COLOTRAQ Wins Two ‘Best of Show Awards’
PHONE+ names the winners of the Fall 2007 Channel Partners Choice Awards. [Pictures] MORE
 

Gartner’s Top 10 Disruptive Data Center Technologies
Research Vice President Carl Claunch lists his top 10 disruptive technologies that may affect how you work in the data center soon or down the road. MORE
 

Study Predicts Data Center Energy Spike
An AMD study has revealed fascinating changes to global data center energy use, suggesting that even small shifts in operational procedures could cut now electricity consumption. MORE
 

Data Center Site Selection Goes International
As IT departments try to get the most bang for their buck, data center site selection has become increasingly important. This report on data center site selection discusses the advantages and disadvantages of several regions outside the U.S. for data center operations. MORE
 

Predictions for 2008: A Massive Data Meltdown
Remember the panic when the first computer worm hit? We're going to have a crisis like that next year when we get the first data center meltdown, predicted Subodh Bapat, a vice president in the eco-computing team at Sun Microsystems. MORE
 

New Plastic Optical Fiber Could Solve the ‘Last Mile’ Conundrum
Solving the “last mile” problem is a goal both the telecommunication and cable industries have pursued for years without discovering a single, easily implementable solution. Now, researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology think they have developed a new type of plastic optical fiber that could potentially be used to provide low-cost fiber connectivity from the consumer to the provider. MORE
 

SIDE TRAQS

UPS saved 3 Million Gallons of Gas — By Not Turning Left
Mapping out routes for its drivers, drastically reducing the number of left-hand turns they make helped the company shave 28.5 million miles off its delivery routes, which has resulted in savings of roughly three million gallons of gas and has reduced CO2 emissions by 31,000 metric tons. MORE
 

How to Track Down Anyone Online
When you're trying to find someone online, Google’s not the only game in town. In the last two years, a handful of new people search engines have come onto the scene that offer better ways to pinpoint people info by name, handle, location or place of employment. MORE
 

Growing Strong
Celebrating the growing power of women’s businesses, Entrepreneur and the Women Presidents’ Organization teamed up to bring you the top 50 fastest-growing women-led companies. MORE
 

Synthetic DNA on the Brink of Yielding New Life Forms
It has been 50 years since scientists first created DNA in a test tube, stitching ordinary chemical ingredients together to make life’s most extraordinary molecule. Until recently, however, even the most sophisticated laboratories could make only small snippets of DNA — an extra gene or two to be inserted into corn plants, for example, to help the plants ward off insects or tolerate drought. MORE
 

The 15 Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007
From on-demand video services that were overly demanding, to underwhelming operating-system updates, 2007 was full of disappointments. MORE
 

Toshiba Builds 100x Smaller Micro Nuclear Reactor
Toshiba has developed a new class of micro size Nuclear Reactors that is designed to power individual apartment buildings or city blocks. The new reactor, which is only 20 feet by 6 feet, could change everything for small remote communities, small businesses or even a group of neighbors who are fed up with the power companies and want more control over their energy needs. MORE
 

EVENTS CALENDAR

2008 NTCA Wireless Symposium is the premiere show for consumer electronics.
January 7–10, 2008 | Las Vegas, NV MORE
 

INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO (ITEXPO) is the event with an educational program that teaches enterprises, SMBs, and Government Agencies how to select and deploy IP-based voice, video, fax, and unified communications. It's where service providers learn how to profitably roll out services their subscribers are clamoring for. The vibrant Exhibit Hall features solutions for enterprises, SMBs, government and service providers. ITEXPO is where buyers, sellers, resellers and manufacturers meet to forge relationships and close deals.
January 23–25, 2008 | Miami, FL MORE
 

NTCA’s Annual Meeting & EXPO Join us in New Orleans for a unique experience only this city can deliver. Even more, you will be taking part in something important, something historic — celebrating the rebirth of the city.
February 10–13, 2008 | New Orleans, LA MORE

EXPO COMM MEXICO 2007 is the 17th annual international telecommunications, wireless and networking technology exhibition and conference for Mexico and Central America.
February 26–29, 2008 | Mexico City, Mexico MORE

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