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3M MicroTouch Capacitive TouchSense System Debuts at Global Gaming Exposition 2008

Seven Gaming Display Providers Feature Tactile Feedback Solution

Last update: 8:00 a.m. EST Dec. 9, 2008

METHUEN, Mass., Dec 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The 3M MicroTouch Capacitive TouchSense System, 3M's tactile-feedback touch system, officially debuted at the Global Gaming Expo 2008 in Las Vegas, NV in the exhibits of seven leading gaming display providers: Ceronix, Inc., Effinet Systems, Kortek Corporation, Kristel Displays, Tatung Co., Tovis Co. Ltd, and Wells Gardner Electronics Corp. In displays ranging from 7-inch mechanical button replacement screens to oversized 32-inch slot screens, these display integrators featured tactile-feedback touch solutions as an upgrade option for existing casino games, as well as an enhanced touch displays for next-generation games.

Ceronix, Inc. ( www.ceronix.com) featured a 19" (4:3 aspect-ratio) display

Effinet Systems ( www.effinet.co.kr) featured 19" (4:3) and 22" (16:10) displays

Kortek Corporation ( www.kortek.co.kr) featured 17" (4:3), 19" (4:3) and 22" (16:10) displays

Kristel Displays ( www.kristel.com) featured 19" (4:3) display

Tatung Co. ( www.tatung.com/en/index.asp) featured a 20.1" (16:10) display

Tovis Co. Ltd ( www.tovism.com) featured a 32" (16:10) display and a unique 3" x 17" display

Wells Gardner Electronics ( www.wgec.com) featured 7" (16:10) and 22" (16:10) displays

The 3M MicroTouch Capacitive TouchSense System (MCT System) is the recipient of the Casino Journal platinum award for the "most innovative gaming technology product of 2007" and the Casino Enterprise Management "Slot Floor Technology 2008" award.

"The effort by this key group of display providers to create such a wide range of MCT System solutions for the Global Gaming show is an acknowledgement that tactile-feedback technology is up-and-coming interface for casino games," said Scott Hagermoser, gaming business unit manager, 3M Touch Systems.

The 3M MCT System adds tactile-feedback effects to gaming's preferred touch interface, the 3M MicroTouch ClearTek II touch system. The 3M MCT System supports slot games optimized with complex tactile-feedback features, can be retrofitted into popular casino games to add simple tactile-feedback effects, or replace mechanical buttons with a video-based button panel so players receive tactile feedback similar to pressing a mechanical button.

3M Touch Systems provides fast, reliable and accurate touch products to customers worldwide under the "MicroTouch" brand. Popular interactive applications include casino gaming, retail point of sale, foodservice, hospitality, self-service, industrial, healthcare and interactive digital signage. For more information about 3M MicroTouch products, visit www.3M.com/touch01.

About the 3M MicroTouch Capacitive TouchSense System (3M MCT System)

The 3M MCT System combines a 3M MicroTouch ClearTek II capacitive touch sensor and an enhanced 3M MicroTouch EX II controller with tactile-feedback technology licensed from Immersion Corporation. The 3M MCT System creates on-screen tactile feedback for game players by calculating the touch coordinates, which are passed to the gaming application on the CPU and then to the TouchSense Effects Library. The assigned tactile effect is passed back through the EX II controller to activate multiple actuators mounted to the touch screen to create the specified tactile sensation that the player "feels." The elapsed time from the initiated touch to receipt of tactile response is virtually undetectable by users.

About 3M Touch Systems, Inc.

3M Touch Systems Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M, operates globally and reports through 3M Electro and Communications Business, headquartered in Austin, TX. For more information, visit http://www.3M.com/touch.

About 3M

A recognized leader in research and development, 3M produces thousands of innovative products for dozens of diverse markets. 3M's core strength is applying its more than 40 distinct technology platforms - often in combination - to a wide array of customer needs. With $24 billion in sales, 3M employs 79,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 60 countries. For more information, visit www.3M.com.

TouchSense are trademarks of Immersion Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.

3M, MicroTouch and ClearTek are trademarks of the 3M Company.

For all other inquiries, visit www.3M.com/touch01

Release Summary:

The 3M MicroTouch Capacitive TouchSense System received the Casino Journal platinum award for the most innovative gaming technology product of 2007 and the Casino Enterprise Management Slot Floor Technology 2008 award.

NeoTelecoms SAS

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Also Known As	euNetworks euro-one Serico upstreamNet
Company Website	http://as8218.eu/
Primary ASN	8218
IRR Record	AS-NEOT / AS-NEOT6
Network Type	NSP
Approx Prefixes	400
Traffic Levels	20-50 Gbps
Traffic Ratios	Balanced
Geographic Scope	Europe

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Equinix Ashburn	8218	soon (as8218)	10000

DATA CENTRE FINANCE FORUM GIVES POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR 2009

• Submitted by: BroadGroup
• Monday, 08 December 2008

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“What the forum revealed, is a sustained business model for data centres that can ride out the recession.

London 8 December 2008 - The annual finance forum for investors in and owners of data centres which met in London has returned a largely positive outlook for the sector in 2009. Despite the economic climate, the operating fundamentals of data centres are sound and investors like the simplicity of recurring cash flows and the stability of operating results, particularly for colocation.

Speakers at the 2nd international Finance and Investment Forum for Data Centres who met in London last week assessed the current development and future outlook for data centres in the year ahead. Many viewed data centres as a predictable model because of the recurring revenue streams and mission critical activity. Fundamental drivers for the data economy were also believed to be still in place including the growth of online in retail and the propensity to outsource by enterprises.

Although the current economic downturn has resulted in difficulties in debt funding, it means less competitors and opportunities for data centre operators with healthy cashflows to expand in geographical locations where demand is growing. The data centre is ‘right-sized’ for a more straightened economic environment, and so much better placed to survive and thrive than many other industry sectors. Data centre operators who have strong relationships with power utilities are in also in a good position.

Conversely this is not a market for new entrants. Guy Willner, the former chief executive of Equinix Europe, warned that Data Centres are “no longer a start up game” because of the high investment that is required to be made in power before even starting to build a data centre. Data Centres ARE not a speculative play.

The forum also noted that many speculative deals have been put back or are on hold. The dynamic for consolidation would occur during 2009. Investment is still needed however as many data centres in Europe were built in the early 1990s and there remains a supply/demand imbalance.

“What the forum revealed, is a sustained business model for data centres that can ride out the recession. Internet demand is not in decline, nor is the need to support online retail activity. Enterprises facing drastic cost restrictions also see outsourcing to third parties as a panacea for their IT management. As such data centres remain well placed to survive and grow. By 2010-11 many will represent significant investment opportunities,” commented Steve Wallage, managing director of BroadGroup Consulting.

Internationally, the US data centre market is ARGUABLY 1-2 years ahead of Europe, which is in mid-cycle of its development. Asian markets which are more disparate are in the more early stages of growth, but are worth monitoring in the mid-term, as is the Middle East and parts of Africa and Latin America.

The forum saw the need for more coordination (for policy driven risk management and regulatory compliance) between people who have a stake in an organisation. Everyone is at periscope depth and each only seeing a small piece of what’s required. Sol Squire emphasised the need for corporates to have proper data archival policies. He perceived too much data being stored on email creating unnecessary “digital toxic waste.”

More generally few businesses truly recognise that between 40 and 60% of the operating cost of a data centre is power, and many IT decisions are still made with no regard for the impact on the data centre.

CloudFront - Amazon.com

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- London
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- Dublin

Company Name Amazon.com

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- Palo Alto
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The following locations and associated IX's are part of the core North American Amazon network carrying routes/traffic for other AWS services (e.g. EC2, S3), Amazon retail, as well as local CloudFront caching. For each of these locations, Amazon will provide local routes/traffic for all services within that locality unless peers are able to meet in at least two locations, bicoastal, in which case, routes/traffic for all services within the North American region will be provided.

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