Patent applications - IMMR

United States Patent Application	20090313542
Kind Code	A1
Cruz-Hernandez; Juan Manuel ; et al.	December 17, 2009

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User Interface Impact Actuator

Abstract

A system generates a haptic effect that simulates a mechanical button. The system receives a signal that indicates that a user has contacted a user interface of the system. The system includes an impact actuator. In response to the signal, a moving element of the impact actuator contacts the user interface, which generates the haptic effect.

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Inventors:	Cruz-Hernandez; Juan Manuel; (Montreal, CA) ; Grant; Danny A.; (Laval, CA)
Correspondence Name and Address:	WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, PLLC ATTN: PATENT DOCKETING, P.O. BOX 7037 ATLANTA GA 30357-0037 US
Assignee Name and Adress:	Immersion Corporation San Jose CA

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United States Patent Application	20090305744
Kind Code	A1
Ullrich; Christopher J.	December 10, 2009

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Developing A Notification Framework For Electronic Device Events

Abstract

Systems and methods are described herein for developing a notification framework for presenting notification information to a user of an electronic device. One embodiment of a method, among others, includes receiving input from physical sensors located in proximity to an electronic device and receiving input from one or more other electronic devices in proximity to the electronic device. The method further comprises assessing a context of the electronic device from the received input. A notification framework is then determined from the assessed context. The method also includes notifying a user of the electronic device of a detected event associated with the electronic device. Notifying the user includes notifying the user within the notification framework.

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Inventors:	Ullrich; Christopher J.; (Ventura, CA)
Correspondence Name and Address:	WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, PLLC ATTN: PATENT DOCKETING, P.O. BOX 7037 ATLANTA GA 30357-0037 US
Assignee Name and Adress:	Immersion Corporation San Jose CA

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United States Patent Application	20090299711
Kind Code	A1
Rosenberg; Louis B.	December 3, 2009

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Physically Realistic Computer Simulation of Medical Procedures

Abstract

An apparatus for interfacing the movement of a shaft with a computer includes a support, a gimbal mechanism having two degrees of freedom, and three electromechanical transducers. When a shaft is engaged with the gimbal mechanism, it can move with three degrees of freedom in a spherical coordinate space, where each degree of freedom is sensed by one of the three transducers. A fourth transducer can be used to sense rotation of the shaft around an axis.

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Inventors:	Rosenberg; Louis B.; (Mountain View, CA)
Correspondence Name and Address:	PATENT DEPARTMENT (51851);KILPATRICK STOCKTON LLP 1001 WEST FOURTH STREET WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101 US
Assignee Name and Adress:	Immersion Corporation San Jose CA

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United States Patent Application	20090295552
Kind Code	A1
Shahoian; Erik J. ; et al.	December 3, 2009

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Vibrotactile Haptic Feedback Devices

Abstract

Vibrotactile haptic feedback devices are disclosed. For example, in one embodiment, a device includes: a mass, an actuator configured to vibrate the mass, and a coupling disposed between the actuator and the mass or between the mass and a housing, the coupling having a first configuration with a compliance and a second configuration with a compliance, the compliance of the coupling in the first configuration being different from the compliance of the coupling in the second configuration, the actuator being configured to output haptic feedback associated with the first configuration of the coupling and haptic feedback associated with the second configuration of the coupling, the haptic feedback associated with the first configuration of the coupling being different from the haptic feedback associated with the second configuration of the coupling.

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Inventors:	Shahoian; Erik J.; (San Ramon, CA) ; Martin; Kenneth M.; (Palo Alto, CA) ; Schena; Bruce M.; (Menlo Park, CA) ; Moore; David F.; (Redwood City, CA)
Correspondence Name and Address:	PATENT DEPARTMENT (51851);KILPATRICK STOCKTON LLP 1001 WEST FOURTH STREET WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101 US
Assignee Name and Adress:	Immersion Corporation San Jose CA

Apollo Opens New Point of Presence in Equinix London Data Centre

Apollo Supports Customer Demand by Increasing Resilience and Reducing Latency Between London and the USA

LONDON, December 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Apollo, a transatlantic submarine cable system, and Equinix, Inc. ( EQIX), a provider of global data centre services, today announced that Apollo has opened a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Equinix's LD4 London Slough International Business Exchange(TM) (IBX(R)) data centre. This new PoP in LD4 provides Apollo's customers with resilient, intercontinental access between the UK and major cities in the USA. By locating outside central London, Apollo is offering its customers an alternative, low latency route, by-passing major congestion points within central London.

Apollo's submarine cable system connects the world's leading telecommunication and internet companies to the USA, with Apollo North connecting from the UK and Apollo South connecting from France. Apollo chose to extend its cable system into LD4 to meet increasing customer demand for reliable, linear wavelengths between London and the USA. By hosting a PoP in LD4, Apollo will enable its customers to bypass central London, linking directly to its UK landing station in Cornwall. This will improve the resilience and speed of connection, providing an alternative access point between London and the USA in substantially less than 70 milliseconds.

"We are delighted to be associated with Equinix, the world's leading data centre services provider," said Richard Elliott, managing director of Apollo. "Directly connecting to LD4 will offer our customers diversity from other London networks and meet the growing requirements of our customer base. By investing in this new PoP, we have enhanced our network in a way that cuts latency, increases diversity and ensures optimum resilience."

"As one of the main transatlantic cable providers to the USA, we are excited to be working with Apollo to provide its customers with a first class network architecture," added Russell Poole, Equinix's General Manager in the UK. "With a direct access cable into our LD4 data centre, Apollo can offer a reliable alternative to connecting through central London and provide its customers with the consistent low latency that they need."

About Apollo

Apollo-SCS (http://www.apollo-scs.com)Ltd is a UK based company which owns, operates and markets the Apollo Submarine Cable System. The Apollo submarine cable system is the most recently installed, fibre optic network running from UK to US and France to US offering City to City LAN PHY services. The Apollo system is flexible, with high resilience and reliability, the system has an ultimate capacity in excess of 8Tbit/s. Designed and implemented as two diverse transatlantic legs, Apollo provides direct connections between the US and France and the UK and the US.

Morgan Joseph Reiterates a 'Buy' Rating on Equinix (EQIX); Raises PT & Estimates

Morgan Joseph reiterates a 'Buy' rating on Equinix, Inc., raises price target from $105 to $125.

Morgan analyst says, "We are increasing our price target for Equinix shares to $125 from $105 given our anticipation of robust demand for Equinix' data center services throughout 2010 and 2011, and the introduction of what we believe are conservative estimates for 2011. We also continue to expect the company's data center expansion plans to significantly contribute to revenue growth over the same time
period. For 2011, we estimate sales and adjusted EBITDA of $1.25bn and $591mm, respectively. We are maintaining our 2009 sales and adjusted EBITDA estimate of $878mm and $400mm. We are also maintaining our 2010 sales and adjusted EBITDA estimates of $1.07bn and $506mm, respectively."

Synaptics’ Fuse Lets You Squeeze it, Touch its Behind

Synaptics has just announced this really neat concept phone called the Fuse, which has sensors of pretty much every type all over it. First off, it has a touch sensor on the back of the device when combined with haptic feedback, unlocks some great potential for 3D apps and multitouch. The device is also pressure sensitive, so squeezing its sides will let you stop inertial scrolling and open applications.

Read more: http://www.intomobile.com/2009/12/14/synaptics-fuse-lets-you-squeeze-it-touch-its-behind.html#ixzz0ZtIM9FUI

Synaptics Debuts Fuse™ Next-Generation Mobile Phone Concept

Goldman Sachs Fund Rides On Quality

The last time IBD profiled Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities on June 12, it was way ahead of its peers, thanks to its exposure to high-quality growth stocks. Little has changed.

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The managers' bread and butter are high-quality stocks selling at attractive prices. What are high-quality companies? They're industry leaders with recurring revenue, high return on invested capital, sustainable free cash flow and pricing power.

Such traits translate into high long-term growth rates, which fuel meaningful price advances.

Getting in at attractive valuations gives the fund room to benefit from a stock's multiple expansion during its run-up, the managers say.

The fund's top holding as of Sept. 30 was Equinix, which provides network services. Q3 earnings rose 213%, which was 57% higher than estimates by analysts, who see a 30% rise in Q4 and 23% growth in 2010.

Fundamental Picture

Fundamental weak spots appear to be a high debt and low return on equity. The company had leveraged up on capital to expand its data centers. A bright spot is that after-tax margin is the highest it's been in four years.

The stock has broken out of several basing and consolidation patterns since mid-June. Its price has risen 47% since then. It sits near a new high, 8% beyond its latest basing area.

Equinix, looking forward...

Equinix (EQIX) recently released a few additional data about the proposed acquisition of Switch and Data (SDXC), which are worth a mention.

Stephen Smith, CEO, and Keith Taylor, CFO, participated at the NASDAQ OMX Investor Conference, where they covered a few issues related to the acquisition rationale.

Portions of the transcript of the presentation, held on December 2, 2009, have been filed with the SEC. Slides presented on that occasion are also available on the Equinix I/R section.

Additionally, Equinix filed an S-4 form which gives a great insight into the combination of the two Companies, including some background to it.

We'll start from the NASDAQ OMX Conference, where management summarized several key reasons why Equinix went for this move (web cast available at this link):

• Stephen Smith—Equinix Inc.—President and CEO
• So we announced on October 21 the acquisition of Switch & Data for $689 million of equity value at the time of signing on October 20. It is an 80/20 split. 80% stock, 20% cash. We expect to close this sometime mid to late first quarter.
• The rationale for the deal was pretty straightforward. This is a US-based decision. It is driven by scale, access to capital, cost of capital, all the things that are driven underneath a capital-intensive business that are going to bring us into new markets. We were in six markets in the US. We will pick up an additional 16 markets.
• They will bring us capacity in the current six markets that we are in today. The interconnection, they’re are very focused. It is a very similar business model to the Equinix business model. They are very network dense. They are very network focused. So from an integration standpoint this will be fairly straightforward and there are synergies here.
• And then financially, we will pick up some NOLs here so there will be a financial benefit.
• It will now put us in nine of the top 10 markets in the US. And again, that is very important to us as we study the future trends of the business more and more of this infrastructure, servers, storage equipment and networking gear is getting deployed closer to the edge of the network. The edge of the network is extending. Latency matters for the applications are running on this infrastructure.
• So having a broader footprint in the US has been very, very critical for this decision.
• So we are pretty excited about this. This really gives us a chance in the US market to really be able to satisfy almost any requirement that we would see anywhere in the US from a city standpoint.

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Two key points from the presentation:

• Stephen Smith—Equinix Inc.—President and CEO
• It is going through the regulatory and Department of Justice review as we speak.
• On the cost side, we’ve estimated $20 million of synergies who keep an eye on the rest of the leadership team, believe that there will also be revenue synergies.

It is pretty standard for acquisitions of this size to go under Department of Justice investigation, as Tier 1 Research summarizes:

• T1R Insight: Equinix acquisition of Switch and Data under DoJ scrutiny
• The US Department of Justice is scrutinizing the proposed acquisition of Switch and Data by Equinix. Many who have seen similarly sized M&A deals are not surprised – this type of examination is fairly standard. T1R has spoken with several Equinix customers that have discussed the connotations of the deal.

Equinix has also recently re-filed a Notification and Report Forms with the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice:

• Equinix FORM 8-K
• Equinix’s re-filing will give the Antitrust Division staff more time to review the information submitted by the parties and to complete its initial investigation before the staff must determine whether to issue a formal request for additional information. The effect of this re-filing will be to extend the waiting period under the HSR Act an additional 30 days to January 6, 2010.

As to the savings/synergies announced at the conference, the $20 million forecasted do represent a relevant number, if we take into consideration that Switch and Data's revenues are, right now, about $ 215 million per year (3Q 2009 revenues of $53,5 million annualized). There's certainly room to improve leverage in the business, through this acquisition.

The S-4 Form gives a great insight into the acquisition, its background, and some of the future targets for the combined Company (and the sector).

First, a look at the history of the deal:

• Background of the Merger
• Over the years, including prior to Switch and Data’s initial public offering in 2007, its board of directors and management have regularly evaluated its business and operations, as well as its long-term strategic goals and alternatives to maximize stockholder value in light of changing business and market conditions. Switch and Data’s board of directors has regularly examined potential strategic acquisitions or combinations, including a potential business combination with Equinix in 2006. These discussions, however, were terminated prior to Switch and Data’s initial public offering in early 2007, because the expected value of Switch and Data following the initial public offering significantly exceeded the value that Equinix had indicated it would be willing to offer.
• In January 2009, a representative of Switch and Data was approached by a privately-held firm in its industry based outside of the United States (the “International Party”) to explore whether a business combination might be feasible. A non-disclosure agreement was executed on March 17, 2009.
• In late April 2009, prior to Piper Jaffray being engaged as Switch and Data’s financial advisor, an Equinix representative indicated an interest in meeting with Switch and Data during a discussion with a representative of Piper Jaffray. The representative of Piper Jaffray delivered this request to William K. Luby, the chairman of Switch and Data’s board of directors.
• On September 9, 2009, Switch and Data’s board of directors had a telephonic meeting with representatives of Piper Jaffray to discuss the August 28, 2009 letter of intent, the current proposed transaction terms with Equinix and the International Party, the current state of negotiations with Equinix and the International Party and the alternatives available to Switch and Data (which consisted of remaining independent, completing a transaction with Equinix and combining with the International Party). The board of directors asked representatives of Piper Jaffray several questions regarding the valuation range that might be achieved in further negotiations with Equinix and a discussion ensued.
• … on September 25, 2009... the Switch and Data board of directors also determined, based upon the analysis of its financial advisors and after comparing the value to Switch and Data’s stockholders of a transaction with the International Party in which Switch and Data would be the surviving company with the proposed transaction with Equinix, that a transaction with the International Party was unlikely to result in value to Switch and Data’s stockholders equal to or greater than the proposed transaction with Equinix. Also, based upon the Switch and Data board of directors’ knowledge of the industry and the analysis of Switch and Data’s financial advisors, the board determined not to approach the other participants in the industry. This was due to the significant premium offered by Equinix, the knowledge of the strategies and the financial conditions of the participants in the industry and the risk of delay imperiling the proposed Equinix transaction.

The guessing game about the name of the International Party interested in a merger with Switch and Data may begin (as a reminder SDXC had an agreement to jointly market services with Interxion in Europe) - it is obvious that Equinix's move, as we wrote previously, also obtained the result to avoid the creation of a global competitor in the sector, and stopped a foreign entity from achieving a US listing, without going through an IPO, and a strategic footprint in the most important market for the colocation sector.

The most interesting piece of information, however, is hidden among the considerations made by the two Companies through the negotiations that led to the combination of Equinix and Switch and Data.

• Equinix Projected Financial Information
• Equinix does not as a matter of course make public projections as to future performance, earnings or other results beyond the current fiscal quarter due to the unpredictability of the underlying assumptions and estimates. However, in connection with the merger, Equinix provided Switch and Data with non-public projections of Equinix’s standalone financial performance for its fiscal years 2009 through 2014 as set forth below.

Switch and Data also provided similar projections to Equinix for the same time frame (5 years). Here are the two data sheets (click to enlarge):

While these projections are based on several variables (you may read the full disclaimer at page 48 of the filing), they do represent an interesting analysis of how management is forecasting the future of the sector and their performance. For example, both Equinix and Switch and Data predict growth above 20% for the next 4 years, with a drop below this level just in the 5^th year:

Another similarity we may find in both predictions is related to the EBITDA growth, which is seen improving both as an absolute number and as a percentage of revenues (from 44,4% in 2009 to 53,5% in 2014 for Equinix, and from 36% to 47,7% in the same time frame for Switch and Data).

Both Companies also expect EBITDA to exceed CAPEX in 2012 (EBITDA is a very close proxy for cash flow).

While the scope of this article is an update of the news related to the SDXC acquisition, we can't keep ourselves from analyzing some of these Equinix numbers on a (still) stand alone Company basis (an exercise mainly made to focus our readers' attention on the EBITDA and cash flow dynamics of this business model, the two metrics we favor to analyze this Company).

Assuming Equinix can achieve the growth predicted, the Company is expected to reach an EBITDA of about $1.4 billion in 2014, a number which we translate into roughly $ 1.25 billion of cash flow. With less than 40 million shares outstanding (excluding converts and options, plus obviously new shares issued for the SDXC acquisition, as here we are using EQIX numbers only), we would get over $ 30 per share of EBITDA/cash flow – whatever multiple you may decide to use for a correct valuation, in this scenario the current market price of about $ 100 per share doesn't really sound over valued.

The acquisition of Switch and Data won't change dramatically the picture, and we await more data at the next conference call to do additional financial modelings for the combined Company.

Disclosure: Long EQIX

SEC to Regulate Nasdaq's Co-Location

from tradersmagazine.com:

Co-location is a service offered by market centers and third parties, such as Equinix, that involves making rack space available to firms for their trading servers in facilities near market centers' matching engines.

Nasdaq works in partnership with Verizon, but largely controls the marketing and management of its co-location efforts. NYSE Euronext does everything on its own. (The exchange operator would not comment on whether or not the SEC intends to oversee its services.)

The other two major market operators--BATS Exchange and Direct Edge, an ECN--have chosen not to get into the business of selling rack space. They have entered into agreements with Savvis, BT Radianz and Equinix to market and manage their co-location efforts. Placing one's trading server nearer to an exchange matching engine reduces communication times, increasing the chances of beating competitors to profitable trading opportunities.

Fierce Telecom Leaders - Jarrett Appleby, CMO, Equinix

an interview with Jarrett Appleby at Fierce Telecom:

>>Data networking is old hat to Equinix's Chief Marketing Officer Jarrett Appleby. In fact, the former CMO of Reliance Globalcom came to Equinix in December 2008 with over 25 years of telecom and datacom experience under his belt. Fierce Telecom Senior Editor Sean Buckley recently caught up with Appleby to talk about the evolution of the data center market.

Read more: http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/fierce-telecom-leaders-jarrett-appleby-cmo-equinix/2009-12-15#ixzz0ZmjoCkPZ

Lexus Remote Touch System Wins Technical Innovation Award

Published in the December 2009 issue of popular mechanics:

TECHNICAL INNOVATION

Lexus Remote Touch

Available on Lexus HS250h and RX 350

As automobiles accumulate more and more advanced electronic functions, how do you control them? Newer systems attempt to access nearly every automotive function with a single-point controller. And every strategy has had drawbacks—except for Lexus’s new Remote Touch.

This haptic system works just like a computer mouse: You guide an arrow on the car’s main screen and click a button at the controller’s base with your thumb to make a selection. It offers subtle but effective force feedback to let the operator know when the cursor has crossed to a different function or onto a virtual button. And you can dial in exactly the amount of feedback you want.

This brilliant system is the solution we’ve been waiting for. Remote Touch is only available on the Lexus HS250h and RX 350.

Robotic image-guided radiosurgery for the treatment of neoplastic vertebral pain

Pantaleo Romanelli, MD
IRCCS Neuromed IRCCS, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy

Abstract

Metastatic spinal lesions are common in cancer patients. Spinal metastases usually involve the vertebral bodies and are characterized by severe pain. Surgical treatment, as a consequence of its high invasiveness, is rarely offered to patients with metastatic disease and expected limited life span. Spinal radiosurgery provides high rates of pain and local growth control with limited risk of neurological complications. The use of radiosurgery to treat spinal lesions has been strongly facilitated by the development of image-guided robotic radiosurgery, a technique able to deliver stereotactic irradiation to intra- and extra-cranial targets.....

INTRODUCTION

.... Three image-guided linear accelerator (LINAC)-based devices are currently used to deliver spinal radiosurgery : the Novalis Tx...TomoTherapy® Hi-Art® ...and the CyberKnife...

Radiosurgery

Several studies have demonstrated that radiosurgery is feasible and effective for palliation of spinal metastases. Cyberknife radiosurgery has been used and reported much more than other modalities of spinal radiosurgery, due to the intrinsic ability of the system to provide accurate single stage irradiation to the spine. A limited number of studies reporting the outcome of spinal radiosurgery using the Novalis and the Hi-Art systems will be discussed first....

Future Perspectives

Although spinal radiosurgery remains in its infancy, the data reported in the literature clearly show an effective role for it in the treatment of spinal metastases. Stereotactic delivery of radiation to metastatic lesions near the spinal cord can result in good tumor control, rapid and durable pain relief, and in some cases recovery of neurologic function, with little evidence of radiation-related side effects or radiation necrosis. The largest studies of spinal radiosurgery have consistently shown excellent clinical outcomes without complications using single-fraction approaches. Gerszten et al. presented outcome of a 115-patient study including 108 metastatic lesions (14). They treated all patients with a mean single-fraction dose of 14 Gy (12-20 Gy) prescribed to the 80% isodose line. No acute radiation toxicity or new neurological deficits occurred during the follow-up period (median, 18 months). Axial and radicular pain improved in 74 of 79 patients. In the large-scale study from the same group, not a single instance of radiation-induced neurological complications was observed.

Taken along with the current findings, pain control and local control after single-fraction or hypofractionated radiosurgery are equivalent. This is consistent with results of randomized studies that have failed to show significant difference in pain control between single- and multifraction regimens for external-beam radiation therapy. We can conclude that single-fraction radiosurgery is effective in most cases of spinal lesions, and that hypofractionated radiosurgery should be reserved for treatment of special cases (e.g., larger tumors). The efficacy and safety of highly conformal radiation therapy against metastatic spinal lesions appears to be well established based on the data in the literature....


Conclusions

Spinal radiosurgery is a fast, non-invasive treatment used with good results in a growing number of patients with vertebral metastatic pain. In particular, radiosurgery is rapidly becoming the main treatment option for patients with stable vertebral disease, offering high rates of pain and tumor growth control and low incidence of neurological complications.

Miami's 3rd CK will be installed at Mercy Hospital (the 17th CK in Fl)

from the IV MB, by yyy60:

Miami's 3rd CK will be installed at Mercy Hospital (the 17th CK in Fl)

** Florida is the state that has the most CK (15). Including the new CK at U.of Miami and Mercy Hosp-Miami, there will be 17 CK in Fl.

The CyberKnife Institute at Mercy Hospital is scheduled to open February, 2010, and will be the first hospital based CyberKnife system in the Greater Miami metropolitan area. The CyberKnife system offers State-of-the-Art “Image Guided Radio Surgery”, the most advanced tool available in fighting cancer through radiation oncology. Providing patients with world class doctors, technology, and research, the CyberKnife Institute represents the highest quality of care obtainable.

Accuray shares rise on UBS upgrade

NEW YORK — Shares of Accuray Inc. rose Wednesday after a UBS analyst upgraded the maker of medical radiation equipment, citing stable orders of the company's CyberKnife system.

UBS analyst Erik Schneider raised his rating to "Neutral" from "Sell" and reaffirmed a $6 share price target.

NUOVA TERAPIA CEFALEA A GRAPPOLO

Campobasso, 13 nov. (Adnkronos) -

Una nuova cura per le cefalee a grappolo. E' quanto presentato da Pantaleo Romanelli, esperto di neurochirurgia funzionale dell'Istituto Neuromed di Pozzilli (Isernia), all'European Protocol Development Committee della Cyberknife Society, durante la riunione dei maggiori esperti del settore che si e' svolta a Milano nei giorni scorsi. Si tratta di un nuovo protocollo per il trattamento di forme gravi di cefalea a grappolo resistenti alla terapia medica.

Il protocollo presentato da Romanelli si base sull'utilizzo del Cyberknife, un robot radiochirurgico capace di inviare fasci sottili di radiazioni su bersagli intracranici con precisione submillimetrica, al fine di fronteggiare una patologia che incide sensibilmente sulla qualita' della vita di coloro che ne sono affetti. Questo robot finora e' stato utilizzato per il trattamento non invasivo di tumori intra ed extra cronici con ottimi risultati. Romanelli, applicando la tecnologia Cyberknife nel trattamento di casi severi di cefalea a grappolo resistenti alla farmacoterapia, ha selezionato come bersaglio del trattamento il ganglio sfenopalatino, una struttura nervosa della faccia coinvolta nella genesi della cefalea a grappolo.

Il trattamento e' efficace, del tutto non invasivo e presenta rischi molto contenuti. In seguito alla presentazione di questo protocollo la Cyberknife Society ha incaricato il dottor Romanelli di coordinare uno studio multicentrico internazionale al fine di trattare casi selezionati di cefalea a grappolo con questa nuova metodica.

Equinix Appoints Kei Furuta as Managing Director in Japan

David Wilkinson, the Former Managing Director, Becomes Senior Director, Business Development for Equinix Asia Pacific

Tokyo, Japan, 9 December 2009 – Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, today announced that Kei Furuta has joined Equinix as the managing director for Equinix Japan K.K.. In this role, Furuta will be responsible for the overall performance of Equinix’s operations in Japan, where the company currently operates two data centers. David Wilkinson, the former managing director for Equinix Japan K.K, will take on the new regional role of senior director, Business Development, Equinix Asia Pacific, to oversee the company’s growing business from financial services companies in the region.

Furuta comes to Equinix with a wealth of experience, having held various executive positions with industry leading companies. He served as regional head at AboveNet and Sprint where he managed operations in Japan and Korea. He was also a founder of Energy Initiative Japan (EIJapan), an engineering and consulting firm for energy-saving and environmental technologies. Furuta started his career 15 years prior at leading trading company, Marubeni Corporation.

Wilkinson, in his new capacity as the senior director, Business Development, Asia Pacific, will lead the regional strategies and business development for Equinix Financial eXchange, to support the community of global capital market participants that locate within Equinix data centers to establish highly reliable and low latency connectivity. Wilkinson spearheaded Equinix’s expansion to Japan and has built a strong team of professionals and foundation in Japan over the past seven years.

Equinix entered the Japan market in 2002. It is currently the third largest Internet Exchange in Japan via operating two International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers in Heiwajima and Shinagawa, Tokyo, respectively. The two data centers, interconnected directly by Equinix’s IBXLink service, serve as a major Internet exchange platform for the interconnection of enterprise, service provider and content company networks. Both local and foreign corporations entrust the highly secure infrastructure and network density of Equinix’s Tokyo facilities to optimize network performance and efficiency.

“We are very committed to Tokyo as a strategic market for Equinix in the region. Kei Furuta will bring new vision and leadership to drive further success in Japan, while David Wilkinson assumes his new role to develop Equinix’s positioning in the financial service market in Asia Pacific, including Japan,” said Samuel Lee, president, Equinix Asia Pacific. “Our proven business model, coupled with our local market expertise, ensures that our Japan customers will enjoy strong support within the country as well as at Equinix locations globally.”

A new CK in Pasadena CA will be installed soon

from the IV MB, by yyy60:

>>I called more than one neurosurgeon's office at 630 S.Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA and have confirmed that a new CK will be installed on the 1/F of the building, probably this month. The CK will be co-owned.

Samsung bada

Samsung bada has now been officially unveiled, and a Developer SDK is available from Samsung's new developer site.

Samsung today unveiled its new smartphone platform, Samsung bada. Based on Samsung's signature TouchWiz user interface, the Samsung bada platform will provide flash control, web control, motion sensing, fine-tuned vibration control as well as face detection and recognition. Samsung bada will also support sensor-based, context-aware applications. By using various sensors such as accelerometers, tilt, weather, proximity and activity sensors, application developers can implement context-aware interactive features in applications.

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Samsung bada also supports Open GL ES 2.0 for advanced gaming capabilities. For haptic functionality, Samsung bada uses Immersion's TouchSense Player. Another key feature in Samsung bada is Lifelog, which lets developers create intelligent call logs to let users quickly figure out who they call most often etc.

AsiaEtrading.com reports on the Low Latency Trading Solutions seminar:

Low Latency Landscape

By Steve on Dec 06, 2009

This was the 5 minute speech I gave at the Low Latency Trading Solutions seminar with RTS Realtime Systems and Equinix before the FIA event in Singapore began this past December 2, 2009.

Good morning everyone. My name is Steve Edge Director of AsiaEtrading.com. I would like to thank you for attending our Low Latency trading solutions seminar. Our hosts today are RTS Realtime Systems a leading global trading systems provider. And Equinix a provider of global data center services.

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Low Latency Solutions Seminar A Great Success

By Steve on Dec 08, 2009

Our low latency trading solutions seminar held December 2nd preceding the Futures Industry Association (FIA) conference in Singapore was a great success. With 79 attendees in the standing room only venue at the St. Regis hotel the 90 minute event ran without a hitch.

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John Knuff the Director of Business Development of Equinix was on hand to present the final part of the low latency trading solutions seminar. He touched on the firms approach to data centers and low latency connectivity worldwide. His polished performance made a great anchor to what was otherwise a very successful seminar.

President International Investment Holdings Ltd.

selling ARAY shares:


a summary of their activity:

President (BVI) International Investment Holdings trading history

PIPE International Chooses Equinix Sydney Data Center As Global Interconnect Provider For New Undersea Cable

Global Carrier also Deployed at Equinix Centers in Sydney, Tokyo and San Jose, CA

​Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, today announced that PIPE International (Australia), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PIPE Networks (ASX: PWK) has selected Equinix as a key interconnect provider for its new PIPE Pacific Cable (PPC-1) undersea cable. Through Equinix Sydney-1 (SY1) International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center located in its Sydney campus, Equinix will provide PIPE with convenient, secure and cost-effective access to the aggregation of Australia’s leading carriers operating within the center.

In addition to the Sydney IBX data center, PIPE is also utilizing Equinix’s global footprint and operational expertise, with deployments to Equinix centers in Tokyo, Japan and San Jose, CA, USA.

PIPE International’s newly laid PPC-1 undersea cable runs 6,900 km from Guam to its landing point on Sydney. With a capacity of 2.56 terabits per second, the PPC-1 system will provide significant additional capacity to Australia, and also will provide onward connectivity to Asia and the United States.

“We are extremely pleased to have been selected by PIPE International to help create market interest for the PPC-1 undersea cable project,” said Samuel Lee, President, Equinix Asia Pacific. “We provide a very efficient and secure means to distribute optimized traffic to the Australian market as well as increase the options for international transit and transport services out of Australia. The new PPC-1 cable system will also enable our customers to increase the resilience of their international network and provide additional redundancy.”

“Our landing of the new cable is to provide Australia with enhanced, competitive connectivity to the rest of the world,” Bevan Slattery, CEO of PIPE International said. “Equinix’s global data center services create an ideal partnership for us in the mission-critical project.”

Equinix operates IBX data centers in 18 countries, including a Sydney campus that houses two facilities, Sydney-1 (SY1) and Sydney-2 (SY2). With a combined floor space of approximately 120,000 square feet (11,145 square meters) and featuring state-of-the-art power, cooling and security systems, they provide the utmost reliability and connectivity for cable operators.

Letters of intent

• Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center, Dearborn, add MRT (“cyberknife”) unit, $4.8 million.

Colocation Database

Despite the global capital crunch, colocation service providers globally have continued to invest in new capacity. Colocation service providers surveyed by TeleGeography have added 154,016 square meters (1.66 million square feet) of new space since the beginning of 2008, an increase of approximately 8.7 percent.

"Colocation expansion is not limited to any individual region or operator," said TeleGeography analyst Jonathan Hjembo. "Colocation service providers are adding meaningful new capacity in a wide range of markets, including Washington, D.C., Amsterdam, London, Singapore, and Hyderabad."

Nevertheless, colocation space is filling quickly. Half of the colo sites launched since the start of 2008 were more than 50 percent full by mid-year 2009. While ample capacity is available in aggregate, operators in some cities, such as London, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, reported fill rates of more than 80 percent.

Space Available in Colocation Facilities, 2009

The The Colocation Database is TeleGeography’s comprehensive online guide to colocation service providers and sites around the world. The Colocation Database provides:

• Profiles of 1,787 colocation sites throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia.
• Concise analysis based on input from 809 site surveys.
• An intuitive search makes it easy to search by location, colo service provider or bandwidth provider

Network costs plague Asian bourses

from ZDnetasia:

>SINGAPORE--Stock exchanges in Asia are opening up the floodgates to allow foreign companies to trade on their systems, but are increasingly hampered by network and connectivity costs to cope with the transactional growth, according to an Equinix executive.

Key to the growth of bourses in the region is the ability of each exchange's network to connect to other exchanges in the world, John Knuff, Equinix's general manager for global financial markets, said Thursday in an interview.

Robotic system-based fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy in locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

posted by yyy60 on the IV MB:

>>Robotic system-based fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy in locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Department of Radiation Oncology, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Republic of Korea.

PURPOSE: We reviewed survival, local control, and toxicity in patients with locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) who had been treated with fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between June 2002 and March 2008, we retrospectively reviewed 35 patients with locally recurrent NPC treated using FSRT with CyberKnife. Gross tumor volumes ranged from 2.6 to 64.0ml (median, 7.9ml). Radiation doses were prescribed at the isodose line (75-84% of the maximum dose; median, 80%). The prescribed dose of FSRT ranged from 24 to 45Gy (median, 33Gy) in three or five fractions.

RESULTS: The overall survival (OS) rate, local failure-free survival (LFFS) rate, and disease progression-free survival (DPFS) rate at 5years were 60%, 79%, and 74%, respectively. Twenty-three patients achieved complete response after FSRT. Only T stage at recurrence was an independent prognostic factor for OS and DPFS. Five patients exhibited severe late toxicity (Grade 4 or 5).

CONCLUSIONS: With regard to OS and LFFS, our study provided favorable outcomes. The incidence of severe late toxicities was acceptable in our study. FSRT would be considered as the alternative treatment of choice in re-irradiation for locally recurrent NPC.

Eze Castle Integration, RTS Realtime Systems & Equinix Host Seminar on the Strategies and Technology Powering High Frequency and Algorithmic Trading

Boston seminar provides expert Insight to help firms of all sizes build data center infrastructures and financial ecosystems that effectively support customized trading strategies. Join Eze Castle Integration, Aite Group, RTS Realtime Systems and Equinix on December 3, 2009.

Boston, Mass. (PRWEB) November 30, 2009 -- Eze Castle Integration, Inc., a leading provider of technology and IT services to hedge funds and investment firms, today announced a Boston seminar to help firms of all sizes build data center infrastructures and financial ecosystems that effectively support customized trading strategies. Leading industry experts from Aite Group, RTS Realtime Systems, a leading global trading solutions provider, and Equinix will join Eze Castle on December 3, 2009 in Boston to provide industry insight and technology tips that will improve a firm’s bottom line by allowing it to harness the power of high frequency and algorithmic trading.

Demand for equal access to cutting-edge technology that puts investors and traders of all sizes on a level playing field continues to increase as firms seek to enhance their trading styles and win the battle for best execution. Given the increasing trend toward algorithmic trading, the panel of experts will address topics including advanced execution strategies, sponsored access, connectivity alternatives, proximity solutions and real-time risk management. Moderated by Paul Zubulake, senior analyst with Aite Group, the panel will feature Matt Bretan, senior technology consultant for Eze Castle Integration; Alex Lamb, executive board member for RTS; Stewart Orrell, senior manager of financial services for Equinix; and Praveen Garg, managing director for ConvergEx.

The “Strategies & Technology: Powering High Frequency & Algorithmic Trading” seminar will take place on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at The Harvard Club of Boston (One Federal Street). Registration begins at 5:00 p.m. EST, and the panel starts at 5:20 p.m. EST. Attendees will have the opportunity to network with colleagues at a cocktail reception following the panel. This event is free to attend.

Samsung set to beat 2009 handset sales target

from Reuters:

TOUCHSCREEN MODELS BOOM

Samsung said in a statement handsets adopting full touchscreens would account for about 20 percent of its mobile phone sales this year. In 2008, such phones made up only 5 percent of Samsung's total sales.

Samsung had sold around 40 million full touchscreen devices between January and November this year, compared with 10 million in 2008.

Nokia focuses on the future

from the IV MB, by cellodude:

>>Nokia focuses on the future

[If Korkman's job [at Nokia] is to identify the yet-to-be-fulfilled wants and needs of users, then Henry Tirri's is finding the technological solutions that can realise these ambitions. Tirri is head of Nokia's Research Centre, and is breathlessly enthusiastic about the potential of mobile devices.

He's particularly excited about haptic interfaces, which provide physical "feedback" to users. "It's partly about fooling your senses," he says. Nokia is working on new forms of haptic technology that can help to provide an augmented sense of reality. "There's a lot of gesture-recognition, a lot of pressure sensing."]

Germany's 2nd and 3rd CKs

from two posts by yyy60 on the IV MB:

>>Tumor removal without cuts in the MVZ

Auf Tumoreingriffe spezialisiert sich ein Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Specializing in tumor surgery is a medical supply center in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Es ist das zweite dieser Art in Deutschland. It is the second of its kind in Germany.

Von Dirk Schnack By Dirk Schnack

Ein Roboter soll ab Mai 2010 im CyberKnife-Zentrum Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Tumor-Patienten behandeln. A robot is starting from May 2010 in the CyberKnife Center of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern treat cancer patients.

Foto: CyberKnife-Zentrum Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Photo: CyberKnife Center of Mecklenburg-

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The Cologne University Hospital is obtained from the second stimulus package further 3.3 million euros in funding. Mit dem Geld soll das Werkstattgebäude auf dem Campusgelände aufgestockt werden, meldete am heutigen Freitag das Landesministerium für Innovation und Forschung. The money will be raised, the workshop building on the campus, announced on Friday the country's Ministry for Innovation and Research. Die Bewilligung dieser Mittel ist bereits die dritte innerhalb weniger Wochen. The granting of these funds is the third within a few weeks. Insgesamt erhält die Kölner Uniklinik aus dem Fördertopf von 464 Millionen Euro für die Sanierung der Hochschulen des Landes alleine 24,8 Millionen Euro. Overall, the Cologne University Hospital receives funding from the pot of 464 million euros for the rehabilitation of the universities in the country alone, 24.8 million euros. Mit der Zuwendung können die Bauarbeiten bereits in Kürze beginnen. With the grant the construction work can begin shortly. Im Sommer soll das neue Werkstattgebäude dann bezugsfertig sein, hieß es dazu weiter. In summer, the new workshop building will then be ready for occupancy, said it all again.

Weitere Projekte an der Uniklinik sind der Bau eines neuen Cyberknife-Zentrums sowie die Sanierung und Erweiterung der Zahnklinik und der Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie. Other projects at the University Hospital are the construction of a new CyberKnife Center and the renovation and expansion of the dental clinic and child and adolescent psychiatry.

ABC, we’re already here!

“Teachers TV – Australia leads the way in high volume, low cost television production and distribution and the Governments of Australia are already getting excellent value for the taxpayers’ investment,” said Sjoquist. “Governments and Philanthropic groups interested in helping to improve the quality of Australia’s education outcomes need look no further when providing further funding to help grow and develop the wonderful teachers of Australia and promote the new national curriculum.”

Teachers TV has been broadcasting on the digital trial platform in the Sydney metro area for over 12 months. The signal is currently being broadcast on channel 45 from the ABC tower in Gore Hill for Sydney viewers, and streamed live on their website for viewing around the nation. The stories are also available “click & pull” from the website www.teacherstv.com.au for on demand play.
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The channel won an International Webby Award in 2008, for the cutting-edge technology used in the creation of the website www.skillsone.com.au for The Institute for Trade Skills Excellence.

“We have been working closely with our technical partners – Pipe Networks, Broadcast Australia, Cisco Sytems, IVision, Soul Communications, Equinix and ASEIT Networks to develop new ways of doing things to drive down the cost of television production and distribution”.

Christopher B. Paisley

Ontario introduces CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery at Juravinski Cancer Centre

Technology Offers New Option for Cancer Patients

HAMILTON, ON, Nov. 26 /CNW/ - Ontario marks a milestone with the announcement of the province's first CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery treatment option for cancer patients at Juravinski Cancer Centre. The technology will offer many cancer patients an effective alternative to surgery for some cancers.

The technology is the world's first and only robotic radiosurgery system and it is designed to treat tumors anywhere in the body with sub-millimeter accuracy. Within Canada, this form of radiation therapy is only available at one Quebec cancer centre and it is new to Ontario.

"The addition of the CyberKnife to Ontario is great news for cancer patients," said Terrence Sullivan, President and CEO, Cancer Care Ontario. "This new technology allows a level of precision that is not currently available for some cancer patients, especially for those who have tumours which are considered inoperable or surgically complex."

Unlike a traditional radiation treatment machine which delivers radiation in a linear way, the CyberKnife system has a robotic arm which can move around the patient to deliver radiation. It has a sophisticated tracking system which uses x-rays to ensure that the radiation beam is directed precisely where the patient requires treatment. In addition, this image-guided approach continually corrects for any movement, such as breathing, helping to make sure that the beam is optimally positioned during the whole treatment.

"The Juravinski Cancer Centre is renowned for our expertise in clinical trials and evaluating shorter, more effective radiation treatments for cancer patients," said Dr. Bill Evans, President of the Juravinski Cancer Centre. "We're looking forward to developing further research into the use of this technology to decrease treatment time for patients with cancers of the prostate and breast."

The Juravinski Cancer Centre Foundation raised approximately $1 million towards the cost of the CyberKnife which will replace an older piece of equipment currently at the hospital. It will be available for patient use in spring 2010.

"We are grateful and thrilled with the generous support we've received from Mischa Weisz, SC Johnson Canada and other supporters of the Juravinski Cancer Centre Foundation who have made the acquisition of the CyberKnife possible," said Pearl Veenema, President and CEO, Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation.

A selection process was held by Cancer Care Ontario to determine the location of host centres for this technology. After evaluating applications, an expert panel selected Juravinski Cancer Centre to be one of two sites in Ontario, with the Ottawa Hospital also in line to host the Cyberknife technology. The plan for the installation of the CyberKnife at the Juravinski Cancer Centre is now fully approved.

Cancer Care Ontario is the provincial agency responsible for continually improving cancer services. As the government's cancer advisor, Cancer Care Ontario works to reduce the number of people diagnosed with cancer, and make sure that patients receive better care every step of the way.

The Juravinski Cancer Centre Foundation supports and enhances patient care, research and education at the Juravinski Cancer Centre through developing, managing and distributing charitable resources.

The Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Regional Cancer Program oversees the delivery and quality of cancer services for the counties of Brant, Burlington, Haldimand, Hamilton, Niagara and most of Norfolk. It is one of 13 Regional Cancer Programs created by Cancer Care Ontario in 2005 to ensure cancer care is delivered according to province-wide quality standards.

A fund that invests not only in technology innovation but those who benefit from it

by the Associated Press

The Baron iOpportunity fund invests not just in technology stocks but companies that benefit from technology, says portfolio manager Michael Lippert. Among his holdings are wireless tower companies. The fund has ranked in the top 2 percent of its category for total returns over the past year, according to Morningstar.
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Q: Your biggest holding, Equinix, has roughly doubled in the past year. What got you interested in it?

A: That's a company we have owned for a long time. I could build a data center right next to (one owned by) Equinix and charge half the price. No one would go there because you want to be in an Equinix building because that's where all the networks are. Equinix, though, could build their own building next door and tether it to their first building with fiber.

Can High Frequency Colo Support Many Players?

read the full article at Data Center Knowledge:

>>Can High Frequency Colo Support Many Players?

As NYSE Euronext pushes deeper into data center services, many industry-watchers are gauging the impact upon the market for low-latency colocation in Northern New Jersey. Colocation providers say the larger role for the NYSE and other exchanges will bring further segmentation to a fast-growing market, and predict that traders will continue to seek require colocation partners beyond the NYSE.

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“According to our industry checks, the new NYSE Euronext data center is increasing competition in the financial services markets,” said a recent research report from Mark Kelleher and Aron Honig at Brigantine Advisors. “Customers are researching the new product and it appears to be causing hesitation within the customer base.

“While speed is a factor, our checks are indicating that the NYSE is charging 3-7x what Savvis would charge for proximity hosting,” the report added. “Are the microseconds of speed worth the cost? Probably for the larger high speed trading firms, but it will not be for less active traders.”

Data center location matters

from BusinessWorldOnline:

>>OVUM research indicates data center customers increasingly rely on these facilities to deliver low-latency resources that support the products and services they deliver to their own customers. Data center vendors can lower their wholesale customers’ transaction times by building or acquiring facilities close to the ultimate end users.

Much more than just data storage

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Equinix’s announced acquisition of Switch and Data highlights the importance of data center locations. In response to customer demand for resources in close proximity to their end users, Equinix agreed to acquire Switch and Data for approximately $689 million in cash and stock. The combination extends Equinix’s global data centre services into 16 new markets across North America.

Equinix acknowledges that the rapid growth in demand for online information requires its existing and potential customers to store and distribute larger volumes of latency-sensitive digital assets and applications at the network edge, near local population centers and the eyes of professional and recreational users. Ovum expects mergers and acquisitions to be a constant presence in this market as companies deploy their facilities to meet wholesale customers’ requirements.

Equinix: Connecting in the cloud - Global Ethernet Report

from Fierce Telecom:

>>Equinix might not be the first service provider that would immediately come to mind as a global Ethernet player.

All that changed with the debut of its Equinix's Carrier Ethernet Exchange platform, which it offers on its International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers. Now, Equinix is right in mix of the Ethernet-Network to Network (E-NNI) ecosystem.

Equinix did not have to really look that far to develop its platform to enable global E-NNI arrangements. Taking a leverage and extend approach, Equinix found inspiration right in the data system program it provides for Internet peering and other applications.

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Read more: http://www.fiercetelecom.com/special-reports/equinix-connecting-cloud-global-ethernet-report#ixzz0XoxatnTo

NXT in touch screen deal with Immersion; sees sales recovering

From the news desk - 21/11/09

NXT plc, a provider of unique sound solutions, best known for its flat panel loudspeaker technology, said it has licensed TouchSense haptics technology from Immersion Corporation.

The agreement enables NXT and its licensees to additionally benefit from Immersion's touch feedback intellectual property for touch screen and touch panel applications.

Leveraging their understanding of bending wave physics, NXT scientists have developed a novel way of creating haptic feedback from touch screens and touch panels by differentiating the audio signal normally deployed in NXT's distributed mode loudspeakers.

The audio signal is optimised to deliver tactile vibrations so that touch screens can be either tuned to simultaneously function as a loudspeaker or operate almost silently but with haptic feedback, depending on applications and customer requirements.

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A Walk in the Cloud with PowerVPS and Equinix

from ctovision.com:

>>Thursday, I was fortunate enough to get to walk around Equinix’s DC-4 datacenter in Ashburn, VA.

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Equinix’s infrastructure is fed by numerous high voltage cables to Dominion Power, but in case of an outage, they have rooms full of batteries, 2MWatt generators, and 500,000 gallons of fuel ready to go. I heard that during a storm a few years ago, Dominion Power was having a hard time getting the full workload up – which led to them asking Equinix to run off of fuel generators all week. Equinix was capable of managing their load and maintaining operations the entire time.

Equinix Purchase of Switch - Decline of the Massive Data Center

from datacenterguru:

>>Three years ago, Equinix would have never seriously considered buying Switch and Data. Switch facilities were of a smaller scale, lower power density and more broadly distributed. All of these points were the converse of Equinix' stated strategic tenets at the time.

So did Switch reinvent itself or Equinix radically alter its strategy? In truth a little of both happened, but even more this is an indicator in a significant shift in market direction influenced by a number of factors.

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Report: New Colocation Space Fills Quickly

from Data Center Knowledge:

>>Report: New Colocation Space Fills Quickly

New colocation space is filling quickly when brought online, according to new data from the telecom research firm TeleGeography. Global colocation service providers surveyed by TeleGeography have added 1.66 million square feet (154,016 square meters) of new space since the beginning of 2008, many of which were more than 50 percent full by mid-year 2009.

“While ample capacity is available in aggregate, operators in some cities, such as London, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, reported fill rates of more than 80 percent” for their colocation footprints, TeleGeography said in announcing an update of its Colocation Database, one of the company’s paid services.

See what customers are saying about PivotLink for Salesforce:

"We needed a solution to supplement salesforce.com reporting and were looking for a partner with which we could work to improve our executive reporting," said Charles Sides, manager, CRM applications for Internap. "PivotLink allows us to pull data from multiple sources, giving us deeper clarity into our business and it is easy to use. PivotLink is also SAS 70 Type II certified. Our IT group is enthusiastic about eliminating the report backlog and putting analytic capabilities into the hands of business users across the organization. Furthermore, PivotLink has provided outstanding customer service to make sure that we are getting the highest return on our investment. I would highly recommend this product to any sales organization that wants to gain more control of their sales reporting processes and extend the benefits of fact based decision making to a much broader audience."

http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=293901&Itemid=29

Streaming Media West and Online Video Platform Summit - Special Edition News Round Up

from Larry Kless' blog:

It was a busy news week with major announcements from companies participating in Streaming Media West and the Online Video Platform Summit.

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Over 30 companies in the online video platform category participated in the show as either speakers, event sponsors or exhibitors, and many others came to see what was going on. The OVP space has evolved over a short time and has moved up the stack as a SaaS (software as a service) offering eclipsing CDNs which just a few months ago saw their own summit at Streaming Media West. Ben Homer, who I was glad to finally to meet at the show, pointed this out in his post, SMW Closing Thoughts | Online Video Watch,

"CDNs were noticeably missing from the event floor. There were a few, Internap was there, but Neither Akamai or Limelight had a booth this year. Several years ago CDNs were everywhere you looked at Streaming Media shows. Now it’s platforms."

Terence Warmbier of Immersion Corporation talks to Marek Pawlowski of MEX

Terence Warmbier of Immersion Corporation talks to Marek Pawlowski of MEX about haptics, touchscreens and user experience.

From Chicago to Ashburn, FASTER = BETTER

In the world of enterprise connectivity and colocation, we all know that fast is getting faster, and the lowest latency networks are winning the race. Always keeping you one step ahead, NEF is offering bandwidth availability on new routes from Chicago to NY and Chicago to Ashburn at incredible speeds.

In particular, we’re proud of this new route from Chicago to Ashburn that spans approximately 915 optical miles, beginning at 350 E. Cermak in Chicago and ending at 21715 Filigree Court in Ashburn, VA. It tests at 15.5ms RTD which makes it one of the lowest latency routes available and it is fully customizable to your needs, offering service at 100M Fast-E, 150M GbE, 1G GbE and 2.5G. We are committed to providing installation within 30 days and we stand behind our route with a proof-positive service level agreement—if you don’t like, you don’t have to keep it.

Ashburn has become one of the hottest locations as a major East Coast traffic exchange hub due to its strategic location just 30 minutes west of Washington DC. Ashburn colo campuses are continually growing and undergoing expansion in order to keep up with the growing demand. Ashburn, VA, is also home to giants AOL and Verizon.

Specifically, the Equinix facility at 21715 Filigree Court is 461,700 square feet and situated on a 32.6 acre campus. It is the first IBX center opened by Equinix, the DC1 IBX and it offers customer state-of-the-art technology and high-quality connectivity. Much like you’d expect from a global leader, the Equinix Filigree campus offers a full range of premium interconnection, colocation and support services.

By working with industry leading data centers such as Equinix as well as numerous carriers, we are able to provide our customers with the fastest and most reliable routes and end-to-end networks. Please contact NEF today to discuss your needs and how we can make your fast even faster.

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T1R Insight: Equinix acquisition of Switch and Data under DoJ scrutiny

from Tier 1 Research daily newsletter:

>>The US Department of Justice is scrutinizing the proposed acquisition of Switch and Data by Equinix. Many who have seen similarly sized M&A deals are not surprised – this type of examination is fairly standard. T1R has spoken with several Equinix customers that have discussed the connotations of the deal ....

NXT Raises GBP200,000 For Licensing Agreement With Immersion

from the wsj:

LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. technology and licensing company NXT PLC (NTX.LN) Thursday said it has raised around GBP200,000 through a placing to finance the licensing of technology from Immersion Corp. (IMMR)

Steadfast Networks

Equinix Ashburn and PAIX Palo Alto now live.

Blue Ridge Capital Buys ... Equinix

John Griffin is a highly regarded and successful value oriented hedge-fund manager, Julian Robertson's right hand man.

This is the portfolio update of Blue Ridge Capital. John Griffin owns 38 stocks with a total value of $4.4 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells.

New Purchase: Equinix Inc. (EQIX)

John Griffin initiated holdings in Equinix Inc.. His purchase prices were between $67.19 and $93.8, with an estimated average price of $81.61. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 1.1%. His holdings were 530,000 shares as of 09/30/2009.

http://www.gurufocus.com/news.php?id=76703

PowerVPS.com Launches New Cloud Computing Services for Small Businesses

ASHBURN, Va., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- PowerVPS, a leader and pioneer in virtualization and cloud hosting services, launched a new website at www.powervps.com to help businesses take advantage of new cloud computing solutions to meet their IT needs and save money. These next generation service offerings -- known as Fuse, Force, and Ignite -- simplify the choices in the marketplace and make it easy for small businesses to enter "the cloud."

Customers of PowerVPS get the best of both worlds -- maintaining control of their IT setup without having to purchase hardware and software or hire on-site technical staff. That translates to lower costs and fewer headaches, simply by allowing the expert team at PowerVPS to handle the burden of purchasing, hosting and managing servers, operating systems, network devices, storage and security.

"It's not just about cutting edge technology, blazing fast servers, or industry leading resource allocations. We have those, of course. But we also back Fuse, Force and Ignite with round-the-clock customer service and technical support at a very competitive price point," said Thomas Kiblin, founder and CEO of Virtacore Systems Inc., the parent company behind PowerVPS.

Businesses performing due diligence to find the right cloud computing and virtual private server (VPS) provider should be looking for a solution that is easy to migrate into, fully scalable, well supported, and "always-on" -- meaning high availability and virtually 100% up-time. PowerVPS fits the bill and makes enterprise-class technology and service affordable for small businesses.

Many other cloud services in the marketplace provide lower-end or rented and resold equipment and facilities, with minimal end user support. PowerVPS owns all of its high-end servers and network equipment and hosts your business in best-in-class facilities such as Equinix IBX and CoreSite data centers.

In addition to email and web based helpdesk support, PowerVPS is now offering our customers across the globe access to live telephone support, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our Los Angeles-based call center is staffed with an advanced team of support professionals dedicated to making sure your small business needs are met.

"If you are serious about your website and IT and want the best available technology and support for your small business or organization, our new PowerVPS services are for you," said George Naspo, Chairman of Virtacore Systems Inc. "Fuse, Force & Ignite can get you started with just a few clicks and you'll wonder why you didn't make the move sooner."

If your business or start-up is looking to make sense of all the cloud computing options, let PowerVPS and Virtacore Systems take you on a tour. Register at http://walkinthecloud.eventbrite.com/ to meet-up on November 19th at 5pm in Ashburn, VA with our hosting community and chat with leading cloud vendors, including Equinix and Parallels.

About PowerVPS / Virtacore Systems

PowerVPS is part of Virtacore Systems, Inc., a leading provider of "always-on" virtualization and cloud hosting solutions for business customers in the U.S. and globally. Virtacore Systems manages over 10,000 virtual machines deployed at state-of-the-art Equinix IBX and CoreSite data centers connected to a custom network of top-tier bandwidth providers. Virtacore is a customer-focused technology company with multiple vendor certifications from Cisco, Microsoft, VMWare, Citrix, and DataCore. For more information, visit www.powerVPS.com and www.virtacore.com or join our community at www.twitter.com/powerVPS.

SOURCE PowerVPS

ECRI Names Top Seven Technologies for 2010

After taking into account feedback from payers this year and health reform issues such as comparative effectiveness and economic pressures, ECRI Institute (Plymouth Meeting, PA) has created a list of the top seven technologies that industry should keep its eye on in 2010.

5. Radiation oncology’s competing modalities. ECRI names proton beam therapy, Cyberknife radiosurgery, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, accelerated partial-breast irradiation, and accelerated whole-breast irradiation as modalities to keep watching.

http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/blog/?m=20091116

FXall offers platform through Equinix data centre

Equinix, a provider of global data centre services, today announced that FXall, the world's leading multibank foreign electronic platform, will offer connectivity to its foreign exchange platform within the Equinix NY4 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre.

The service will be available to the community of Equinix Financial eXchange financial trading companies currently operating within the New Jersey campus, including buyside and sellside firms which trade multiple asset classes. In addition, the deployment to Equinix will enable FXall to directly reach the rich aggregation of networks and other strategic partners operating within Equinix's Financial eXchange to service FXall customers with optimised performance.

FXall's complete product coverage includes spot, swap, forward and NDF products for over 500 currency pairs available in one technologically advanced platform. More than 800 global institutions rely on FXall's trading and straight through processing solutions to support a multitude of trading strategies in all market conditions.

FXall will offer its services to customers of Equinix Financial eXchange, a community of capital market participants, including execution venues, buy and sell side firms, market data providers, technology providers and financial networks, that locate operations within Equinix data centres in order to benefit from a high-performance, low latency connectivity infrastructure. At Equinix, these companies can directly exchange data within the same physical location with strategic partners, customers and vendors, thereby enhancing their trading decisions and risk avoidance operations. They also have access to a broad range of high-performance network connectivity and data centre services.

In addition to the benefits that FXall will bring to the Equinix Financial eXchange ecosystem, companies will also be able to leverage the platform to execute direct relationships with key networks and other strategic partners in order to enhance the speed and reliability of their services.

Phil Weisberg, CEO of FXall said; "With liquidity from over 200 pricing streams and a comprehensive product set capable of supporting multiple execution strategies, the FXall platform m provides active traders with access to the deep liquidity and advanced trading functionality they demand. Our partnership with Equinix presents another way for active traders to gain an edge in the market and we look forward to expanding the connectivity options available to further grow this client segment through Equinix's extensive network of users."

"Equinix's financial community has identified FXall as a very desirable trading venue, and we are happy to help fulfill their performance needs," said John Knuff, director, Business Development, Equinix. "Beyond benefitting our current financial community customers, FXall's presence will hopefully attract new customers to our NY4 centre and serve as a spring board for future FXall growth initiatives."

Internap revamps CDN

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>>Internap Network Services has been in a long quiet-period regarding its strategy for the CDN business. In the interim, the firm spent time revamping the guts of its CDN, and has just announced that the retooling is done. .....