3Com leads in 'green' networking
3Com has announced that the independent research firm In-Stat has found that 3Com's local area network (LAN) switches are up to 60 percent more energy-efficient, or 'green', than competitors' products. By deploying an industry-leading switching solution from 3Com, customers can save money -- and help the environment -- by using significantly less electricity to power their high-performance networks.
The report, 'Green Networking Equipment: Who Leads and Who Lags,' says there are 'significant differences in the energy efficiency of similarly equipped switch equipment' and that 'as many businesses develop 'green' initiatives... IT managers will be forced to absorb some degree of responsibility for their organization's power usage.'
The report confirms the success of 3Com's
program to reduce energy consumption while increasing network
functionality. "Businesses worldwide are looking for effective ways to
reduce energy use, both to save money and to conserve resources," said
Scott Hilton, vice president of enterprise products for 3Com. "Through
innovative design, 3Com's newest products use up to 78 percent less
power than previous switches. It's gratifying that In-Stat recognizes
3Com's industry leadership in this important area."
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Telstra goes networking at the highest level
VODAFONE might have won the rights to Apple's coveted iPhone, but Telstra has an even higher power working for it.
Telstra is the mobile network of choice for the Pope.
The Catholic Church has struck a deal with Australia's telco giant for Pope Benedict XVI to text daily messages of "inspiration and hope" to the mobile phones of thousands of young Catholics during World Youth Day 08 in Sydney in July.
The Catholic Church will plunge into the digital era during the six-day event, with the help of Telstra, in the hope that text messaging will help the Pope connect with a younger audience.
Telstra has pulled out all the stops for the event — it will even erect "digital prayer walls" at locations across Sydney. Young Catholics will be able to text inspirational messages that will appear on the wall — after some careful vetting by WYD08 organisers.
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Brinkman joins Park Region Telephone
The opportunity to work for a company on the leading edge of new technology and be employed for one that’s customer and community oriented led Tim Brinkman to Park Region Mutual Telephone Company and Otter Tail Telcom. On March 28 he began work as business operations manager.
Brinkman came to Fergus Falls from Washington, D.C., where he worked for Comcast as marketing product manager. He previously served as marketing manager for Diversicom in Sauk Centre and Melrose.
“It doesn’t take one long to realize that Park Region and Otter Tail Telcom are far ahead of larger companies when it comes to emphasis on knowing customers on a personal level and being involved in their communities,” Brinkman said. “I’m appreciative of the opportunity to work in this environment.”
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Alcatel-Lucent Strengthens Leadership in Global Services According to Technology Business Research
PARIS, May 05, 2008 (PR Newswire Europe via COMTEX News Network) ----Analyst Firm Ranks Alcatel-Lucent No. 2 in Fast-Growing Services Market
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that a major industry analyst research firm has ranked Alcatel-Lucent's Services business No. 2 in market share in critical segments of its market. Technology Business Research (TBR) ranked Alcatel-Lucent No. 2 in 2007 global telecommunications services market share.
"In the emerging post-merger market, Alcatel-Lucent has steadily increased its share of revenue derived from services, tightening the competition among telecom and IT suppliers," said Michael Sullivan-Trainor, Executive Analyst, Network Business Quarterly, Technology Business Research.
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Appreciating rupee hits software industry’s turnover, margins
New Delhi’s decision to extend the tax concessions to software companies under the software technology parks of India scheme for another year could not have come at a better time. The industry that topped the list in terms of most corporate track records for nearly a decade now, has witnessed sharp deceleration in its business growth in 2007-08.
Appreciation of rupee against dollar, rising wage bills and
economic slowdown in the US, where a majority of India’s outsourcing
clients are located, have affected the performance of the industry badly. An ET
survey of 50 large software companies finds that their aggregate net sales have
grown 25% in 2007-08 against 40% in 2006-07 over the previous year. Aggregate
net profit of the sample companies has grown 19% last year compared to 47% in
the previous year.
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Gilat Provides SkyEdge II Broadband Satellite Network for Colombia's Axesat
LOCAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS companies, including fixed- line, wired, video, satellite and mobile varieties, have consistently introduced innovative products and platforms to the international market for decades, helping blaze new and ever-more advanced communication methods. Over the last couple of weeks, there has been a flurry of activity coming out of the local sector, all with international implications, underscoring the importance of Israel as an important player in the global telecom sector.
Petah Tikva-based Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced last week that it has begun deployment of a 1,500-site SkyEdge II broadband satellite network for Axesat, one of Latin America's leading satellite service providers. Axesat will use the Gilat SkyEdge II VSATs to provide enterprises in Latin America with private networking services including interactive data, broadband Internet access, and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).
SkyEdge II is a standards-based system using DVB-S2 and DVB- RCS. With better efficiencies and full adaptivity for both the inbound and outbound channels, it provides higher performance that serves the growing requirements of end-users. SkyEdge II is suited for diverse environments including enterprises, rural networks, cellular backhaul and government network applications. Enabling satellite service providers to benefit from significant space- segment savings, SkyEdge II provides a solution in the current space-capacity market environment. Gilat's SkyEdge portfolio enables the delivery of high-quality voice, broadband data and video services. SkyEdge's flexible architecture and efficient space segment utilization make it an ideal platform for operators and service providers.
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Affiliated Computer Services 3Q adjusted EPS tops expectations, revenue rises
NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Affiliated Computer Services Inc. reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $82.6 million, or 85 cents a share, and adjusted earnings of 91 cents a share.
The adjusted earnings topped the mean estimate of analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters of 87 cents a share.
Revenue rose 7% to $1.542 billion from $1.44 billion in the same period a year ago, compared with analyst forecasts of $1.545 billion, amid 8% growth from its commercial segment and a 6% increase from its government segment.
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OASIS Preps SOA for Telecoms
The OASIS open standards consortium is launching a project to optimize
service-oriented architecture software for the telecommunications industry. The new effort will be known as the OASIS Telecommunications Services Member
Section or OASIS Telecom. Founding members of the OASIS Telecom group, which
will collaborate to optimize SOA for use in the telecommunications sector, include
BEA Systems, IBM, Primeton Technologies,
Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, CA,
Microsoft, NEC, Nortel Networks, Oracle, Progress Software and VeriSign. OASIS
announced the formation of the new group April 28. "We recognize there are gaps that prevent today's SOA standards from
delivering the complete integration and interoperability that
telecommunications providers need," said Abbie Barbir, a Nortel
representative in the effort who is also co-chair of the OASIS Telecom Steering
Committee.
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Satyam’s revenue grows by 46 per cent to reach USD 2.1 billion in FY ‘08
Satyam’s revenue grows by 46 per cent to reach USD 2.1 billion in FY ‘08
Stronger regional presence drives the company’s global performance
Satyam
Computer Services Ltd. (NYSE:SAY), a leading business and information
technology services provider, announced that it has closed fiscal year
2008 with an impressive 46 per cent growth in global revenues, which
has reached USD 2.1 billion. Company officials have revealed that the
company’s stronger presence in the rapidly growing regional market is
one of the primary drivers of this growth, which they expect to spill
over the following year as they gear up to achieve a 26 per cent rise
for the entire FY’09. The company’s aggressive strategy is focused on
achieving its goal for the next quarter, as it eyes a 3 to 3.5 per cent
growth to secure USD 631.7 to USD 634.8 million in revenues for Q1 FY
’09.
A review of the previous quarter has revealed that Satyam
has achieved USD 613 million in revenues, 9 per cent more than the
preceding quarter and up by 49.1 per cent compared to earnings from the
same period in the previous fiscal year. In addition, the company’s net
income in Q4 FY ’08 has also seen a 30.1 per cent year-on-year growth
to reach USD 112 million, which is 2.4 per cent over than Q3. The
quarter has also ushered in 32 additional customers, which included
four companies from the distinguished Fortune 500 list. Moreover, the
company also inducted a total of 1,122 associates, including 679
trainees to the organisation, taking the number of associates,
subsidiaries and joint ventures to 51,127 across 60 countries.
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ITA to showcase various govt e-Services at Comex
MUSCAT: The e-payment gateway and other path-breaking e-Services, being offered by the public sector entities, will be showcased under e-Services exhibition being put up by Information Technology Authority (ITA) at Comex 2008, which begins today.
“ITA realises the importance of Comex and that it stimulates keen interest within the information and communication sectors of Oman and the region as it is getting larger every year in terms of participants and visitors alike,” Dr Salim Al Ruzaiqi, CEO of ITA, said at a press conference here yesterday.
It is a very good opportunity to present the latest technological advancements in terms of products and services at Comex and the IT vendors from both business and consumer sections make use of this opportunity to present themselves to their clients.
Comex is the ideal networking platform for the ICT community and innovative solutions presented during Comex excite the vendors and consumers alike.
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