INDUSTRY NEWS
Telecom Mergers are Like Washers and Dryers
The Department of Justice last week gave its official blessing to the AT&T/BellSouth merger, which leaves only the FCC to act on the deal and only qualifies as news if you believed for an instant that any other outcome had a snowball's chance. MORE

TELECOM: Greater Than Its Parts
The telecommunications sector as a whole surged during the third quarter, but its component industries fared far differently. MORE

Data Centers Eye Power Costs
Energy considerations are playing into data center buying decisions, according to a survey commissioned by Sun Microsystems. MORE

Ganging Up on Power and Cooling
Dealing with the twin issues of power and cooling in the data center is going to take a combination of efforts from both the technology industry and the vendors that build and power those facilities. MORE

Storage Analyst: for IT to Truly Succeed, It Must Disappear
No business user really cares about IT infrastructure. All they want is for something to work, and work well. They do not care how it works. MORE

New Tech to Revamp Copper Wire Speed
A group of technology and telecoms companies, including Spanish giant Telefonica, joined forces on Tuesday to boost the internet speeds of copper telephone wires to almost equal that of fiber-optic cable. MORE



SIDE TRAQS
Risky Business
Congress stupidly outlawed Internet gambling and only terrorists were helped. MORE

Small Business Loves IT, But Could Be Doing More
And women were more likely than men to agree that technology helps them promote their business. MORE

Instant Messages, Lingering Paper Trail HP, Foley Cases Illustrate Risk
People who think their instant messages disappear after being sent should think again. MORE

Instant Messages, Lingering Paper Trail
HP, Foley Cases Illustrate Risk MORE

Computer System Under Attack
Commerce Department Targeted; Hackers Traced to China MORE



EVENTS CALENDAR
NOVEMBER
Business for Social Responsibility’s Annual Conference — Advancing Leadership in Responsible Business Practices
November 7–10, 2006 | New York, New York MORE

ISPCON is the world's definitive event for ALL wired and wireless service providers. It's the place where every kind of service provider comes together to meet and learn. Discover new products and services, fresh and proven business techniques, creative technology approaches, new partnerships, new suppliers and new customers.
November 7–9, 2006 | Santa Clara, California MORE

FT World Communications Conference 2006 — The conference will explore the strategies and innovations being deployed by the industry to generate much needed revenues, and ultimately profits, over the next five years. We will also be examining how enterprise is adapting to an all IP environment. Is the communications industry deploying a radical enough shift in its strategic market approach in order to survive?
November 21– 22, 2006 | Dorchester, England MORE

SATCON — the Satellite and Content Delivery Conference & Expo — features applications for satellite, content delivery and communications including video, voice, data and internet over satellite, fiber and hybrid networks.
November 29–30, 2006 | New York, New York MORE



DECEMBER
ISS World Fall 2006 — The Intelligence Support Systems for Lawful Interception, Investigative Analysis and Network Security Conference and Expo is the world’s largest gathering of telecommunications service providers, government intercept policy makers, law enforcement agents, investigative analysts, prosecutors and vendors addressing lawful interception issues and solutions.
December 4–6, 2006 | Washington, DC MORE

ITU TELECOM WORLD 2006 — Bringing the world's leading ICT companies, decision-makers, organizations and governments together, WORLD features a major Exhibition, a high-level Forum and numerous opportunities for meeting, discussing, networking and getting business done.
December 4–8, 2006 | Hong Kong MORE



JANUARY
ChinaTel Summit & VC Forum 2007 — The ChinaTel Summit will highlight the following markets and technologies in China: Telecom Policy and Regulations, 2G and 3G Mobile, IPTV, VoIP, xDSL, FTTH (Fiber to the Home), Cable Access, Ethernet, WiMAX, WLAN and Fixed Wireless. The event offers the best opportunities to network and exchange views on future business development strategies in the rapidly expanding telecom and ICT markets in China.
Jan 13–14, 2007 | Honolulu, Hawaii MORE

2007 BICSI Winter Conference — CSI conferences and workshops draw a diverse group of decision-makers from across the country and around the world who are actively seeking the latest solutions available in the market today. If you believe education and training are important for you to broaden your skills, earn new clients and prosper in your business, the BICSI Winter Conference is one event you will want to attend.
Jan 22–25, 2007 | Kissimmee, Florida MORE