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COLOTRAQ’s Monthly Newsletter: Insight and INTERAQTions™

March 2006

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Contents

1. Feature Product Spotlight

2. Industry News

3. Other Interesting News & Tidbits

4. Data Center Marketplace

5. Equipment Marketplace

6. Referral Agent Program

7. Events Calendar

Feature Product Spotlight - “Telecom Audit & Recovery Solutions”

You already know that your telecom providers are overcharging you. Whether it’s contract discrepancies, outdated plans, or misapplied tariffs, our Audit and Recovery Team can save your company thousands of dollars by discovering these billing errors, getting appropriate credits, and finding less expensive vendors and plans. Look to our Audit and Recovery Team for bill review and analysis of your local, long distance, and cellular needs, as well as cabling, telecom management, hosting, and web access services. Our audits are done on a no-risk, guaranteed basis. To find out more, simply visit us online at http://www.colotraq.com/telecom_audit_recovery.htm

Industry News

Telecom analysts call for light regulation

Investment analysts who were called to Capitol Hill to testify on the telecommunications market lent their support to the incumbent telephone companies’ lobbying agenda for reduced regulation.

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1937845,00.asp

The next disaster requires ‘culture of preparedness’: The communications industry, in particular, remains vulnerable

At the center of the recent White House report “Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned,” there is a call to “foster a new, robust culture of preparedness.”

http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/outsourcing/isptelecom/story/0,10801,109361,00.html

Spitzer says Sarbanes-Oxley rules go too far

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer joined the chorus claiming that stricter rules under Sarbanes-Oxley legislation may have gone too far and are hurting smaller companies.

http://today.reuters.com/business/newsArticle.aspx?type=ousiv&storyID=2006-03-14T213042Z_01_N14218573_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESSPRO-FINANCIAL-SPITZER-SARBANESOXLEY-DC.XML

What’s in store for virtualization?

Analysis: Developing NPIV spec makes it possible to create and manage storage links.

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1937076,00.asp

Debate heats up over Net neutrality

Speculation that the two biggest phone companies in the country are planning to create a tiered Internet system that would require big bandwidth hogs to pay more for their access has become a hot-button issue in the tech industry.

http://news.com.com/2100-1037_3-6049863.html

House panel approves bill banning sale of phone records: Online firms would be barred from “pretexting” as account holders

A U.S. House of Representatives committee approved a bill that would make it illegal for online companies to sell phone records they obtained by posing as account holders.

http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/outsourcing/isptelecom/story/0,10801,109341,00.html

Mobile Commerce Gets Renewed Push

Depending on who you believe, mobile commerce is either enjoying a renewed lease on life or simply heading into another hype loop destined to disappoint.

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1935171,00.asp

Other Interesting News & Tidbits

Fed: Economy Carries Momentum Into Spring

The economy headed into the spring season with solid momentum, helping to generate more employment opportunities and keep factories humming, the Federal Reserve reports.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/ECONOMY

How to Know if Someone is Lying to You

There are often cues and signs that someone may be lying. There may also be understandable reasons for the lie.

http://www.ehow.com/how_13299_know-someone-lying.html

Many Look to Tax Credits in Voluntary Emissions Efforts

Many public and private U.S. entities are voluntarily pushing for emissions reductions through major infrastructure investments or market-based systems for buying and selling emissions credits. The latter, say many officials, may become mandatory.

http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0271-25549_ITM

Fortune Special Section: Corporate America’s Social Conscience

91% of CEOs surveyed believe corporate social responsibility management creates shareholder value.

http://www.timeinc.net/fortune/services/sections/fortune/corp/2003_05csr.html

Data Center Marketplace

Looking to buy Data Centers at a bargain? COLOTRAQ (http://www.colotraq.com) has Licensed Real Estate capabilities and is currently engaged with several companies looking to dispose of their Data Centers. If you are interested in buying or selling Data Centers/Colo Facilities, please contact us at http://www.colotraq.com/contact.htm

Equipment Marketplace

Looking to buy used, surplus, or “not used” equipment? COLOTRAQ currently has several companies interested in selling a wide variety of Internetworking and Data Center equipment. You will be able to find Enterprise Communications equipment, Enterprise Servers, Routers & Switches, Web Servers, Firewall Routers, and PC/Workstation Equipment through COLOTRAQ’s Equipment Marketplace. If you are interested in buying or selling equipment, please visit our web site at http://www.colotraq.com/carrier-hotel.htm.

Referral Agent Program

Interaqt is currently looking to aggressively expand its network of “Independent Referral Agents” throughout the industry. This is a purely performance-based, non-exclusive arrangement with no quotas. If you refer a lead to us that results in actual revenue, then we would simply pay you a referral fee. For more information, contact us at http://www.colotraq.com/contact.htm

Events Calendar

MARCH

TelecomNEXT

March 19-23, 2006 * Las Vegas, Nevada * http://www.telecom-next.com/

Introducing IT: Roadmap: Boston

One-day conference on technologies and practices in areas including content and application security, VoIP and collaboration, wireless LANs and enterprise mobility, application acceleration, network management and storage and data compliance.

March 20, 2006 * Boston, Massachusetts * http://www.networkworld.com/events/itroadmapexpo06/

Planning your Response to Privacy Breaches and other Information Security Incidents (Webcast)

March 22, 2006 * 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST * http://www.conference-board.org/conferences/Webcasts/upcomingWebcast.cfm?ID=1172

If Corporate Citizenship is the Answer . . . What is the Question?

Successful companies understand that corporate responsibility is an essential part of business. But knowing the answer without understanding the question can lead to ineffectiveness, lost opportunities, and sometimes folly. Successful companies know that genius is in the question. As industrialist Bernard Baruch once said, “Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the only one who asked why.”

March 26-28, 2006 * Orlando, Florida * http://www.bcccc.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=912&nodeID=1&parentID=476

APRIL

Storage Network World USA

The only conference where IT managers and professionals get an SNIA-endorsed education, a hands-on view of the world’s only SNIA-sanctioned Solutions Center, and access to legions of peers, experts and solutions you won’t find anywhere else.

April 3–6, 2006 * San Diego, California * http://www.storagenetworkingworld.com/index.html

LinuxWorld & NetworkWorld Canada 2006 Conference & Expo

LinuxWorld & NetworkWorld Canada Conference & Expo 2006, for management and IT professionals to learn about the newest applications and solutions and see demonstrations of IT-based products, services, across all computer platforms. Includes the “Smalltalk Solutions Conference 2006” in conjunction with the Smalltalk Industry Council.

April 24-26, 2006 * Toronto, Canada * http://www.lwnwexpo.plumcom.ca/index.cfm

Interop Las Vegas

There’s no better way to build your IT IQ than by attending Interop. With over 200 sessions and 400+ exhibitors, you’ll master key technologies, see the full range of IT solutions, and gain invaluable insight from industry leaders.

April 30-May 5, 2006 * Las Vegas, Nevada * http://www.interop.com/lasvegas/

MAY

Mobile & Wireless World (MWW)

Connect Proven Mobile & Wireless Solutions to your Enterprise Strategy

May 22–24, 2006 * Orlando, Florida * http://www.mwwusa.com/register.html

Government & Technology Conference

Where policy, business, and technology in government meet

May 15-19, 2006 * Sacramento, California * http://www.govtech.net/gtc/index.php/GTCWest2006

JUNE

Interop Tokyo

June 5-9, 2006 * Chiba, Japan * http://www.interop.jp/

Interop Moscow

June 21-23, 2006 * Moscow, Russia* http://www.interop.ru/

SEPTEMBER

Storage Networking World Europe

The only fully independent conference where IT managers and professionals can attend SNIA-endorsed education tracks, get hands-on access to the wide range of SNIA-sanctioned solutions demonstrations, and get the time to mix with industry peers and technology experts who are faced with similar IT storage issues every day.

September 5-6, 2006 * Messe Frankfurt, Germany * http://www.snweurope.com/

Real Solutions for Achieving Data Center and Infrastructure Management Success

Today’s competitive economy demands that enterprises efficiently manage their data centers and distributed infrastructure. Tomorrow’s successful implementations will feature IT strategies in operations, storage, security, life-cycle management, capacity/quality planning, and service level management enabling the “dynamic enterprise.”

September 11-13, 2006 * Scottsdale, Arizona * http://www.imworldusa.com/

Interop New York

September 18-22, 2006 * New York, New York * http://www.interop.com/newyork/

Real Solutions for Achieving Business Intelligence Success

Today’s competitive economy demands that enterprises can effectively and efficiently implement successful Business Intelligence (BI) strategies; survival may even depend on it. That is why it is essential that every organization identify its unique requirements as well as strategies for implementing the vision, managing risks and justifying costs.

September 25-27, 2006 * Palm Desert, California * http://www.biperspectives.com/

OCTOBER

Storage Networking World USA

October 31 – November 3, 2006 * Orlando, Florida * http://www.storagenetworkingworld.com/index.html

NOVEMBER

Business for Social Responsibility’s Annual Conference

Advancing Leadership in Responsible Business Practices

November 7-10, 2006 * New York, New York * http://www.bsr.org/BSRConferences/index.cfm

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