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INDUSTRY NEWS
Telecom industry touts growth
The telecommunications industry tooted its own
horn, announcing that total spending in the industry grew 8.9
percent in 2005 and predicting that it will grow 10.2 percent
this year.
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Net neutrality set for vote
Lawmakers charged with overseeing
telecommunications are poised to vote on the most controversial
legislative measure in telecom this year: network neutrality.
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EU nations face telecom regulation crackdown
The European Commission initiated legal action
today against 11 countries in the European Union for failing to
ensure that their fixed and mobile operators offer
caller-location information for emergency services, such as the
police.
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FCC to vote on secret bidding in wireless sale
U.S. regulators plan to vote whether to keep
secret some key bidding information during a June auction of
valuable wireless airwaves to prevent bidders from colluding
with each other, raising ire among many telecommunications
companies and Wall Street.
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Teaching kids to drive the Net
Don’t talk to strangers. Don’t run on the ice.
Look both ways before crossing the street. For most people,
they’re lessons learned at an early age. But in the digital
world — where kids juggle talking on a cell phone, instant
chatting with friends, doing online homework and games, and
blogging on sites like MySpace.com — life’s little lessons take
on a whole new level of complexity.
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‘Buildout’ rule divides lawmakers,
while raising a touchy subject
One of touchiest disputes over a legislation
moving in the House to create national video franchises is
whether it would have a positive or negative impact on racial
minorities and low-income groups.
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FCC creates option for blind airwaves auction
Wireless carriers seeking to bid in one of the
biggest auctions ever for radio frequencies may have their
identities shielded from one another as a means to thwart
potential collusion, the FCC decided.
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SIDE TRAQS
Top 30 companies for executive women
With women accounting for less than two percent of
Fortune 500 CEOs and less than ten percent of line managers, the
glass ceiling is still firmly in place across much of corporate
America.
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Geopolitics keeps oil on the rise
Oil prices climbed as traders were forced to
contend with tight crude supplies in Nigeria, Iran’s military
exercises in the Persian Gulf, and declining gasoline
inventories ahead of the summer driving season in the U.S.
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World Bank approves US$37 billion for
multilateral debt relief initiative
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors
today approved financing and implementation details for the
World Bank’s contribution toward the Multilateral Debt Relief
Initiative (MDRI), which will cancel the IDA debt of some of the
world’s poorest countries starting on July 1, 2006, at the start
of the Bank’s new fiscal year.
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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
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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.
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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
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EVENTS CALENDAR
APRIL
new listing
The Corporate Role in Humanitarian Relief (webcast)
— Many companies, like TNT, have decided to commit
their resources and capabilities into partnerships with the
humanitarian sector to make a difference in vulnerable
communities around the world. While it is clear that companies
can help during emergencies, the main question that remains is
“How?”
April 20,
2006, 10:00
a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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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
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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
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MAY
new listing
2006 Salute to the Policy Makers Dinner
— This event honors female directors and officers of
major corporations with significant facilities in New Jersey.
May 4, 2006
| New Brunswick, New
Jersey
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Mobile & Wireless World (MWW)
— Connect Proven Mobile & Wireless Solutions to your
Enterprise Strategy
May 22–24, 2006 |
Orlando, Florida
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Government &
Technology Conference —
Where policy, business, and technology in government meet
May 15–19, 2006 |
Sacramento, California
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new listing
Women’s Fund of New Jersey’s 9th Annual Golf
Invitational
May 15, 2006
| Branchburg, New Jersey
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JUNE
Interop
Tokyo — 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.
June 5-9, 2006 | Chiba,
Japan
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Interop
Moscow
— 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.
June 21–23, 2006| Moscow,
Russia
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AUGUST
new listing
International Joint Conference on e-Business and
Telecommunications — Joint
conference aimed at bringing together researchers, engineers,
and practitioners interested in information and communication
technologies.
August 7–10, 2006 |
Setubal, Portugal
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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
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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
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Interop
New York
— 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.
September 18–22, 2006 |
New York, New York
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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
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OCTOBER
Storage Networking
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.
October 31–November 3, 2006 | Orlando, Florida
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NOVEMBER
Business for Social
Responsibility’s Annual Conference —
Advancing Leadership in Responsible
Business Practices
November 7–10, 2006 | New
York, New York
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