Tuesday, June 8, 2010
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.
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.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Mudpad: Fluid Haptics for Multitouch Surfaces
Motivation
This project centers around the idea to use a smart liquid for actuation on a multitouch device.Since the introduction of the iPhone touchscreens became very common and most people probably have used one by now. While using a touchscreen is often described as enjoyable due to direct interaction techniques, users also complain about the lack of tactile feedback. There are some approaches to alleviate this flaw on mobile phones by using auditory or vibrotactile feedback utilizing the phone vibrate function. Even though this is an improvement, for a multitouch device you would also want multi-point, i.e., localized fedback.
With MudPad, we introduce a device which is able to give localized active haptic feedback while being also capable of multitouch input.
http://hci.rwth-aachen.de/mudpad
Pantech Pursuit (AT&T)
a review of Pantech Pursuit, available from AT&T - from cnet.com:
>>Pantech Pursuit (AT&T)
The Pursuit has a resistive display, so you do need to apply a bit more pressure in order for your touch to register. Still, we found it surprisingly responsive--it takes less than a second for the screen to react. You can also go through a touch calibration wizard to improve your accuracy, and the Pursuit offers haptic vibration feedback as well.
>>Pantech Pursuit (AT&T)
The Pursuit has a resistive display, so you do need to apply a bit more pressure in order for your touch to register. Still, we found it surprisingly responsive--it takes less than a second for the screen to react. You can also go through a touch calibration wizard to improve your accuracy, and the Pursuit offers haptic vibration feedback as well.
The Pantech Pursuit has a cute playful design.
Marvell backs ambitious $100 OLPC tablet
from cnet.com:
>>Marvell backs ambitious $100 OLPC tablet
>>Marvell backs ambitious $100 OLPC tablet
Vague details and product renderings of the XO-3 tablet first surfaced last December. More-concrete specs are now taking shape, including an ambitiously low power rating of 1 watt per hour (compared with the 5 watts per hour required by the OLPC laptop). Other promised features include a multilingual, multitouch-screen keyboard with haptic feedback, Wi-Fi, high-quality video (1080p full-HD encode and decode), integrated video and still cameras, high-performance 3D graphics, Flash 10 Internet, and two-way teleconferencing.
Samsung Galaxy Tab revealed
images leaked by Samsung South Africa - from engadget.com:
>>If only there were more tablets in the world, you know? Samsung has heard the call, and truth be told they might have a nice crack at creating something desirable. The 7-inch Galaxy Tab (previously referred to as the S-Pad), runs Android with Samsung's TouchWiz UI on top (similar to the Galaxy S sitting next to it).
>>If only there were more tablets in the world, you know? Samsung has heard the call, and truth be told they might have a nice crack at creating something desirable. The 7-inch Galaxy Tab (previously referred to as the S-Pad), runs Android with Samsung's TouchWiz UI on top (similar to the Galaxy S sitting next to it).
Smartphone Shipments Likely to Double
From the WSJ:
>>SAN FRANCISCO -- Global smartphone shipments will likely more than double in the next four years, signaling dramatic potential growth for market leaders such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone, according to data expected to be released by market tracker iSuppli Corp. early next week.
>>SAN FRANCISCO -- Global smartphone shipments will likely more than double in the next four years, signaling dramatic potential growth for market leaders such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone, according to data expected to be released by market tracker iSuppli Corp. early next week.
Immersion's shareholders' meeting
from the IV MB, by PVTOMA:
>>Shareholder Meeting Update
The new TS 5000 technology is very crisp and is clearly distinguishable solution to the TS 2000 and other actuator based solutions. TS 5000 uses piezo technology. Repeated that client feedback is strong and should have a product out this year. I liked the device but will not go on about how good it is as the market will determine that.
There was a Samsung camera with a touch screen. Asked if there was a press release on this device and was told “no”. Unfortunately Samsung needs to approve any press release regarding their products and when asked for approval, they consistently decline. Big corporation and I assume they probably don’t want to spread it to the competition. However IMMR has been posting it to their website on certain occasions and that does not cross the grey line. http://www.immersion.com/partners/haptics-in-use/consumer-electronics.html Not every product is here but some of the more meaningful ones. Clearly Samsung is pushing haptics through all product lines. A mobile music device from Samsung was also displayed as was a PND that was a Best Buy branded device.
The biggest news personally for me was about the “immersion killers” and “new competition” to our haptics that I have read about in the press. I specifically asked about new competition and was told that there was none really to speak of, outside of not using haptics. I further inquired about a past article that described a different type of haptics. Vic explained that the mechanical delivery method, being either actuator based devices, the piezo devices or the thin film devices, that I read about are just one piece of the solution. For the one example I gave Vic he said that IMMR was working with that company and the press reported that it was new competition to us. Not true. Basically the press does not understand the eco system and that company brands that solution under their name. Immersion encourages all sorts of different mechanical solutions to deliver the haptics effect. It helps our technology grow, creates competition and could help produce better effects at lower costs. The mechanical piece is only one part of the solution. Immersion holds the keys (knowledge, experience and most importantly the IP) to the other two parts that create the entire solution. The net of it is that someone may create a better mechanical delivery device but that would only be to the benefit of IMMR.
Microsoft:
IMMR works with them to create designs for them and we do get paid for this work! The more MSFT uses haptics the better for market acceptance– was their view.
That’s about it. It did not appear that anyone from Ramius was there.
There were 18 million shares voted for the accounting firm and 7 million approving the new director.
>>Shareholder Meeting Update
The new TS 5000 technology is very crisp and is clearly distinguishable solution to the TS 2000 and other actuator based solutions. TS 5000 uses piezo technology. Repeated that client feedback is strong and should have a product out this year. I liked the device but will not go on about how good it is as the market will determine that.
There was a Samsung camera with a touch screen. Asked if there was a press release on this device and was told “no”. Unfortunately Samsung needs to approve any press release regarding their products and when asked for approval, they consistently decline. Big corporation and I assume they probably don’t want to spread it to the competition. However IMMR has been posting it to their website on certain occasions and that does not cross the grey line. http://www.immersion.com/partners/haptics-in-use/consumer-electronics.html Not every product is here but some of the more meaningful ones. Clearly Samsung is pushing haptics through all product lines. A mobile music device from Samsung was also displayed as was a PND that was a Best Buy branded device.
The biggest news personally for me was about the “immersion killers” and “new competition” to our haptics that I have read about in the press. I specifically asked about new competition and was told that there was none really to speak of, outside of not using haptics. I further inquired about a past article that described a different type of haptics. Vic explained that the mechanical delivery method, being either actuator based devices, the piezo devices or the thin film devices, that I read about are just one piece of the solution. For the one example I gave Vic he said that IMMR was working with that company and the press reported that it was new competition to us. Not true. Basically the press does not understand the eco system and that company brands that solution under their name. Immersion encourages all sorts of different mechanical solutions to deliver the haptics effect. It helps our technology grow, creates competition and could help produce better effects at lower costs. The mechanical piece is only one part of the solution. Immersion holds the keys (knowledge, experience and most importantly the IP) to the other two parts that create the entire solution. The net of it is that someone may create a better mechanical delivery device but that would only be to the benefit of IMMR.
Microsoft:
IMMR works with them to create designs for them and we do get paid for this work! The more MSFT uses haptics the better for market acceptance– was their view.
That’s about it. It did not appear that anyone from Ramius was there.
There were 18 million shares voted for the accounting firm and 7 million approving the new director.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Saitama Medical University International Medical Center Delivers Radiosurgery to Moving Lung Tumors
Saitama Medical University International Medical Center
Delivers Radiosurgery to Moving Lung Tumors
Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of
radiosurgery, announced today that Saitama Medical University International
Medical Center in Japan has become the first hospital in Japan to deliver a
CyberKnife radiosurgery treatment using the Synchrony Respiratory Tracking
System. Their first treatment using the Synchrony System was delivered over a
three day period from April 26-28, 2010 to a female patient with metastatic
lung cancer. Saitama Medical University International Medical Center is one of
the leading facilities for new advances in medical care in Japan.
The Synchrony System, which is a component of the CyberKnife
Robotic Radiosurgery System, monitors and tracks a patient's respiratory
motion in real time throughout the CyberKnife treatment, allowing doctors to
treat to treat complex moving tumors with sub-millimeter targeting accuracy.
The Synchrony System tracks tumor motion, which is especially important for
tumors that move with respiration in areas of the body such as the lung, and
dynamically directs the delivery of highly accurate radiation beams to the
moving tumor. The Synchrony System constantly updates its correlation model,
automatically correcting for any changes in respiration or tumor movement.
This allows the patient to breathe comfortably during treatment and allows
the clinician to reduce radiation exposure to surrounding healthy tissues and
critical structures.
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) granted
Shonin approval of the CyberKnife System for use in the treatment of
extracranial tumors, including tumors that move with respiration in June,
2008, This regulatory approval dramatically expanded the types of patients
that can be treated with radiosurgery to include those with cancers of the
spine, lung, liver, pancreas and prostate. In April 2010 fiducial markers
that are compatible with the CyberKnife System were approved for use,
enabling this recent lung treatment with the Synchrony System.
Presently there are 21 CyberKnife Systems installed throughout
Japan. Worldwide use of the CyberKnife System to treat lung cancer grew 25
percent year over year in calendar year 2009 and presently more than 12,000
lung cancer patients have been treated.
TradeTech Japan 2010
Equinix is an associate partner and exhibitor for 4th annual trading conference in Japan.
http://www.wbresearch.com/tradetechjapan/
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Brigantine Advisors Updates Coverage Rating and 'Best Idea' for Enterprise Infrastructure Stocks
"Within our services coverage, our five Buy rated stocks are: Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX), Terremark (Nasdaq: TMRK), Akamai (Nasdaq: AKAM), Internap (Nasdaq: INAP), and Rackspace (NYSE: RAX). Of those, we would look to Equinix as our best large-cap idea, with Internap as our best small cap idea."
from StreetInsider.com
from StreetInsider.com
"Inside the Electronic Trading Debate: Separating Fact from Fiction”
Equinix is proud to sponsor the webinar "Inside the Electronic Trading Debate: Separating Fact from Fiction” featuring Irene Aldridge, author of “High Frequency Trading” and frequent subject matter expert in the media. Scheduled for June 16, the webinar will address the key issues around electronic trading and examine the reality versus the hype. Sign up to register at the link below. The webinar will be recorded and archived for later viewing.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
ALF-X opens a New Era for Tele-Robotic Surgery
ALF-X opens a New Era for Tele-Robotic Surgery
Laparoscopic or 'keyhole' surgery is about to become safer and more efficient thanks to ALFX,
a new surgical tele-robotics system with innovative tactile sensing capabilities. The system,
to be presented today for the first time at the 17th Annual Congress of the International Society
for Gynaecological Endoscopy in Bari (Italy), represents a breakthrough in tele-robotic
surgery. It was developed by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the
pharmaceutical company SOFAR S.p.A..
ALF-X, which stands for “Advanced Laparoscopy through Force refleCTion”, employs a range of
unprecedented features covering tactile sensing capabilities, versatility, safety and ease of use for
laparoscopic surgical procedures. It provides surgeons with better 'tactile sensing', the perception of
forces exerted on patient tissues by robotic surgical instruments. This will help avoid breaking sutures
(surgical stitching) and reduce any damage caused by the incision of trocars, tools used in keyhole
operations, thus improving the quality of interventions.
In any type of laparoscopic intervention, ALF-X allows for the quick insertion and replacement of
surgical instruments independently from the patient’s positioning on the operation table. It is also
possible to simultaneously use up to five of its robotic arms, operated by one or two surgeons.
Designed to minimise workloads and reduce intervention time, ALF-X is highly versatile and is the first
system to address the demand for tactile sense in a cost-effective manner. Easily retractable to allow
surgeons full access to the patient, ALF-X should not alter overall surgical procedures. It is aimed at
experienced laparoscopy surgeons, offering an intuitive command interface that can be located
outside the operation room.
The ALF-X tele-robotic surgical system is the result of fruitful research and development collaboration
between the Italian pharmaceutical company SOFAR S.p.A. and the Joint Research Centre, the
European Commission's in-house research body. Thanks to its expertise in advanced robotics in the
field of nuclear safeguards, the JRC was able to innovate and patent the system design, while SOFAR
S.p.A. provided the engineering development and surgical expertise. The JRC develops many cutting
edge technologies as by-products of its work programme and is keen to licence them for external use
whenever possible.
The 17th Annual Congress of the International Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy entitled
“Women’s Health from Diagnosis to Treatment”, begins today and ends on June 7th (2008).
�� For further information please refer to:
• JRC Internal and External Communication; Tel: +39 033278 9743; Fax: +39 0332 785409;
Email: berta.duane@ec.europa.eu
• http://www.jrc.ec.europa.eu
• JRC Technology Portfolio: http://www.jrc.ec.europa.eu/technology-portfolio
Laparoscopic or 'keyhole' surgery is about to become safer and more efficient thanks to ALFX,
a new surgical tele-robotics system with innovative tactile sensing capabilities. The system,
to be presented today for the first time at the 17th Annual Congress of the International Society
for Gynaecological Endoscopy in Bari (Italy), represents a breakthrough in tele-robotic
surgery. It was developed by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the
pharmaceutical company SOFAR S.p.A..
ALF-X, which stands for “Advanced Laparoscopy through Force refleCTion”, employs a range of
unprecedented features covering tactile sensing capabilities, versatility, safety and ease of use for
laparoscopic surgical procedures. It provides surgeons with better 'tactile sensing', the perception of
forces exerted on patient tissues by robotic surgical instruments. This will help avoid breaking sutures
(surgical stitching) and reduce any damage caused by the incision of trocars, tools used in keyhole
operations, thus improving the quality of interventions.
In any type of laparoscopic intervention, ALF-X allows for the quick insertion and replacement of
surgical instruments independently from the patient’s positioning on the operation table. It is also
possible to simultaneously use up to five of its robotic arms, operated by one or two surgeons.
Designed to minimise workloads and reduce intervention time, ALF-X is highly versatile and is the first
system to address the demand for tactile sense in a cost-effective manner. Easily retractable to allow
surgeons full access to the patient, ALF-X should not alter overall surgical procedures. It is aimed at
experienced laparoscopy surgeons, offering an intuitive command interface that can be located
outside the operation room.
The ALF-X tele-robotic surgical system is the result of fruitful research and development collaboration
between the Italian pharmaceutical company SOFAR S.p.A. and the Joint Research Centre, the
European Commission's in-house research body. Thanks to its expertise in advanced robotics in the
field of nuclear safeguards, the JRC was able to innovate and patent the system design, while SOFAR
S.p.A. provided the engineering development and surgical expertise. The JRC develops many cutting
edge technologies as by-products of its work programme and is keen to licence them for external use
whenever possible.
The 17th Annual Congress of the International Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy entitled
“Women’s Health from Diagnosis to Treatment”, begins today and ends on June 7th (2008).
�� For further information please refer to:
• JRC Internal and External Communication; Tel: +39 033278 9743; Fax: +39 0332 785409;
Email: berta.duane@ec.europa.eu
• http://www.jrc.ec.europa.eu
• JRC Technology Portfolio: http://www.jrc.ec.europa.eu/technology-portfolio
Shumway Capital Partners
from marketfolly.com:
>>We also wanted to point out that their Equinix (EQIX) position listed above is only their equity stake. Shumway also holds various notes and their aggregate exposure to EQIX actually makes it one of their largest positions (slightly smaller than the size of their CSCO stake). And if you hadn't already noticed, many stocks in their portfolio are those on Goldman Sachs' VIP list of stocks most important to hedge funds. Maybe that helps explain their poor performance in the month of May.
>>We also wanted to point out that their Equinix (EQIX) position listed above is only their equity stake. Shumway also holds various notes and their aggregate exposure to EQIX actually makes it one of their largest positions (slightly smaller than the size of their CSCO stake). And if you hadn't already noticed, many stocks in their portfolio are those on Goldman Sachs' VIP list of stocks most important to hedge funds. Maybe that helps explain their poor performance in the month of May.
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