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INDUSTRY NEWS
Lessons of Katrina
Katrina
exposed weaknesses in many disaster
recovery plans, but there are some
promising signs that Katrina's lessons
are being learned.
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IT Execs Fight Fatigue, Labor Shortages
Operations
in New Orleans still far from normal. MORE
Telecom, Health Care Converge for New
Phase of Treatment
While it's
a small part of the approximately $1.2
trillion worldwide telecom market, the
growth rates are higher than many other
industries.
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The Greening of the Data Center
Data
center managers are on the hot seat
lately. They not only have to cram in
more servers per square inch than they
ever wanted or thought they'd need, they
also have to figure out how to do it
without sending the electricity bill
through the roof. MORE
Future of Wireless Media Bright but
Challenged
Hollywood
is quickly expanding into wireless
entertainment, but challenges remain
before mobile phones reach their
potential as powerful media platforms .
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SIDE TRAQS
Making the First Disk Drive
Remarkable
pictures of IBM's RAMAC (Random Access
Method of Accounting and Control)
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Is Your ISP Helping the Feds Spy on You?
The privacy of your data may depend on
how you connect to the Internet.
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Investing in Change
Female
entrepreneurs work to close gap in
venture funding.
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In-flight Web Surfing Takes a Step Back
The
prospects of surfing the Internet and
receiving e-mail at 35,000 feet took a
knock on Thursday as Boeing Co. said it
will wind down its service for offering
Internet access on board planes.
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EVENTS
CALENDAR
SEPTEMBER
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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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