Tier 1 Research Daily Newsletter headlines:
>>T1R Insight: Turning around Internap CDN business doesn't get easier in '09
Internap has struggled with its CDN business since acquiring it from VitalStream in 2007. Having already written down the value of its acquisition earlier this year, there was optimism that the CDN line of business would show some signs of improvement since other CDNs were doing well during the fourth .....
>>Internap tumbles in Q4 with revenue slide
-Internap quarterly revenue fell 1.8% to $64.2m, driven by lower CDN and Internet transit revenue. -Datacenter services remain a bright spot for the firm with an increase in revenue from $28.7m to $29.2m. -Outgoing CEO Jim DeBlasio gave a heartfelt defense of his own performance, which saw some early successes, but was .....
Friday, March 13, 2009
Touch screen devices press the right button for Nissha Printing
from The Financial Times Limited:
>>Nissha's resilience demonstrates that, despite the depth of the downturn, technology companies that are riding strong consumer trends can still prosper.
>>Nissha's resilience demonstrates that, despite the depth of the downturn, technology companies that are riding strong consumer trends can still prosper.
The company supplies touch panels for Nintendo's DS portable game console, which has sold more than 96m units worldwide, and Nissha is also supplying touch panels for new applications such as digital cameras.
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Nissha's plans include force feedback, where the screen will vibrate in response to the user's touch; clearer screens; a more scratch resistant surface; and panels, such as that of the iPhone, that can respond to being touched in several places at once.Joint research in radiosurgery likely
from The Hindu:
>>Joint research in radiosurgery likely
Special Correspondent
— Photo: S.S. Kumar
Pratap C. Reddy (left), Chairman of Apollo Hospitals Group, and John R. Adler, Jr. Professor of Radiation Oncology and Neurosurgery, Stanford University, U.S., with the ‘CyberKnife’, at Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital in Chennai on Thursday.
>>Joint research in radiosurgery likely
Special Correspondent
| Apollo Hospitals group may join a team of scientists at Stanford varsity, says Dr. Adler |
Pratap C. Reddy (left), Chairman of Apollo Hospitals Group, and John R. Adler, Jr. Professor of Radiation Oncology and Neurosurgery, Stanford University, U.S., with the ‘CyberKnife’, at Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital in Chennai on Thursday.
CHENNAI: The Apollo Hospitals group might well join a team of scientists at Stanford University conducting research into the cutting edge tool in radiosurgery, John R. Adler, inventor of the Cyberknife, said on Thursday.
“We are still in the early stages of understanding what the CyberKnife can do,” Dr. Adler, a professor of Neurology and Radiation Oncology at Stanford University Medical Centre, said.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
AYKsolutions Expands Operations with New Denver Datacenter Facility
March 4, 2009; 05:38 AM
Schenectady, NY – March 3, 2009 – AYKsolutions, a provider of Shared, Reseller and Dedicated hosting solutions, announced today it has added a Denver Datacenter facility. Offering six other locations, the Denver facility boosts its dedicated server offerings and wider geographic diversity in its network coverage.
We are very excited to be adding this new location as one of our data center choices. We can effectively cater to users who need faster ping times to the west coast as well as Asia and Australia all the while keeping the bandwidth prices down,” said Artyom Khmelnitsky, President of AYKsolutions. We are hoping that with the addition of Denver, we will take the top spot in the “All-in-one Server Shop” category.
The new facility, located at 1500 Champa St., Denver, CO boasts state of the art security and infrastructure. With 6000 sq. ft. of space to start with, expandable to 30,000 sq. ft., we will be able to hit the ground running and accommodate almost any server need. We will start with a 10Gige connection to Internap and 2 x 10Gige connections each to Comcast and TATA Communications. More carriers will be added in months to come.
For more information about AYKsolutions and its new Denver Datacenter visit www.ayksolutions.com.
Capital Concerns Boost Interest in Colocation
from Data Center Knowledge:
>>But the economics of building data centers has changed because of the credit crunch, according to Jim Simonelli, senior vice president of APC by Schneider Electric. “In colocation, the funding model has changed,” said Simonelli. “It used to be ‘build it and find customers.’ Now it’s ‘find a customer and then build.’”
>>But the economics of building data centers has changed because of the credit crunch, according to Jim Simonelli, senior vice president of APC by Schneider Electric. “In colocation, the funding model has changed,” said Simonelli. “It used to be ‘build it and find customers.’ Now it’s ‘find a customer and then build.’”
“The colo folks have capex issues as well,” said Tad Davies, executive vice president of The Bick Group. “I think you have a really interesting dynamic. What we see is the strongest players getting stronger because they can build, and the weaker players working harder to manage their existing assets.” That effort to generate additional revenue from existing facilities will likely mean higher colocation prices in some markets, he said.
Data Centers Give a Positive Jolt to Moribund CRE Market
from CoStar Realty Information:
>>Practically alone among commercial real estate asset types, the data center property market still elicits glowing superlatives like "rosy outlook" and "healthy growth" from investors and Wall Street analysts
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That opens a wide door for wholesale data space providers such as real estate investment trusts Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR) and DuPont Fabros Technology Inc. (NYSE: DFT), along with outsourcing operators (and DLR and DFT tenants)Savvis Inc., which provides IT and managed computing, including virtualization and "cloud" computing; Equinix, Inc., which provides colocation and IT support, among others. Colocation centers, also called telecom or carrier hotels, usually involve multiple enterprise, Internet and telecommunications tenants.
"We believe we’ll see an increase in outsourcing as data center space gets tighter and capital spending drains up," AFCOM said. "This being said, data center managers will have to work more efficiently through projects such as consolidation and outsourcing, and begin to look more seriously at technologies such as utility and cloud computing."
"A primary driver of demand growth has been an uptick in demand from enterprises as they forego their construction plans and outsource given capex [capital expenditure] constraints due to the credit crunch," the UBS analysts said. "The global [supply] imbalance is expected to continue into 2012, creating ‘pricing insanity’ in key markets by 2010/2011."
>>Practically alone among commercial real estate asset types, the data center property market still elicits glowing superlatives like "rosy outlook" and "healthy growth" from investors and Wall Street analysts
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That opens a wide door for wholesale data space providers such as real estate investment trusts Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR) and DuPont Fabros Technology Inc. (NYSE: DFT), along with outsourcing operators (and DLR and DFT tenants)Savvis Inc., which provides IT and managed computing, including virtualization and "cloud" computing; Equinix, Inc., which provides colocation and IT support, among others. Colocation centers, also called telecom or carrier hotels, usually involve multiple enterprise, Internet and telecommunications tenants.
"We believe we’ll see an increase in outsourcing as data center space gets tighter and capital spending drains up," AFCOM said. "This being said, data center managers will have to work more efficiently through projects such as consolidation and outsourcing, and begin to look more seriously at technologies such as utility and cloud computing."
Data Center REITs Weather Storm
Wall Street seems to agree. In a Jan. 29 report, UBS Investment Research analysts Omotayo Okusanya and Jeffrey Spector said the global outlook for data center property is "attractive" for 2009. The analysts, citing a recent report by Tier 1 Research, said rental rates and occupancies are expected to remain healthy. Tier 1 Research forecasts that while overall spending by corporate IT departments will decline this year, demand for data center space will grow at 13% while supply will grow only about 5.25%."A primary driver of demand growth has been an uptick in demand from enterprises as they forego their construction plans and outsource given capex [capital expenditure] constraints due to the credit crunch," the UBS analysts said. "The global [supply] imbalance is expected to continue into 2012, creating ‘pricing insanity’ in key markets by 2010/2011."
NTELOS
| Company Name | NTELOS |
| Also Known As | |
| Company Website | http://www.ntelos.com |
| Primary ASN | 7795 |
| IRR Record | AS-NTELOS |
| Network Type | Cable/DSL/ISP |
| Approx Prefixes | 90 |
| Traffic Levels | 1-5Gbps |
| Traffic Ratios | Mostly Inbound |
| Geographic Scope | Regional |
| Looking Glass URL | |
| Route Server URL | |
| Notes | We have just turned up public peering in Equinix Chicago and are seeking public peers there and in Equinix Ashburn. |
Equinix signs peering deal with ALP-IX
Mar 11, 2009 (DMEUROPE via COMTEX) --
Global data centre operator Equinix signed peering deal with German internet exchange ALP-IX. The ALP-IX in Munich is a new Internet Exchange that offers direct and settlement-free IP interconnection (peering) to other IP networks which operate a Point-of-Presence in the city of Munich. ALP-IX is owned and operated by DE-CIX Management.
Global data centre operator Equinix signed peering deal with German internet exchange ALP-IX. The ALP-IX in Munich is a new Internet Exchange that offers direct and settlement-free IP interconnection (peering) to other IP networks which operate a Point-of-Presence in the city of Munich. ALP-IX is owned and operated by DE-CIX Management.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Equinix Shortlisted for Inside Market Data Award
Data Centre Services Specialist Nominated as Best Supporting Services Provider 2009
LONDON, UK – March, 11, 2009 -- Equinix, Inc (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data centre services, has announced that it has been shortlisted in the category of Best Supporting Services Provider at the 2009 Inside Market Data (IMD) Awards.
The IMD Awards recognise industry excellence within market data, reference data and enterprise data management. Equinix was nominated for its 2009 customer acquisitions, proven growth and exceptional service. The eventual category winner will be voted for by the readership of Inside Market Data and votes can be cast at http://www.insidemarketdata.com/awards.
“Equinix is honoured to have been shortlisted for this year’s prestigious IMD Awards,” said Petrina Steele, vice president, business development, Equinix Europe. “As the award is based on the work we have completed over the course of last year, our nomination is proof that we are truly meeting the demands of our financial services customers by expanding our facilities and providing the best possible service in the data centre services market.”
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
nice win for Switch and Data on the common switch
Amazon:
| Public Peering Exchange Points | |||
| Exchange Point Name | ASN | IP Address | Mbit/sec |
| Equinix Ashburn | 16509 | 206.223.115.68 | 10000 |
| NOTA | 16509 | 198.32.124.193 | 10000 |
| PAIX Palo Alto | 16509 | PAIX-PAO coming March, 2009 | 10000 |
| PAIX Seattle | 16509 | PAIX-SEA coming March, 2009 | 10000 |
| PAIX Virginia | 16509 | PAIX-VA coming March, 2009 | 10000 |
| SIX | 16509 | SIX coming March, 2009 | 10000 |
ARAY's hurdles
from the Yahoo MB:
>> 10-Mar-09 10:47 am
I appreciate yyy60's posts, as they illustrate some of the problems ARAY faces as well as opportunuties. The posts can be put in categories - pt pleas/testimonials, business-related, and opening of new centers.
As heart-rending and well-intentioned the pt stories can be, it is often evident even from the sparse clinical information given that CK either wasn't appropriate or was not the only option for a given pt's problem. A recent example was a stage 4 lung cancer where the pt received CK for brain mets but was upset it was not offered to lung tumors - it would be a rare situation where this would be appropriate. Another complained about CK not being offered for her mother's liver mets, though how effective this would be depends of the size and number of mets, the presence of other distant mets, the time from initial diagnosis, among other things. Take these stories with a shaker of salt and don't lose sleep over them.
The post I'm linked to illustrates a political problem for ARAY more complex than just rad oncs indirectly on Varian's payroll. The Univ of Louisville Med Ctr has a CK with an open staffing policy; med staff from competing hospitals could use the CK for their pts and bill for the professional component of the treatment, then bring the pt back to the original hospital for ongoing care. The competing hospitals, fearing loss of prestige or some ancillary services (eg planning scans), either enticed or threatened their doctors against using the CK for their pts. Similarly, my hospital paid for several outside surgeons to be credentialed by ARAY, and gave them limited privileges to use the CK. While they were initially interested, we have not had a single referral from them, even from hospitals within our system. One admitted her hospital's administrators frowned upon sending pts to us for CK.
It is crap like this, not to mention rad oncs owning LINACs, CPT code roadblocks set-up by Varian, the financial crisis and current healthcare climate/uncertainties, that make me think the recognition of CK as a true breakthrough will come, ironically, from outside the US. yyy60's posts on Asian centers are encouraging. Prevalent diseases in Asia such as hepatocellular and nasopharyngeal cancers (and of course lung cancer) are particularly suited for CK. Compared to other cancer therapies, one need not be an Arab shiek or Taiwanese tycoon to afford CK. It is well within range of at least the Indian or Japanese upper middle classes, and it will be clinical results that count. As I have felt since ARAY's stock price plummeted, any recovery if it is to occur will not come because of new suits on the BOD, restructuring, videos, or PR (as important as those things are in any company), but because of clinical results, and this will be a long, long haul.
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I appreciate yyy60's posts, as they illustrate some of the problems ARAY faces as well as opportunuties. The posts can be put in categories - pt pleas/testimonials, business-related, and opening of new centers.
As heart-rending and well-intentioned the pt stories can be, it is often evident even from the sparse clinical information given that CK either wasn't appropriate or was not the only option for a given pt's problem. A recent example was a stage 4 lung cancer where the pt received CK for brain mets but was upset it was not offered to lung tumors - it would be a rare situation where this would be appropriate. Another complained about CK not being offered for her mother's liver mets, though how effective this would be depends of the size and number of mets, the presence of other distant mets, the time from initial diagnosis, among other things. Take these stories with a shaker of salt and don't lose sleep over them.
The post I'm linked to illustrates a political problem for ARAY more complex than just rad oncs indirectly on Varian's payroll. The Univ of Louisville Med Ctr has a CK with an open staffing policy; med staff from competing hospitals could use the CK for their pts and bill for the professional component of the treatment, then bring the pt back to the original hospital for ongoing care. The competing hospitals, fearing loss of prestige or some ancillary services (eg planning scans), either enticed or threatened their doctors against using the CK for their pts. Similarly, my hospital paid for several outside surgeons to be credentialed by ARAY, and gave them limited privileges to use the CK. While they were initially interested, we have not had a single referral from them, even from hospitals within our system. One admitted her hospital's administrators frowned upon sending pts to us for CK.
It is crap like this, not to mention rad oncs owning LINACs, CPT code roadblocks set-up by Varian, the financial crisis and current healthcare climate/uncertainties, that make me think the recognition of CK as a true breakthrough will come, ironically, from outside the US. yyy60's posts on Asian centers are encouraging. Prevalent diseases in Asia such as hepatocellular and nasopharyngeal cancers (and of course lung cancer) are particularly suited for CK. Compared to other cancer therapies, one need not be an Arab shiek or Taiwanese tycoon to afford CK. It is well within range of at least the Indian or Japanese upper middle classes, and it will be clinical results that count. As I have felt since ARAY's stock price plummeted, any recovery if it is to occur will not come because of new suits on the BOD, restructuring, videos, or PR (as important as those things are in any company), but because of clinical results, and this will be a long, long haul.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
NaviSite's hosting solns create value for SMBs
from CyberMedia India Online Ltd:
>>NaviSite's hosting solns create value for SMBs
Provides the scale and expertise that SMBs truly require to run their IT infrastructure in a reliable and scalable hosted model
BANGALORE, INDIA: NaviSite, a leading provider of IT hosting, outsourcing and professional services for mid- to large-sized organizations, has been leveraging upon a proven set of technologies and extensive subject matter expertise to deliver cost-effective and flexible solutions that provide responsive and predictable levels of service for its clients' businesses.
>>NaviSite's hosting solns create value for SMBs
Provides the scale and expertise that SMBs truly require to run their IT infrastructure in a reliable and scalable hosted model
BANGALORE, INDIA: NaviSite, a leading provider of IT hosting, outsourcing and professional services for mid- to large-sized organizations, has been leveraging upon a proven set of technologies and extensive subject matter expertise to deliver cost-effective and flexible solutions that provide responsive and predictable levels of service for its clients' businesses.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Analyst says haptics in handsets will be the norm by 2011
from the IV MB, by cellodude:
Analyst says haptics in handsets will be the norm by 2011
[In particular, Sondergard [senior vice president at analyst firm Gartner] believes that handsets will have multi-core mobile processors by 2011, and that touch screens with haptic feedback and high-definition imaging will be the norm...]
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/analysis/2238016/analysis-gartner-warns-credit
Analyst says haptics in handsets will be the norm by 2011
[In particular, Sondergard [senior vice president at analyst firm Gartner] believes that handsets will have multi-core mobile processors by 2011, and that touch screens with haptic feedback and high-definition imaging will be the norm...]
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/analysis/2238016/analysis-gartner-warns-credit
Assessment of image-guided CyberKnife(@) radiosurgery for metastatic spine tumors
Assessment of image-guided CyberKnife(@) radiosurgery for metastatic spine tumors.
Tsai JT, Lin JW, Chiu WT, Chu WC.
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Sec 2, Li-Nong St., Shih-Pai, Taipei, 112, Taiwan, ROC.
Spinal metastases are associated with significant symptoms. From September 2005 to September 2007, 69 consecutive patients with 127 malignant spine metastatic lesions were treated at Wanfang Hospital with CyberKnife(@) (CK) radiosurgery. The radiosurgery dose ranged from 10 to 30 Gy (mean 15.5 Gy) prescribed to the 75-85% isodose line that encompassed at least 95% of the tumor volume. We used fiducials as tracking landmarks for CK treatment of the thoracic and lumbar spine. A torso anthropomorphic phantom and GafChromic MD-55 films were used to verify the accuracy of CK radiosurgery and 2D dose distribution, demonstrated high targeting accuracy with 2% average deviation of the measured dose from the estimated dose at the set-up center and less than 5% dose deviation in 2D isodose curve. Visual Analogue Scale and Oswestry Disability Index questionnaires were used to monitor functional outcome after radiosurgery. Local tumor control at 10 months was 96.8%. Mean pain scores decreased significantly from 65 to 30 after treatment (P = 0.001). Functional disability was significantly improved after treatment (P = 0.002). The most common treatment toxicities were nausea and fatigue.
In conclusion, CK radiosurgery is a well-tolerated and effective treatment for spine tumors with good local tumor control and a favorable outcome on pain and functional improvement after treatment.
Tsai JT, Lin JW, Chiu WT, Chu WC.
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Sec 2, Li-Nong St., Shih-Pai, Taipei, 112, Taiwan, ROC.
Spinal metastases are associated with significant symptoms. From September 2005 to September 2007, 69 consecutive patients with 127 malignant spine metastatic lesions were treated at Wanfang Hospital with CyberKnife(@) (CK) radiosurgery. The radiosurgery dose ranged from 10 to 30 Gy (mean 15.5 Gy) prescribed to the 75-85% isodose line that encompassed at least 95% of the tumor volume. We used fiducials as tracking landmarks for CK treatment of the thoracic and lumbar spine. A torso anthropomorphic phantom and GafChromic MD-55 films were used to verify the accuracy of CK radiosurgery and 2D dose distribution, demonstrated high targeting accuracy with 2% average deviation of the measured dose from the estimated dose at the set-up center and less than 5% dose deviation in 2D isodose curve. Visual Analogue Scale and Oswestry Disability Index questionnaires were used to monitor functional outcome after radiosurgery. Local tumor control at 10 months was 96.8%. Mean pain scores decreased significantly from 65 to 30 after treatment (P = 0.001). Functional disability was significantly improved after treatment (P = 0.002). The most common treatment toxicities were nausea and fatigue.
In conclusion, CK radiosurgery is a well-tolerated and effective treatment for spine tumors with good local tumor control and a favorable outcome on pain and functional improvement after treatment.
The first cyberknife in Switzerland is up and running
from the IV MB:
>>**** translated from German ****
20 Minuten News
Updated 04.03.09, 12:38
The "Cyber Knife" conquering Swiss OP
A Zürcher Clinic goes new ways in the fight against cancer: Have some cancers previously unattainable, they can now accurately using the latest technology to be removed.
Even very small tumors and those that are inaccessible to the body, can thus be treated.
The characteristics of the "Cyber Knife" include the ability of tumors with a precision of less than one millimeter from 1200 different angles with a high dose of radiation to irradiate. Moreover, it registers the smallest movements of the patient and the tumor and immediately corrected it, as the Hirslandengruppe announced on Wednesday.
>>**** translated from German ****
20 Minuten News
Updated 04.03.09, 12:38
The "Cyber Knife" conquering Swiss OP
A Zürcher Clinic goes new ways in the fight against cancer: Have some cancers previously unattainable, they can now accurately using the latest technology to be removed.
Even very small tumors and those that are inaccessible to the body, can thus be treated.
The characteristics of the "Cyber Knife" include the ability of tumors with a precision of less than one millimeter from 1200 different angles with a high dose of radiation to irradiate. Moreover, it registers the smallest movements of the patient and the tumor and immediately corrected it, as the Hirslandengruppe announced on Wednesday.
Organisations struggling with data centre build costs
from PC World Australia:
Organisations struggling with data centre build costs
More than 40 percent of companies will run out of data centre space during the next 12 months, says one interested player.
The high costs associated with building a new data centre are coming at a time when more and more companies are facing running out of data centre capacity.
So said Anthony Foy, the group MD of collocation provider Interxion during a speech at DataCentre World in London last week.
He said that more than 40 percent of companies will run out of data centre space during the next 12 months, thanks in part to increasing demand from the growth of enterprise applications such as SaaS, disaster recovery, as well as the high capital costs associated with building and maintaining data centres.
He also said that 70 percent are currently without data centre service or capacity. Foy echoed the sentiments of rival Equinix about the positive impact this will have on the co-location sector.
"The credit crisis is a growth driver for collocation providers such as Interxion, as well as our competitors," he told delegates. "So far in early 209, we have seen no drop off in demand," he added, although he could offer no outlook for how the sector would look at the end of the year.
Downturn drives demand for outsourced data centres
from the UK Techworld:
....
27 February 2009
Downturn drives demand for outsourced data centres
Speaking at this week's Data Centre World in London, Eric Schwartz, President of Equinix Europe, a global co-location provider with approximately 42 data centres around the world, said that 2008 had been all about growth, and this is expected to continue in 2009. He pointed to data from Tier 1 Research, which found that demand for data centre services is currently growing at twice the rate of supply.....
In the UK, Equinix is expanding its data centre in Slough, with another 175,000 sq feet, or 15,000 square metre facility very near to its existing Slough data centre. This new expansion is due to come online in the first quarter of 2010.
But he warned that the build cycle for data centres is getting longer, thanks mostly to the increasing difficulties posed by power infrastructure as well as planning permissions. Schwartz said that power and connectivity issues was one of the major reasons why Equinix aims to build near to its existing data centre sites.
"Our co-location customers are focused on service, they want to know whether the data centre will support their applications and will be fit for purpose," he said. "Companies will increasingly push data centre services to the co-location sector. After all, who is better at running at building and operating a data centre? It is always the co-location industry that has the expertise. That is the advantage of being a globally entity, with access to capacity and credit, we can drive the learning curve on new technologies."
Equinix Netherlands Certified ISO 27001 Compliant
Equinix Netherlands Certified ISO 27001 Compliant
Amsterdam, Enschede and Zwolle data centers all meet international security standardENSCHEDE, NETHERLANDS – March 3, 2009 – Equinix Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, has announced that its International Business Exchange ™ (IBX®) data center in Amsterdam (AM1) and smaller data center in Zwolle (ZW1) have both been awarded ISO 27001 certification for their compliance with The International Organization for Standardization’s code of practice for information security management systems. Equinix’s third Dutch data center, located in Enschede (EN1), has achieved certification for the second time. All of Equinix’s operations in the Netherlands now comply with the internationally recognized security standard.
To effectively protect and connect organizations’ valuable information assets, it is vital that data center providers adhere to the strictest procedures governing security, resilience and business continuity. ISO 27001 certification, together with Equinix’s market leading service level agreements (SLAs), provides Equinix customers with added reassurance about the resilience of their outsourced operations.
ISO 27001 certification is only awarded to companies whose business processes conform to strict international information security standards. In order to achieve compliance, all aspects of Equinix's Dutch operations were stringently audited, including operating resources, personnel, physical security, communications and operations procedures, access management, system and software development, maintenance, business continuity planning and legal compliance.
“Achieving ISO 27001certification in The Netherlands is the latest in a long line of initiatives to introduce best practice procedures across all aspects of Equinix’s global operations,” said Kevin Martin, vice-president customer operations & quality at Equinix Europe. “ISO 27001compliance clearly demonstrates our ability to support our customers’ mission-critical operations and is a tribute to the entire Dutch team, who worked hard to achieve certification across the three data centers
Friday, March 6, 2009
Radiation company eyeing Asia amid financial crisis
from Reuters:
>>INTERVIEW-Radiation company eyeing Asia amid financial crisis
By Tan Ee Lyn
>>INTERVIEW-Radiation company eyeing Asia amid financial crisis
By Tan Ee Lyn
HONG KONG, March 6 (Reuters) - Accuray Inc (ARAY.O: Quote, Profile, Research), which builds radiosurgery equipment to fight cancer, is confident about its business prospects despite the global financial crisis as demand from hospitals, particularly in Asia, remains strong.
...
The company is hoping to sell more of its systems into Asia, particularly Japan, China and India."In just China and Hong Kong, (there are) 400,000 cases of lung cancer a year. Forty-percent are in the early-stage, and over half of these you can't operate on," Lindquist said.
"In India, there is a large middle class there and demand for greater sophistication in treatment."
Apart from China, India and Japan, the company has also won approval from governments in South Korea and Taiwan for its products to be used.
The company plans to conduct a trial comparing conventional surgery with its radiosurgery equipment. Some 1,100 lung cancer patients will be invited to participate in 40 centres worldwide.
The participants will be followed up for five years.Wednesday, February 25, 2009
CDNetworks Acquires Panther Express To Speed Expansion In The U.S.
from Dan Rayburn's BusinessOfVideo blog:
>>For me, there are a couple of key take away points from this deal. To almost any other CDN, Panther Express would not be a good acquisition since they are not global, only provide HTTP delivery, have no applications and are still relatively small revenue wise. CDNetworks is probably the one company where this does make sense since both company's strengths help equal out their weaknesses. Since Panther's services are very basic, the integration of Panther's infrastructure under the CDNetworks umbrella should be pretty straightforward. Unlike what we saw with the VitalStream and Internap integration, CDNetworks does not need to migrate any applications, streaming servers or customers broadcasting live content. While CDNetworks does not appear to be in any hurry to integrate, and does not need to be, it should be pretty simple when the time comes.
>>For me, there are a couple of key take away points from this deal. To almost any other CDN, Panther Express would not be a good acquisition since they are not global, only provide HTTP delivery, have no applications and are still relatively small revenue wise. CDNetworks is probably the one company where this does make sense since both company's strengths help equal out their weaknesses. Since Panther's services are very basic, the integration of Panther's infrastructure under the CDNetworks umbrella should be pretty straightforward. Unlike what we saw with the VitalStream and Internap integration, CDNetworks does not need to migrate any applications, streaming servers or customers broadcasting live content. While CDNetworks does not appear to be in any hurry to integrate, and does not need to be, it should be pretty simple when the time comes.
BT Plans to Enter CDN Industry by Year's End
from Dan Rayburn's BusinessOfVideo blog:
>>Based on an interview they did this week with Informa Telecoms & Media, BT said that, "We believe that we can build our own CDN as effectively as reselling others solutions." While this built it yourself approach by BT does not surprise me, unless BT only wants to have a regional CDN footprint, I think it's the wrong approach. It is possible that BT may just focus on building out a European based CDN which would be a lot easier for them than trying to deploy a CDN with a global footprint. But if they want to service content owners who need delivery to all regions of the world, BT is going to have a really hard time playing catch up in the market. You can't just throw a bunch of money at the problem. It takes a lot more than deploying lots of boxes to have a real CDN offering in the marketplace.
>>Based on an interview they did this week with Informa Telecoms & Media, BT said that, "We believe that we can build our own CDN as effectively as reselling others solutions." While this built it yourself approach by BT does not surprise me, unless BT only wants to have a regional CDN footprint, I think it's the wrong approach. It is possible that BT may just focus on building out a European based CDN which would be a lot easier for them than trying to deploy a CDN with a global footprint. But if they want to service content owners who need delivery to all regions of the world, BT is going to have a really hard time playing catch up in the market. You can't just throw a bunch of money at the problem. It takes a lot more than deploying lots of boxes to have a real CDN offering in the marketplace.
CDNetworks merges US ops with Panther Express
from Tier 1 Research daily newsletter:
>>The consolidation that T1R has long anticipated is starting, in a modest way. Korea-based CDNetworks will merge the operation of its independent US subsidiary with the operations of US-based CDN vendor Panther Express. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
>>The consolidation that T1R has long anticipated is starting, in a modest way. Korea-based CDNetworks will merge the operation of its independent US subsidiary with the operations of US-based CDN vendor Panther Express. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
LYONS IRVING F III filed this Form 4 on 02/23/09
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
| LYONS IRVING F III |
| X | Director |
| 1,000 shares | Acquired | @ $ 45.5 |
Monday, February 23, 2009
DynaSis Builds State-of-the-Art Data Center
P/R on February, 19:
>>Atlanta, GA based IT company DynaSis has recently built a new state-of-the-art data center in downtown Atlanta.
>>Atlanta, GA based IT company DynaSis has recently built a new state-of-the-art data center in downtown Atlanta.
Atlanta, GA -- Atlanta, GA based IT company DynaSis has recently built a new state-of-the-art data center in downtown Atlanta. The facility guarantees a secure and resilient place to house mission-critical equipment, with 24x7x365 server and environmental monitoring systems plus around the clock management personnel, digital video surveillance cameras, electronic access cards, and biometric retina and fingerprint authentication scanners. The data center is served by 6 high speed optical connections from backbone providers AT&T, Sprint, Level 3, Time Warner Telecom and WorldCom. With generator backup support as well as a high capacity UPS and automatic transfer switch, clients can rest assured that their data is protected from disastrous failures.
President David Moorman commented, "Our primary feed is through Internap, the most highly rated backbone provider in the US. Internap's ability to intelligently route traffic for maximum throughput is unsurpassed. They also have superior abilities to detect and quickly respond to threats and traffic issues. Our investment in this upstream provider is well justified."
Lexus Remote Touch controller
it really sounds like the Lexus Remote Touch controller is the best in its category:
>>The 2010 Lexus RX 350 and Lexus RX 450h Hybrid now have a cockpit controller like BMW's iDrive--but the Lexus Remote Touch controller is drop-dead simple to use. Remote Touch is the technology highlight of the third generation of Lexus' midsize luxury SUV, along with an impressive Bluetooth system, iPod integration, improved navigation, and a hybrid version that will account for one in five RX sales.
Lexus' Remote Touch replaces the previous-generation touchscreen display and uses a force-feedback joystick rather than the control wheel employed by BMW (iDrive), Audi (MMI), Mercedes-Benz (Comand), as well as Honda/Acura, Hyundai, and Infiniti. Force feedback means that when the joystick pointer nears an object on the 8-inch onscreen LCD, the pointer snaps to the selection.
>>The 2010 Lexus RX 350 and Lexus RX 450h Hybrid now have a cockpit controller like BMW's iDrive--but the Lexus Remote Touch controller is drop-dead simple to use. Remote Touch is the technology highlight of the third generation of Lexus' midsize luxury SUV, along with an impressive Bluetooth system, iPod integration, improved navigation, and a hybrid version that will account for one in five RX sales.
Lexus' Remote Touch replaces the previous-generation touchscreen display and uses a force-feedback joystick rather than the control wheel employed by BMW (iDrive), Audi (MMI), Mercedes-Benz (Comand), as well as Honda/Acura, Hyundai, and Infiniti. Force feedback means that when the joystick pointer nears an object on the 8-inch onscreen LCD, the pointer snaps to the selection.
Robot Therapy
more comments out of India:
>>The image of an operation theatre that comes to one’s mind is that of a crowded place with two to three surgeons, an anaesthesiologist and several paramedics surrounding the patient, all needed for even the simplest of surgeries. Thanks to robotic technology, several Indian hospitals may require only one surgeon, an anaesthesiologist and one or two paramedics in the operation theatre. In this nearly empty operation theatre, the doctor sits at a computer console, either in or outside the operating room, using advanced robotic surgery systems to accomplish what once took a dozen people to perform.
>>The image of an operation theatre that comes to one’s mind is that of a crowded place with two to three surgeons, an anaesthesiologist and several paramedics surrounding the patient, all needed for even the simplest of surgeries. Thanks to robotic technology, several Indian hospitals may require only one surgeon, an anaesthesiologist and one or two paramedics in the operation theatre. In this nearly empty operation theatre, the doctor sits at a computer console, either in or outside the operating room, using advanced robotic surgery systems to accomplish what once took a dozen people to perform.
In recent times, Apollo Hospitals, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Fortis Hospitals, Hinduja Hospital, HealthCare Global, Care Hospitals, Yashoda Cancer Institute and many more healthcare organisations are increasingly relying on advanced robotic systems like CyberKnife Robotic Radio Surgery and Da Vinci Robotic System. While the former is being utilised for giving radiation to the patients to treat various forms of tumours in the body, the latter is a robotic surgery apparatus. “Therapeutic applications of such systems are found in cardiology, neurology, urology and cancer surgeries,” says Chilukuri Srinivas, consultant clinical oncologist at Yashoda Cancer Institute, Hyderabad.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Internode - Equinix Singapore
| Company Information | |
| Company Name | Internode |
| Also Known As | Agile |
| Company Website | http://www.internode.on.net |
| Primary ASN | 4739 |
| IRR Record | AS-4739 |
| Network Type | Cable/DSL/ISP |
| Approx Prefixes | 330 |
| Traffic Levels | 5-10Gbps |
| Traffic Ratios | Mostly Inbound |
| Geographic Scope | Asia Pacific |
| Looking Glass URL | |
| Route Server URL | |
| Notes | Please set max-prefix to 1000. Now at AMS-IX and LINX and Equinix Singapore. IPv6 capable everywhere now or very soon (JPIX Feb09). HKIX in early March. |
Friday, February 20, 2009
Quality Tech IDC outage shows limits of technology… and SLAs
from Tier 1 Research daily newsletter:
Managed hosting and datacenter services provider Quality Technology Services experienced a brief power outage last Saturday morning at one of its two Atlanta metro area datacenters. The facility in question, located in Suwanee, Georgia, is about an hour north of downtown Atlanta ...
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On July 26, 2007, Internap Network Services Corporation, or the Company, issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a three-year strategic relationship with Quality Technology Services, or QualityTech. The Company will be the preferred provider of content delivery network, or CDN, services and the exclusive provider of IP connectivity services to all of QualityTech’s data center facilities and will migrate to the Company’s IP connectivity services approximately 350 customers that QualityTech acquired in connection with its purchase of Globix Hosting LLC, a subsidiary of Globix Corporation, in October of 2006. The Company will also take down approximately 4,500 square feet of space in several of QualityTech’s data center facilities. This strategic relationship represents revenues of approximately $15 million for value-added CDN services and IP connectivity services over the three-year term. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Managed hosting and datacenter services provider Quality Technology Services experienced a brief power outage last Saturday morning at one of its two Atlanta metro area datacenters. The facility in question, located in Suwanee, Georgia, is about an hour north of downtown Atlanta ...
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On July 26, 2007, Internap Network Services Corporation, or the Company, issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a three-year strategic relationship with Quality Technology Services, or QualityTech. The Company will be the preferred provider of content delivery network, or CDN, services and the exclusive provider of IP connectivity services to all of QualityTech’s data center facilities and will migrate to the Company’s IP connectivity services approximately 350 customers that QualityTech acquired in connection with its purchase of Globix Hosting LLC, a subsidiary of Globix Corporation, in October of 2006. The Company will also take down approximately 4,500 square feet of space in several of QualityTech’s data center facilities. This strategic relationship represents revenues of approximately $15 million for value-added CDN services and IP connectivity services over the three-year term. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Germany purchases a second cyberknife
from the IV MB:
>>German purchases a second cyberknife
http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.deutsche-medizinmesse.de/iframe_news_
details.php%3Fnews_id%3D93&ei=tyieSci5E5zgM93VmcsL&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=9&ct=result&prev=/search
%3Fq%3Dcyberknife%2BG%25C3%25BCstrow%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26as_qdr%3Dall
*** translated from German ***
Surgery without a scalpel
Cancer patients may soon high level of comfort in Güstrow enjoy
Güstrow, 13.01.2009
The completely pain-free treatment with Cyber Knife is worldwide in more than 150 centers and has approximately 50,000 people have hopes fulfilled.
In Germany, with Cyber Knife until now only in a Munich center worked. Alternative to conventional surgery with scalpel, anesthesia, wounds and bloody action, the Munich Radio surgeons have very many patients without the usual dangers and risks associated with the beaming robot can handle. The expansion of treatment capacity does not, to even more people as quickly as possible to be able to help.
The decision for the next CyberKnife center of Germany has liked few days ago. It is in Rostock in Güstrow adjacent to the hospital and are already in 2009 first patient can absorb.
Specifically for the application of this highly innovative cancer therapy emerged Cyber Knife Center Mecklenburg-Vorpommern GmbH builds the center in the coming months for more than 8 million euros. These investments are necessary for the building, its equipment and robotics. Under the guidance of a highly reputable radiation therapist, the skills necessary for dealing with radiation Robotic technology has to be physicists and medical technical assistants to the wellbeing of cancer patient care. Cyber Knife-Manager Mrs. Viola Völzer promises for approximately 450 patients per year capacity in the center. In close cooperation with the hospital CMM, the university hospitals in Rostock and Greifswald as well as with the tumor centers in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, everything done to the Cyber Knife appropriate to treat patients optimally.
>>German purchases a second cyberknife
http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.deutsche-medizinmesse.de/iframe_news_
details.php%3Fnews_id%3D93&ei=tyieSci5E5zgM93VmcsL&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=9&ct=result&prev=/search
%3Fq%3Dcyberknife%2BG%25C3%25BCstrow%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26as_qdr%3Dall
*** translated from German ***
Surgery without a scalpel
Cancer patients may soon high level of comfort in Güstrow enjoy
Güstrow, 13.01.2009
The completely pain-free treatment with Cyber Knife is worldwide in more than 150 centers and has approximately 50,000 people have hopes fulfilled.
In Germany, with Cyber Knife until now only in a Munich center worked. Alternative to conventional surgery with scalpel, anesthesia, wounds and bloody action, the Munich Radio surgeons have very many patients without the usual dangers and risks associated with the beaming robot can handle. The expansion of treatment capacity does not, to even more people as quickly as possible to be able to help.
The decision for the next CyberKnife center of Germany has liked few days ago. It is in Rostock in Güstrow adjacent to the hospital and are already in 2009 first patient can absorb.
Specifically for the application of this highly innovative cancer therapy emerged Cyber Knife Center Mecklenburg-Vorpommern GmbH builds the center in the coming months for more than 8 million euros. These investments are necessary for the building, its equipment and robotics. Under the guidance of a highly reputable radiation therapist, the skills necessary for dealing with radiation Robotic technology has to be physicists and medical technical assistants to the wellbeing of cancer patient care. Cyber Knife-Manager Mrs. Viola Völzer promises for approximately 450 patients per year capacity in the center. In close cooperation with the hospital CMM, the university hospitals in Rostock and Greifswald as well as with the tumor centers in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, everything done to the Cyber Knife appropriate to treat patients optimally.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
SoftLayer CDN still growing fast; tweaks intended to widen appeal
from Tier 1 Research daily newsletter - headline:
SoftLayer launched its CDN service last year through a reseller agreement with Internap Network Services. SoftLayer's team has continued to work with Internap on adding features, and in the meanwhile, SoftLayer has been adding lots of customers.
SoftLayer launched its CDN service last year through a reseller agreement with Internap Network Services. SoftLayer's team has continued to work with Internap on adding features, and in the meanwhile, SoftLayer has been adding lots of customers.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
The chief doctor of Kiev City Oncology Hospital urges the government to acquire a cyberknife - Ukraine
from the IV MB, some parts are hard to believe (In the next year in Ukraine is expected to identification of 190 000 new cases of cancer, of which 50% of patients with solitary tumors could be cured through the use of cyber-knife) and the collapse of the local economy probably makes things a bit more difficult...:
The chief doctor of Kiev City Oncology Hospital urges the government to acq a cyberknfie
http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.from-ua.com/voice/f1cf4fda6487d.html&
ei=YQObSafmEZDWMdnOyPcL&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=2&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcyberknife%26start%3D120%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN%26as_qdr%3Dd
***** translated from Russian *****
Died without a knife
Cyber Knife
Treatment with the help of a cyber-knife is to date the most advanced way to combat cancer in the world.
The procedure for exposure of the equipment allows for the removal of cancerous tumors in any part of the human body, head, neck and spine with an accuracy of less than a millimeter, and without the use of painful frame.
1-5 factions - and not cancer. The patient rises to his feet and goes home .... All he had cured. You do not need chemicals, does not require surgery and anesthesia. It looks like a fairy tale, but it is reality. And this reality has become a reality for normal countries.
To understand how the civilized nations of the world concerned about the health of its citizens, would be sufficient to look at the list of States which have set the cyber knife act:
Asia. 38: -1 China, Hong Kong -1, China -5, Korea, -5, Malaysia - 1, Taiwan - 4 Turkey - 2, Japan -19;
Europe. 11: Germany - 1, Greece - 1, Spain - 2, Italy - 3, Netherlands - 1, France - 3;
Canada - 1;
Venezuela - 1;
UK - 1;
USA - 100 units.
Strangely, that Ukraine is not in this list. As if not to us, there are 960 000 officially registered cancer. As if not to our beautiful, fertilizer powder chemicals, radiation and land each year about 160 000 new cases of cancer. As if not ill with cancer in Kiev, each 56-second inhabitant. Do not we like it for every 1500 cases accounted for 900 deaths. Given the number of lines in the hospital, these figures are far from reality. In fact, the average physician is rarely faced with certain types of cancer. The share of the larynx, pancreas, kidney and urinary bladder accounts for up to 35% of all cancer deaths.
In the next year in Ukraine is expected to identification of 190 000 new cases of cancer, of which 50% of patients with solitary tumors could be cured through the use of cyber-knife.
So the company decided to offer Accuray equipment of our country. How, you may not have heard about this proposal? And I did not hear. Because information about the chance for Ukrainian patients has not been disclosed. Order did not arise in a society of unhealthy interest in magic equipment. Not to ask dying from cancer and their relatives from the officials: «But why cyber knife is not yet in Ukraine?».
The doctors are united in one thing: the equipment is not only necessary, it is vital in these circumstances, when the cancer went into first place in the list of reasons on which the Ukrainians died.
Here's the view of cyber-knife system, the chief doctor of Kiev City Oncology Hospital GP Oleynichenko.
The chief doctor of Kiev City Oncology Hospital urges the government to acq a cyberknfie
http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.from-ua.com/voice/f1cf4fda6487d.html&
ei=YQObSafmEZDWMdnOyPcL&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=2&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcyberknife%26start%3D120%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN%26as_qdr%3Dd
***** translated from Russian *****
Died without a knife
Cyber Knife
Treatment with the help of a cyber-knife is to date the most advanced way to combat cancer in the world.
The procedure for exposure of the equipment allows for the removal of cancerous tumors in any part of the human body, head, neck and spine with an accuracy of less than a millimeter, and without the use of painful frame.
1-5 factions - and not cancer. The patient rises to his feet and goes home .... All he had cured. You do not need chemicals, does not require surgery and anesthesia. It looks like a fairy tale, but it is reality. And this reality has become a reality for normal countries.
To understand how the civilized nations of the world concerned about the health of its citizens, would be sufficient to look at the list of States which have set the cyber knife act:
Asia. 38: -1 China, Hong Kong -1, China -5, Korea, -5, Malaysia - 1, Taiwan - 4 Turkey - 2, Japan -19;
Europe. 11: Germany - 1, Greece - 1, Spain - 2, Italy - 3, Netherlands - 1, France - 3;
Canada - 1;
Venezuela - 1;
UK - 1;
USA - 100 units.
Strangely, that Ukraine is not in this list. As if not to us, there are 960 000 officially registered cancer. As if not to our beautiful, fertilizer powder chemicals, radiation and land each year about 160 000 new cases of cancer. As if not ill with cancer in Kiev, each 56-second inhabitant. Do not we like it for every 1500 cases accounted for 900 deaths. Given the number of lines in the hospital, these figures are far from reality. In fact, the average physician is rarely faced with certain types of cancer. The share of the larynx, pancreas, kidney and urinary bladder accounts for up to 35% of all cancer deaths.
In the next year in Ukraine is expected to identification of 190 000 new cases of cancer, of which 50% of patients with solitary tumors could be cured through the use of cyber-knife.
So the company decided to offer Accuray equipment of our country. How, you may not have heard about this proposal? And I did not hear. Because information about the chance for Ukrainian patients has not been disclosed. Order did not arise in a society of unhealthy interest in magic equipment. Not to ask dying from cancer and their relatives from the officials: «But why cyber knife is not yet in Ukraine?».
The doctors are united in one thing: the equipment is not only necessary, it is vital in these circumstances, when the cancer went into first place in the list of reasons on which the Ukrainians died.
Here's the view of cyber-knife system, the chief doctor of Kiev City Oncology Hospital GP Oleynichenko.
Heart surgery simulator arrives in South Africa
from ITWeb Limited (enphasis added):
Medtronic product manager Rebecca Lai says the VCL is the only one of its kind in Africa and is one of 35 spread around the world, at 19 testing stations.
“The VCL was developed by Medtronic, in conjunction with Immersion Medical, in the US, who created the haptics technology to make the simulator more real,” explains Lai. “Currently, the simulator has 70% feedback quality.”
The simulator is a combination of a C-Arm scanner, a human dummy fitted with apparatus and software loaded with a number of cases to test the user. Lai adds that a number of the test cases used in the simulator were taken from real-life scenarios. The heart X-rays and MRI scans of the patients were copied and digitised into 3D images and animations that are included in the software for the simulator.
“The VCL offers real-time cardiovascular scenarios where the differentiating factor is the speed of which the user completes the procedures,” says Lai.
Medtronic product manager Rebecca Lai says the VCL is the only one of its kind in Africa and is one of 35 spread around the world, at 19 testing stations.
“The VCL was developed by Medtronic, in conjunction with Immersion Medical, in the US, who created the haptics technology to make the simulator more real,” explains Lai. “Currently, the simulator has 70% feedback quality.”
The simulator is a combination of a C-Arm scanner, a human dummy fitted with apparatus and software loaded with a number of cases to test the user. Lai adds that a number of the test cases used in the simulator were taken from real-life scenarios. The heart X-rays and MRI scans of the patients were copied and digitised into 3D images and animations that are included in the software for the simulator.
“The VCL offers real-time cardiovascular scenarios where the differentiating factor is the speed of which the user completes the procedures,” says Lai.
Equinix 4Q results: “a slow down in decision making, particularly from new customers”
Equinix (EQIX) reported 4Q and full year results on February, 11.
The headline we've used mirrors what the market has perceived as the main outcome of the call, together with the information that the Company was lowering, because of that, 2009 guidance, by roughly 2% [a $16 million haircut at midpoint, due in part to currency fluctuations (roughly $ 3 million)].
Given the fact that historically the Company has always exceeded expectations, and that this is the first time since the Internet bubble burst that guidance is revised downward, the 10% decrease experienced by the shares after earnings can be easily explained. The price is now below $50 as we write.
Growth Y/Y is still forecasted in the 20% range, a very sound number in this economic climate, but lower than the organic 38% growth experienced in 2008, and some reasons to be more conservative about the dynamics of the sector were introduced at the conference call.
As a side and final comment on this matter, Equinix has always gotten the majority of its new orders from the existing customer base (up to 80%), so this inertia in decision making (if limited mainly to new customers) might not really represent a big scare for the Company. However, it must be noted that the number of new customers in the quarter (110), is the smallest experienced this year (ranging from 144 to 178 previously). A new metric to follow closely in 2009, to see how this specific number develops, but may be not time to panic yet about a deep slow down in potential growth for the Company.
Before digging more into the numbers, we'll also add a few comments introducing a “we were wrong” section, related to our Earnings Forecast, previously published on Seeking Alpha.
We had predicted that Equinix might need to start planning new centers in Ashburn (Washington DC metro) and Silicon Valley – on the contrary, three new expansions in different locations were announced: Chicago (downtown, in what is known as CHI2), Los Angeles, (the unused portion of LA1), and Hong Kong (HK 1 phase IV).
These are “small size” expansions (we would probably call them fine tuning the potential of the assets), that will still add some 900 cabinets in the 4Q 2009 (as a reminder Equinix experienced an average net add of about 1,400 cabinets every quarter, in the USA and Asia, in 2008).
As to the Washington, DC and Silicon Valley markets, these were the comments made during the call (transcripts available from Seeking Alpha):
Mark Kelleher - Canaccord Adams
Could you just tell us where you stand with capacity utilization in the U.S.?
Stephen M. Smith (Equinix CEO)
Sure. Today, the simplest way to think about it:
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D.C., we're in good shape. We have plenty of capacity in D.C. for the foreseeable future; I'd call it out to four quarters worth of visibility for the full year.
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Silicon Valley we're in good shape.
The only way we have to try to explain our thinking is that we never thought that Equinix was out of space right now, but as greenfield builds require about 12/18 months, and given the recent success rate in these markets, we did expect that a proper planning had to be put in place (and announced) well ahead of actually being out of space. Unless the Company experiences a complete change in demand, we still expect some sort of expansion announcement probably in the second half of the year for these locations. This was not ruled out during the call (emphasis added):
Stephen M. Smith
Number three, on the CapEx front our $325 to $375 million plan includes approximately $285 million of announced expansion and ongoing CapEx and includes the three expansions we announced today. There's also approximately $40 to $90 million in our guidance for potential expansion projects that we're contemplating but have not yet committed to. Said differently, our CapEx guidance can still absorb incremental expansion announcements up to $90 million without requiring us to increase our capital guidance.
The competitive landscape is also interesting (this is also taken from the conference call):
Manuel Recarey - Kaufman Brothers
You talked about the supply constraint that's out there. Is there any particular geographic areas or markets that are more constrained than others?
Stephen M. Smith
From our inventory, Manny?
Manuel Recarey - Kaufman Brothers
More from a market perspective where you'd see, I guess you'd end up seeing better pricing holding up just due to the supply being more constrained.
Stephen M. Smith
Yes, I'd say we've seen some builds slow down or get stopped in certain markets, like in the Silicon Valley and in the D.C. area, in and around call it our peer group space. It certainly has an effect on capacity between retail and wholesale business.
In particular, in the Silicon Valley two Companies, Dupont Fabros and Terremark, announced their decision to delay their expansion plans, due to lack of capital available – this is taken form a recent article on Data Center Knowledge:
Terremark Delays Santa Clara Project
Terremark (TMRK) has decided to delay construction on its planned data center in Santa Clara, Calif., saying it will instead focus its development budget on its booming business at its data fortress in Virginia, the NAP of the Capital Region.
Terremark’s planned expansion on Corvin Drive is the second major data center project in Santa Clara sidelined by capital constraints related to the credit crunch. DuPont Fabros Technology (DFT) halted development of a $270 million data center in Santa Clara in October after it was able to borrow less than it hoped to fund the project.
The postponements are likely to mean a tighter market for data center space in Santa Clara, which has been the busiest area in Silicon Valley due to low power rates from the local utility, Silicon Valley Power. While there is no immediate space crunch, the mothballing of the two projects eliminates at least 200,000 square feet of data center space that was to arrive in 2009 .
Terremark’s decision will leave fewer choices for companies seeking substantial chunks of data center space in Santa Clara. The only new inventory slated to come on the market in the city in 2009 is a project being built by CRG West. The 50,000 square foot first phase of the three-building campus is scheduled to be finished in the fourth quarter of 2009. Of existing inventory, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) has wholesale data center space remaining in two of the seven buildings it owns in Santa Clara.
Both Terremark and DuPont Fabros (DFT) say they remain enthusiastic about Santa Clara, and hope to eventually complete their projects. ”This is in no way a reflection of the Santa Clara market, but a decision to manage our capital efficiently,” said Terremark CEO Manuel Medina.
In spite of these negative aspects, we still believe that Equinix delivered some good numbers, and a few metrics are worth a second look.
Revenues increased in all areas:
US was up 5,8%
Asia was up 11,3%
Europe was up roughly 11 %, on a same currency basis, although it shows a decline of 4,6% in US currency (as we underlined in our forecast, the main issue being the decline in value of the British Sterling in the quarter)
Absent this FX impact, Equinix would have well exceeded consensus for the quarter.
Keith D. Taylor
On a constant currency basis, assuming we kept our currencies constant with the average rates in effect during Q3, our Q4 revenues would have been $198.8 million or 8% greater than our Q3 reported revenues.
A few comments during the call supporting our analysis:
Stephen M. Smith
In our European market our financial performance beat our expectations for the quarter and the year, despite the unfavorable impact of currency fluctuations. Our capacity for growth in this region is generally good in all markets, with expansion activity in London, Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt, all of which are on track at this time. Many of our competitors also continue to expand, but with much smaller projects, leaving us better positioned for growth.
Jonathan Schildkraut - Jefferies & Company
A couple of questions on year up. You know, revenues contracted quarter-over-quarter. What happened here? Was this just primarily currency headwinds? And maybe if you could quantify the currency headwind as it applied just to Europe, that would be helpful.
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Keith D. Taylor
I think it's very appropriate that you bring up the European matter. If we adjust for the currency impact, I think, as everybody knows, the impact of the sterling in Q4, it was a very dramatic movement and, for that matter, Euro, but Euro was a little bit more stable. Had we not seen the sterling depreciate so quickly, the average rates that we used for the quarter close would have had us increasing on a neutral basis 11% quarter-over-quarter, so substantial growth. So the growth that you saw in Asia, we're seeing the same equivalent growth rate on a fundamental local basis in Europe as well, 11%.
What is also interesting about Europe is the nice increase in margins achieved: cash gross margins were 57% in the 4Q 2008, compared with 49% in the 3Q 2008 and 39% one year ago.
Other sources also seem to indicate that the market in Europe remains solid – this is taken from a recent press release by Tariff Consultancy Ltd:
Data Centre Rack pricing increased by an average of 8.5% across Europe during 2008, with more price increases forecast for 2009
The latest Data Centre Price Tracker survey of 14 European countries reveals that average per Rack pricing rose by 8.5% during 2008. Countries that saw the highest per Rack price rises in 2008 include Portugal (30%), Denmark (24%) and France (17%).
In all countries Data Centre operators are raising prices as newly furbished space is introduced to the market and are introducing new types of Rack product which reflect the costs of providing enhanced power which increases the average price per rack. The main price determinant for a Data Centre operator is now the cost of power rather than the actual physical space cost.
Looking forward into 2009 it is likely that there will continue to be moderate price increases in most countries. Data Centre operators continue to report strong customer demand despite the downturn, as enterprises continue to outsource their IT infrastructure to a third party provider as the cost of managing their in-house facility continues to rise.
"Although there is an economic downturn taking place, there is no immediate sign of a slowdown in demand for Data Centre space," commented Margrit Sessions, Managing Director of Tariff Consultancy Ltd. "Strong customer demand is buoyed by the outsourcing of non-core activities and continues to support the development of new Data Centre space. This demand also allows the operator to selectively raise pricing across all of the main European markets, and we anticipate that average pricing will continue to rise," Sessions added.
Digital Realty Trust (DLR) also came out with similar comments on its February, 17 P/R:
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR - News), the world's largest wholesale datacentre provider, has released the results of a new study of the datacentre market in Europe that assesses the datacentre plans of European companies and the trends that will shape the datacentre industry in the near term. The study, which succeeds the one Digital Realty Trust released in early 2008 about the European datacentre market, is based on a detailed survey of senior decision makers who are either directly responsible for datacentres or influence significant decisions related to datacentre operations at large European organisations. The research was conducted for Digital Realty Trust by the respected research firm Campos Research and Analysis.
Key findings of the new study include:
More than four out of five companies surveyed are planning datacentre expansions within the next two years.
More than a quarter of surveyed companies are actively planning immediate datacentre expansion projects that are commencing in 2009, and 69 percent of companies are planning projects that will commence in 12-24 months.
Compared to last year's survey results, there has been a 117 percent increase in the number of firms that will seek more than 2,500 square metres for their datacentres, indicating that the scope of datacentre projects has grown significantly.
Compared to last year's survey results, there has been a 22 percent increase in projected average datacentre space requirements from 1,300 square metres to 1,600 square metres - a significant increase that will impact the balance of supply and demand for datacentre space in European markets.
"Despite the dramatic changes in the economic climate, this year's results indicate that an even larger proportion of European companies are planning datacentre projects. Moreover, these projects are bigger by every measure," said Bernard Geoghegan, Senior Vice President at Digital Realty Trust who oversees International Operations. "These trends corroborate what we are continuing to hear from so many of our customers - that datacentres have become critical corporate assets that ensure competitiveness in difficult times and that will drive growth when economic conditions improve."
Back to a few highlights from Equinix results:
- while lowering revenues, EBITDA guidance was reaffirmed, confirming the operating leverage of the business;
- pricing is still holding well all over most markets covered by the Company;
- churn is still forecasted in the 2% range per quarter, in spite of the challenging economy;
- cabinets pricing and MRR are still trending nicely toward the targets fixed by the Company;
- Europe is showing some signs of increase in the interconnection business (that will take a while to develop, as it did in Asia, but will positively impact margins);
- pipeline is still described as strong, although it remains to be seen at what pace it will be translated into additional orders;
- expansion is basically on track, and fully funded.
We still remain positive on the long term potential of the sector and Equinix in particular, especially toward 2010 and after, when colocation might experience a stronger demand and little supply.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Advantage Futures Announces New Equinix Frankfurt Data Center
P/R by Advantage Futures:
Advantage Futures Announces New Equinix Frankfurt Data Center
CHICAGO, Feb. 17 IL-Advantage-FuturesCHICAGO ,Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Advantage Futures, the premier futures
brokerage firm, today announced its new server hosting data center at Equinix
inFrankfurt, Germany .Joseph Guinan , Founder, Chairman and CEO, Advantage
Futures, made the announcement.
Advantage Futures is pleased to now offer their Equinix Frankfurt data
center, in addition to their current server hosting data centers located inChicago andHouston . This new data center provides clients with a quick direct
connection to the Eurex exchange. Our state-of-the-art data center offers
technologically advanced network equipment and security devices. It also
includes wide bandwidth connections fromChicago toFrankfurt and high
bandwidth internet access providing customers the ability to connect via a
secure Cisco VPN client or a secure VPN tunnel. TheFrankfurt data center
incorporates a redundant Trading Technologies server environment, and hosts
access to the CME Group and ICE Exchanges as well. All of this is backed by
24-hour security and support.
"The Advantage Futures new state-of-the-art data center will offer
Advantage Futures clients a faster connection to Eurex," saidTom Guinan ,
Chief Information Officer, Advantage Futures. "This new facility is a
continuation of the Advantage Futures commitment to providing our clients with
every edge possible. Our new data center offers colocation, internet access
and direct network access to Eurex and several other exchanges."
About Advantage Futures
Advantage Futures is a premier futures brokerage firm for professional,
institutional, and active individual traders with best-in-class clearing and
execution services provided with high-quality client service and
technologically efficient solutions. We provide clients with a superior
technology infrastructure, redundant exchange connectivity and 24-hour
technology support. Our multimillion dollar investment in state-of-the art
equipment provides our clients with extremely fast trading delta times while
ensuring reliability and security. Advantage Futures technology investment
also includes server hosting facilities, robust exchange connectivity, and
fully redundant back office and accounting systems. We support trading on
almost all domestic and foreign exchanges either through our direct clearing
memberships or through various correspondent broker relationships. Our
management team has extraordinary industry experience and a strong reputation
for integrity. Advantage Futures has processed over one billion contracts
since its inception inJune 2003 . For more information, call Advantage Futures
at 312-756-6300 or visit http://www.advantagefutures.com.
Technology's bargain bin
from CNN Money - Fortune:
Mike Lippert, portfolio manager for Baron iOpportunity fund, likes to focus on free discretionary cash flow, which he defines as cash flow from operations minus the capital expenditures required to keep the company at its current size. He believes this figure gives him a good snapshot of the company's earnings power. He compares his cash-flow figure with the company's stock price and its projected long-term growth rate to find undervalued shares.
Mike Lippert, portfolio manager for Baron iOpportunity fund, likes to focus on free discretionary cash flow, which he defines as cash flow from operations minus the capital expenditures required to keep the company at its current size. He believes this figure gives him a good snapshot of the company's earnings power. He compares his cash-flow figure with the company's stock price and its projected long-term growth rate to find undervalued shares.
One stock that looks cheap to Lippert by this measure is Equinix (EQIX). The company, based in Foster City, Calif., operates data centers that act as hubs for the Internet. Customers include companies like Google, IBM, Microsoft, and Sony, among thousands of others that distribute content and services over the Internet. As the largest player in the field, Equinix can handle more capacity and offer faster access speeds than smaller rivals. And Equinix management has said it expects its earnings to outstrip its capital expenditures, which means it will be able to add data centers without needing to go into the frozen credit markets. Lippert figures that Equinix trades at about nine times his 2009 estimate for free discretionary cash flow, when historically it has traded at about 15 times. "At this valuation," he says, "it's hard to pass up."
Research Study Finds an Increasing Number of European Companies Planning to Expand Datacentres
press release by DLR:
Independent Survey Commissioned by Digital Realty Trust Indicates that Datacentre Projects for the Coming 12-24 Months Have Increased and Expanded in Scope Despite Economic Conditions
Independent Survey Commissioned by Digital Realty Trust Indicates that Datacentre Projects for the Coming 12-24 Months Have Increased and Expanded in Scope Despite Economic Conditions
DUBLIN, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR - News), the world's largest wholesale datacentre provider, has released the results of a new study of the datacentre market in Europe that assesses the datacentre plans of European companies and the trends that will shape the datacentre industry in the near term. The study, which succeeds the one Digital Realty Trust released in early 2008 about the European datacentre market, is based on a detailed survey of senior decision makers who are either directly responsible for datacentres or influence significant decisions related to datacentre operations at large European organisations. The research was conducted for Digital Realty Trust by the respected research firm Campos Research and Analysis.
Key findings of the new study include:
- More than four out of five companies surveyed are planning datacentre expansions within the next two years.
- More than a quarter of surveyed companies are actively planning immediate datacentre expansion projects that are commencing in 2009, and 69 percent of companies are planning projects that will commence in 12-24 months.
- Compared to last year's survey results, there has been a 117 percent increase in the number of firms that will seek more than 2,500 square metres for their datacentres, indicating that the scope of datacentre projects has grown significantly.
- Compared to last year's survey results, there has been a 22 percent increase in projected average datacentre space requirements from 1,300 square metres to 1,600 square metres - a significant increase that will impact the balance of supply and demand for datacentre space in European markets.
"Despite the dramatic changes in the economic climate, this year's results indicate that an even larger proportion of European companies are planning datacentre projects. Moreover, these projects are bigger by every measure," said Bernard Geoghegan, Senior Vice President at Digital Realty Trust who oversees International Operations. "These trends corroborate what we are continuing to hear from so many of our customers - that datacentres have become critical corporate assets that ensure competitiveness in difficult times and that will drive growth when economic conditions improve."
Other findings of note in the new study include:
- A 21 percent increase compared to last year's survey in average power capacity per rack (4.7kW v. 5.7kW) that companies are projecting, which is a significant metric for datacentre power requirements.
- More than 60 percent of companies plan to use a partner to expand rather than taking a do-it-yourself approach to these large datacentre projects.
- Companies identified London as the top location for the datacentre projects being planned. Paris was identified as the second most popular location for upcoming datacentre projects.
"This survey supports the strong demand for datacentre space we are continuing to see in London and Paris. These markets already have a significant imbalance between demand for datacentre facilities and very limited supply, and this study indicates that those will continue to be key locations for corporate datacentre projects over the next two years," Geoghegan added.
About the Methodology
Metrics reported in this study are based on Web-based surveys of IT decision makers at large corporations in four European countries: the U.K., France, Germany and Ireland. All surveyed companies have annual revenues of at least euro 1.0 billion and/or at least 2000+ employees. All survey participants are directly involved in the process of managing corporate datacentres, executing contracts for new datacentres, implementing new datacentres or expanding existing datacentres. All participants were senior level executives, including CxOs, in MIS, IS or Finance. The survey was conducted in October 2008.
Data Centre Rack pricing increased by an average of 8.5% across Europe during 2008, with more price increases forecast for 2009
a press release by Tariff Consultancy Ltd:
In all countries Data Centre operators are raising prices as newly furbished space is introduced to the market and are introducing new types of Rack product which reflect the costs of providing enhanced power which increases the average price per rack. The main price determinant for a Data Centre operator is now the cost of power rather than the actual physical space cost.
There remains a large difference in average rack prices per country in the 14 country survey. Italy remains the lowest average priced country for rack space (545 Euro per month), followed by Germany (673 Euro per month).
By contrast, Denmark (1,300 Euro per month), Switzerland (1,040 Euro per month), France (1,029 Euro per month) and the UK & Austria (both on 1,024 Euro per month) have now the highest average rack prices in the survey.
Looking forward into 2009 it is likely that there will continue to be moderate price increases in most countries. Data Centre operators continue to report strong customer demand despite the downturn, as enterprises continue to outsource their IT infrastructure to a third party provider as the cost of managing their in-house facility continues to rise.
As new Data Centres enter service in 2009 operators will seek to ensure that they receive an economic return on the cost of their investment. The cost of new build facilities that are required to meet customer demand for space continues to increase.
The cost of recently announced new build facilities ranges from Euro 33 million (TelecityGroup's development in Stockholm) to Euro 110 million (Equinix's development in London) and underlines the scale of the investment now required.
Industrial electricity costs continue to rise - with an increase in price of more than 20% during the past 12 months. Overall, France, Sweden and Switzerland have consistently the lowest industrial electricity prices in Europe, and Italy, Spain and the UK have among the highest industrial electricity rates. Industrial electricity pricing is projected to continue to be volatile in the months ahead.
"Although there is an economic downturn taking place, there is no immediate sign of a slowdown in demand for Data Centre space," commented Margrit Sessions, Managing Director of Tariff Consultancy Ltd. "Strong customer demand is buoyed by the outsourcing of non-core activities and continues to support the development of new Data Centre space. This demand also allows the operator to selectively raise pricing across all of the main European markets, and we anticipate that average pricing will continue to rise," Sessions added.
In all countries Data Centre operators are raising prices as newly furbished space is introduced to the market and are introducing new types of Rack product which reflect the costs of providing enhanced power which increases the average price per rack. The main price determinant for a Data Centre operator is now the cost of power rather than the actual physical space cost.
There remains a large difference in average rack prices per country in the 14 country survey. Italy remains the lowest average priced country for rack space (545 Euro per month), followed by Germany (673 Euro per month).
By contrast, Denmark (1,300 Euro per month), Switzerland (1,040 Euro per month), France (1,029 Euro per month) and the UK & Austria (both on 1,024 Euro per month) have now the highest average rack prices in the survey.
Looking forward into 2009 it is likely that there will continue to be moderate price increases in most countries. Data Centre operators continue to report strong customer demand despite the downturn, as enterprises continue to outsource their IT infrastructure to a third party provider as the cost of managing their in-house facility continues to rise.
As new Data Centres enter service in 2009 operators will seek to ensure that they receive an economic return on the cost of their investment. The cost of new build facilities that are required to meet customer demand for space continues to increase.
The cost of recently announced new build facilities ranges from Euro 33 million (TelecityGroup's development in Stockholm) to Euro 110 million (Equinix's development in London) and underlines the scale of the investment now required.
Industrial electricity costs continue to rise - with an increase in price of more than 20% during the past 12 months. Overall, France, Sweden and Switzerland have consistently the lowest industrial electricity prices in Europe, and Italy, Spain and the UK have among the highest industrial electricity rates. Industrial electricity pricing is projected to continue to be volatile in the months ahead.
"Although there is an economic downturn taking place, there is no immediate sign of a slowdown in demand for Data Centre space," commented Margrit Sessions, Managing Director of Tariff Consultancy Ltd. "Strong customer demand is buoyed by the outsourcing of non-core activities and continues to support the development of new Data Centre space. This demand also allows the operator to selectively raise pricing across all of the main European markets, and we anticipate that average pricing will continue to rise," Sessions added.
Internap contract
taken from a post on :
It is a circuit we ordered well over a year ago with a low commitment when XO committed to build in to the facility. Another reason for ordering it was that we paid Internap almost double for traffic bound for XO. With our new Internap contract the XO aged contract is actually within $1 per Mbps of the Internap.
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Colo4Dallas -- 28,000 sf of private datacenter space (additional 78,000 sf under construction)
Internap, Level3, TW Telecom BGP with Internap FCP 5200
Take an online tour of Colo4Dallas
Paul's blog
It is a circuit we ordered well over a year ago with a low commitment when XO committed to build in to the facility. Another reason for ordering it was that we paid Internap almost double for traffic bound for XO. With our new Internap contract the XO aged contract is actually within $1 per Mbps of the Internap.
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Colo4Dallas -- 28,000 sf of private datacenter space (additional 78,000 sf under construction)
Internap, Level3, TW Telecom BGP with Internap FCP 5200
Take an online tour of Colo4Dallas
Paul's blog
Insight into data centre industry
from Comms Express:
The Data Centre World Conference & Expo (DCWCE) has invited a leading industry expert to delve into the future development of the data centre sector.
Eric Schwartz, president of Equinix Europe, which provides data centre solutions and networking equipment to a global customer base, will provide attendees of the DCWCE with an insight into developments that will take place during 2009.
Meanwhile, Equinix executives will be on hand to discuss the firm's strategy for the European market and how the company will meet its customers demands during the current economic downturn.
"As more businesses turn to providers of data centre services to protect and connect their valued information assets, the industry is playing an increasingly important role in ensuring the vitality of the information-driven world," said Mr Schwartz.
The Data Centre World Conference & Expo (DCWCE) has invited a leading industry expert to delve into the future development of the data centre sector.
Eric Schwartz, president of Equinix Europe, which provides data centre solutions and networking equipment to a global customer base, will provide attendees of the DCWCE with an insight into developments that will take place during 2009.
Meanwhile, Equinix executives will be on hand to discuss the firm's strategy for the European market and how the company will meet its customers demands during the current economic downturn.
"As more businesses turn to providers of data centre services to protect and connect their valued information assets, the industry is playing an increasingly important role in ensuring the vitality of the information-driven world," said Mr Schwartz.
Samsung strategy is simple: touchscreens
a post by cellodude on the IV MB:
>>Samsung strategy is simple: touchscreens
[For Samsung Mobile, the future of mobile phones is all about the touchscreen. The company said today during its press conference at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that its 2009 strategy will be "a mobile to touch every lifestyle" adding that it plans to lead the trend in touchscreen phones in 2009. "People love touchscreens. The touch market will increase radically this year. There are a number of things we can do with touchscreen phones. Touch creates a better multimedia experience," said YH Lee, vice president of global marketing for Samsung Mobile.]
http://www.investorvillage.com/smbd.asp?mb=238&mn=44442&pt=msg&mid=6692807
Also they're confident in spite of the economy:
["I am confident to predict, however, that Samsung Mobile will grow again this year. Let me say that again: We are confident Samsung Mobile will achieve continuous growth in 2009, despite the worst economy in years."]
http://www.itpro.co.uk/609885/mwc-09-samsungs-touch-screen-downturn-strategy
>>Samsung strategy is simple: touchscreens
[For Samsung Mobile, the future of mobile phones is all about the touchscreen. The company said today during its press conference at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that its 2009 strategy will be "a mobile to touch every lifestyle" adding that it plans to lead the trend in touchscreen phones in 2009. "People love touchscreens. The touch market will increase radically this year. There are a number of things we can do with touchscreen phones. Touch creates a better multimedia experience," said YH Lee, vice president of global marketing for Samsung Mobile.]
http://www.investorvillage.com/smbd.asp?mb=238&mn=44442&pt=msg&mid=6692807
Also they're confident in spite of the economy:
["I am confident to predict, however, that Samsung Mobile will grow again this year. Let me say that again: We are confident Samsung Mobile will achieve continuous growth in 2009, despite the worst economy in years."]
http://www.itpro.co.uk/609885/mwc-09-samsungs-touch-screen-downturn-strategy
China releases two CK which were archived last Sep
a summary of what's happening in China from a post by yyy60 on the IV MB:
>>China releases two CK which were archived last Sep
Last Sep China’s Ministry of Health archived four CK in Mainland because they were purchased by hospitals without Ministry’s approval. Now 2 (Shanghai & Tianjin) of the 4 CK are released.
http://www.medicenter.cn/base/2009/0215/article_1654.htm
The Ministry also set the requirement for hospitals to acquire CK or TOMO:
(1) General Hospital – over 800 beds, annual out-patient not less than 1.2M, cancer patient more than 10K…etc
(2) Cancer specialist hospital – over 500 beds, annual out-patient not less than 150K, in-patient more than 15K….etc
(3) Private Hospital …..etc
http://www.medicenter.cn/base/2009/0215/article_1655.htm
>>China releases two CK which were archived last Sep
Last Sep China’s Ministry of Health archived four CK in Mainland because they were purchased by hospitals without Ministry’s approval. Now 2 (Shanghai & Tianjin) of the 4 CK are released.
http://www.medicenter.cn/base/2009/0215/article_1654.htm
The Ministry also set the requirement for hospitals to acquire CK or TOMO:
(1) General Hospital – over 800 beds, annual out-patient not less than 1.2M, cancer patient more than 10K…etc
(2) Cancer specialist hospital – over 500 beds, annual out-patient not less than 150K, in-patient more than 15K….etc
(3) Private Hospital …..etc
http://www.medicenter.cn/base/2009/0215/article_1655.htm
Monday, February 16, 2009
Samsung Memoir™
Samsung Memoir™ Makes Official Debut at Mobile World Congress 2009
BARCELONA, Spain - (Business Wire) Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) and T-Mobile USA, along with photographer and model Helena Christensen today officially unveiled the Samsung Memoir™, a touch-screen phone with an impressive 8-megapixel camera for premium imaging functionality, to be available exclusively through T-Mobile USA beginning February 25, 2009....
With full HTML web browsing capabilities and T-Mobile’s 3G network, users can also download images or videos and instantly make updates to social networking sites. In addition, the Memoir features a music and video player, as well as multiple messaging capabilities, full touch virtual QWERTY keypad with haptic feedback and Assisted GPS.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Immersion new web site
with a few comments taken from the IV MB, by cellodude:
>>IMMR's splashy, re-designed website: Goodies Galore
BEAUTIFUL!
http://www.immersion.com/
Navigation is now much less confusing. IMMR now has pictures of partner's products plastered all over the website, and links to positive reviews. Investors will be able to learn much more quickly how IMMR's inter-connections work.
New (or previously suspected) info:
Mercedes
http://www.immersion.com/partners/haptics-in-use/automotive.html#tab=mercedes
Arcade wheels
http://www.immersion.com/products/arcade-electronics/index.html
Desktop phones
http://www.immersion.com/docs/Phone_Market-Brief_may08_v1-lr.pdf
Cue Acoustics radio
http://www.immersion.com/partners/haptics-in-use/consumer-electronics.html#tab=cueradio
Next-Gen rumble
http://www.immersion.com/products/rumble-technology/rumble-hd.html
>>IMMR's splashy, re-designed website: Goodies Galore
BEAUTIFUL!
http://www.immersion.com/
Navigation is now much less confusing. IMMR now has pictures of partner's products plastered all over the website, and links to positive reviews. Investors will be able to learn much more quickly how IMMR's inter-connections work.
New (or previously suspected) info:
Mercedes
http://www.immersion.com/partners/haptics-in-use/automotive.html#tab=mercedes
Arcade wheels
http://www.immersion.com/products/arcade-electronics/index.html
Desktop phones
http://www.immersion.com/docs/Phone_Market-Brief_may08_v1-lr.pdf
Cue Acoustics radio
http://www.immersion.com/partners/haptics-in-use/consumer-electronics.html#tab=cueradio
Next-Gen rumble
http://www.immersion.com/products/rumble-technology/rumble-hd.html
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