Moving and Storage Business News

The News Review:

- Test Center Daily | InfoWorld Staff | August 2006 | InfoWorld
- Fill Up on Corn if You Can
- Can rural businesses, neighbors get along?
- Softek’s Nonstop Data Mobility Solutions Help Sun Launch New Host…
- Digital China Announces Results for its First Quarter Ended June 30,…
- Q3 2006 Ciena Corporation Earnings Conference Call – Final.

Test Center Daily | InfoWorld Staff | August 2006 | InfoWorld
InfoWorld – Aug 31, 2006
And Mario Apicella wonders on the Storage Network blog whether Napoleon would be an. Posted by Stephanie McLoughlin on August 31, 2006 10:46 AM August 30, 2006 | Comments: (0)… Citrix said GoToWebinar has a leg up because the service is easy to set up, allowing on-demand use via the Web. But the clincher is flat-fee licensing of $99 per month, which covers unlimited usage for the service, which includes application sharing, annotation tools, desktop session-recording, and playback, the company said. GoToWebinar allows one-click attendee entry, and the company stressed its planning, presentation and reporting functionality. One feature allows a presenter to know when an attendee has tuned out by minimizing their screen. (Ahem, time to step up the presentation a notch. ) Aimed at presenting to large audiences, the company said GoToWebinar is designed for holding marketing, sales and training sessions, as well as for delivering product presentations and demos. A free 30-day trial is.

Fill Up on Corn if You Can
New York Times – Aug 31, 2006
Louis the “Midwest Ethanol Corridor” in a marketing campaign that began in June. But it also has plenty of drawbacks. Most oil companies want nothing to do with E-85, which they see as a money-losing alternative to their own petroleum-based products. Without help from the oil industry or a lot more flexible-fuel cars on the road, gasoline retailers are hesitant to install the expensive pumps, which can cost up to $200,000 with a new underground storage tank. “There is no way E-85 can survive on its own without massive government subsidies at the state and federal levels,” said Lawrence J. Goldstein, president of the Petroleum Industry Research Foundation, an energy consultancy in New York. Many drivers whose vehicles can run on ethanol will not buy E-85 unless it is markedly cheaper than regular gasoline, which has not always been the case… Four years ago, the Illinois Corn Growers Association approached Phillip E. Becker, the station’s owner and a longtime gasoline retailer, with an offer to pay to install an E-85 pump, an investment of about $100,000. Because the alcohol in E-85 corrodes traditional gasoline storage tanks, a new underground one was necessary, along with special fuel lines and a special dispenser. Becker, wanting to help local farmers, accepted the deal, agreeing to sell the E-85 at no profit for at least five years so he could offer it at a price lower than gasoline. “I am selling this at cost as a good-will thing,” Mr.

Can rural businesses, neighbors get along?
Seattle Times – Aug 31, 2006
Too many newcomers want the countryside to be as neat and tidy as the suburbs, Carkeek says. Some have moved from the city into new subdivisions next to farms in the Snoqualmie Valley and Enumclaw Plateau — and then complained to the county about the smell of cow manure. Others have complained about home industries like Andy Herndon’s earth-moving and septic-system businesses in Preston, Michael and Pat Haukenberry’s mobile crane company east of Auburn, and William Bridges’ saw-sharpening shop outside North Bend. The Haukenberrys ended up moving their operation to Auburn. Herndon and Bridges managed to stay on their land. “Part of the equation that’s working here, I think, is social prejudice,” Carkeek says. “They have the idea that teeth are optional out here and we’re all barefoot and goofy and hang around the still all day… Some have moved from the city into new subdivisions next to farms in the Snoqualmie Valley and Enumclaw Plateau — and then complained to the county about the smell of cow manure. Others have complained about home industries like Andy Herndon’s earth-moving and septic-system businesses in Preston, Michael and Pat Haukenberry’s mobile crane company east of Auburn, and William Bridges’ saw-sharpening shop outside North Bend. The Haukenberrys ended up moving their operation to Auburn. Herndon and Bridges managed to stay on their land. “Part of the equation that’s working here, I think, is social prejudice,” Carkeek says. “They have the idea that teeth are optional out here and we’re all barefoot and goofy and hang around the still all day. If the county doesn’t change course, he says, “The only business we’re going to allow is one lady sitting on a porch with a butter churn — dressed in period, of course.

Softek’s Nonstop Data Mobility Solutions Help Sun Launch New Host…
Free with registration – Business Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Aug 31, 2006
(31-AUG-06) Business Wire. — Softek(R) Storage Solutions, the leader in Nonstop Data Mobility(TM) software solutions, today announced Sun Microsystems is using the company’s software as a key component of the ne.

Digital China Announces Results for its First Quarter Ended June 30,…
Free with registration – Business Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Aug 31, 2006
– The Group’s profit attributable to equity holders of the parent amounted to approximately HK$54,890,000, representing a growth of 87. Digital China Holdings Limited (“Digital China” or “the Group”) (HKEx: 0861), a leading information technology services company in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), today announced its.

Q3 2006 Ciena Corporation Earnings Conference Call – Final.
Free with registration – Fair Disclosure Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Aug 31, 2006
7% in the third quarter. For the second straight quarter, we did recognize revenue from BT for both the 21 CN project as well as non-21 CN related deployments, though BT was not a 10% customer in the quarter. Moving now to talk about quarterly revenue contribution across our portfolio. Revenue from our transport and switching products increased sequentially from 83. 8 million in the second quarter to 104. 3 million in the third quarter, representing 68% of the quarter’s total revenue. Our transport and switching products consist of core transport and switching, multiservice access, metro transport and switching, ethernet transport and switching, and storage extension solutions… 8 million in the second quarter to 104. 3 million in the third quarter, representing 68% of the quarter’s total revenue. Our transport and switching products consist of core transport and switching, multiservice access, metro transport and switching, ethernet transport and switching, and storage extension solutions. Long haul optical transport-related revenue grew sequentially and was the largest contributor within transport and switching. Long haul transport revenue increased from 19. 7 million in the second quarter to 52. 1 million in the third quarter, primarily as a result of channel card adds to a particular customer’s core network.