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Sunday, July 11, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
Equinix President and CEO, Stephen Smith explains why more CIOs are choosing to outsource
Equinix President and CEO, Stephen Smith, recently sat down for a videotaped interview with Brian Caulfield of Forbes. In the interview, Stephen explains why more CIOs are choosing to outsource and shares his insights around the high cost of building data centers, colocation, carrier neutrality, and the growth in mobile and cloud computing.
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Equinix CEO Stephen Smith on why more CIOs are choosing to outsource.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Mt. Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital touts new $6-million CyberKnife
from the IV MB, by yyy60:
>>Mt. Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital touts new $6-million CyberKnife
Mt. Carmel St. Ann's is home to a new $6.3-million cancer treatment machine – the first of its kind in central Ohio.
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The CyberKnife will add to St. Ann's current cancer center, which has had a conventional radiation machine since 2001. The machine was purchased by Mt. Carmel in cooperation with U.S. Radio Surgery. A physicist, a medical director and two therapists trained at another CyberKnife location for a week and for an additional two weeks at St. Ann's before the machine was made available for patients.
>>Mt. Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital touts new $6-million CyberKnife
Mt. Carmel St. Ann's is home to a new $6.3-million cancer treatment machine – the first of its kind in central Ohio.
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The CyberKnife will add to St. Ann's current cancer center, which has had a conventional radiation machine since 2001. The machine was purchased by Mt. Carmel in cooperation with U.S. Radio Surgery. A physicist, a medical director and two therapists trained at another CyberKnife location for a week and for an additional two weeks at St. Ann's before the machine was made available for patients.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Chi-X Expects to Launch in Japan By End of July
from Securitiesindustry.com:
>>Chi-X Global said it expects to begin trading on its Japanese venue for trading in stocks by the end of the month.
>>Chi-X Global said it expects to begin trading on its Japanese venue for trading in stocks by the end of the month.
The subsidiary of electronic trading pioneer Instinet said that Chi-X Japan Limited has been granted a proprietary trading system license by the Japan's securities regular, the Financial Services Agency.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Interoute provides financial institutions with ultra low latency direct connectivity into Equinix LD4 International Business Exchange data centre in L
Interoute Press Release
Interoute provides financial institutions with ultra low latency direct connectivity into Equinix LD4 International Business Exchange data centre in London
Interoute provides financial institutions with ultra low latency direct connectivity into Equinix LD4 International Business Exchange data centre in London
Trading hub boosted by the arrival of algorithmic connectivity service
London, 6 July 2010 – Interoute, owner and operator of Europe’s largest next-generation network, has increased its UK footprint with direct connectivity to Equinix’s LD4 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centre located on the outskirts of London. Financial institutions can now utilise Interoute’s Fast Trade service to connect to both the major and emerging Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTFs) and trading venues located within the Equinix IBX data centre and other key financial exchanges throughout Europe.
As electronic trading grows, new MTFs have emerged to address the specialised needs of high frequency algorithmic trading. Equinix’s LD4 IBX network-neutral data centre has become a key UK location for these execution venues and is also home to a critical mass of buy and sell side firms, market data and technology providers. This diversity provides firms with maximum choice over which of their peers to partner with and also enables participants to quickly establish operational relationships with one another for the development of new opportunities, latency reduction and to decrease a firm’s time to market.
Financial institutions located in the Equinix LD4 IBX data centre now have the choice to use Interoute’s Fast Trade service to quickly connect to numerous exchanges across Europe with guaranteed low latency and stringent Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Interoute’s growing pan-European network offers extensive levels of connectivity to the leading MTFs.
“We are already connected to 11 of Equinix’s IBX data centres in Europe, as well as many other key facilities. With our on-net presence in 100 cities, we are working to directly connect to as many leading and emerging exchanges as possible,” said Lee Myall, UK Regional Director at Interoute. “The increase of algorithmic trading across Europe has been huge and we are matching demand from financial institutions looking to trade across Europe competitively.”
Interoute is seeing increasing demand from financial firms for direct, high availability bandwidth into Equinix‘s LD4 IBX data centre. By connecting through Interoute’s Fast Trade, organisations are able to benefit from Interoute’s premium SLAs. The bandwidth allocated via the Fast Trade product is entirely dedicated to the customer’s use and thus maintains consistent low latency. Before it’s delivered, each Fast Trade route is tested for its exact round trip delay, to the nearest 100 microseconds, which is then guaranteed in the SLA for that specific service. Financial firms are provided a predictable high quality, ultra low latency service. Furthermore, should the service be unable to meet the SLA’s guaranteed round trip delay the customer is free to cancel the service without any additional charges.
For further information, please click here to view a video titled ‘Algorithmic trading with the fastest bandwidth speeds in Europe” featuring Interoute’s Director of Wholesale Products and Services, Jonathan Wright.
Research In Motion
from peeringdb.com:
| Company Information | |
| Company Name | Research In Motion |
| Also Known As | RIM, BlackBerry |
| Company Website | http://www.blackberry.com |
| Public Peering Exchange Points | |||
| Exchange Point Name | ASN | IP Address | Mbit/sec |
| AMS-IX | 18705 | 2001:7f8:1::A501:8705:1 | 10000 |
| AMS-IX | 18705 | 195.69.145.234 | 10000 |
| Equinix Chicago | 18705 | 206.223.119.80 | 10000 |
| Equinix Chicago | 18705 | 2001:504:0:4:0:1:8705:1 | 10000 |
| Equinix Dallas | 18705 | 206.223.118.50 | 10000 |
| Equinix Dallas | 18705 | 2001:504:0:5:0:1:8705:1 | 10000 |
| Equinix Paris | 18705 | 2001:7F8:43::1:8705:1 | 10000 |
| Equinix Paris | 18705 | 195.42.144.46 | 10000 |
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Canada's 3rd CK at Ottawa Hospital - starts treating patients in Sept
from the IV MB, by yyy60:
>>The Canadian Business Journal
July 2010
Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre - World-class cancer treatment
Once underserved, cancer patients in the Ottawa region now have considerably more access to the treatment, privacy and technology they need. This April, the Ottawa Hospital celebrated the second opening of two cancer centre expansions—the first, at the general campus, and the second, at the Queensway-Carleton Hospital (QCH).
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‘Tough to beat’
With a state-of-the-art expansion comes state-of-the-art equipment, and the Ottawa Hospital is very excited about what they now have available.
“We just got a CyberKnife,” Doering says. “It’s equipment that does radiosurgery, which allows for non-invasive treatment of tumours. It’s like a radiation treatment but it is very focused treatment. For a brain tumour, a patient would normally go in and have the have skull cut open. The recovery would be two weeks in the hospital, in the intensive care unit. With this CyberKnife, the patient comes in for three days in a row and receives a 45-minute treatment. There is no anaesthesia, no operating room and no overnight stay in the hospital. It’s painless. And it’s so precise, that it spares the healthy tissue and only focuses on the cancer.”
“The CyberKnife is also great for lung cancer, because surgeons don’t have to worry about the lungs moving as the patient breathes,” she continues. “Typical radiation is not as precise with the lung movement and it can radiate some other tissue around it. But the CyberKnife moves with the respirations, it adjusts.”
This new machine came at no small cost—it was a $3.5-million capital investment. Fortunately, the Ottawa community came together and fundraised for the CyberKnife, showing its support for sick neighbours. We have fundraised for this and I must say the community has been great.
Right now, the hospital is building the bunker for it at the general campus. “We hope to treat our first patient with the CyberKnife during the week of September 20,” says Doering. “We’re really excited about that. It treats spine, kidney, lung, brain cancers and so on. Our folks right now are getting trained on the equipment.” Speaking of which, Ottawa has the only trained neurosurgeon in Ontario for this type of equipment. “I believe when you look at the Ottawa Hospital cancer program, you will see we have the best facilities in the country, if not the world. When you factor in our equipment, facilities and specialists, we are tough to beat.”
>>The Canadian Business Journal
July 2010
Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre - World-class cancer treatment
Once underserved, cancer patients in the Ottawa region now have considerably more access to the treatment, privacy and technology they need. This April, the Ottawa Hospital celebrated the second opening of two cancer centre expansions—the first, at the general campus, and the second, at the Queensway-Carleton Hospital (QCH).
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‘Tough to beat’
With a state-of-the-art expansion comes state-of-the-art equipment, and the Ottawa Hospital is very excited about what they now have available.
“We just got a CyberKnife,” Doering says. “It’s equipment that does radiosurgery, which allows for non-invasive treatment of tumours. It’s like a radiation treatment but it is very focused treatment. For a brain tumour, a patient would normally go in and have the have skull cut open. The recovery would be two weeks in the hospital, in the intensive care unit. With this CyberKnife, the patient comes in for three days in a row and receives a 45-minute treatment. There is no anaesthesia, no operating room and no overnight stay in the hospital. It’s painless. And it’s so precise, that it spares the healthy tissue and only focuses on the cancer.”
“The CyberKnife is also great for lung cancer, because surgeons don’t have to worry about the lungs moving as the patient breathes,” she continues. “Typical radiation is not as precise with the lung movement and it can radiate some other tissue around it. But the CyberKnife moves with the respirations, it adjusts.”
This new machine came at no small cost—it was a $3.5-million capital investment. Fortunately, the Ottawa community came together and fundraised for the CyberKnife, showing its support for sick neighbours. We have fundraised for this and I must say the community has been great.
Right now, the hospital is building the bunker for it at the general campus. “We hope to treat our first patient with the CyberKnife during the week of September 20,” says Doering. “We’re really excited about that. It treats spine, kidney, lung, brain cancers and so on. Our folks right now are getting trained on the equipment.” Speaking of which, Ottawa has the only trained neurosurgeon in Ontario for this type of equipment. “I believe when you look at the Ottawa Hospital cancer program, you will see we have the best facilities in the country, if not the world. When you factor in our equipment, facilities and specialists, we are tough to beat.”
Friday, July 2, 2010
Fight to secure CyberKnife device
from APN News & Media:
“The cancer journey is a bizarre one,” he said. Mr Mackinnon said he wanted to use the book to bring the CyberKnife device to Australia – but after years of banging his head against the Government's brick wall he was going for a more direct method.
If he could sell enough copies, he wanted to use the money raised by the book to buy a CyberKnife device and donate it to a hospital.
“As the Government refuses to act, it is left to the general public, again, to assist those in need,” he said.
CK Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Nonresectable Tumors of the Liver: Preliminary Results
from the IV MB, by yyy60:
>>CK Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Nonresectable Tumors of the Liver: Preliminary Results
HPB Surgery
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 309780, 8 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/309780
Clinical Study
Cyberknife Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Nonresectable Tumors of the Liver: Preliminary Results
K. Goyal,1 D. Einstein,2 M. Yao,2 C. Kunos,2 F. Barton,2 D. Singh,3 C. Siegel,1 J. Stulberg,1 and J. Sanabria1
(1) Departments of Surgery, University Hospitals-Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
(2) Departments of Radiation Oncology, University Hospitals-Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
(3) Departments of Medicine, University Hospitals-Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Received 24 November 2009; Revised 12 April 2010; Accepted 24 May 2010
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PURPOSE: Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has emerged as a treatment option for local tumor control of primary and secondary malignancies of the liver. We report on our updated experience with SBRT in patients with non-resectable tumors of the liver.
METHODS: Our first 17 consecutive patients (mean age 58.1 years) receiving SBRT for HCC (n=6), IHC (n=3), and LM (n=8) are presented. Mean radiation dose was 34Gy delivered over 1–3 fractions.
RESULTS: Treated patients had a mean decrease in maximum pretreatment tumor diameter from 6.9±4.6 cm to 5.0±2.1 cm at three months after treatment (P<.05). The mean total tumor volume reduction was 44% at six months (P<.05). 82% of all patients (14/17) achieved local control with a median follow-up of 8 months. 100% of patients with HCC (n=6) achieved local control. Patients with surgically placed fiducial markers had no complications related to marker placement.
CONCLUSION: Our preliminary results showed that SBRT is a safe and effective local treatment modality in selected patients with liver malignancies with minimal adverse events. Further studies are needed to define its role in the management of these malignancies.
** Click the link for full detail
>>CK Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Nonresectable Tumors of the Liver: Preliminary Results
HPB Surgery
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 309780, 8 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/309780
Clinical Study
Cyberknife Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Nonresectable Tumors of the Liver: Preliminary Results
K. Goyal,1 D. Einstein,2 M. Yao,2 C. Kunos,2 F. Barton,2 D. Singh,3 C. Siegel,1 J. Stulberg,1 and J. Sanabria1
(1) Departments of Surgery, University Hospitals-Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
(2) Departments of Radiation Oncology, University Hospitals-Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
(3) Departments of Medicine, University Hospitals-Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Received 24 November 2009; Revised 12 April 2010; Accepted 24 May 2010
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PURPOSE: Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has emerged as a treatment option for local tumor control of primary and secondary malignancies of the liver. We report on our updated experience with SBRT in patients with non-resectable tumors of the liver.
METHODS: Our first 17 consecutive patients (mean age 58.1 years) receiving SBRT for HCC (n=6), IHC (n=3), and LM (n=8) are presented. Mean radiation dose was 34Gy delivered over 1–3 fractions.
RESULTS: Treated patients had a mean decrease in maximum pretreatment tumor diameter from 6.9±4.6 cm to 5.0±2.1 cm at three months after treatment (P<.05). The mean total tumor volume reduction was 44% at six months (P<.05). 82% of all patients (14/17) achieved local control with a median follow-up of 8 months. 100% of patients with HCC (n=6) achieved local control. Patients with surgically placed fiducial markers had no complications related to marker placement.
CONCLUSION: Our preliminary results showed that SBRT is a safe and effective local treatment modality in selected patients with liver malignancies with minimal adverse events. Further studies are needed to define its role in the management of these malignancies.
** Click the link for full detail
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
GoGrid Continues Expansion with New East Coast Data Center
GoGrid Continues Expansion with New East Coast Data Center
GoGrid Deploys Into Equinix to Meet Customer Demands
San Francisco, CA (Vocus/PRWEB ) June 30, 2010 -- GoGrid, a leading Cloud Infrastructure and Hybrid Hosting Provider, announced today the opening of a new GoGrid data center in Ashburn, Virginia. GoGrid has chosen Equinix, Inc (Nasdaq: EQIX), a leading provider of global data center services as its data center partner as it continues to expand operations.
"We’re pleased to announce that GoGrid cloud computing services are now available from within our Ashburn, Virginia campus," said Vince DiMemmo, general manager of Cloud and IT Services at Equinix. "Infrastructure on-demand is something our customers expect to be able to buy as they architect and deploy their Web and IT applications with us, and we’re pleased to add GoGrid as a cloud computing partner supplier."
The new GoGrid facility is a comprehensive end-to-end hosting environment solution, complete with state-of-the-art environmental controls, power and security systems, and access to more than 165 network suppliers. Multiple interconnection options enable GoGrid cloud computing services to be readily accessible by its customers.
"The decision to expand GoGrid was a direct response to our customers and the market," said GoGrid CEO & Co-Founder, John Keagy. "We are successfully executing our expansion strategy and securing an East Coast presence is critical for us to scale and capture a significant piece of the fast growing cloud market. We are very excited to be partnering with a leader like Equinix and deployed within their customer-rich Ashburn campus to help fuel the continued growth of GoGrid."
GoGrid customers who deploy GoGrid Cloud (virtual) servers in multiple data centers receive a single invoice allowing for simplified financial insight into multiple infrastructure locations. Usage by data center will appear as line-item details. Also, the GoGrid API has been updated to allow for programmatic control of objects and appliances in multiple data centers.
For more information about the new GoGrid 3.0 features and East Coast Datacenter, please visit: http://www.gogrid.com/software-update/.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Data Centers Continue to Grow in a Weak Economy
from Seeking Alpha, by David Gross:
>>Few industries have withstood the recession as well as data centers. Lease rates are still rising, capacity is being filled up, and new centers are opening every week. The industry's great recession was not in 2008 or 2009, but in 2002, when it was decimated by dot com overbuilding, and some facilities were turned back into warehouses.
>>Few industries have withstood the recession as well as data centers. Lease rates are still rising, capacity is being filled up, and new centers are opening every week. The industry's great recession was not in 2008 or 2009, but in 2002, when it was decimated by dot com overbuilding, and some facilities were turned back into warehouses.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
This year the boom is back
from The Business Times Singapore:
>>Equinix to expand data centres in Asia
Nasdaq-listed Equinix will also use the funds - procured as loan from various banks, including DBS Bank - to expand in Hong Kong, Sydney, and Tokyo, apart from Singapore, Equinix's Hong Kong-based Asia-Pacific president, Samuel Lee, told BizIT in an interview.
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>>Equinix to expand data centres in Asia
Nasdaq-listed Equinix will also use the funds - procured as loan from various banks, including DBS Bank - to expand in Hong Kong, Sydney, and Tokyo, apart from Singapore, Equinix's Hong Kong-based Asia-Pacific president, Samuel Lee, told BizIT in an interview.
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'We continued to experience strong growth within the Asia-Pacific region even during the global recession in 2009, and more so this year,' Mr Lee says. 'In fact, last year we opened a second DC in both Singapore and Sydney, and expanded our Hong Kong DC as well. This year the boom is back and we should see a strong surge in enterprise data. Much of that data would need to sit in DCs.'
In 2008, Singapore had a total of about 170,000 sq m of DC capacity, up 15 per cent over 2007. Not much capacity was added in 2009 due to the recession in 2008. But in 2010, demand may outstrip supply by up to 20 per cent, according to industry sources. Apart from Equinix, there are a slew of DC players such as SingTel, NCS, Tata Communications, ST Engineering and Fujitsu Asia.
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According to industry analysts, the demand for DC space significantly outpaces supply in the Asia-Pacific, including Japan (APJ) region, with 50 per cent of the demand being driven by government initiatives, and the rest by Internet media, telecom and IT companies.
'Demand for DC hosting currently exceeds supply,' research house Frost & Sullivan's analyst Wu Chengyu says. 'In fact, over 80 per cent of the major DCs in the Asia-Pacific are running at close to 90 per cent capacity, and space is at a premium.'
In 2009, the market for DC services in the APJ region was about US$8 billion. That's set to cross US$10.6 billion by 2011.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
The Future of Trading
You're invited to join our debate on The Future of Trading - Rewiring the Financial Market Fabric. This panel discussion will be hosted in London on July 14. It will debate how the global capital markets have raced ahead with staggering innovation to create an entrepreneurial revolution that is taking place before our eyes in these li...ghts-out, proximity trading centres where machines are talking to machines.
You will have the opportunity to network with industry peers and discuss what has been accomplished to date - and what has yet be achieved in today's increasingly competitive landscape of fragmented markets, dark pools, high frequency trading, and follow-the-sun strategies.
Agenda:
5.30pm - Drinks
6.00pm - Panel discussion
7.15pm - Networking Mixer/Party
9.00pm - Finish
Our Panel:
Moderator, Bob Giffords
Industry Analyst
Alasdair Haynes
CEO of Chi-X Europe
Eric Schwartz
President of Equinix Europe
Hirander Misra
CEO of ALGO Technologies
Dr Robert Barnes
Head of Market Infrastructure and CEO of MTF UBS
Valerie Bannert-Thurner
Executive Director of FTEN
You will have the opportunity to network with industry peers and discuss what has been accomplished to date - and what has yet be achieved in today's increasingly competitive landscape of fragmented markets, dark pools, high frequency trading, and follow-the-sun strategies.
Agenda:
5.30pm - Drinks
6.00pm - Panel discussion
7.15pm - Networking Mixer/Party
9.00pm - Finish
Our Panel:
Moderator, Bob Giffords
Industry Analyst
Alasdair Haynes
CEO of Chi-X Europe
Eric Schwartz
President of Equinix Europe
Hirander Misra
CEO of ALGO Technologies
Dr Robert Barnes
Head of Market Infrastructure and CEO of MTF UBS
Valerie Bannert-Thurner
Executive Director of FTEN
Immersion Partner News
| Date | Article | Partner |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2010 | RIO® Robotic Arm System by MAKO Surgical Corp. Wins 2010 Gold Medical Design Excellence Award |  |
| May 14, 2010 | Datel release Wiimote Contender - WildFire FX Controller with Rapid Fire |  |
| Apr 29, 2010 |  | |
| Apr 09, 2010 | Synaptics Fuse Concept Shows the Future of Smartphone Navigation |  |
| Mar 26, 2010 |  | |
| Feb 18, 2010 | Synaptics Fuse hands-on [Video] | |
| Jan 17, 2010 | Visteon Haptic and Spacial Gesture Touchscreen - CES 2010 [Video] |  |
http://www.immersion.com/about/news-room/partner-news/index.html
RIO(R) Robotic Arm System by MAKO Surgical Corp. Wins 2010 Gold Medical Design Excellence Award
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 10, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
MAKO Surgical Corp. (Nasdaq:MAKO) announced that its RIO® Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System has received a 2010 Gold Medical Design Excellence Award. RIO® is used to perform MAKOplasty® partial knee resurfacing, a treatment option for patients with early to mid-stage osteoarthritis of the knee.
"It is an honor to receive this recognition," said Dr. Maurice R. Ferré, President and Chief Executive Officer of MAKO. "RIO®, which was released last year, represents an important expansion to the previous generation of our robotic arm surgical system, incorporating enhancements such as improved dexterity and a more ergonomic configuration. Additionally, the RIO® is an enabling platform for current and future applications."
The 2010 Medical Design Excellence Award winners were honored at a presentation ceremony on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 in New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, in conjunction with the Medical Design & Manufacturing East Conference and Exposition (www.MDMEast.com).
The Medical Design Excellence Awards competition (www.MDEAwards.com) is the only awards program that exclusively recognizes contributions and advances in the design of medical products. Entries are evaluated on the basis of their design and engineering features, including innovative use of materials, user-related functions that improve healthcare delivery and change traditional medical attitudes or practices, features that provide enhanced benefits to the patient, and the ability of the product development team to overcome design and engineering challenges so that the product meets its clinical objectives.
A comprehensive review of the entries was performed by an impartial, multidisciplinary panel of third-party jurors with expertise in biomedical engineering, human factors, industrial design, medicine, and diagnostics.
New Challenges in Handheld Touchscreens
from Advanced Imaging Magazine:
By Dr. Andrew Hsu
The wide adoption of capacitive touchscreens has brought new considerations and challenges to designers. Interaction with handheld devices via gestures is gaining more attention.
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By Dr. Andrew Hsu
The wide adoption of capacitive touchscreens has brought new considerations and challenges to designers. Interaction with handheld devices via gestures is gaining more attention.
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To enhance the level of physical feedback, designers can also incorporate haptics (touch feedback), also known as “rumble feedback,” “tactile feedback,” and “vibrotactile feedback.” Haptics solutions enhance user feedback to touch input by associating a tactile effect, achieved through an actuator such as a motor, to a particular touch or gesture. Today there are improved haptics solutions, such as Immersion’s TouchSense® technology, that provides a wide library of haptic effects, making it easy for designers to integrate. Imagine subtle exertion when you touch a button icon or scrolling with wheel-like rotation effects can make an interface both compelling and easy to use.
Software design around capacitive touchscreens is more art than science and simplicity is the name of the game. Since touchscreens are complex control systems, the challenge is how to make device interaction intuitive and obvious with clean and elegant design.
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Chi-X to Connect North America to European Venues
from securitiesindustry.com:
>>Chi-X to Connect North America to European Venues
The service includes high-speed connections to trading venues in the United Kingdom and Europe from co-located data centers, as well as market data, hosting services, third-party applications and technical support. "We are introducing MarketPrizm to North America as an answer to the high cost and resource investment required for trading infrastructure and connectivity in Europe,'' said MarketPrizm Managing Director Nicolas Levy. The MarketPrizm network and services are geared for all types of electronic trading, including high frequency, algorithmic and other speed-sensitive strategies.
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LD4 London Slough is Equinix’s first complete data center built from the ground up in Europe. Every detail was considered in design, planning, and build to ensure Europe’s most advanced data center environment, which hosts the UK’s Equinix Financial Exchange with Chi-X.
>>Chi-X to Connect North America to European Venues
The service includes high-speed connections to trading venues in the United Kingdom and Europe from co-located data centers, as well as market data, hosting services, third-party applications and technical support. "We are introducing MarketPrizm to North America as an answer to the high cost and resource investment required for trading infrastructure and connectivity in Europe,'' said MarketPrizm Managing Director Nicolas Levy. The MarketPrizm network and services are geared for all types of electronic trading, including high frequency, algorithmic and other speed-sensitive strategies.
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LD4 London Slough is Equinix’s first complete data center built from the ground up in Europe. Every detail was considered in design, planning, and build to ensure Europe’s most advanced data center environment, which hosts the UK’s Equinix Financial Exchange with Chi-X.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
DiData takes stake in Netforce to boost hosting prowess
from itnews.com.au:
>>DiData takes stake in Netforce to boost hosting prowess
>>DiData takes stake in Netforce to boost hosting prowess
NetForce boasts a Tier-2, 55-rack facility in North Ryde with an average of 4kVa of power allocated per rack.
Dimension Data will provide infrastructure-as-a-service from within the NetForce data centre alongside cloud computing services delivered from co-location facilities at Optus, Global Switch and Equinix.Wednesday, June 23, 2010
fatter and faster
In the low-tech world, fatter and faster reads like an oxymoron. However, Equinix's chief technologist, Lane Patterson, is appearing on a panel at GigaOM Structure 2010 Conference on Thursday, June 24 (11:20am) in San Francisco to help explain what this means to the cloud computing revolution. In order to reach its full potential, cloud computing is often dependent on one key factor: high-capacity broadband. As customers deploy the cloud they are finding they need ever-fatter pipes and lower latency than ever before. The panel investigates the perspectives from the broadband service providers and broadband technology providers. (See events for additional information)
Erlanger's Jim Brexler Announces 2010-11 Budget To Employees
from Chattanoogan.com:
>>Erlanger's Jim Brexler Announces 2010-11 Budget To Employees
"In the coming months, we will be adding the region's first dedicated pediatric CT scanner at Children's Hospital. We also have plans to introduce the first Cyberknife to the region - an important addition to our cancer program.
>>Erlanger's Jim Brexler Announces 2010-11 Budget To Employees
"In the coming months, we will be adding the region's first dedicated pediatric CT scanner at Children's Hospital. We also have plans to introduce the first Cyberknife to the region - an important addition to our cancer program.
On the edge of medical technology -- St. Ann's first in area with 'revolutionary' cancer treatment
from snponline.com:
>>On the edge of medical technology -- St. Ann's first in area with 'revolutionary' cancer treatment
Cancer surgery without the surgery is coming soon to Mount Carmel St. Ann's.
CyberKnife, a $6.3 million robotic radiosurgery system, has been in use at the hospital since Monday, June 21. The system is one of only two in the state and the first in Central Ohio.
"In my (opinion), it meets the qualifications of revolutionary," said Doug Widman, medical director of Columbus CyberKnife and radiation oncologist at Mount Carmel.
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CyberKnife, which is made in Germany and described by Widman as looking like a robot used in automotive manufacturing, also has tighter treatment margins.
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Widman said St. Ann's expects to treat 200 patients in the first year of the machine, and most insurance carriers cover the treatment. Because of the high cost of the procedure, all patients most be preapproved.
>>On the edge of medical technology -- St. Ann's first in area with 'revolutionary' cancer treatment
Cancer surgery without the surgery is coming soon to Mount Carmel St. Ann's.
CyberKnife, a $6.3 million robotic radiosurgery system, has been in use at the hospital since Monday, June 21. The system is one of only two in the state and the first in Central Ohio.
"In my (opinion), it meets the qualifications of revolutionary," said Doug Widman, medical director of Columbus CyberKnife and radiation oncologist at Mount Carmel.
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CyberKnife, which is made in Germany and described by Widman as looking like a robot used in automotive manufacturing, also has tighter treatment margins.
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Widman said St. Ann's expects to treat 200 patients in the first year of the machine, and most insurance carriers cover the treatment. Because of the high cost of the procedure, all patients most be preapproved.
Georgia's 3rd CK will be installed in Savannah
from the IV MB, by yyy60:
>>Georgia's 3rd CK will be installed in Savannah **
Georgia Department of Community Health approved Certificate of Need for two CK, in Savannah and Burnswick:
(1) 2010-004 Candler Hospital dba Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion
New CyberKnife Unit (BATCHING) Joined (005)
Filed: 2/20/2010 Deemed Complete: 2/20/2010
Joined: 2/20/2010 60th Day Deadline: 4/20/2010
Decision Deadline: 6/19/2010
Site: 225 Candler Drive, Savannah, GA 31405 (Chatham County)
Contact: John Salandi 912-819-2498
Estimated Cost: $6,263,060
(2) 2010-005 Southeast Georgia Health System
Acquisition of a CyberKnife (BATCHING) Joined (004)
Filed: 2/20/2010 Deemed Complete: 2/20/2010
Joined: 2/20/2010 60th Day Deadline: 4/20/2010
Decision Deadline: 6/19/2010
Site: 2415 Parkwood Drive, Brunswick, GA 31520 (Glynn County)
Contact: Carlton A. DeVooght 912-466-3391
Estimated Cost: $4,787,028
>>Georgia's 3rd CK will be installed in Savannah **
Georgia Department of Community Health approved Certificate of Need for two CK, in Savannah and Burnswick:
(1) 2010-004 Candler Hospital dba Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion
New CyberKnife Unit (BATCHING) Joined (005)
Filed: 2/20/2010 Deemed Complete: 2/20/2010
Joined: 2/20/2010 60th Day Deadline: 4/20/2010
Decision Deadline: 6/19/2010
Site: 225 Candler Drive, Savannah, GA 31405 (Chatham County)
Contact: John Salandi 912-819-2498
Estimated Cost: $6,263,060
(2) 2010-005 Southeast Georgia Health System
Acquisition of a CyberKnife (BATCHING) Joined (004)
Filed: 2/20/2010 Deemed Complete: 2/20/2010
Joined: 2/20/2010 60th Day Deadline: 4/20/2010
Decision Deadline: 6/19/2010
Site: 2415 Parkwood Drive, Brunswick, GA 31520 (Glynn County)
Contact: Carlton A. DeVooght 912-466-3391
Estimated Cost: $4,787,028
CK in Japan – expected to grow from 20 to 100 in 5 years??
from the IV MB, by yyy60:
>>CK in Japan – expected to grow from 20 to 100 in 5 years??
Japanese love robot and CK is one of their favorites. But they also have strict rules for CK. Although FDA approved CK for treatment of tumors in any location of the body in 2001, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare did not grant the approval until June 2008. Twenty CK (for head and neck) were installed in Japan at that time. There was a very high expectation for future sales after the approval. An old news from July 24, 2008 said: “CyberKnife units are expected to grow to about 100 over five years”.
At the end of 2008, CK in Japan increased to 21. No more were installed in 2009 and first half of 2010. Why sales stalled? Is “100 over five years” over expectation?
News on June 3, 2010 “First CK Treatments Using the Synchrony Respiratory Tracking System Completed in Japan” http://www.asianetnews.net/view-release?pr-id=39715
may answer some of the questions.
It said: “ In April 2010 fiducial markers that are compatible with the CyberKnife System were approved for use.”
June 2008 – Approved treatment in any location of the body
April 2010 – Approved fiducial markers
I think it is just a slow start, “100 in 5 years” is still a possibility, may be delayed a couple of years because of the recession. ARAY have received 3 new orders in the last two quarters. I hope the approval of fiducial markers has removed the last hurdle.
>>CK in Japan – expected to grow from 20 to 100 in 5 years??
Japanese love robot and CK is one of their favorites. But they also have strict rules for CK. Although FDA approved CK for treatment of tumors in any location of the body in 2001, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare did not grant the approval until June 2008. Twenty CK (for head and neck) were installed in Japan at that time. There was a very high expectation for future sales after the approval. An old news from July 24, 2008 said: “CyberKnife units are expected to grow to about 100 over five years”.
At the end of 2008, CK in Japan increased to 21. No more were installed in 2009 and first half of 2010. Why sales stalled? Is “100 over five years” over expectation?
News on June 3, 2010 “First CK Treatments Using the Synchrony Respiratory Tracking System Completed in Japan” http://www.asianetnews.net/view-release?pr-id=39715
may answer some of the questions.
It said: “ In April 2010 fiducial markers that are compatible with the CyberKnife System were approved for use.”
June 2008 – Approved treatment in any location of the body
April 2010 – Approved fiducial markers
I think it is just a slow start, “100 in 5 years” is still a possibility, may be delayed a couple of years because of the recession. ARAY have received 3 new orders in the last two quarters. I hope the approval of fiducial markers has removed the last hurdle.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Georgia's 2nd CK will be operational in Nov 2010
from the IV MB, by yyy60:
>>Georgia's 2nd CK will be operational in Nov 2010
Southeast Georgia Health System's hospital in Brunswick will soon be one of only two in the state to offer CyberKnife technology, a robotic radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors without cutting a patient.
The health system said the Georgia Department of Community Health approved its Certificate of Need request to offer the CyberKnife.
It should be installed and operational at the hospital in November.
>>Georgia's 2nd CK will be operational in Nov 2010
Southeast Georgia Health System's hospital in Brunswick will soon be one of only two in the state to offer CyberKnife technology, a robotic radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors without cutting a patient.
The health system said the Georgia Department of Community Health approved its Certificate of Need request to offer the CyberKnife.
It should be installed and operational at the hospital in November.
hearing about NY5 and (Possibly) NY6
from webhostingtalk:
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Actually NY4 has the direct rings now to the NYSE and Nasdaq, cuts latency a few hundred of a millisecond ( which for most of us is nothing , but for traders or financials its pretty important)
And soon youll start hearing about NY5 and (Possibly) NY6 ( since NY4 is pretty much almost sold out)
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And soon youll start hearing about NY5 and (Possibly) NY6 ( since NY4 is pretty much almost sold out)
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Monday, June 21, 2010
CyberKnife cartoon
Cute CyberKnife cartoon to enjoy on your Monday. It compares the mobility of the CyberKnife with the rigid range of motion on other radiation therapy machines.
from FB
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Essex Radez launches Normalized Multicast Feed
from Automated Trader : Co location News
>>As vendor-of-record for delivery of all North American exchange feeds through its Velocitick subsidiary, Essex Radez offers clients the ability to co-locate any number of servers at any of its five data centers: Equinix Secaucus, Savvis/NYSE Weehawken, NASDAQ Carteret, Equinix Chicago, and CBOE Chicago. Additionally, through its private network, the firm provides execution connectivity to all major trading venues and will be introducing a smart-order-routing service in July.read more at this link.
Do It for Dad Event Raises $355-thousand
from cfra.com:
>>Do It for Dad Event Raises $355-thousand
>>Do It for Dad Event Raises $355-thousand
Some of the money raised on Sunday will help develop a new "Check Em" Testicular Cancer Awareness Program, which will be launched this fall at St. Pat's High School.
The Do It for Dad event will also support prostate cancer research and treatment and the Cyberknife Technology.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
CAE Healthcare sells its innovative echocardiography simulator to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
>>Montreal, May 6, 2010 –
CAE Healthcare has sold its first transthoracic echocardiography simulator, CAE VIMEDIX™ to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. The simulator is designed to train healthcare professionals to perform anatomical and physiological assessments of the heart using ultrasound. The simulator is a major breakthrough for medical training as it helps make echocardiography more accessible to healthcare practitioners who are not medical imaging specialists.
CAE Healthcare also acquired VIMEDIX™:
>>The simulator was developed by VIMEDIX, one of the two companies CAE acquired earlier this year in order to expand its growing portfolio in ultrasound imaging education and training.
VIDIMEX seems to incorporate some sort of force-feedback:
>>Vimedix out of Montreal, Canada has released a new echocardiography simulator that features, among other things, force-feedback technology that allows the trainee to feel what working with a real patient is like.
CAE Healthcare has sold its first transthoracic echocardiography simulator, CAE VIMEDIX™ to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. The simulator is designed to train healthcare professionals to perform anatomical and physiological assessments of the heart using ultrasound. The simulator is a major breakthrough for medical training as it helps make echocardiography more accessible to healthcare practitioners who are not medical imaging specialists.
CAE Healthcare also acquired VIMEDIX™:
>>The simulator was developed by VIMEDIX, one of the two companies CAE acquired earlier this year in order to expand its growing portfolio in ultrasound imaging education and training.
VIDIMEX seems to incorporate some sort of force-feedback:
>>Vimedix out of Montreal, Canada has released a new echocardiography simulator that features, among other things, force-feedback technology that allows the trainee to feel what working with a real patient is like.
Touch is not enough, say display experts
from EETimes.com:
>>Touch screen shipments have reached over 600 million units in 2009 (from 468 million in 2008), a 29 percent growth year-to-year. Touch screen module revenue was about $3.6 billion in 2008, and this increased to $4.3 billion in 2009. DisplaySearch forecasts that touch screen module revenue will reach $13 billion by 2016.
>>Touch screen shipments have reached over 600 million units in 2009 (from 468 million in 2008), a 29 percent growth year-to-year. Touch screen module revenue was about $3.6 billion in 2008, and this increased to $4.3 billion in 2009. DisplaySearch forecasts that touch screen module revenue will reach $13 billion by 2016.
In mobile phones, DisplaySearch reported touch penetration was 15.8 percent in 2008, rose to 25.7 percent in 2009, and is predicted to increase to 57 percent in 2016.
Christophe Ramstein, chief technology officer of Immersion Corp., likes to quote novelist and poet Margaret Atwood to make his point about the need for haptic touch (touch feedback) as a key element for guaranteeing a pleasant user experience: "Touch comes before sight, and before speech. It is the first language and the last, and it always tells the truth."
Immersion develops systems and technology for integrating touch feedback into their licensees' products. The company this week announced that a leading Italian manufacturer of medical devices for minimally invasive surgery has obtained a license to Immersion's TouchSense haptics technology for use in its ALF-X (advanced laparoscopy through force reflection) telesurgical robot system.
Appliance Assembly: Engineers Get Touchy-Feely
from assemblymag.com (emphasis added):
>>“Touch screens are becoming widespread due to the ease of use and intuitive interfaces they enable, which can save time and increase productivity,” says Jennifer Colegrove, Ph.D., director of display technologies at DisplaySearch, a market research firm. “Falling prices have also spurred adoption. Finally, touch screen devices are now perceived as cool and fun.
“Touch screen penetration has been rapidly increasing in mobile phones, portable navigation devices, gaming and other applications,” adds Colegrove. She says the touch screen module market is growing 14 percent annually and will be a $9 billion industry by 2015, more than twice the size of today.
“In the future, people will think of refrigerators and other household appliances more as an electronic device rather than a mechanical device,” predicts Mike Deneen, appliance industry analyst at the Freedonia Group Inc. “During the next decade, we’ll see more consumer electronics manufacturers, such as LG, Panasonic, Samsung and Sharp, become more active in the appliance market, especially in the United States.”
“Capacitive interfaces allow for a seamless interface, are easy to clean, and feature less quality variation than is found in the conventional ‘dome switch under a laminate cover’ that is used in most microwaves,” claims Victor Viegas, CEO of Immersion Corp., which has developed a line of tactile feedback systems called TouchSense. “Capacitive interfaces also allow for the flexibility of having dynamic graphics, such as a screen behind capacitive glass, or fixed images, such as printed labels.
“Since the capacitive sensing is on the rear of the surface, the labels and sensors never wear out, unlike many systems today,” adds Viegas. “Capacitive sensing input has a lifetime operation that is literally infinite.”
>>“Touch screens are becoming widespread due to the ease of use and intuitive interfaces they enable, which can save time and increase productivity,” says Jennifer Colegrove, Ph.D., director of display technologies at DisplaySearch, a market research firm. “Falling prices have also spurred adoption. Finally, touch screen devices are now perceived as cool and fun.
“Touch screen penetration has been rapidly increasing in mobile phones, portable navigation devices, gaming and other applications,” adds Colegrove. She says the touch screen module market is growing 14 percent annually and will be a $9 billion industry by 2015, more than twice the size of today.
“In the future, people will think of refrigerators and other household appliances more as an electronic device rather than a mechanical device,” predicts Mike Deneen, appliance industry analyst at the Freedonia Group Inc. “During the next decade, we’ll see more consumer electronics manufacturers, such as LG, Panasonic, Samsung and Sharp, become more active in the appliance market, especially in the United States.”
“Capacitive interfaces allow for a seamless interface, are easy to clean, and feature less quality variation than is found in the conventional ‘dome switch under a laminate cover’ that is used in most microwaves,” claims Victor Viegas, CEO of Immersion Corp., which has developed a line of tactile feedback systems called TouchSense. “Capacitive interfaces also allow for the flexibility of having dynamic graphics, such as a screen behind capacitive glass, or fixed images, such as printed labels.
“Since the capacitive sensing is on the rear of the surface, the labels and sensors never wear out, unlike many systems today,” adds Viegas. “Capacitive sensing input has a lifetime operation that is literally infinite.”
Touchy feely future for tech users
from BBC.com:
>>Touchy feely future for tech users
>>Touchy feely future for tech users
Technology that interacts with the user through the sense of touch has been evolving over the past decade.
Tailored vibrations on a touchscreen handset, for instance, could help to make them more accessible for visually-impaired people.
Now haptic technology is also allowing medical students to practise hospital procedures on devices with a realistic human "feel".
Friday, June 18, 2010
One patient's advice for those seeking CyberKnife treatments?
One patient's advice for those seeking CyberKnife treatments? "They should be thankful there is a procedure like this around."
Click to read more about his story, as well as a doctor's persepective on the benefits and usage of CyberKnife radiosurgery.
http://www.webink.org/live-webcast-of-cyberknife-segment-6-smdc-health-system
Reliance Globalcom to Expand Global Network Connectivity Infrastructure at Equinix Tokyo
Reliance Globalcom to Expand Global Network Connectivity Infrastructure at Equinix Tokyo
Global network options seamlessly extended for global Enterprise
Tokyo, Japan – June 17, 2010 – Reliance Globalcom, the leading global provider of managed network and communication services for multinational enterprises, and carriers, and Equinix Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, today announced that Reliance Globalcom will extend its existing points-of-presence in Japan to include Equinix’s Toyko-2 (TY2) International Business Exchange™ (IBX®)data center. The expansion will enable Reliance Globalcom to improve the cost efficiency and capacity of IPv6-enabled global connectivity services to the 230 countries covered by its network footprint. It will also enable all of Equinix’s Tokyo customers to directly access Reliance Globalcom’s advanced VPLS network.
Reliance Globalcom currently leverages Equinix IBX data centers in Singapore, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, London, Ashburn and Silicon Valley to achieve optimized performance for its connectivity services throughout the globe. The globally recognized reliability and availability of the Equinix IBX data centers will supplement the reach of Reliance Globalcom’s global infrastructure. Equinix customers out of Japan can now connect directly to Reliance Globalcom’s network with no requirement for third party connections – enabling more secure and efficient global connectivity.
“We recognize that Equinix already hosts a community of financial participants in the world, as well as an increasing number of enterprise and cloud service providers in their data centers, and close synergies exist with these sectors and our global business,” added Owen Best, President Reliance Globalcom Asia. “In addition, by extending the diversity of connectivity access to our global network we provide our customers with the security of service and expanded geographic reach that those businesses increasingly demand.” “Our relationship with Reliance Globalcom, a globally recognized provider in the managed service provision arena, further demonstrates our leadership role in operating state-of-the-art data center infrastructure with operational excellence,” said Kei Furuta, managing director of Equinix in Japan. “Our existing community of international and local networks and carriers can also benefit from more efficient connectivity to Reliance Globalcom’s next generation global network at both of our TY1 and TY2 IBX centers.”
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
NASDAQ OMX 24th Investor Program in London
Equinix announced that Eric Schwartz, president of Equinix in Europe, will present at the NASDAQ OMX 24th Investor Program in London on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at 12:30 p.m. GMT (7:30 a.m. ET). A live audio webcast of the presentation will be made available on the Investor Relations section of the Equinix website.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Equinix selected by Transaction Network Services.
from Data Center Knowledge:
>>“The presence of a robust electronic trading ecosystem within Equinix will allow us to increase our connectivity and build on our growing client base,” said Alan Schwartz, President for TNS’ Financial Services Division. “We believe our joint clients will greatly benefit from this new low latency network connectivity, enabling them to capitalize on the improved speed and reliability that is key to today’s electronic trading.”
>>“The presence of a robust electronic trading ecosystem within Equinix will allow us to increase our connectivity and build on our growing client base,” said Alan Schwartz, President for TNS’ Financial Services Division. “We believe our joint clients will greatly benefit from this new low latency network connectivity, enabling them to capitalize on the improved speed and reliability that is key to today’s electronic trading.”
Direct Edge to Conduct Third Test of New System
from securityindustries.com:
>>Direct Edge will launch its new exchanges in a state-of-the-art data center located at the Equinix NY4 facility in Secaucus, New Jersey.
>>Direct Edge will launch its new exchanges in a state-of-the-art data center located at the Equinix NY4 facility in Secaucus, New Jersey.
This Saturday's test, like all six user acceptance tests, will allow customers to run through various trading and technical cases, in advance.
Election of eight directors to the Equinix Board of Directors
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Equinix, Inc. ("Equinix") was held on June 10, 2010 for the purpose of considering and voting on:
� Election of eight directors to the Board of Directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; and
� Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Equinix's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.
At the close of business on April 20, 2010, the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, there were 39,805,802 shares of Equinix's Common Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The holders of 33,470,332 shares of Equinix's Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum.
At the Annual Meeting, all of the directors were reelected and all other proposals submitted to the Equinix stockholders were approved.
The vote with respect to the election of the directors was as follows:
Broker |
With respect to the proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Equinix's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, there were 33,308,782 votes "For", 155,543 votes "Against" and 6,007 abstentions.
SIX Swiss Exchange to open new access node at Equinix ZH4 International Business Exchange Data Center in Zurich.
The strategic city center location of Equinix’s ZH4 IBX data center will support proximity colocation to the SIX Swiss Exchange AG, and will enable Equinix to offer financial market participants low latency solutions to this key trading platform.
Monday, June 14, 2010
More Capacity And Lower Latency For Traders On SIX Swiss Exchange
from Mondovisione.com:
>>More Capacity And Lower Latency For Traders On SIX Swiss Exchange
>>More Capacity And Lower Latency For Traders On SIX Swiss Exchange
14/06/10
In order to enhance trading in equities listed on SIX Swiss Exchange,transaction capacity is substantially extended as of Monday, 14 June 2010. Moreover, SIX Swiss Exchange supports remote market participants to reduce latency by extending the choice of proximity service providers, thereby enabling remote participants to benefit from sub-millisecond latency.
SIX Swiss Exchange as from Monday, 14 June 2010 significantly increases capacity for high-volume market participants. The capacity increase is predominantly targeted at the equities market and marks an important step in the exchange’s continuous roadmap to satisfy an ever-growing need for higher turnover and lower latency.
Further measures will include improvements to the trading interfaces to even better support automated trading and direct market access and will be made available in the second half of 2010.
Extended service offerings for proximity hosting
A further significant innovation introduced by SIX Swiss Exchange is the extension of Proximity Services for remote market participants.
Proximity Services allow participants of SIX Swiss Exchange to overcome the disadvantage of geographical distance and to enjoy the same low latency as any participant located in the Zurich area.
SIX Swiss Exchange welcomes Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) and Interxion as new and further business partners in the field of proximity hosting. Together with Colt (LSE: COLT.L) who have pioneered this service for SIX Swiss Exchange this provides remote participants with a wider choice of locations and services to suit their particular needs.
Proximity hosting clients will enjoy the same sub-millisecond latency as any Zurich based market participants. The services by Equinix and Interxion are targeted to be available as from mid-July 2010.
For detailed information on SIX Swiss Exchange’s capacity and latency roadmap: http://www.six-swissexchange. com/swx_messages/online/swx_message_201005311719_en.pdf
Colt: http://www.colt.net
Equinix: http://financial.equinix.com/
Interxion: http://www.interxion.com
Saturday, June 12, 2010
ASX to Build $32M Data Center in Sydney
WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The Australian Securities Exchange (www.asx.com.au) announced on Thursday it is investing $32 million to build a new data center on the outskirts of Sydney's central business district.
Read more at this link.
Read more at this link.
The Future of Health-Care Technology
from foxbusiness.com:
>>Accuray CEO Euan Thomson on the company's distribution deal with Siemens for its CyberKnife technology.
>>Accuray CEO Euan Thomson on the company's distribution deal with Siemens for its CyberKnife technology.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
IMMERSION CORPORATION SECURITIES LITIGATION
In re: IMMERSION CORPORATION SECURITIES LITIGATION.
This Document Relates to: ALL ACTIONS.
Case No. CV 09-4073 MMC.
United States District Court, N.D. California.
June 9, 2010.
SUSAN S. MUCK (CSB No. 126930), smuck@fenwick.com, JENNIFER BRETAN (CSB No. 233475), jbretan@fenwick.com, FENWICK & WEST LLP, San Francisco, California.
JAY L. POMERANTZ (CSB No. 209869), Jpomerantz@fenwick.com, Felix S. Lee (CSB No. 197084), flee@fenwick.com, FENWICK & WEST LLP, Mountain View, California, Attorneys for Defendants Immersion Corporation, Victor A. Viegas, Clent, Richardson, Stephen Ambler and Daniel Chavez.
BROWER PIVEN, A Professional Corporation, By: David A. P. Brower, New York, New York. Attorneys for Lead Plaintiff, and the Proposed Class.
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR A ONE-WEEK EXTENSION TO FILE MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT (Civil L.R. 7-12)
MAXINE M. CHESNEY, District Judge.
WHEREAS, on January 12, 2010, this Court issued an order setting the briefing schedule for the motion to dismiss the Consolidated Complaint in the above-captioned action ("Scheduling Order");
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Scheduling Order, Defendants' motion to dismiss is currently due on June 8, 2010; and
WHEREAS, counsel for Defendants have requested Plaintiff's counsel to agree to a one-week extension of the due date for Defendants' motion to dismiss (and a corresponding one-week extension to the due dates for the opposition and reply briefs), and Plaintiff's counsel has agreed to such extension.
IT IS ACCORDINGLY STIPULATED, pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-12, by and between undersigned counsel for the Parties that:
(i) Defendants' motion to dismiss the Consolidated Complaint shall be due on June 15, 2010;
(ii) Lead Plaintiff's opposition to Defendants' motion shall be due on August 16, 2010; and
(iii) Defendants' reply shall be due on September 27, 2010.
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
Data Center Development Flying High Again
from costar.com:
>>Data Center Development Flying High Again In New Era of Cloud Computing
>>Data Center Development Flying High Again In New Era of Cloud Computing
After a Construction Pause During the Recession, Big High-Tech Companies Like Yahoo, Facebook and HP, Along With Wholesale Data Center Providers, Are Repositioning For Growth In a New Era of Server Virtualization
CK enhanced conventionally fractionated chemoradiation for high grade glioma in close proximity to critical structures
from the IV MB, by yyy60:
>>CK enhanced conventionally fractionated chemoradiation for high grade glioma in close proximity to critical structures
>>CK enhanced conventionally fractionated chemoradiation for high grade glioma in close proximity to critical structures
http://www.jhoonline.org/content/3/1/22
Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2010
Published: 9 June 2010
Research
CyberKnife enhanced conventionally fractionated chemoradiation for high grade glioma in close proximity to critical structures
Eric Oermann , Brian T. Collins , Kelly T. Erickson , Xia Yu , Sue Lei , Simeng Suy , Heather N. Hanscom , Joy Kim , Hyeon U. Park , Andrew Eldabh , Christopher Kalhorn , Kevin McGrail , Deepa Subramaniam , Walter C. Jean and Sean P. Collins
ABSTRACT (provisional)
INTRODUCTION
With conventional radiation technique alone, it is difficult to deliver radical treatment (> 60 Gy) to gliomas that are close to critical structures without incurring the risk of late radiation induced complications. Temozolomide-related improvements in high-grade glioma survival have placed a higher premium on optimal radiation therapy delivery. We investigated the safety and efficacy of utilizing highly conformal and precise CyberKnife radiotherapy to enhance conventional radiotherapy in the treatment of high grade glioma.
METHODS
Between January 2002 and January 2009, 24 patients with good performance status and high-grade gliomas in close proximity to critical structures (i.e. eyes, optic nerves, optic chiasm and brainstem) were treated with the CyberKnife. All patients received conventional radiation therapy following tumor resection, with a median dose of 50 Gy (range: 40 - 50.4 Gy). Subsequently, an additional dose of 10 Gy was delivered in 5 successive 2 Gy daily fractions utilizing the CyberKnifea image-guided radiosurgical system. The majority of patients (88%) received concurrent and/or adjuvant Temozolmide.
RESULTS
During CyberKnife treatments, the mean number of radiation beams utilized was 173 and the mean number of verification images was 58. Among the 24 patients, the mean clinical treatment volume was 174 cc, the mean prescription isodose line was 73% and the mean percent target coverage was 94%. At a median follow-up of 23 months for the glioblastoma multiforme cohort, the median survival was 18 months and the two-year survival rate was 37%. At a median follow-up of 63 months for the anaplastic glioma cohort, the median survival has not been reached and the 4-year survival rate was 71%. There have been no severe late complications referable to this radiation regimen in these patients.
CONCLUSION
We utilized fractionated CyberKnife radiotherapy as an adjunct to conventional radiation to improve the targeting accuracy of high-grade glioma radiation treatment. This technique was safe, effective and allowed for optimal dose-delivery in our patients. The value of image-guided radiation therapy for the treatment of high-grade gliomas deserves further study.
Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2010
Published: 9 June 2010
Research
CyberKnife enhanced conventionally fractionated chemoradiation for high grade glioma in close proximity to critical structures
Eric Oermann , Brian T. Collins , Kelly T. Erickson , Xia Yu , Sue Lei , Simeng Suy , Heather N. Hanscom , Joy Kim , Hyeon U. Park , Andrew Eldabh , Christopher Kalhorn , Kevin McGrail , Deepa Subramaniam , Walter C. Jean and Sean P. Collins
ABSTRACT (provisional)
INTRODUCTION
With conventional radiation technique alone, it is difficult to deliver radical treatment (> 60 Gy) to gliomas that are close to critical structures without incurring the risk of late radiation induced complications. Temozolomide-related improvements in high-grade glioma survival have placed a higher premium on optimal radiation therapy delivery. We investigated the safety and efficacy of utilizing highly conformal and precise CyberKnife radiotherapy to enhance conventional radiotherapy in the treatment of high grade glioma.
METHODS
Between January 2002 and January 2009, 24 patients with good performance status and high-grade gliomas in close proximity to critical structures (i.e. eyes, optic nerves, optic chiasm and brainstem) were treated with the CyberKnife. All patients received conventional radiation therapy following tumor resection, with a median dose of 50 Gy (range: 40 - 50.4 Gy). Subsequently, an additional dose of 10 Gy was delivered in 5 successive 2 Gy daily fractions utilizing the CyberKnifea image-guided radiosurgical system. The majority of patients (88%) received concurrent and/or adjuvant Temozolmide.
RESULTS
During CyberKnife treatments, the mean number of radiation beams utilized was 173 and the mean number of verification images was 58. Among the 24 patients, the mean clinical treatment volume was 174 cc, the mean prescription isodose line was 73% and the mean percent target coverage was 94%. At a median follow-up of 23 months for the glioblastoma multiforme cohort, the median survival was 18 months and the two-year survival rate was 37%. At a median follow-up of 63 months for the anaplastic glioma cohort, the median survival has not been reached and the 4-year survival rate was 71%. There have been no severe late complications referable to this radiation regimen in these patients.
CONCLUSION
We utilized fractionated CyberKnife radiotherapy as an adjunct to conventional radiation to improve the targeting accuracy of high-grade glioma radiation treatment. This technique was safe, effective and allowed for optimal dose-delivery in our patients. The value of image-guided radiation therapy for the treatment of high-grade gliomas deserves further study.
high-speed trading will gain serious momentum in Asia
from securitiesindustry.com:
>>"2010 is the year you're really starting to see stuff happen in Asia," he told the Buy-Side Tech High Frequency Trading NYC conference at the Andaz Wall Street Hotel.
>>"2010 is the year you're really starting to see stuff happen in Asia," he told the Buy-Side Tech High Frequency Trading NYC conference at the Andaz Wall Street Hotel.
Competition among increasingly high-speed, electronically-driven markets has not emerged in China, Japan and other Asian nations in the way that it has in the Western world, because, he noted, there has not been a regulatory driver.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Accuray says Siemens will partner on research, and sell CyberKnife radiation therapy system
from Associated Press:
>>Medical radiation equipment maker Accuray Inc. said Wednesday it will partner with Siemens AG to ramp up sales of its CyberKnife robotic radiation therapy system.
>>Medical radiation equipment maker Accuray Inc. said Wednesday it will partner with Siemens AG to ramp up sales of its CyberKnife robotic radiation therapy system.
Accuray said Siemens will have the right to sell the CyberKnife system as part of a group of products, while Accuray will have the right to sell the system directly. Siemens, which is based in Germany, will also buy some Accuray technology and use it in other products. The companies are also forming a research and development partnership.
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Equinix’s Domestic Revenue Poised for Solid Growth In H2
from Bezinga.com:
>>Equinix’s Domestic Revenue Poised for Solid Growth In H2
>>Equinix’s Domestic Revenue Poised for Solid Growth In H2
Analysts at Citigroup upgrade Equinix Inc (NASDAQ: EQIX) from "hold" to "buy." The target price for EQIX is set to $110.
According to Citigroup, the upgrade in the rating is based on, “1) prospect for improving domestic revenue growth heading into the 2H/10 based on our recent sector checks & bottoms-up revenue analysis; 2) we believe the revenue risk from Euro exposure is becoming better understood, while the organic demand environment should meet our expectations; 3) EQIX is making progress on its integration & synergy realization from its SDXC acquisition; & 4) the valuation is discounting future growth prospects for the data center portfolio, in our view.”
“We find the valuation for EQIX has become more attractive, given the recent share price underperformance,” the analysts mention.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Chicago to Sydney: The Futures Are Now
a comment to the Equinix Press Release in an article published by securitiesindustry.com
Silicon Valley data center market
We've recently been asked specifically about the Silicon Valley data center market (feel free to submit any question you might have either in the comment section or by mail).
In a few words, we believe that the Silicon Valley market mirrors the general situation of the US colo markets: a nice (for the colo Companies active in the market) unbalance between a strong demand and little room available.
This is taken from Data Center Knowledge, and dates back to January 2009:
>>Kelly said the space available at the San Francisco data center wasn’t a sign of weakening demand in the local colocation market, noting recent projections from Tier 1 Research. In a November report, Tier 1 predicted that colocation demand in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area will continue to outpace supply, boosting data center utilization from the current 70 percent to 95 percent by 2012.
The credit crunch contributed to reducing new builds.
Equinix is among the few Companies who recently built new data centers in the area - and in spite of some pro-active churn, in particular of a wholesale customer, that freed several cabinets in their existing centers, they are looking forward to the opening of the new center, as they are approaching full occupancy.
New builds in the area are now being planned by a few Companies like Digital Realty and Coresite - but that's more of a wholesale approach that will please large customers and let smaller customer looking for the right partner to accomodate their growth needs.
In a few words, we believe that the Silicon Valley market mirrors the general situation of the US colo markets: a nice (for the colo Companies active in the market) unbalance between a strong demand and little room available.
This is taken from Data Center Knowledge, and dates back to January 2009:
>>Kelly said the space available at the San Francisco data center wasn’t a sign of weakening demand in the local colocation market, noting recent projections from Tier 1 Research. In a November report, Tier 1 predicted that colocation demand in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area will continue to outpace supply, boosting data center utilization from the current 70 percent to 95 percent by 2012.
The credit crunch contributed to reducing new builds.
Equinix is among the few Companies who recently built new data centers in the area - and in spite of some pro-active churn, in particular of a wholesale customer, that freed several cabinets in their existing centers, they are looking forward to the opening of the new center, as they are approaching full occupancy.
New builds in the area are now being planned by a few Companies like Digital Realty and Coresite - but that's more of a wholesale approach that will please large customers and let smaller customer looking for the right partner to accomodate their growth needs.
David Sugishita, Immersion BoD
On June 4, 2010, Immersion Corporation (the "Registrant") held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act. The following proposals were adopted as follows:
1. To elect one Class II director, David Sugishita, to serve for a term of three years and until his successor is elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal:
1. To elect one Class II director, David Sugishita, to serve for a term of three years and until his successor is elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal:
Shares Broker
Name Shares for Withheld Non-Votes
David Sugishita 7,555,611 6,949,106 8,622,918
Rising to the Challenge report
from today's P/R:
An annual study commissioned by Savvis Inc., a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises, predicts the number of companies that outsource their IT infrastructure will increase globally from 17 percent today to 64 percent in 2020.
An annual study commissioned by Savvis Inc., a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises, predicts the number of companies that outsource their IT infrastructure will increase globally from 17 percent today to 64 percent in 2020.
Independent research firm Vanson Bourne in April surveyed more than 600 IT and business decision makers from mid to large enterprises and public sector organizations based in the United States, United Kingdom and Singapore.
Sixty-one percent of respondents believe managing IT in-house provides no competitive advantage and has to stop.
GigaOM Structure 2010 Conference
Sponsor at GigaOM Structure 2010 Conference. Panel Discussion with Lane Patterson, Chief Technologist, Equinix. Reducing Latency and Increasing Capacity on Broadband. June 24, 11:20 a.m.
Equinix Workshop; June 24, 3:20 p.m. Room 3, Level 2
As Switch & Data Becomes Equinix
from tmcnet.com:
>>As Switch & Data Becomes Equinix
>>As Switch & Data Becomes Equinix
Equinix announced on May 4 that it completed its $683.4 Million acquisition of Switch and Data.
What it didn't announce (yet) is that the channel program for Switch and Data has been shuttered. The employees were let go yesterday.Monday, June 7, 2010
Fixnetix offer co-located connectivity to FX liquidity via Hotspot
from Automated Trader:
London based low latency provider, Fixnetix has announced FX trading connections to Hotspot FX, LLC. are now available with co-location services in NY4, Secaucus, New Jersey.
Fixnetix today announced the availability of connectivity to Hoptspot FX at Equinix NY4 in Secaucus, New Jersey, with Fixnetix citing increasing demand for low latency connectivity to FX liquidity from the electronic trading community.
Growth in algorithmic FX trading has been significant over recent years with some estimates of high frequency trading volumes as high as 40% or more on some platforms, with these percentages expected to be further bolstered by the increasing number of multi-asset class and arbitrage traders looking to dynamically hedge currency risk.
"The current shift to move more products on exchange and centrally cleared means that more and more organisations will require access to global cross product trading venues," says Bob Fuller, CEO of Exchange Axis and Chair of the Joint Working Group IT Sub Group. "FX is quickly becoming an equal player to all other asset classes which means having the same level of latency and reliability demands, as regulators appear to be showing increased interest in this asset class"
"Fixnetix strives to provide the most optimal trading solutions for our customer base of banks, funds and prop shops worldwide," adds Hugh Hughes, Chief Executive of Fixnetix. "We are proud to provide low latency connectivity to Hotspot and multiple asset classes as our FX service offering is stronger than ever with our recent alliance to NY-based Market Factory, an FX feed handler allowing for buy side and sell side instant access, thereby increasing counterparty diversity and liquidity."
"Low latency access on a reliable network only enhances the Hotspot FX system which delivers anonymous, transparent, reliable and highly liquid trading opportunities, as well as authoritative real-time and historical market data, "offers John Miesner, Global Head of Sales at Hotspot FX.
IPC Extends Support to Equinix-Enabled Financial Ecosystems in Key Metropolitan Regions Throughout Asia-Pacific
IPC Extends Support to Equinix-Enabled Financial Ecosystems in Key Metropolitan Regions Throughout Asia-Pacific
Electronic Connectivity Services portfolio now available to the financial community through Equinix’s Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo International Business Exchange Data Centers
Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Japan — June 7, 2010 — Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQIX), a provider of global data center services, and IPC, a leading provider of indispensable financial trading communications solutions, today announced that IPC has extended its core networking infrastructure to additional Equinix International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers located throughout the Asia-Pacific region. IPC’s expanded presence in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo and will strengthen the company’s capability to support the growing demand for its portfolio of Electronic Connectivity Services.
Last month, IPC and Equinix announced IPC’s plan to extend its services to Equinix IBX data centers located in Asia-Pacific and Europe. IPC also leverages Equinix across North America in Chicago, New York and Toronto.
The Asia-Pacific market presents significant potential to the financial community as Asian exchange volumes continue to experience accelerating growth. With market de-regulation and the emergence of alternative trading venues and new market entrants, there is an increasing demand for inter-connectivity with multiple venues, participants and geographies in the region. The sheer scale of the region’s geography also creates demand for Equinix’s industry-leading interconnection services that enable the strategic financial ecosystems where firms are connected to key customers and partners to optimally transact business.
IPC’s private and secure network interconnects more than 200 cities across six continents. The network has built-in resiliency for the highest levels of service availability and lowest latency, which is an ideal connectivity option for the members of the Equinix electronic trading community. The participants in Equinix-enabled financial ecosystems can reach out to more than 2,400 trading floors and almost 4,000 market participants and exchanges globally connected by the IPC network.
The network upgrade will strengthen IPC’s offer of high-quality, reliable and scalable trading connectivity solutions for successful electronic trading. Equinix’s global footprint of network-neutral IBX data centers also provides IPC a wide choice of connectivity options with networks, carriers and Internet service providers to optimize network performance.
“IPC’s decision to select Equinix’s premier data center services in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo is another vote of confidence for Equinix across the Asia-Pacific region,” said David Wilkinson, senior director, Business Development of Equinix in Asia-Pacific. “Our established ecosystems of financial communities in our IBX data centers present an immediate market opportunity to IPC, hence facilitating its penetration into the regional markets.”
“A growing customer base here in Asia-Pacific means there is a need to enhance IPC’s infrastructure within the region,” said David Dodd, Managing Director, IPC Asia-Pacific. “Equinix’s premier data center services, global footprint and depth of operational experience meet our stringent requirements. Our network extension within the Equinix Asia-Pacific region can propel our service offerings to new heights, allowing us to better support the demand for scalable and high-performance connectivity in the region.”
About IPC
IPC is a leading provider of indispensable financial trading communications solutions to the world’s top financial services firms and global enterprises. With 35 years of expertise and innovation, IPC provides its customers with global systems and solutions, as well as a suite of products and enhanced services that includes advanced Voice-over-IP technology and integrated network and 24x7x365 management services for more than 40 countries. Based in Jersey City, NJ, IPC has approximately 900 employees throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions. For more information, visit www.ipc.com.
About Equinix in the Global Financial Markets
Equinix provides a neutral meeting place for the world’s leading financial market participants including trading venues, buy and sell side firms, market data providers, technology providers and financial networks; that locate servers and infrastructure within Equinix data centers in order to support highly reliable, low latency connectivity for a broad range of market participants. Learn more at: http://financial.equinix.com.
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) provides global data center services that ensure the vitality of the information-driven world. Global enterprises, content and financial companies, and more than 575 network service providers rely upon Equinix’s insight and expertise to protect and connect their most valued information assets. Equinix operates 87 data centers across 35 metro regions in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Important information about Equinix is routinely posted on the investor relations page of its website located at www.equinix.com/investors. We encourage you to check Equinix’s website regularly for the most up-to-date information.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Ingestible Surgical Robots—Hard To Swallow Concept?
from singulatityhub.com:
>>Medical robots are advancing at phenomenal speed, and within years micro-sized robots could be assisting surgeons with operations from inside their patients. Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna’s CRIM Lab in Italy has developed a robot called ARES (Assembling Reconfigurable Endoluminal Surgical System) that will be assembled inside the human body. This modular design is leading the way for a new breed of device that may one day take the place of our most trusted surgeons’ hands. ARES may only be a concept at present, but the project represents amazing new possibilities in the field of robotic surgery.
...
Ingestible robot surgery puts robots further out of grasp—the only connection being a screen facsimile of the patient’s interior. While haptic technology may eventually solve sensory deprivation in the operating room, no usable methods exist.
>>Medical robots are advancing at phenomenal speed, and within years micro-sized robots could be assisting surgeons with operations from inside their patients. Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna’s CRIM Lab in Italy has developed a robot called ARES (Assembling Reconfigurable Endoluminal Surgical System) that will be assembled inside the human body. This modular design is leading the way for a new breed of device that may one day take the place of our most trusted surgeons’ hands. ARES may only be a concept at present, but the project represents amazing new possibilities in the field of robotic surgery.
...
Ingestible robot surgery puts robots further out of grasp—the only connection being a screen facsimile of the patient’s interior. While haptic technology may eventually solve sensory deprivation in the operating room, no usable methods exist.
No, it’s not a LEGO space station. This is ARES, the self-assembling robot you may someday have to swallow.
I don’t see this as good news: “ARAY installs 200th CK”
from the IV MB, by yyy60:
>>I don’t see this as good news: “ARAY installs 200th CK”
At the end of Q3 (Jan-Mar), there were 196 CK installed worldwide. Today (June 3) ARAY announced the 200th CK is installed in UK.
That means only 4 CK are installed in the first 64 days (April 1 to June 3) of Q4. How many could they install in the 27 days left in Q4?
2, 3, 4, 5 or 6?
Q1-Q3 2010 total CK installed=20 (Q1=4, Q2=10, Q3=6)
If 2, Q4 = 4+2 = 6 and 2010 total=26
If 3, Q4 = 4+3 = 7 and 2010 total=27
If 4, Q4 = 4+4 = 8 and 2010 total=28
If 5, Q4 = 4+5 = 9 and 2010 total=29
If 6, Q4 = 4+6 = 10 and 2010 total=30
CK installed in previous years:
2006=28
2007=32
2008=31
2009=36
It is almost certain CK installed in 2010 will be less than 2007, or even less than 2006!
>>I don’t see this as good news: “ARAY installs 200th CK”
At the end of Q3 (Jan-Mar), there were 196 CK installed worldwide. Today (June 3) ARAY announced the 200th CK is installed in UK.
That means only 4 CK are installed in the first 64 days (April 1 to June 3) of Q4. How many could they install in the 27 days left in Q4?
2, 3, 4, 5 or 6?
Q1-Q3 2010 total CK installed=20 (Q1=4, Q2=10, Q3=6)
If 2, Q4 = 4+2 = 6 and 2010 total=26
If 3, Q4 = 4+3 = 7 and 2010 total=27
If 4, Q4 = 4+4 = 8 and 2010 total=28
If 5, Q4 = 4+5 = 9 and 2010 total=29
If 6, Q4 = 4+6 = 10 and 2010 total=30
CK installed in previous years:
2006=28
2007=32
2008=31
2009=36
It is almost certain CK installed in 2010 will be less than 2007, or even less than 2006!
supply-demand imbalance
looking forward to this week's articles at Data Center Knowledge:
>>Bankruptcy filings for data center and telcom providers have been rare in recent years, but were common in the dot-bomb meltdown of 2001-2003, when providers such as Exodus, MFN/AboveNet, WorldCom and Relera filed for Chapter 11, largely from the financial stress of heavy borrowing to build data centers and networks. That overbuilding resulted in a huge imbalance between supply and demand.
>>Bankruptcy filings for data center and telcom providers have been rare in recent years, but were common in the dot-bomb meltdown of 2001-2003, when providers such as Exodus, MFN/AboveNet, WorldCom and Relera filed for Chapter 11, largely from the financial stress of heavy borrowing to build data centers and networks. That overbuilding resulted in a huge imbalance between supply and demand.
Is there any chance of similar supply-demand imbalance today? We’ll examine that issue this week on DCK.
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