2008 results Tuesday night (see Seeking Alpha conference call transcript for more information).

Although the picture is somehow mixed, results from colocation and managed hosting were very good.

SAVVIS also used the conference call to disclose several interesting information on the state of the colocation business, including several interesting data for their locations, like power density, demand and pricing depending on the power density used per s.f., etc. etc.

It is worth reproducing some of their slides used during the call and available at this link on their I/R page:

Angel.com Opens State-of-the-Art Data Center - (Equinix)

Angel.com Opens State-of-the-Art Data Center

Industry-leading reliability and advanced features applauded by Angel.com customers such as Parature, Inc. and Linden Labs.

McLean, Va. (PRWEB) July 30, 2008 -- Angel.com, a leading provider of on-demand call center and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) solutions, announced today completion of its state-of-the-art data center. Created in partnership with Equinix, a leading provider of network-neutral data center and interconnection services, the new data facility offers enterprise-level performance and handling for all Angel.com customers. As of today, 100% of Angel.com's customer call volume and data traffic has been migrated successfully to this new facility.
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"Reliability, speed and security are essential to any organization conducting business via the phone," said Michael Zirngibl, President and CEO of Angel.com. "As our customers grow, Angel.com has continued to grow with them by constantly pushing the technology threshold that helps them communicate faster and more effectively."

By partnering with Equinix, Angel.com has created a data center that offers virtually limitless traffic capacity and enhanced uptime combined with several next-generation features. Angel.com customers will enjoy 24/7 monitoring to ensure connectivity regardless of volume peaks, with more than 700 performance checks conducted each minute. The new system also offers increased flexibility and integration options, allowing organizations a wider range of telco partners and ensuring seamless implementation of new features and expanded services.

Angel is a key technology for us and their work to implement a new, state-of-the-art datacenter can only benefit the work that we do

"The new Equinix data facility makes it even easier for our customers to create and deploy world-class IVR and virtual call center applications," said Ashish Soni, VP of Technology for Angel.com. "And they now have more freedom than ever to do things such as adding new applications, rerouting calls or changing entire menus without interrupting service."

Equinix was chosen by Angel.com because of their cutting edge technology, as well as reputation for dependability. The Equinix Internet Business Exchange™ (IBX®) centers provide network diversity and unrivaled reliability, while serving as essential core hubs for Internet operations world-wide. Equinix IBX centers make available the most secure, redundant and flexible Internet infrastructure solutions in the industry. IBX centers have 100% uptime, which allows their customers to install, organize and deploy their operations for unparalleled performance and reliability.

Angel.com customer Parature is highly impressed with their level of service since migrating all of their call and data traffic to the new data facility.

"We have always been impressed with Angel.com's products and technology," said Ben Martin, VP of Customer Care, Parature. "As a software-as-a-service organization ourselves, we understand how critical a state-of-the-art data center is to our business. The fact that Angel.com was able to perform such a complex task without customer impact is a testament to the value they place on offering only the best tools to help us grow our business."

Linden Lab, developers of the virtual world SecondLife, have also been pleased with the seamless transition and possibilities of Angel.com's new data center.

"Angel is a key technology for us and their work to implement a new, state-of-the-art datacenter can only benefit the work that we do," said Jack Linden, Director of Customer Relations. "It has been impressive to see them transition to the new infrastructure so seamlessly and with no loss of service at all."

About Angel.com:
Angel.com is a leading provider of on-demand call center and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) solutions, which enable organizations of all sizes to quickly deploy powerful telephony applications. More than 1,600 customers turn to Angel.com's proprietary Voice Site technology to power customer service and marketing phone numbers using intelligent speech recognition that can automate most phone-based interactions. With an innovative Internet-based solution that requires no investment in hardware, software, or human resources, Angel.com balances the need for high-quality communications with affordable pay-as-you-go pricing. To learn more about Angel.com, visit http://www.angel.com.

Public Peering Exchange Points
Equinix Sydney	4826	TBA	1000

Company Information
Company Name	Equinix Switzerland
Also Known As	IXEurope, IXServices, CH
Company Website	http://www.eu.equinix.com
Primary ASN	35054

List of Private Peering Participants at this Facility (Total: 16 )
Peer Name	ASN	SONET	Ethernet	ATM
BSO Communication SAS	31216
cablecom GmbH	8404
Cogent Communications, Inc.	174
Equinix Switzerland	35054
Fibre Lac	15479
Genotec Internet Consulting AG	16215
Init Seven AG	13030
IP-MAN	20932
IP-Max	25091
ISP Solutions SA	34146
Jaguar Network	30781
Swisscom (Schweiz) AG	12429
Swisscom (Switzerland) Ltd	3303
UPC Distribution Services	6830
V-Com Openpath	29215
VTX Services SA	12350

List of Private Peering Participants at this Facility (Total: 38 )
Peer Name	ASN	SONET	Ethernet	ATM
Antares Kommunikationstechnik (antanet.ch)	34554
ARCOR AG & Co. KG	3209
BIT/FOITT	33845
BSE Software GmbH	9044
cablecom GmbH	8404
Cogent Communications, Inc.	174
Computerline Group	41913
dataway GmbH	8237
Equinix Switzerland	35054
Fibre Lac	15479
Finecom Telecommunications AG	15600
Genotec Internet Consulting AG	16215
Google Inc.	15169
Init Seven AG	13030
Inode GmbH, Austria	8514
Interway Communication GmbH	8758
IP-MAN	20932
KPN	286
Lambdanet Communications	13237
Leaseweb	16265

LTT Inc	12682
METANET GmbH	21069
Neolution AG	42784
nexellent ag	31424
OpenCarrier e.G.	41692
senseLAN GmbH	31736
SpeedPartner GmbH	34225
Swisscom (Schweiz) AG	12429
Swisscom (Switzerland) Ltd	3303
SWITCH	559
TELE2	1257
Telecom Italia Sparkle	6762
Telecom Liechtenstein AG	20634
TIC The Internet Company AG	1836
Tiscali International Network	3257
VTX Services SA	12350
Zattoo	8302
ZUGERNET - Hofmann Informatik AG	28859

Company Name	Vocus Communications
Also Known As	Vocus Connect
Company Website	http://www.vocus.com.au
Primary ASN	4826
IRR Record
Network Type	NSP
Approx Prefixes
Traffic Levels	1-5Gbps
Traffic Ratios	Mostly Inbound
Geographic Scope	Global
Looking Glass URL
Route Server URL
Notes	Australian Backbone NSP

Company Name	BitGravity, Inc.
Also Known As	BitGravity
Company Website	http://www.bitgravity.com
Primary ASN	40009
IRR Record	AS-BITGRAVITY
Network Type	Content
Approx Prefixes	9
Traffic Levels	Not Disclosed
Traffic Ratios	Heavy Outbound
Geographic Scope	North America
Looking Glass URL
Route Server URL
Notes	Open peering policy... Seeking new peers at all exchange points

Company Name	DSLExtreme
Also Known As	Extreme Telecom
Company Website	http://www.dslextreme.com
Primary ASN	19817
IRR Record
Network Type	Cable/DSL/ISP
Approx Prefixes	56
Traffic Levels	1-5Gbps
Traffic Ratios	Mostly Inbound
Geographic Scope	Regional
Looking Glass URL
Route Server URL
Notes	Currently our Equinix LA (LAX2) Public peering is closed. We have removed our public peering sessions here.

List of Private Peering Participants at this Facility (Total: 9 )
Peer Name	ASN	SONET	Ethernet	ATM
Datanet	20799
Equinix UK	21371
Exponential-e Ltd	25180
Fubra	35456
ioko	30914
Kingston Communications	8897
Rackspace	15395
Viatel	8190
Websense, SurfControl On-Demand Ltd	44444

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