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American Fiber Systems Case Study: J.R. Simplot Company

Based in Boise, Idaho, the J.R. Simplot Company is one of the largest privately held companies in the world. Like many companies in their industry, Simplot managed a decentralized telecom network made up of various T1s, DS3s and OC3s. Information was backed-up and stored using the time-consuming and costly magnetic...

Tags: Network, T1, American Fiber Systems, Networking, Team Management, Network Technology, Management

Case studies 2008-05-01

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Technology initiatives we should demand from the Obama administration

As much as many of us would like to continue to revel in the day, the inauguration with all of its rock-concert fanfare, pomp and circumstance is over, and it is finally time for the new administration to get to work. The 44th President of the...

Tags: Patient, Barack Obama, Administration, Broadband, Digital Television, TVs, Workforce Management, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Human Resources, Networking, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-01-21

H2O + C = cool idea

Forty years ago the protagonist in "The Graduate" was told the magic word for the future was "plastics." I would suggest the magic word for our future now is "water." Two Michigan innovators just won a prize for an air conditioning system that uses water as the coolant...

Tags: Turbine, C, Air Conditioner, Fiber, Air Conditioning System, John Barrie, Muller, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-11-23

If you trade in dependency, you have to earn trust

If you trade in dependency, you have to earn trustTrusting/Depending on any on line anything isa sure way to find a great deal of disappointment. Hey, I love the internet as much as anyone, but I fully understand that it is no where near ready for any critical use....

Tags: Service level management, desktop, SaaS Breakdown, SLA, fiber-optic line

Discussion threads 2007-11-28

Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin iPod speaker

Let's face it: as a category iPod speakers are a pretty uninspired lot. Their plastic, boxy, and sometimes downright awful industrial design flies in the face of the iPod's masterful aesthetic and intuitive ergonomics. Until now, that is. Bowers & Wilkins' curvaceous Zeppelin iPod speaker is as every bit as...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, speaker, Bowers & Wilkins, Bass, Zeppelin iPod, Apple iPod

Product reviews 2007-10-22

A plastic as solid as steel

A plastic as solid as steelNow if we could only develop shieldshrmmmm the possibilitiesHeinlein I believe in the 50sAt any rate the term "plasteel" existed way way before Star Trek.Once again Ronald you delivercool and exciting news! Ironic though, plasteel was mentioned in Star Trek along with transparent aluminum. I...

Tags: Star Trek

Discussion threads 2007-10-05

2008 Saturn Vue XR

Saturn is on a roll, proving that it can turn out decent models in a variety of segments. Its Aura sedan was voted the 2007 North American Car of the Year at this year's Detroit auto show; its Sky and Sky Redline roadsters have been smash hits; its Green Line...

Tags: Performance management, Vue, Vue XR, Saturn, Saturn VUE, Saturn Vue XR, BMW X3, performance

Product reviews 2007-09-06

IBM opens 'elite' IT lab in Brazil

IBM opens 'elite' IT lab in BrazilIBM opens 'elite' IT lab in BrazilI can't wait to read the next headline that says "Apple to Sue IBM over HiPOD".why in Brasil?Is there something wrong with american engineers?The answerIf using local talent for the local South American market instead of foreign US...

Tags: Telephony, IBM Corp., banking, Brazilian, IT lab, Brasil, telecommunications, information technology

Discussion threads 2006-09-06

Net neutrality extremists should stop playing engineers

Net neutrality extremists should stop playing engineersYou know who invested in this?"If you're suggesting that any new infrastructure should be completely given to the general purpose Internet, then you are naive because you're never going to get any new infrastructure without some financial incentives for the people investing in the...

Tags: NETWORKING, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Net Neutrality, Internet, network, IPv6, new infrastructure

Discussion threads 2006-06-10