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nobody@vox.com(bad boys computer) — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:10:20 -0700

Managed hosting provider

DediPower, one of the UK's fastest growing managed hosting providers, has been selected by Triad Computer Services Limited, to host their business critical IT infrastructure in DediPower’s Thames Valley Hosting Centre.

Thames Valley Hosting Centre is a co-location facility providing customers rack space in a secure and custom built environment. For Triad Computer Services, an ISP delivering a range of IT services in Britain, the data centre leverages economies of scale and reduces the risk for their IT investment. Businesses are increasingly turning to co-location because of the considerable advantages it offers over maintaining servers in-house. These include significant cost savings as it becomes unnecessary to build and maintain the in-house requirements that servers demand. Additionally the benefits of enhanced security, improved connectivity and hardware reliability and system flexibility makes co-location a very compelling proposition.

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nobody@vox.com(bad boys computer) — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:41:11 -0700

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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nobody@vox.com(bad boys computer) — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:00:23 -0700

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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nobody@vox.com(bad boys computer) — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:40:16 -0700

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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nobody@vox.com(bad boys computer) — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:25:29 -0700

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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nobody@vox.com(bad boys computer) — Sun, 04 May 2008 19:16:49 -0700

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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nobody@vox.com(bad boys computer) — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:13:10 -0700

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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nobody@vox.com(bad boys computer) — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:08:09 -0700

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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nobody@vox.com(bad boys computer) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:22:49 -0700

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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nobody@vox.com(bad boys computer) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:41:57 -0700

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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