Gramercy Capital Corporation: An Edward De Bono Stock

Read the whole article at Seeking Alpha:

>>Gramercy Capital Corporation (GKK) is an interesting stock that should offer investors a limited downside, due to its strong cash position, while potentially representing, on the upside, a kind of an "option" on the turnaround of commercial real estate property in the USA.Some lateral thinking, however, rather than a more classical investing approach, may be necessary/useful to understand why the company, in spite of its recent near-death experience, can belong to the "value investing" category, although some risks that could derail the happy ending still exist. Patience may also be required, as the story doesn't really seem close to get a catalyst.

There are several interesting articles about this stock on the Internet that we suggest you should read, including Plan Maestro's analysis, available also here on Seeking Alpha (I, II), as well as a recent post by Laminar Capital Management - we'll try to add to this commentary our view and an update to the most recent Q4 2011 results.

Jamba Juice Expanding Into Schools, Hiring: CEO

from CNBC:

>>The juice and smoothie chain is "making a major push in the schools," he said, expecting to put its JambaGo kiosks in 400 to 500 schools by the end of the year. The company has already opened 30 kiosks in a pilot program.

Canaccord Genuity Starts Equinix at Buy

from www.streetinsider.com:

>>Canaccord Genuity initiates coverage on Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX) with a Buy. PT $150.00.

Jamba Juice plans more outlets

from http://businessmirror.com.ph:

>>Jamba Juice launched its first flagship store in Bonifacio High Street Central in November. A second store was this month in Alabang Town Center.

Jamba Juice Philippines Managing Director Sharon Fuentebella said the local affiliate of is going to open more stores in the country in prime locations such as Makati, Greenhills, Quezon City and other prime locations.

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She said Jamba Juice Philippines plans to open a store every quarter.

Jamba Juice Senior Vice President for international operations Thibault Chatellus said the group is also planning to get the Philippines as one of its chief sources of mango. It has already formed a partnership with a Guimaras-based mango planter’s organization to plant 50,000 seeds as an initial project. “Aside from bananas, we will be buying Philippine mango for our requirements very soon,” he said.

Mobile Andrio

A jump-and-run game in the style of Super Mario, Giana Sisters and similar games. It has 18 levels of increasing difficulty.

Highscores get uploaded to the social gaming network Scoreloop, and you can compare your highscore with those of players all around the world. Furthermore you can start challenge games against other players to determine the better player in a 1:1 situation.

The game can be controlled using keyboard (preferred), touchscreen, orientation sensor or trackball. Use 'Edit Settings' to customize. Integrated with Immersion MOTIV Haptic Effects.

Installs:

10,000,000 - 50,000,000

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.joergjahnke.mario.android.free

Equinix downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Dougherty

from Yahoo:

>>Dougherty downgraded Equinix based on valuation. Price target is $140.

Tactile Display With Directional Force Feedback

from www.diginfo.tv:

>>This new touch panel concept imparts a directional tactile feedback force to the user, by moving the panel surface. Developed by a research group with members from NEC and the Tokyo Institute of Technology, the system uses wires to pull the four corners of the panel. The tensile force to be applied to each wire can be adjusted, so the strength of the force, as well as the direction, can be controlled.

JPMorgan raised its price target for Equinix

from http://wallstcheatsheet.com:

>JPMorgan raised its price target for Equinix after meeting with management and keeps an Overweight rating on the stock.

Five Ways Cloud Hubbing Can Change Your Business

from Forbes:

>>But what does cloud hubbing mean to you? Does it apply to your business? Can you safely forget about it? To figure this out we talked with Chris Sharp, Equinix’s general manager of content and cloud, one of the leading companies in putting cloud hubbing to work for its customers.

Nirvanix Offers Direct Connections to Cloud Storage within Equinix Data Centers Worldwide

Direct Connections Provide Customers with Improved Throughput, Performance and Cost Savings

SAN DIEGO, March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nirvanix, the leader in enterprise-class cloud storage services, today announced the availability of direct connections to its Cloud Storage Network™ in Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX - News) International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers. By offering this direct connection to Nirvanix offerings, new and existing Equinix customers are able to establish a private network connection between their owned or managed IT infrastructure and the Nirvanix Cloud Storage Network in the same data center—providing immediate access to the Nirvanix Cloud File System™, designed to support millions of users, billions of objects and exabytes of data. The service is currently available in Equinix data centers in New Jersey; Frankfurt, Germany; and Tokyo, Japan and enables customers to bypass Internet service providers to improve throughput, gain consistent network performance, reduce costs and add cloud storage capabilities to their existing IT foundation.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090113/LA58239LOGO)

"Making cloud storage a virtual extension of an organization's IT infrastructure is quickly replacing conventional approaches for applications such as backup and archival," said Scott Genereux, President and CEO of Nirvanix. "By offering direct connections to our Cloud Storage Network, Equinix customers running a cloud computing environment or a SAN storage infrastructure can now establish an immediate and direct connection into our public cloud for on-demand storage capacity, availability and bandwidth. This provides them with continuous data access achieved by multiple live replicas spread across a global grid, enabling work-flow sharing and content collaboration across multiple diverse locations while maintaining data consistency."

"Given the degree of variability and uncertainty around bandwidth, speed and latency that comes with relying on the public internet for core application connectivity, many customers are looking to connect their IT infrastructure directly to their cloud service providers, a solution that improves performance and security, reduces cost and enables new business capabilities," said Chris Sharp, General Manager, Cloud and Content for Equinix. "This partnership provides customers with a high bandwidth and low latency connection to Nirvanix's leading enterprise-class cloud storage services and is a welcome addition to the Platform Equinix ecosystem of more than 300 cloud service providers and the destination of more than 4,000 companies."

For Equinix customers, this service provides new business-enabling capabilities, including:

• High volume data transfer: high bandwidth connectivity enables customers to more efficiently, cost-effectively and securely upload or download large amounts of data from the Nirvanix Cloud Storage Network.
• Enhanced performance: high bandwidth, low latency connectivity enables customers to treat Nirvanix cloud storage as part of the data center for more frequent migration/replication of data, allowing for more homogeneous business continuity/disaster recovery policies, and retention strategies.
• Hybrid cloud storage: With a Nirvanix Hybrid Cloud Storage node deployed within an Equinix data center and a direct connection, customers can maintain cloud storage capacity on premises for frequently accessed data plus have the ability to access the public cloud for on-demand capacity and bandwidth, supporting cloudbursting during peak business hours.
• Concurrent access to public and private resources: Nirvanix direct connections can be partitioned into multiple logical connections, enabling customers to use the same connection to access public and private resources.

DENSO to Acquire I-Net Corporation's 3D Business Unit

from www.aftermarketnews.com:

>>The 3D Business Unit has developed 3D image-based simulation technologies, as well as software for haptic devices. (Haptic devices commercialized by DENSO include remote touch controllers used in Lexus GS, RX and other Lexus models.) These technologies and expertise will be used in DENSO’s developments of various products, including human machine interface area.

Remember That iPad Tease about "See" and "Touch"? It Was an Advanced Haptics Head Fake

from Forbes:

>>Jack Purcher of Patently Apple exclaims, “Advanced haptics will freak us out at the realism it could bring to science books, artwork, photography and yes, games. Advanced Haptics could very well end up being a game changer for the senses, to be sure.”

Expansion detailed - Jamba (Philippines)

from www.bworldonline.com:

>>We want to add three stores by the end of the year, possibly in the Makati [City] area, Quezon City, and Ortigas [Center],” Sharon T. Fuentebella, managing director of local Jamba Juice franchise holder Fresh Healthy Juice Boosters, Inc. which is part of the Max’s Group of Companies, told reporters. At present, Jamba Juice operates branches in Bonifacio Global City, Alabang Town Center, and in SM Mall of Asia, after it was first introduced in the country last September.

Apple's haptic touch feedback concept uses actuators, senses force on iPhone, iPad

from www.appleinsider.com:

>>In an effort to make touchscreens less static, Apple has proposed that future iPhones and iPads could feature actuators that would provide haptic feedback to users, and also include sensors that would measure the force at which a user touches the screen.

Apple’s New Touchscreen Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen

from http://wallstcheatsheet.com:

>>Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) touchscreens could soon come with the ability to let users feel the controls on the screen. The company has filed a patent application with the Patent and Trademark Office for a haptic technology that would provide feedback to the user and include sensors that measure the force at which a user touches the screen, an AppleInsider report said.

The application, titled “Touch-Based User Interface with Haptic Feedback,” says the use of piezoelectric actuators would allow the user to feel a virtual button on the fingertip. In addition, if the device can measure how much force a user is applying to the screen, it could respond with differing reactions.

Dougherty & Co Downgrades Equinix (EQIX) to Neutral; Valuation Call

from www.streetinsider.com:

>>Analyst, Mark, Kelleher, said, "Since we initiated coverage in October 2010 the stock has appreciated 97%, and just since the beginning of 2012 the stock has appreciated 46%. The company now carries an enterprise value of 8.5X our 2013 EBITDA estimate, and has surpassed our 12 month price target of $140.

Making Cloud Computing Work

Equinix CEO Stephen Smith weighs in on the state of business.

http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1520970863001/making-cloud-computing-work

Jefferies Starts Equinix (EQIX) at Buy, $165 Price Target

from www.streetinsider.com:

>>Jefferies initiates coverage on Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX) with a Buy. PT $165.00.

Barclays raises Equinix price target

from www.cnbc.com:

>>Barclays raises Equinix price target to $155 from $116, rating overweight

Mobile Device Input: 2 Intriguing New Technologies

from www.informationweek.com:

>>But these demonstrations--from the cowbell, to shaking maracas, to circling the rim of a wine glass--were really there to showcase the capabilities of Immersion's technology. The idea is that device manufacturers will license the technology--Immersion counts LG, Nokia and Samsung among its licensees, and Pantech is actually using HD haptics now--and developers will use it in applications.

Outside of the fun little tricks, Immersion showed some practical examples. For instance, imagine scrolling through your Facebook photos that people have commented on and finding, via "feel," the ones that have received the highest number of comments. It actually felt heavier in those spots. The same can be done with email. Immersion showed how you can configure e-mail so that your boss' e-mail gives you a bit of a taser-like buzz when you're scrolling through your inbox. Immersion calls this "ambient awareness" and is attempting to create ways to communicate clues in the background. Their theory is that developers will be able to simplify user interfaces so that not as much information clutters up the app screen.