T1R Insight: NYC datacenter spotlight - financial services push market down?

As the T1R staff prepares our latest datacenter supply and demand forecast, one of the most interesting flashpoints for concern has been the New York City metro area, which includes Manhattan, surrounding boroughs and Northern New Jersey. The conventional wisdom is that the current collapse of the financial sector could .....

Senetek Aims for Additional Human Tests Of RNAi Cancer Drug; Still Seeking Partner

from rnainews.com:

As part of its bid to find a partner for an investigational RNAi-based therapy for brain cancer that has already been tested in humans, Senetek has begun taking steps to have the treatment examined in patients at new clinical sites, a company official told RNAi News this week.

However, the company may find itself fighting an uphill battle in looking for a partner given an apparent absence of any animal data on the drug and an ever-growing concern over the possibility that certain RNAi molecules may trigger unintended immune stimulation.

In fact, one RNAi insider familiar with the drug expressed concerns that it may not be working through an RNAi mechanism at all — an issue that has joined delivery as a major hurdle facing RNAi therapeutics (see RNAi News, 9/4/2008).

Equinix va investir 30 millions de dollars dans un nouveau centre de données parisien

La croissance des besoins de la capitale, en puissance de calcul, se poursuit. C'est en tout cas ce que démontre Equinix, un spécialiste des centres de données, en annonçant avoir signé pour la construction de sa troisième installation parisienne, sur un terrain de 10.000 m2 accolé à celui que possède déjà le groupe dans la région de Saint-Denis (93). Equinix prévoit, pour ce projet, un investissement total d'environ trente millions de dollars pour une disponibilité courant 2009 (Q2).

La capitale compte déjà plus d'une quinzaine de centres de donnés majeurs. Plusieurs sociétés se partagent le marché en Ile de France dont Colt, Interxion, Multicoms, Neuf, Télécity, Interoute ou encore Telehouse. Equinix compte, pour sa part, fournir ses résultats pour le troisième trimestre 2008, et ses prévisions pour 2009, le 22 octobre prochain.

Equinix UK

from peeringdb.com

Company Information
Company Name	Equinix UK
Also Known As	IXEurope UK
Company Website	http://www.eu.equinix.com
Primary ASN	21371
IRR Record	RIPE::AS-EQUINIX-EU
Network Type	NSP
Approx Prefixes	200
Traffic Levels	1-5Gbps
Traffic Ratios	Mostly Outbound
Geographic Scope	Europe

Public Peering Exchange Points
Exchange Point Name	ASN	IP Address	Mbit/sec
Equinix Newark	21371	t.b.c	1000
LINX	21371	195.66.224.187	1000
LINX	21371	2001:7F8:4::537B:1	1000
LINX	21371	195.66.226.187	1000
LINX	21371	2001:7F8:4:1::537B:1	1000

Private Peering Facilities
Facility Name	ASN	City	Country	SONET	Ethr	ATM
Equinix Amsterdam AM1	21371	Amsterdam	NL
Equinix Heathrow	21371	West Drayton	UK
Equinix London (Park Royal)	21371	London	UK
Equinix London City	21371	London	UK
Equinix Secaucus (NY2)	21371	Secaucus	US
Equinix Slough	21371	Slough	UK
Telehouse London (Docklands North)	21371	London	UK

hospital's CyberKnife Cancer Center, currently under construction

HOSPITAL PLANS HIGH-TECH UNITS:

Several high-tech medical units are under construction and set to open soon at Brandon Regional Hospital. Chief Executive Officer Mike Fencel said a 40-bed Neuroscience Center will be ready to serve patients by the end of this year. People with brain and spinal tumors, epilepsy and spinal disorders will be treated in the fourth-floor unit. In early 2009, noninvasive cancer treatments will be offered in the hospital's CyberKnife Cancer Center, currently under construction. Work on the new BrainLab, where neurosurgeons will perform high-tech brain surgery using state-of-the-art equipment, also is under way. Among those staffing the new neurosurgical unit will be Phillip Henkin, former director of the Spine and Brain Institute at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville, who recently was hired at Brandon Regional.

Tier 1 Research - Internap amends credit line; can it make amends in CDN business too?

Internap hasn't had the best run in 2008, particularly in regards to its CDN business, but the company has managed the task of amending its credit line, no mean feat these days. Additionally, customers are being added to its CDN business as a deal with Reliance Globalcom to build CDN .....

Internap Makes European Data Centre Connections with Interxion

Interxion, a leading European provider of carrier-neutral data centres, today announced that Internap Network Services Corporation, a US-based provider of end-to-end internet business solutions, has expanded its presence in both Interxion’s London and Amsterdam data centres. Since becoming a customer less than a year ago, Internap has doubled its foot

“Our relationship with Internap is growing fast in London because we are uniquely located on the edge of the City, and house a vibrant and interactive customer community,” said Greg McCulloch, Interxion UK Managing Director. “Add to this high availability and high power density, and the data centre becomes an extremely attractive European gateway for Internap customers.” “Interxion brings all the ingredients our customers need together under one roof in London,” said Daniel Beazer, General Manager, Internap UK. “Our customers have access to the latest high-specification space, an exceptional platform for our IP networking and CDN services and, with 13 megawatts of power, the data centre can easily meet our customers’ medium-to-high power capacity requirements.”