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News Links, compiled for my readers: Archives of Technology Trends: http://www.cioupdate.com/trends/archives.php
NEWS: The NetPort Center <
http://www.netportcenter.com
> in Sequim. Located in downtown Sequim,
on Washington Street, just a little West of 2nd Avenue. They are "working
to make NetPort a premier knowledge business environment."
The Clallam Business Incubator and Skills Center in Port Angeles: < http://clallambi.org >
Give something back. To a certain degree, the World Wide Web is a public place where everybody maintains everybody else's documents. If you enjoyed reading a paper, and you see a typo, a link that points nowhere, a mark-up error - don't be polite and silent; tell the maintainer about it. In almost all cases, they will be happy to receive feedback, and grateful for the work you've saved them. Last update April 1998, Jutta Degener, <
jutta@cs.tu-berlin.de > Pro Technology Center: - Port Angeles Technology Center, offering high speed Internet Access, etc. http://www.callcenters24x7.com/protechcenter/ Olympic Tech Net Web Site: http://www.olympictechnet.com/index.html Mark Rose, publisher. Seeking Soft Skills- John Radko, chief architect at Gaithersburg, Md.-based Global Exchange Services Inc. (GXS), said he sees the kind of testing services offered by TopCoder and Brainbench as "a great concept." However, Radko added that he doesn't think GXS, which operates a business-to-business e-commerce network, would make use of the services for hiring developers at its facility in Bangalore. "We have less difficulty finding people that program well and more difficulty with [hiring] people that can work on geographically distributed, cross-functional teams," Radko said, citing functions such as marketing, engineering and customer service. As a result, it's the latter qualities "and other softer skills that we tend to make hiring decisions on," he noted. Videoconferencing
Gets IP Boost
How does the ability to connect faster-- and at any
time-- influence buying habits of those using the Internet?
Another aspect that we should consider is that now
that more and more folks are connected to broadband (or plan to get
connected)..and their willingness to pay for faster connections is the
expectation of more (and different) content and services.
What are the implications here? What kind of
content will they want? Can we anticipate this, or do we settle
for what has already been suggested...i.e., streaming video, video on
demand, CD quality audio, increased teleworking, more narrow/unicasting,
increased use of "push" technology or access to programs and
applications that are web (client) based, increased file downloads,
gaming, increased customization, more content-rich services, etc.
How can we, as tech workers, designers, writers and
programmers in the forefront take best advantage of this?
What services, software, etc. might help retailers leverage the growth
of broadband use in the customer base?
From KONP News and the Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles:: (Carlsborg - West of Sequim) -- A cutting edge wireless video network and school security system, believed to be the first of its kind in the nation will be tested at Graywolf Elementary in Carlsborg this week. Joe Martin says the unique security system is being developed by Cisco Systems, Loronix Video Solutions, the Clallam County PUD, local school districts and the sheriff's office. Martin says the exercise will also feature use of the Clallam Response System, which is an Internet based program that provides emergency responders with critical information about the school, including stored digital images of the entire building. Only Greywolf has video cameras that can provide live feeds over a wireless transmission system that can be picked up by computers within a 2-mile radius of the school at 171 Carlsborg Road. Martin said the signal from the school is transmitted on a very narrow secure band. The system doesn't use the Internet. The only glitch is yesterday's exercise was a balky HP, iPaq PDA. New ISP in area: $8.95 per month paid Annually or $10.95 per month paid Monthly http://www.3dnorth.com/ Has P.A. dial-up numbers. Fiber
Optics in Sequim:
The test my friend did on another fiber install in Sequim, gave him a 4.3Mbps
download speed. He didn't check upload speed, but guessed it would
have been even faster. The best effort* speed advertised is 7Mbps (Olympus.Net)
His own, newly installed system, uses Olympus.Net as his ISP. http://www.olympus.net/olympusnet/services/PUDpilot.html
- for 80$/month, with
a one time fee of 120$. This should last through the pilot project
window which I understand is through the end of this year. The
service is on a month to month basis, with no contract required. * The "best effort" phrase is often used to describe service
speed. What I think this means is that the provider does NOT
offer any throughput guarantees, but will always do their best to
provide you with the fastest connection your specific conditions will
allow.
The fiber access panel (from World
Wide Packets draws power from meter box. “Callam
PUD is committing to 1 Mbps for the residential market, but (for now at
least) are deploying wide-open ports, which achieve speeds beyond the
5 Mbps rate (both upload and download) on DSL Reports. The
ports are deployed via Gigabit Ethernet on the fiber, which is delivered
to the customer via a fiber gateway that delivers multiple 100 Mbps Fast
Ethernet ports to the home or SOHO business in the Sequim pilot area.
Only one of the ports will be activated initially in most cases. The
PUD is reserving future port capacity for applications like AMR (Automated
Meter Reading) and load management.” (From a PUD Sales
Engineer.) One of the owners
at Tenforward writes in his 7 April email:
“We are trying to get a map and some more info before creating a
web page. The cost is $80 per month.” A representative from Olypen
called (7 April) to say that they ironed out some things with PUD and
they, too, will be offering fiber connectivity.
More about TechStreet: TechStreet is also a vehicle and platform for team and our associates. We may join together as an ad hoc team ... a resource ... a virtual enterprise ... a working group that offers our clients the following services: consultation on business startups, leads to financing, business plan development, advice on trademarks and patents, leads to services, web development, web design, computer programming services, marketing, surveys, content analysis, personnel, research, relevant partnerships, organization and management of ad hoc teams for projects. Formed original as an Technology Industry Cluster for local Government, The Fovea Group and Tech Team is all this and more - including a clearing house of information, a database, a directory, a box of tools, a think tank. This site is building an extensive list of tools, such as: Tools for research, surveys, grants, business plans, etc. T. Pitre, Oct. 2002
At Tata Steel, one incident more than
Mr. Dean Kamen <http://www.dekaresearch.com/aboutDean.html>
is father of the Segway Transporter as well as a portable dialysis unit,
iBot wheelchair system, etc. He takes his projects to clients and
says, "This is our idea, and this is the goal we think we can get
to. Do you want to pre-agree with us that if we can meet this
goal, you'll take it?" An enviable position, from a proven
designer, but a model that could
be used in some cases where a service or non-tangible is involved.
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