PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Supernova, a new, groundbreaking, executive-level symposium focusing exclusively on business decentralization and the technologies that enable it, will take place December 9-10, 2002, at the Sheraton Palo Alto, 625 El Camino Real, in Palo Alto, California. Conceived by renowned technology analyst Kevin Werbach, Supernova will illuminate new business opportunities, provide insight into where value and margin can be created in the near future, and clarify what trends are developing in technology as computing becomes a commodity. Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Development Corp. and the designer of Lotus 1-2-3, the "killer application" that made the personal computer ubiquitous in the business world in the 1980s, will give the first public preview of Chandler, his revolutionary new interpersonal information manager. Other industry luminaries speaking at Supernova include visionary author Howard Rheingold, Microsoft corporate vice president Dan'l Lewin, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, and Vice President of Advanced Technology at IBM Rod Smith.
Incorporating an interactive, lively and unequaled agenda, Supernova will feature industry visionaries and experts from many of the world's most enterprising companies presenting fresh ideas and strategies that can be used to harness the Internet and capitalize on the promise of broadband and wireless communications. Speakers at the two-day event will identify how market leaders are exploiting decentralization trends in software, business practices, telecommunications, and digital media.
"Decentralization is rarely something companies think about, but it is a hidden reality that will profoundly affect people, their organizations, and their livelihood," said Kevin Werbach, founder of Supernova and former Editor of Release 1.0: Esther Dyson's Monthly Report. "Those who understand key distributed technologies and the parallels between different industries will be able to position themselves to be successful."
"Supernova promises to be an important and influential conference -- important because it is one of the few places where the convergence of media, communications and software are being actively discussed; influential because so many bright and compelling people will be there to discuss and propose paths forward," said Jeremy Allaire, chief technology officer, Macromedia. "There are sprouts of optimism coming forward in these convergent industries; Supernova will shed light on them."
"In spite of the downturn, business continues to be influenced by the disruptive power of the Internet, the promise of wireless communications, and the amazing world of Weblogs," said Bill Taylor, founding editor, Fast Company. "Supernova's line-up of luminaries will deliver fresh thinking and a jolt of new energy to anyone passionate about participating in the next wave of innovation."
Anyone interested in attending Supernova can register online. For the conference overview, registration and agenda details, visit http://www.pulver.com/supernova/ .
About Supernova
Supernova, the only executive-level conference to focus on business decentralization and the technologies that enable it, is designed to illuminate new business opportunities, provide insight into where value and margin can be created in the near future, and clarify what trends are developing in technology as computing becomes a commodity. Technologies such as Web services, home media servers, and WiFi wireless are opening up tremendous new markets. Supernova illuminates what market leaders are planning and clarifies opportunities as decentralization becomes ubiquitous. The conference is produced by Kevin Werbach, former editor of Release 1.0: Esther Dyson's Monthly Report and Pulver.com, organizers of the Voice on the Net events. For more information, please visit http://www.pulver.com/supernova/ .
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SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2001
Commerce One, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMRC), the e-marketplace company, today announced that SupplyNet Ltd, a New Zealand e-marketplace, is using Commerce One solutions to power the first transacting, large-scale electronic marketplace in New Zealand.
Since licensing Commerce One MarketSite, the e-marketplace operating environment, in December 2000, SupplyNet has contracted with multiple buyers and signed on more than 30 suppliers who are now able to buy and sell goods using SupplyNet's e-marketplace. The company also has three industry-specific e-marketplaces in development. SupplyNet offers businesses of every size, including small-to-medium sized companies, easy access to the e-marketplace. The e-marketplace also provides dynamic trading services including forward and reverse auctions and the ability to electronically request proposals and quotes.
"The majority of businesses in New Zealand lack the IT capability to harness the potential that the e-marketplace environment can deliver. At the same time, many companies are looking at electronic procurement models to see how they can improve procurement practices," said Chris Canning, board chairman, SupplyNet. "We needed a technology provider that could back up their vision with leading strategic services, robust and scalable solutions (from simple B2B transactions to full-blown enterprise procurement) and innovative applications. We are delighted to be working with Commerce One to help businesses of any size in New Zealand benefit from an on-line trading community."
With the inclusion of SupplyNet, Commerce One powers leading e-marketplaces in every major country in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand.
SupplyNet was formed by Professional Services Brokers Ltd, (an investment company which also owns 100 percent of GSB Supplycorp Ltd, formerly the state-owned government procurement agency - Government Stores Board), Cullen Investments and the SEA Group. SupplyNet offers a range of e-commerce services including e-procurement applications, applications hosting and electronic product catalogue management for suppliers. The e-marketplace connects both public sector and private sector buying communities - domestically via the SupplyNet Exchange and globally via the Commerce One Global Trading Web. In addition, SupplyNet has begun to provide buying communities and industries with the infrastructure and technology needed to create their own unique and branded portals, leveraging the suppliers, catalogues and business services on the SupplyNet e-marketplace.
"We are very excited about the potential of the Commerce One Global Trading Web for our customers. This leading trading community will give New Zealand businesses unparalleled opportunities to access both Asian and global, on-line B2B trading communities. At the same time, companies around the world will be able to establish links to build business relationships with yet another resource-rich country in Asia Pacific," said Canning.
Neil Hudspith, senior vice president and general manager, Commerce One, Asia Pacific, said, "We believe that SupplyNet will act as a catalyst for wider B2B e-marketplace adoption across many different industries in New Zealand. We look forward to continuing our efforts with this important new e-marketplace."
About Commerce One
Commerce One(R) (Nasdaq:CMRC) is the e-marketplace company. Through its software, services and Global Trading Web(TM) of interconnected business communities, Commerce One enables worldwide commerce on the Internet. With headquarters in Pleasanton, California and offices around the world, Commerce One can be reached by phone in Asia at 65-212 9398 or via the Internet at www.commerceone.com.
Copyright (c)2001. Commerce One, Many Markets. One Source. Global Trading Web, Commerce One.net, BuySite, MarketSite, eLink, MarketWise, Net Market Maker, XML Common Business Library, XML Development Kit, XML Commerce Connector, MarketSite Builder, and SupplyOrder are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Commerce One, Inc.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements made in this press release by Commerce One are not historical facts but are "forward looking statements" and may involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual future results to differ materially and adversely from those anticipated by such statements. Included among the factors that could affect Commerce One's performance are product demand and market acceptance; general economic conditions; fluctuations in operating results; its and its alliance partners' ability to meet users' expectations, its and its alliance partner's ability to integrate various products and services into the portfolio of services provided by SupplyNet, acceptance in the market place, functioning of all alliance partners within the Global Trading Web. For a discussion of these and other risk factors that could affect Commerce One's business, see "Risk Factors" in Commerce One's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.
M2 PRESSWIRE-16 August 2000-ClarITeam: Inefficient service level management erodes customer confidence in e-banks; ClarITeam launches White Paper on controlling the performance and availability of the IT system in e-banking (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Service level agreements and management will prevent disastrous infrastructure failure on online banking sites, according to managed service provider, ClarITeam.
In a new White Paper, the company explains why online banks are losing the confidence of their customers and how this can be improved. ClarITeam cites infrastructure failure as the cause of down time of Internet banking sites. The paper explains that failure of many online banks is mainly due to lack of availability and low IP performance.
ClarITeam advises instigating service level agreements (SLAs) and service level management (SLMs) which give confidence to the bank and its customers that the Web site will remain stable. Such effective preparation, monitoring and measuring can prevent disastrous Web site downtime that can have a profound effect on customer retention.
"SLMs will enable e-banks to restore customer confidence by maintaining performance and anticipating problems following the adverse press recently received by online banks," said Claus Nicolas Kourim, president and CEO at ClarITeam. "With customers being ever more fickle and demanding, the IT systems a bank chooses to implement need to work faultlessly. If the systems do not have a performance and availability level of 100%, customers are going to go elsewhere and there are now enough competitors in the market with enough differing offerings, to make this possible. SLMs allow banks to restore customer confidence by maintaining performance and anticipating problems."
For further information about ClarITeam, and to read the White Paper, visit the Web site at www.clariteam.com.
NOTES TO EDITORS
Established in May 1999, ClarITeam is a Managed Service Provider (MSP) providing businesses with quality of service and performance analysis of IT systems in regards to business processes. Through its VisibilityTM service, it supplies businesses with a precise view of the performance of each element in the information system, in relation to the business processes of the company.
This enables organisations to anticipate critical situations, and to justify and plan ahead for modifications. Businesses can implement and continuously improve SLAs with users and vendors and align information systems to their changing requirements.
ClarITeam was set up following investment from a financial consortium including France Telecom (Innovacom), Dassault Developpement and Sofinnova US.
ClarITeam has an international e-Service Centre in London, with offices in Munich and Paris.
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Polish antimonopoly court SOKiK announced that it has quashed a fine of $122 million imposed on TP (Telekomunikacja Polska) around four years ago. At that time, the regulator had directed TP to pay 3 percent of the revenue earned in the previous year for not revealing the expenses incurred while launching Internet services and also for not separating Internet from its landline voice telephony services. TP spokesman Wojciech Jablczynski said that the company is pleased to stand vindicated because it always believed that the fine was uncalled for.
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/60e52e/lebanon_telecoms) has announced the addition of the "Lebanon - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts" report to their offering.
The Lebanese telecommunications market has suffered for many years from a lack of political will to make the changes necessary to free up the market in order for it to reach its potential. Consequently, despite a higher GDP per capita, Lebanon languishes well behind neighbouring Jordan in ITC development, with the inevitable consequences of lower economic and social outcomes than would otherwise be the case. As the years go by, Lebanon falls further and further behind with inadequate broadband services, restricted mobile services, no 3G or HSPA and rampant piracy. The new government, which took five months of negotiations to form following elections in June 2009, unfortunately looks no more capable of reaching agreement than have previous governments.
In early 2009 the outgoing government went some way towards releasing the pent-up demand in the mobile market. Lebanon has two government-owned networks, operated by Orascom Telecom of Egypt and Zain of Kuwait in return for a management fee, with all revenue going to the government. All prices are set by the Ministry of Telecommunications (MoT). Previous governments followed a strategy of limiting subscriber numbers and keeping tariffs high, resulting in the highest prices in the Middle East and the lowest penetration rates other than in desperately poor Yemen. Monthly ARPU levels were over US$60. In April 2009 the government took the radical step of lowering tariffs and increasing the maximum number of subscribers for each operator, arguing that total revenue would increase. This had a startling affect on subscriber growth.
For many years, governments have been unable to agree on whether to privatise the two mobile operators. Deadlines for decisions come and go. Consequently, the operators exist on temporary contracts with the attendant lack of incentives to improve services.
Broadband Internet services were very slow in coming to Lebanon and were not introduced until 2007, again leading to much frustration. The long wait for ADSL services, which were imminent' for over five years, was blamed variously on constraints in the capacity of the international cable, the lack of a functioning TRA to set and enforce prices, the difficulty of enforcing the ban on VoIP once DSL arrived (potentially having a disastrous effect on the state budget), and the protection of wireless broadband providers. The rollout of services was slow during 2008 and although the MoT now claims reasonable coverage, speeds remain slow and prices high.
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) was established in the expectation of further liberalisation. The appropriate law was passed in 2002 and the decrees for its establishment were approved in 2004 but from 2004 to 2007 the TRA board remained unappointed, partly due to political infighting over nominations. However, since beginning work in 2007, the TRA has been energetic and active, in so far as it has been able without new broader Government legislation, and developed a Regulatory Framework designed to cover the entire spectrum of the telecom market.
Plans have existed for many years for the privatisation of fixed-line incumbent Ogero Telecom, together with the operational responsibilities of the MoT, starting with its conversion into a government-owned company Liban Telecom. This is most unlikely to happen any time soon.
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M2 PRESSWIRE-27 May 2009-BUYINS.NET: Market Maker Surveillance Report. Top 6 Highest Net Buy Volume With Lowest Price Friction Stocks For May 26, 2009(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS
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BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for May 26, 2009. Since late October market makers are now required to be on the bid as much as they are on the offer and for like amounts of stock. This "fair market making" requirement is designed to prevent market makers from manipulating stock prices. On Tuesday there were 3,326 companies with "abnormal" market making, 4,458 companies with positive Friction Factors and 1,502 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top 6 companies with the highest net buy volume on Tuesday and lowest price Friction (bullish). This means that there was more buying than selling in the stocks and their stock prices rose faster with less Friction. Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Citigroup (NYSE: C), Altria Group (NYSE: MO) and News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA). To access Friction Factor, Naked Short Data and SqueezeTrigger Prices on all stocks please visit http://www.buyins.net.
Market Maker Friction Factor is shown in the chart below:
Symbol Change % BuyVol Buy% SellVol Sell% NetVol Friction
F $0.13 2.47% 33,798,990 51.01% 27,221,536 41.08% 6,577,454 505,958
Q $0.32 7.98% 20,582,055 50.41% 15,895,373 38.93% 4,686,682 146,459
MSFT $0.58 2.94% 25,430,862 56.53% 21,212,296 47.15% 4,218,566 72,734
C $0.10 2.72% 89,533,317 48.31% 86,191,301 46.51% 3,342,016 334,202
MO $0.28 1.68% 6,956,697 53.76% 4,423,666 34.18% 2,533,031 90,465
NWSA $0.51 5.78% 9,488,171 55.60% 7,060,008 41.37% 2,428,163 47,611
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Analysis of the Friction Factor chart above shows that each of the six stocks mentioned above have high net buy volumes (buy volume - sell volume) and low price friction in their stocks. The Friction Factor displays how many more shares of buying than selling are required to move a stock higher by one cent or how many more shares of selling than buying moves a stock lower by 1 cent.
For example, the chart above shows Ford Motor with a Net Buy Volume of 6,577,454 shares and a Friction Factor of 505,958 shares. That means that it takes 505,958 more shares of buying than selling to move Ford Motor higher by one penny. This means the Market Makers are allowing the stock to move up higher as of Tuesday (with less price friction). And with one of the highest Net Buy Volumes, the combination of price friction and high net buy volume is bullish.
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) designs, develops, manufactures, and services cars and trucks worldwide. It operates in two sectors, Automotive and Financial Services. The Automotive sector sells vehicles under Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, and Volvo brand names. This sector markets cars, trucks, and parts through retail dealers in North America, and through distributors and dealers outside of North America. It also sells cars and trucks to dealers for sale to fleet customers, including daily rental car companies, commercial fleet customers, leasing companies, and governments. In addition, this sector provides retail customers with a range of after-the-sale vehicle services and products in areas, such as maintenance and light repair, heavy repair, collision, vehicle accessories, and extended service warranty under brand names, including Genuine Ford, Lincoln-Mercury Parts and Service, Ford Custom Accessories, Ford Extended Service Plan, and Motorcraft. The Financial Services sector offers a various automotive financing products to and through automotive dealers. It offers retail financing, which includes purchasing retail installment sale contracts and retail lease contracts from dealers, and offering financing to commercial customers to purchase or lease vehicle fleets; wholesale financing that comprises making loans to dealers to finance the purchase of vehicle inventory; and other financing, which consists of making loans to dealers for working capital, improvements to dealership facilities, and to purchase or finance dealership real estate. This sector also services the finance receivables and leases that it originates and purchases, makes loans to its affiliates, purchases receivables, and provides insurance services related to its financing programs. The company has joint ventures with Mazda; Getrag Deutsche Venture GmbH and Co. KG; Neumayer Tekfor GmbH; Song Cong Diesel; and Lio Ho Group. Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903 and is based in Dearborn, Michigan.
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) provides data, Internet, video, and voice services in the United States and internationally. The company offers its products and services using telecommunications network, which consists of voice and data switches, copper cables, fiber optic broadband cables, and other equipment to mass markets, business, and wholesale customers. It provides various data and Internet services, including private line, multi-protocol label switching, broadband, and data integration services, as well as Web hosting and related services comprising provision space, power, bandwidth, and managed services in data centers; and server and application management, back-up, disaster recovery, and Web design services. Its data and Internet services also consist of traditional wide area network products, such as ATM, frame relay, dedicated Internet access, and virtual private network; integrated services digital network; and Internet dial-up access. The company's voice services include local voice services comprising basic local exchange and switching services; local voice exchange services, such as caller ID, call waiting, call return, 3-way calling, call forwarding, and voice mail; long-distance voice services consisting of domestic and international long-distance services, and toll free services; and wireless products and services. Qwest Communications International's data, Internet, and video services comprise Internet, Internet-based services, and digital television. The company also engages in lease and sublease of real estate properties, such as space in office buildings, warehouses, and other properties. It sells its products and services through its sales and call centers, Web site, telemarketing, retail stores, and kiosks, as well as relationships and arrangements with third-party sales agents. Qwest Communications International was founded in 1983 and is based in Denver, Colorado.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) provides software products for computing devices worldwide. Its Client segment offers Windows product family that comprises Windows Vista; Windows XP Professional and Home; Media Center Edition; Tablet PC Edition; and other Windows operating systems. The company's Server and Tools segment provides integrated server infrastructure and middleware software that support software applications and tools built on the Windows Server operating system. This segment offers Windows Server operating system; Microsoft SQL Server; Microsoft Enterprise Services; product support services; Visual Studio; System Center products; Forefront Security products; Biz Talk Server; and MSDN. Its Online Services Business provides an on-line advertising platform for publishers and advertisers; personal communications services, such as email and instant messaging; and online information. It offers Live Search; MSN; MapPoint; MSN Internet Access; MSN Premium Web Services; Windows Live; MSN Mobile Services; AvenueA Razorfish media agency services; Atlas online tools for advertisers; and the Drive PM ad network for publishers. The company's Microsoft Business Division provides Microsoft office product set comprising enterprise content management, collaboration, unified communications, and business intelligence products; and Microsoft Dynamics products for financial management, customer relationship management, supply chain management, and analytics applications. Its Entertainment and Devices Division offers the Xbox video game system, including consoles and accessories, third-party games, games published under the Microsoft brand, and Xbox Live operations. This division also provides Zune digital music and entertainment device; PC software games; online games; Mediaroom, an Internet protocol television software; mobile and embedded device platforms; and Surface computing platform. Microsoft was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C), doing business as Citi, provides a range of financial products and services to consumer and corporate customers. The company operates through four segments: Global Cards, Consumer Banking, Institutional Clients Group, and Global Wealth Management. The Global Cards segment offers MasterCard, VISA, Diners Club, private label, and American Express card products. The Consumer Banking segment involves in retail banking, consumer finance, real estate lending, and small and middle market commercial banking; and provides personal and auto loans, student loans, investment services, and Primerica financial services. As of December 31, 2008, it operated 7,730 branches. The Institutional Clients Group segment engages in various securities and banking activities comprising investment banking, debt and equity, lending, private equity, hedge funds, real estate, structured products, and managed funds. It also offers transaction services, including cash management services, trade services, custody and fund services, clearing services, agency and trust services, and equity and fixed income research services. The Global Wealth Management segment provides advisory, financial planning, brokerage, and wealth management services. Citi has operations in North America, Latin America, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company was founded in 1812 and is based in New York, New York.
Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO), through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products in the United States and internationally. The company also manufactures machine-made large cigars and pipe tobacco; and maintains a portfolio of leveraged and direct finance leases principally in transportation, including aircraft, as well as power generation and manufacturing equipment and facilities. It serves wholesalers and distributors, large retail organizations and chain stores, and the armed services. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWSA) operates as a diversified global media company. The company's Filmed Entertainment segment produces live-action and animated motion pictures for distribution and licensing in entertainment media, as well as produces and licenses television programming worldwide. Its Television segment operates 27 broadcast television stations and broadcasts network programming in the United States; and develops, produces, and broadcasts television programming in Asia. News Corporation's Cable Network Programming segment produces and licenses programming distributed through cable television systems and direct broadcast satellite operators primarily in the United States. The company's Direct Broadcast Satellite Television segment distributes premium programming services via satellite and broadband directly to subscribers in Italy. Its Magazines and Inserts segment engages in the marketing operations, primarily the publication of free-standing inserts and the provision of in-store marketing products, and services; and magazine publishing. News Corporation's Newspapers and Information Services segment publishes 4 national newspapers in the United Kingdom; approximately 147 newspapers in Australia; and mass circulation, metropolitan morning newspaper in New York City, Baltimore, Boston, Florida, and California, as well as provides global business and financial news, and information through various media. The company's Book Publishing segment publishes English language books worldwide. Its Other segment supplies open end-to-end digital technology and services to digital pay-television platform operators and content providers; and offers display advertising in outdoor locations in Russia and eastern Europe, as well as engages in the Internet business. The company also provides mobile entertainment services and conducts operations in Latin America. News Corporation was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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It would not be long before the impossibly youthful cruise director, Neil Horrocks, came on air with concise instructions to passengers booked on shore excursions. After a few days, we could barely contemplate leaving the cabin without this cheery wake-up call. We were aware of the itinerary across the Aegean Sea on our ship, the Spirit of Adventure, but it was strangely comforting to have the scene set each day.
Not that the announcements varied wildly. eC[pounds sterling]Welcome to the beautiful island of....eC[yen] and eC[pounds sterling]Gather in the main lounge at 9am for tour oneeC[yen] became familiar phrases throughout the two-week cruise in these beautiful sun-soaked waters. With a total of 6,000 Greek islands to choose from, a smallish cruise ship like the Spirit lets you experience as many in a fortnight as you might see in a decade of eCynormaleCO holidays.
Our route took in seven islands - plus Athens, two fascinating small towns on the mainland and the unforgettable Corinth Canal. Carrying just 350 passengers and with a draught of less than five metres, Spirit of Adventure is slender enough to berth in many small ports in the Aegean that are out of bounds to bigger eCyfloating hotelseCO.
ThateCOs not the only benefit. The ship - with a minimum age limit for passengers of 21 - offers superb service from its ever-smiling Filipino crewAa and impeccably maintained accommodation and facilities.
The 206 cabins range from standard inside cabins, to suites with a lounge area. Public rooms include the library, with well-stocked bookshelves, board games, reading areas and internet. Two restaurants serve excellent food and bars charge incredibly low prices. ThereeCOs also a choice of free excursions on every shore visit, as well as some additional trips, often taking in a whole day on an island, with a luxury coach, a guide, admissions fees and lunch charged about dhs300 per person.
Poor cruise director Neil, whose multiple talents included singing while playing piano and guitar, had the unenviable task of corralling 300 passengers into orderly groups departing at regular intervals for these tours. Our silver-haired skipper, his eCyfull seteCO of whiskers immaculately coiffed, often walked the decks in his whiter-than-white uniform to exchange pleasantries.
Captain Warden-Owen, who comes from a long line of seafarers, also hosted the obligatory cocktail party and often appeared at eCythe captaineCOs tableeCO in the main restaurant. Honoured with an invitation to join his table one evening, my wife and I enjoyed his company and forgave him when he left after the main course with the feeble excuse that it was time to set sail.
We joined the ship in Istanbul after a memorable coach journey from the cityeCOs airport in Asia, across the Bosphorus Bridge into Europe, and through the teeming streets of this historic capital. An initial day of gentle cruising in the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles strait took in a view of the Gallipoli monument and a pod of dolphins.
Once into the sparkling Aegean, our first stop was Lesbos, the third largest of the Greek islands, which lies only a few miles off the Turkish mainland and is still unspoilt by mass tourism. We berthed in Mytilene, a bustling coastal town boasting huge old mansions and picturesque narrow, cobbled shopping streets.
We chose an excursion on winding rural roads to the south coast for a visit to the renowned Barbagiannis ouzo distillery, where bottles of the fiery spirit - Lesbos makes the strongest variety in the Mediterranean - clinked off the Heath Robinson-like production line ready to cause hangovers in all corners of the world.
Our guide explained the story of Sappho, an ancient Greek poet whose poems focus on relationships between women. The jury is still out on whether Sappho herself crossed the boundary between platonic and physical affection. It was then on to the island of Kos, which has spectacular sandy beaches and some of the most interesting archaeological sites of the whole Mediterranean region. The highlight of our excursion was a visit to the Asclepion (named after Asclepius the god of healing), once an important centre of healing.
Dating from the 4th century BC but excavated from a wilderness only 100 years ago, this magnificent relic on a terraced hillside has breathtaking views over the Aegean. On Rhodes, possibly the sunniest place in Europe with an average 300 days of sunshine a year, a walking tour through the historic Old Town, with its twisting alleyways and mix of Byzantine, Turkish and Latin architecture, took us to a host of ruins including the must-see Palace of the Grand Masters, built by the Knights of St John in the 14th century.
Next came Crete, largest island in Greece, where the ship berthed in the busy capital of Heraklion (named after Hercules), handily placed for a trip to the ruined Palace of Knossos, built by the Minoans in around 1900BC. The Minotaur, a half-man, half-bull creature, roamed the palaceeCOs labyrinth until it was apparently slain by Theseus.
A stop in the lovely Aegean seaside town of Nauplion, the first capital of Greece after independence, was followed by a day in Athens where we ticked off all the sights, including the stunning Acropolis.
The tiny uninhabited island of Delos in the Cyclades does not, on the face of it, appear to be a potential calling place for a cruise ship. But a passenger told me it was her lifetimeeCOs ambition to set foot on Delos because of its place in legend (the birthplace of Apollo) and history. Unfortunately a strong wind blew up as we anchored in preparation for passengers to go ashore.
Captain David had to make the only negative announcement of the whole cruise - the sea was too bumpy for comfort, so the visit was cancelled. onditions were still turbulent in Mykonos, famed around the world for its cosmopolitan atmosphere and lively nightlife. We went ashore to explore Mykonos TowneCOs charming little streets of whitewashed houses, tiny boutiques and numerous restaurants.
Thankfully all was calm the next day as we dropped anchor under the steep black cliffs of volcanic Santorini where an eruption in 1650 BC, culminating in one of the biggest explosions in the history of the planet, caused the centre of the island to collapse into a massive crater that was filled by the sea.
Further eruptions have continued to ravage Santorini and in 1956 a major earthquake killed scores of people. Our guide may not have been joking when he said, eC[pounds sterling]An eruption is not included on this tour.eC[yen]
As the coach twisted its way up helter-skelter roads with fantastic panoramas laid out beneath us, the guide told us that Santorini, which had no electricity until 1975, exports two million pumice stones a year. Its clean water is so prized that iteCOs actually cheaper to wash your car with the produce of one of the islandeCOs nine wineries.
Cunning developers here know they can avoid taxes by building a church. They even build hotels with a church tacked on one side, resulting in 900 churches on one small island. If you have to see just one Aegean island, make it this one. Next came a day in the fascinating Peloponnese town of Monemvasia, often called the Gibraltar of Greece, and time to explore the massive walled fortress that once housed 50,000 Byzantine Greeks.
To reach Rome, Spirit of Adventure was towed by tugs through the Corinth Canal, the four-mile waterway which was scoured through the isthmus linking the Peleponnese peninsula to the rest of the Greek mainland. Only three metres separated the ship from the vertical cliffs that form the sides of the canal as our captain, broadcasting to decks crowded with camera-toting passengers, described how another cruise ship emerged badly damaged after scraping the sides.
Needless to say, we emerged intact, exhilarated, and flushed with our own spirit of adventure.
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GETTING THERE
For more information on the Spirit of Adventure cruise visit www.spiritofadventure.co.uk. Spirit of Adventure cruises depart from London in the UK. Numerous UAE based airlines fly to London, including Emirates, Qatar Airways, Gulf Air and Etihad. For cruise holiday information departing from the UAE contact Dnata holidays on 800 8118 or visit www.cruisecompete.com.
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The Lockheed Martin [LMT] / Northrop Grumman [NOC] Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) space segment team has and achieved a key milestone: validating its laser communications technology developed for the Risk Reduction and System Definition (RR&SD) phase reaching Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL-6).
The government uses TRL to measure how mature a technology is as it moves from concept or invention to an operational system. TRL-6 is met when a representative prototype system has demonstrated functionality in an environment relevant to its intended operation.
The TSAT team conducted a series of tests of the lasercom technology during the TSAT RR&SD phase, in compliance with the Air Force-directed testing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory.
After an independent validation of the function and performance of Northrop Grumman's lasercom subsystem completed in March, the team has since conducted environmental testing of critical components. The successful completion of these tests satisfied the TRL-6 criteria.
"Completing this key milestone on schedule demonstrates the effectiveness of our team's processes for developing critical space technologies," Alexis Livanos, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman's Space Technology sector, said. "This essential technology continues to move TSAT on a solid path toward flight and the delivery of the capabilities needed by our nation's warfighters."
TSAT is the military's next-generation, protected, wideband satellite communications system for military and intelligence users.
Using high-speed optical communications, Internet protocol network routing, and communications-on-the-move capability, TSAT will provide a dramatic increase in connectivity, speed and mobility for future warfighters.
"Our team's success in advancing the key TSAT technologies will prove to be enormously valuable in the next phase of this critical program," Leonard Kwiatkowski, vice president and general manager, Lockheed Martin Military Space Programs, said.
The Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman TSAT space segment team is currently working under a $514 million RR&SD contract.
The team is competing against Boeing [BA] for the subsequent development and production phase of TSAT, which is planned to be awarded in late 2007 (Defense Daily, June 22).
Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, Calif., serves as the prime contractor. Northrop Grumman Space Technology is responsible for the communications payload, including laser and radio-frequency communications and on-board processing. The U.S. Air Force is managing the program at the MILSATCOM Systems Wing, located at the Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif
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Another PC-only product, LapLink Gold 12 offers connection options galore: modem, local network, hosted LapLink Internet
relay (the company's PC tracking service) and even physical cables like the USB 2.0 cable in the LapLink box (as well as parallel
and serial cables not included).
The consumer background of LapLink requires typing in serial numbers, registering for license keys and key installation before
getting started, raising the frustration level. The company sent a boxed product, but its enterprise version relies on the
same remote-installation process and doesn't include the cables.
The multiple connection options make it easy to use LapLink on local networks and remote computers behind unknown firewalls.
LapLink's Internet Locater Service and LapLink Internet options track PCs a couple of ways. Remote systems become visible
when the LapLink client software is running on them and connects back to LapLink's relay or directly to your administrative
console.
The online account to manage remote PCs is linked from a choice on the help menu. Local systems are much easier to connect,
with address books for one-click connections and a scan utility for PCs running LapLink software.
Once connected, remote systems can be controlled, files exchanged through two large Windows Explorer-like windows, IM and
voice chats are supported, and file synchronization between configured folder pairs can be triggered immediately. LapLink
includes free antivirus protection for transferred files, with a year's worth of signature updates.
There are no troubleshooting tools or PC information displayed in this edition. Slow screen updates make Solitaire all but
unplayable, even between locally networked systems.
Overall, LapLink's boxed tools to connect remote computers will make this edition a good option for companies supporting mobile
workers.
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NTL's #3.5bn merger with cable rival Telewest has been approved by the Office of Fair Trading, which stated the deal had not failed the test for referring it to the Competition Commission. BSkyB's acquisition of internet specialist Easynet has also been approved by the OFT. The #211m deal signals the group's intention to broadcast some of its content via the Web.
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Best-of-breed solutions offer small and medium-sized lenders a superior alternative to end-to-end solutions
Del Mar Database is enhancing the integration between its DataTrac(R) back-office mortgage banking solution and Ellie Mae's Encompass(R) loan origination and management technology. DataTrac enables lenders to leverage their existing technology investment to reduce costs, generate greater profits per loan, minimize errors using business intelligence and fund more loans with fewer people.
DataTrac connects a lender's mortgage applications to a single point of data input and management, reducing duplicate data entry and adding several layers of security that protect data integrity throughout the process. Integrations with point-of-sale (POS) solutions, such as Encompass, enable mortgage lenders to enhance existing technology investments in order to take advantage of efficiency and profitability gains without the time and cost associated with end-to-end solutions.
"Our solutions are unique because they don't require a lender to replace their existing software solutions," said John Walsh, president of Del Mar Database. "Partnerships with best-of-breed technology providers enable our customers to take advantage of leading-edge solutions, increasing market penetration and improving profitability. This partnership allows lenders who have already adopted Encompass, or who are considering adopting Encompass, to also quickly and easily automate the rest of their mortgage operations."
The Encompass(R) Mortgage Management System is designed to serve the individual needs of loan officers, processors and brokers and combines all the critical elements of a mortgage origination business into one seamless, integrated application that dramatically improves the way brokers and retail lenders function. The solution offers an at-a-glance loan pipeline view, seamless collaboration tools, personal workflow management, integrated contact management, marketing, business-building tools and secure, seamless Internet connectivity with leading lenders and thousands of settlement service providers.
"The demand for the Encompass Mortgage Management System has been overwhelming in the last 12 months," said Jonathan Corr, senior vice president of Products for Ellie Mae. "We have seen massive adoption by not only mortgage brokers, but by many mortgage bankers and retail lenders. Since bankers and lenders need additional capabilities to effectively manage their mortgage lending operations, this integration partnership with Del Mar Database provides these customers with a complete solution that will take their operations to the next level."
This enhancement to the existing data exchange will make the transfer of information from Encompass to DataTrac seamless.
About Ellie Mae
Ellie Mae, Inc. is an award-winning provider of software and services for the mortgage industry, which has been recognized in each of the past three years as one of the fastest growing companies in the California Bay Area, and recently was named to the Inc. 500 list of America's fastest growing private companies. Ellie Mae provides a comprehensive line of products and services including the company's flagship Encompass(R) mortgage management system, Contour(TM) and Genesis 2000(R) loan origination software, Encompass Websites for mortgage brokers, and Ellie Mae Docs(TM) services for document processing. Ellie Mae's ePASS(R) Network is the mortgage industry's online transaction platform enabling 40,000+ mortgage companies in the United States to easily do business online with hundreds of leading lenders and nearly 100,000 settlement service providers. Ellie Mae is based in Dublin, California.
To learn more about Ellie Mae, visit www.elliemae.com or call (888) 955-9100.
About Del Mar Database
San Diego-based Del Mar Database introduces new technologies to lenders of all sizes that leverage their existing tools to improve efficiencies, increase profitability and increase pipeline capacity. The company's proprietary software solution, DataTrac(R), enables lenders to reduce costs, generate greater profits per loan, minimize errors using business intelligence and fund more loans with fewer people. Founded in 1991, the company's customers include mortgage lenders, brokers becoming lenders, credit unions and community banks.
For more information, visit www.delmardb.com.
