Moving and Storage Business News

The News Review:

- Q4 2006 Southern Union Company Earnings Conference Call – Part 2.
- Dell ends 2006 horror with $1bn drop in PC sales
- It’s not disk vs. tape; it’s disk and tape: for most IT…
- Intel, AMD vie for server attention
- Move IT to your mobile phone

Q4 2006 Southern Union Company Earnings Conference Call – Part 2.
Free with registration – America's Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Mar 1, 2007
We clearly have filed a cost and revenue study that is supportive of our existing rates or at least supportive of our existing rates. That being said, none of us can predict where that will ultimately end up; however, we have determined that the storage assets do seem to be the right size for an MLP. The storage assets don’t have as large a negative tax implication as some of our other assets because we’ve held them longer, and lastly, it’s a part of our business that we are eager to grow and that we want to pursue growth opportunities both within the existing facilities as well as evaluate other growth projects for Southwest Gas Storage, so just I think in general, we feel like it is the best fit of all of our existing assets to start with. RICK GROSS: Okay, from the time frame — when we talk about forming an MLP, does that mean we will file an MLP in the third quarter or we will actually be out marketing? MITCH ROPER: We’ll end up filing before the end of the third quarter. RICK GROSS: Okay and then completely different question. What’s the GPM on the Atoka? ROB BOND: It’s dry gas. It’s pipeline quality gas so it’s 1,000 BTU.

Dell ends 2006 horror with $1bn drop in PC sales
Register – Mar 1, 2007
Reinstated CEO Michael Dell did, however, manage a somber statement recapping the quarter. “We are disappointed with the company’s results, but what matters is our future plan of action,” he said. “We are systematically moving to increase efficiencies, improve execution and transform the company. “Our business model will become more aligned with the needs of our customers, which will improve their experience and yield improved growth and profitability for the long-term. Dell has plenty of work ahead to try and correct slumping PC and notebook sales. Dell’s desktop revenue plummeted to $4.

It’s not disk vs. tape; it’s disk and tape: for most IT…
Free with registration – InfoStor – AccessMyLibrary.com – Mar 1, 2007
There have been stories of tapes and data vanishing at some of the largest financial institutions, as well as other horror stories that have rippled through data centers. With all of these incidents occurring and a more-focused look at security, many IT organizations are wondering if other alternatives are better suited for backup. In many instances, companies have had to move physical storage devices from one location to another, such as moving a data center or part of their IT operations. In the event of a disaster, many of these organizations find it cheaper to buy new disks for data storage rather than.

Intel, AMD vie for server attention
ZDNet – Mar 1, 2007
Kilroy wouldn’t say when Intel planned to release the 3GHz model, but it will arrive before Intel releases a new generation of Xeons built with 45-nanometer manufacturing process toward the end of 2007, said Boyd Davis, general manager of marketing for Intel’s Server Platforms Group. Current Xeons are built using a process with circuitry elements measuring 65 nanometers; a nanometer is a billionth of a meter. AMD is just now moving to its 65-nanometer process, and its first product using it will be Barcelona. With it, the company hopes to reclaim some of the momentum it built with Opteron.

Move IT to your mobile phone
Hindu – Mar 1, 2007
WHEN VINT Cerf — widely recognized as the `Father of the Internet,’ came to India last week, the discussion at a the meetings he addressed, focused, unsurprisingly, on the future of the World Wide Web. While the number of users of the Internet crossed one billion last month, that still left the remaining 5. 5 billion people on the planet, untouched. And to reach them, the portable phone was the only affordable technology we have today, he added, pointing to the 6 million mobile phones were bought in India alone, in a recent month. Bill Gates, in his traditional opening keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a few weeks ago, was on a similar tack: the key information appliance of this century would be something people carried with them — for work and play — he said…
It might be 10 times more effective at the same power and cost and cover 10 times more distance,” Mundie suggests. As the world moves to the new era of high definition digital TV, it will release a lot of analogue bands in most countries — and these can be used to create an unlicensed and free-to-use, spectrum below 1 GHz for providing the connectivity for mobile devices. Microsoft’s software engineers at Hyderabad are moving Office applications to mobile versions of Windows. The first release The upcoming `Windows Mobile 6′ that was previewed at `3GSM World’ in Barcelona last month, will be the first release where the office suite will be integral with the mobile operating system. Srini Koppulu, Managing Director of Microsoft India (R&D) and head of the India Development Centre said MIDC engineers have also created the mobile data base tool SQL CE (formerly SQL Mobile) and ported Visual Studio on the mobile platform. Today, Microsoft’s India-based teams are also working to improve the functionality of the new Vista version of Windows : They have helped make its scan-and-fax functions a seamless user experience. Office on the Web? MICROSOFT IS not alone in realising the potential of mobile phones as Net-connected infotainment devices.