Moving and Storage Business News

The News Review:

- Amelot Alternative Energy Orders 6,000 Gallon Methanol Storage Tank
- Buyers avoid tender trap
- FirstAfrica Oil PLC – Interim Results.
- Fujitsu Introduces Trio of New Macros for ASIC Designs for 90nm and…
- Hardware Today: HP Server Snapshot
- HP and Cisco to Deliver Pervasive Indoor Wireless Solution to…

Amelot Alternative Energy Orders 6,000 Gallon Methanol Storage Tank
primezone.com – Aug 29, 2006
The UL-2085 doubled wall self containment tank is a new generation of Fire-Rated AST’s that are built by Mass Tank Sales Corp. under license from the Steel Tank Institute. The Fireguard technology is patented under U. patents for “Lightweight Double Wall Storage Tank. ” Fireguard is a certified UL-2085 listed tank and is backed by STI’s 30-Year Limited Warranty. Delivery of the tank is expected in 3 weeks… Amelot Alternative Energy Orders 6,000 Gallon Methanol Storage TankCHEYENNE, Wyo. 29, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Amelot Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets:AMHD) is pleased to announce that the Company’s subsidiary, Amelot Alternative Energy, Inc.

Buyers avoid tender trap
Australian IT – Aug 29, 2006
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The trend is evident throughout the private sector and is affecting everything from software procurement to multimillion-dollar outsourcing contracts, Shove says. It is being used to pick winners for both single supplier and multi-sourcing deals and has been aided by a wave of consolidation that has swept through the computer and communications sector over the past decade. The Commonwealth Bank is known to be moving from large-scale tenders and favouring discretely selected clients. Rio Tinto has appointed a suppliers panel for its $200 million information systems upgrade that includes Accenture, SAP, IBM and Infosys. The Commonwealth Bank’s examination of alternative procurement methods is partly driven by the US experience of recently-appointed chief information officer Michael Harte. His former employer PNC Financial Services used what was known as a vendor management organisation to pre-qualify a number of suppliers to provide software products and support. The US Federal Reserve has adopted the model and while Harte declined to comment for this article, he is on record saying he would consider introducing the practice at the CBA… Private sector organisations have also inflicted pain on both themselves and product and services providers through complicated, indecisive or poorly managed tenders. In one notable example the Commonwealth Bank initiated and aborted several tenders for customer relationship management software earlier this decade. One CRM company claimed to have spent almost $1 million on bids for the project before the CBA decided to go it alone with its $250 million CommSee system. "In both the public and private sector we’re seeing the shortlist style of approach," Ernst&Young technology and risk services partner Chris Grant says. "At the end of the day it’s the smart thing to do to lessen the effort involved in the evaluation process. module-content –>.

FirstAfrica Oil PLC – Interim Results.
Free with registration – Europe Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Aug 29, 2006
The first of four development wells was drilled during January using the GlobalSantaFe Adriatic IX jack-up rig, which was available on a short contract. In April, the Adriatic VI arrived to complete the development drilling programme, the last well (EOV-7) of which is currently being drilled. The field development plan calls for production to an unmanned platform tied back to a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Vessel (FPSO). In order to meet our goals for the fast-track plan, facilities fabrication has progressed in parallel with the drilling program. The platform is 80% complete with installation now planned for the 1st Quarter of 2007 and production to commence shortly thereafter. To progress the EOV development, FirstAfrica has carried out two fund-raising exercises. In the first, US$25… 3 million (after fees). The capital expenditure programme for the EOV project totals US$90 million and further funding for the project will be required before oil production comes on stream at the end Q1 2007. These statements are prepared on a going concern basis as the Directors are confident the Company will be able to raise the necessary funds. The Republic of Gabon has proved to be an excellent fit for FirstAfrica’s initial projects, offering the Company a stable environment combined with attractive economic terms and a dedicated work force. While rapidly progressing toward first oil and cash flow from EOV, FirstAfrica has also made good progress with its Epaemeno onshore exploration block. A topographical survey was completed in the spring and the Company is currently contracting the reprocessing of seismic data for the block.

Fujitsu Introduces Trio of New Macros for ASIC Designs for 90nm and…
Free with registration – PR Newswire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Aug 29, 2006
(FMA) today expanded its portfolio of IP cores for networking, communications and storage system applications, introducing three new macros for custom ASIC designs. All three macros can be used in designs built using Fujitsu’s.

Hardware Today: HP Server Snapshot
Server Watch – Aug 29, 2006
Let’s start with an overview of HP ProLiant. The new 500 series ProLiant servers include the 4-processor HP ProLiant ML570 and DL580. Both support the dual-core 64-bit Xeon processors with up to 16MB shared L3 cache and up to 64GB of memory. The DL580 starts at $6,649, and the ML570 starts at $5,799… ”

Superdome remains king of the Integrity line. When Montecito is rolled out, Superdome will move up to 128 cores, along with a jump in memory from 2 TB to 4 TB of in-chassis RAM. It is also moving from PCI-X to PCI-X 2. HP Servers, At a Glance

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HP and Cisco to Deliver Pervasive Indoor Wireless Solution to…
Noticias.info (Communiqu̩s de presse) РAug 29, 2006
HP will provide systems integration services for the new and enhanced products within Cisco’s Unified Wireless Network Family, including the Cisco Catalyst 3750G Integrated Wireless LAN Controller and the Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 4. The companies’ joint work is intended to improve operational efficiencies and reduce costs associated with WLAN services. “This is a strategic effort from both companies to create a wireless foundation that enables a host of new applications,” said Brian Brouillette, vice president, Technology Services, HP Services. “Through our efforts, customers can quickly and cost-effectively benefit from a range of new, scalable applications. ”

Cisco’s Unified Wireless Network Solution can efficiently address the WLAN security, deployment, management and control issues facing enterprises. HP will build on Cisco’s pervasive wireless platform to create a comprehensive enterprise network computing solution by providing design, integration and management services, and supporting this solution for customers… “We are excited to work with HP to guide enterprise businesses to an intelligent network to accelerate applications, business processes and profitability. ”

Earlier this year, Cisco introduced a number of new and updated products that work with Cisco’s Light Weight Access Point Protocol (LWAPP), a management protocol that allows the intelligence for a wireless network to be located centrally. By moving most of the intelligence to a centralized controller, the configuration time for an access point can be greatly reduced. This allows HP to provide faster deployment and expansion, as well as simplified management, of a Cisco Pervasive Indoor WLAN. Customers can now turn to HP’s expertise in taking full advantage of LWAPP, whether it be with new Cisco deployments or when making firmware changes to existing Cisco 1200 IOS-based access points. “HP and Cisco designed and implemented our new, wireless campus and we are enjoying added flexibility and vast improvements to our operating efficiency,” said Yvon Fontaine, president, Universit?e Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. “Deploying new applications and services as a result of the new wireless network has brought us greater benefits.