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Swiss Study: 3G Cell Towers Not Harmful to People
CNet News reported that the health ministry of the Netherlands said that there is no evidence that radiation from 3G UMTS cellular masts is harmful to people. The ministry based its comments on a new Swiss study, led by Zurich University's Peter Achermann and financed by the Swiss and Dutch governments. The study found no relationship between health complaints and exposure to UMTS radiation. The study tested radio base stations, which emit and receive signals from 3G mobile phones. Several municipalities in the Netherlands had previously refused to give permits to erect the towers. Consumer interest groups said that the study does not rule out damage from long-term exposure.
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Talking To Go - New VoIP Phones With Wi-Fi Capabilities
"VoIP really is about mobility," William Stofega, a senior analyst for VoIP services at IDC said. On this same note, Craig Mathias, principal at Farpoint Group said in an interview with Jamie Lendino at Laptop Magazine, "Dual mode cell phones incorporating a wide area technology (GSM or CDMA) plus Wi-Fi is a killer combination. It allows the cellular companies to augment their voice and data offerings in high density areas inexpensively, and it will allow them to eventually displace the wire line incumbents in the enterprise as individuals use their cell phone as their only phone."
To keep pace with life in the fast lane, new VoIP phones are rolling out of production lines with built in Wi-Fi, which means that you can take your VoIP phone, and phone number to any free Wi-Fi hotspots and make calls.
Both Skype and X-lite will work on MS Windows, Linux, BSD, MacIntosh operating systems. X-lite will also work on portable Pocket PCs as well. Both GnomeMeeting and Kphone will only work on a Linux operating system. Please refer to the chart at the end of the article to compare all the features of all four VoIP software applications.
This article provides a mini tutorial on how to install the four VoIP applications. A person calling himself Speculatrix at the PDA247 forum gave me a tip about a great VoIP company called: sipgate.co.uk. Sipgate is like Skype and has their corporate office in Germany.
Sipgate is a Voice Over Internet Protocol provider. According to Speculatrix, he uses Zaurus running kp/pi. The main advantage to Sipgate is that they provide you with a real telephone number, which makes it very cheap for people to call you. For a free VoIP provider, Sipgate offers a very stable platform.
Below is a mini tutorial on how to install: Skype, X-lite, GnomeMeeting and Kphone on your Linux, Apple Mac or Windows operating systems.
Configuring Skype:
Skype works moderately on all platforms: PC Windows, Mac OS X V 1.0 and Skype for Linux V 1.0. Downloading Skype is easy on any of these packages: SuSE 9, Gentoo 1.4, Debian, Fedora Core 2, Sun Java Desktop System Release 2 and Xandros. To go directly to the down load page, please click on this Skype download link. In this tutorial, I will be using the example of the Linux operating system. Depending on which Linux package you choose, please go to this Skype Linux webpage. Click on the package you want to download, in my case, I clicked on RPM for Endora, and a small window popped open and I hit save to program files. You can save it on the desktop for easy access.
On my desktop, I see the icon that says: Skype-1.2.0. Double click on this Icon. Now you will have to input some information and go through the registration process. Once inside the client, you will need to choose a username and a password, something you can easily recall from your memory.
Next, input your email address. In case you forget your password Skype can email it to you. Once you have successfully downloaded Skype on your computer, restart your computer and click on the Skype icon on your desktop or wherever you stored it. You will see a small window that pops up. Click on the button that says contacts. Select the person you want to call. There is a search feature that allows you to search for the person's name, city, country and phone number as well.
Skype Calls Can Come Through Your Computer Speakers
It is very easy to configure Skype calls to come in through your computer speakers. I recently purchased very high end computer speakers from a company called: Edifier. The incoming call came through loud and clear as these speakers are very powerful. I easily configured my headset to my computer to speak with my caller.
Rating:
I give Skype a 4/10 rating running Linux as my operating system. The free Skype is not very stable. I noticed that the Skype window ran eight times in the background even though I didn't open the application. I kept hitting the quit button, but the Skype software did not recognize this. I also experienced remote sound problems. If you are new at VoIP and want to try out Skype, you may hit the wall and experience a lot of frustration trying to call your contact. The free Skype application allows you to call other Skype customers for free and you can do three-way conference calls as well.
Configuring X-lite:
Please go directly to the: xten download page. Select the operating system you are using. I will select the Linux download link again. I saved the file on my desktop. I would advise you doing the same. After you hit save, you will see the X-Lite_Install.tar.gz icon, please double click on this Icon.
Extract The File:
You can also extract the archive to your home directory folder. You will see the default name as xten-lite. Please double click and open this folder. Now you will see a folder called, xtensoftphone. Double click on that folder.
Make Your First Call:
Right click on the soft phone picture that you see. You will now see the Audio tuning wizard. Please select /dev/dsp1 where you see audio devices. Feel free now to adjust how loud you want to hear yourself over your headset, as well as adjusting your voice recording volume. I would suggest you go to this Counterpath Inc Webpage and read the full features of what you can do with the X-lite software application. Register your software at: support.xten.net and provide your username, password, proxy, etc. You can also set up X-lite through your administrator, or on the Counter Path Inc. Website.
Please select GSM Codec if you are on a very slow 56k dial up connection. If you would like to make a three-way conference call, please select g711a. For just one-way conversations, choose g711u codec.
Make VoIP Calls From Your Pocket PC
Here are the handheld devices that would allow you to make long distance phone calls using CounterPath's Pocket PC SIP Softphone. Once you get to that webpage, please click on this link: Download the Pocket PC SIP Softphone Product Specification here. If you go directly to this Pocket PC Devices Page, you will see that you could use the Pocket PC Sip Softphone on the following Pocket PC devices: AudioVox Maestro, Compaq/HP iPAQ: 365x, 37xx, 385x, 395x, HP iPAQ Pocket PC hx4700, Dell Axim X51, Dell Axim X51v, Toshiba e550 and the Toshiba e570.
Rating:
What I like about CounterPath's X-lite application is that it does not matter whether I am on a slow Internet dial up connection or high speed cable broadband connection. The quality of my voIP calls is very stable. Out the four different software applications reviewed here, I found X-lite to be the easiest to configure and download. I also like the fact that the graphic designer behind X-lite made the skin look like a real cell phone. I give X-lite an 8 out of 10 rating. I don't like having to pay exorbitant hotel long distance charges. On business in a conference at Santa Barbara, I once made a five minute call to a colleague back home that cost $25.00 for that call. Now, with my Toshiba e550 pocket PC and the CounterPath's Pocket PC SIP softphone, I don't have to freak out over my long distance charges when I am away from home.
Configuring GnomeMeeting:
Please click on this: Gnomemeeting Because this is a Linux only application, I choose the Fedora package on the download page. Choose the package that suits you best. Once you click on the download package link, save the program on your desktop. You can either register a free SIP address at : www.ekiga.net or not.
After you have installed Gnome Meeting on to your Linux machine, open up the settings menu. On the left hand side of the window there are directory, general, NAT settings and many more features. Please highlight under devices, Audio devices. Under audio plugin, select ALSA. Under output device and input device, select the headset brand you are using with the pull down menu. In most cases, GnomeMeeting will automatically select your audio device and you will see it appear in the field. Under Quicknet hardware, you can adjust the echo cancellation and output device type. At country code select USA, if you are USA resident. Save your settings.
Make your first call:
Please configure your computer as Lightweight directory access protocol, or active directory if you are using MS Windows operating system. If you don't do this, and attempt to make your first outgoing call, you will need to find out the hostname, host IP address and usernames of the entire database of all the people you are calling. I would advise very strongly that you configure you Linux computer as LDAP or Active Directory. If not, you will keep getting error messages. This way you can access the central Gnome Meeting directory of people in order to call these people in the directory.
Rating:
I rate Ekiga or Gnome Meeting a 6 out of 10. I noticed static during the VoIP connection and could trouble shoot this by adjusting the audio volume. For those who need further support, please go to this website: www.gnomemeeting.org/faq/faq.pdf.
Configuring Kphone:
Click on the Kphone download page link below. Click on the download and use either Synaptics or something. The installation is done automatically for you. After the installation is done, you will see Kphone in your application menu.
Start the Kphone application. You will see a small window pop up. This is the interface. You will also see your SIP address. There is a phone book in this interface. I found it simple to access. The phone book will show the calls you missed and as well the caller ID information.
If you have difficulty configuring Kphone, remove the program and get the latest Kphone release. All the bugs have been worked out on the new version. In the older release, I could not find a place to configure my audio device. The sound quality on the later version is much better than the older Kphone version.
Download links for all four applications:
Skype Download Page for Linux, MS Windows, Mac OS and BSD users
CounterPath Inc Download Page for Linux, MS Windows, Mac OS and Pocket PC users
Ekiga Download Page for Linux users
Kphone Download Page for Linux users
To go directly to the comparison table please click on this link: VoIP Free Source: The Linux Journal issue 145.
Copyright © 2006 Rene Tse, the founder and president of the website: http://www.free-cellular-phone-deals.com/ - cell phone deals & comparisions. Rene Tse is on the look out for mobile devices to enhance her productivity. This website cuts to the chase and has valued information on: http://www.free-cellular-phone-deals.com/family-shared-plans.html - family cell phone plans and which is the best voIP solution available for your Linux PDA, Pocket PC or smart phone.
If you have any questions regarding this article please submit a comment on my blog at: http://www.free-cellular-phone-deals.com/blog/razr.php - Cell Phone Review Blog.
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Texas strings border with surveillance cameras
By Alice Lipowicz
Staff Writer
Perry asks state legislature for $100 million
The state of Texas will spend $5 million to place hundreds of video cameras along its border with Mexico that will broadcast surveillance footage on the Internet to help prevent crime and illegal border crossings.
“We will post this video on the Internet—in real time—so that concerned Americans can help protect our nation through online neighborhood watch programs,” Gov. Rick Perry (R) said in a news release.
The video footage will operate around the clock, with night-vision cameras operating at night. Citizens witnessing a crime or illegal border activity will be invited to call an 800 number to report to the appropriate law enforcement agency. The surveillance images also will be fed directly to state, local and federal police agencies.
Texas is spending $20 million on additional officers, overtime, body armor, new vehicles, night vision goggles and other measures to fill gaps in border security left by inadequate federal funding and action. Perry said he will ask the state legislature for $100 million in additional funds to secure the border until the federal government fulfills its responsibilities in securing the border, the news release said.
The Homeland Security Department’s upcoming $2 billion Secure Border Initiative-Network is expected to set up a virtual surveillance system at the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada. The program will take six years to implement.
The Texas video surveillance system will be established with voluntary cooperation of landowners in areas, including farmland and ranchland, where crime is known to occur, Perry said. Landowners will be able to monitor their properties on the Internet, Perry said.
Details on the timetable for the video system and the contractors involved were not immediately available.
from Washington Technology
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GTE is prone to follow the IYZ these days, IMHO:
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=IYZ
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mide: I thought they might be correcting the time of the shareholder meeting on the proxy filing, which is incorrect. It still reads: "10:00 a.m., E.S.T.", as opposed to the correct time put out on the PR "10 a.m. (EDT)".
I wrote Rob Bleckman about this error, but I guess he doesn't feel it warrants correction...probably doesn't, but I hope nobody gets confused.
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mide: I usually don't post stuff like that, but I thought it was relevant to GTE, and glad you think so as well.
Many thanks for your efforts re: SHM questions. Nice going!
I hope shareholders will be smiling at the meeting for reasons other than watching Sybll Yakan doing a scarf dance, lol!
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FT: European Union Could Award Pan-European Spectrum Licenses
The Financial Times reported that the European Union (EU) is talking about allowing for spectrum licensing across borders in the EU, opening the market further for competition. Under the plan, national regulators would give up the right to award spectrum licenses to the EU. The plan is expected to be revealed on June 28, 2006, as part of a review of the legal regulations governing telecoms and communications services across the EU. The EU's goal is to do away with discrepancies in the allocation of spectrum throughout the region by creating a uniform licensing framework.
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Alvarion Introduces Self-Install WiMAX
Posted on: 06/06/2006
Alvarion Ltd. on Tuesday announced the commercial availability of its BreezeMAX Si platform.
The WiMAX CPE, using the Intel PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface chip, is self-installable, taking the onus off the service provider to roll a truck to get a customer up and running. As such, self-install opens the door for large-scale deployments of WiMAX services everywhere, the company said.
The availability of the units comes after trials of the CPE with 10 different operators. The compact CPE from the BreezeMAX 3500 family offers improved indoor penetration and NLOS operation, enables simple end-user plug-and-play installation, and paves the way for nomadic and portable services, Alvarion said.
The product can be integrated into Alvarion's 150+ WiMAX network deployments to date. By eliminating professional installation, the Si enables carriers to broaden their distribution channels, and when combined with outdoor CPEs, optimizes their network planning by trading-off coverage, capacity and installation costs.
The Si CPE introduces a dual-mode software-defined radio functionality that enables operation in either FDD or TDD mode, thus providing flexibility in network design. Through a Web-based interface, the BreezeMAX Si achieves a connection in almost any environment using its integrated 9dBi antenna or with an external 12dBi window mount antenna. Supporting a single 10/100 Base-T interface for IP data, it can connect with Alvarion’s portfolio of indoor devices for Wi-Fi and voice services, and enable primary voice services with battery backup.
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New metro WiFi product boasts greater coverage, bandwidth
By William Jackson
Contributing Writer
CHICAGO—With interest growing in municipal wireless networking, new schemes are being proposed to solve problems with range, bandwidth, scalability, mobility and complexity in current WiFi deployments.
Wavion Inc., an Israeli company with offices in San Jose, Calif., is touting what it calls the first metro-scale access points using multiple-input, multiple-output technology.
“We’re not introducing a product at this time,” said marketing VP Alan Menezes. But the technology is being previewed this week at the Globalcomm telecom tradeshow.
Where traditional WiFi access points use two receiving antennas and a single antenna for transmitting, each Wavion access point will have six radios and antennas using complex signal processing to shape the transmission channels for maximum bandwidth and coverage.
“This is very intense computation,” said Wavion CTO Mati Wax. The computational overhead is handled by a proprietary chip set developed by Wavion.
WiFi technology covers the spectrum of the evolving 802.11 family of standards from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Client hardware equipped with WiFi chips can communicate wirelessly with access points wired into a LAN. For large-scale implementations such as municipal networks, the wireless network usually is extended through Mesh WiFi, in which access points act as routers and communicate with each other so each does not have to be wired directly into the LAN.
Although simple in concept, implementation is complicated by the limited range of each access point and the bandwidth consumed in multiple wireless hops back to the wired LAN. The holy grail of municipal networking is a solution that will solve these problems while leveraging the existing base of client-side WiFi equipment.
Cellular-type solutions with more powerful base stations have been proposed, and Motorola Inc. offers its Motomesh multiradio system. But each of the four radios in each Motomesh access point operates independently. Two of the radios use the company’s proprietary Mesh Enabled Architecture rather than WiFi.
The six radios in each of Wavion’s MIMO array access points will work together. The access point uses algorithms to shape the radio beam by weighting the signal of each antenna on a packet-by-packet basis. This should boost range and penetration, reducing the number of access points needed in most coverage areas. It boosts its scalability with a technology called space-division multiple access that creates virtual channels, sending up to four packets simultaneously to different clients over the same frequency.
As a result, Menezes says, “we can provide 54 Mbps well beyond where conventional access points can even have a signal.”
At the same time, it could reduce the number of access points needed to cover a given area by up to two thirds. This could eliminate the need for meshing access points, thereby eliminating hops and reducing bandwidth consumption. Because each radio is WiFi, the system should work with existing 802.11a, b or g client equipment.
Menezes said Wavion hopes to release a commercial product this summer. The cost of each access point probably will be 20 to 40 percent more than conventional access points, but the company is betting that it can reduce the total number of access points needed and reduce the overall cost of a deployment.
William Jackson is a staff writer for Washington Technology’s sister publication, Government Computer News.
http://www.washingtontechnology.com./news/1_1/daily_news/28698-1.html
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26 January 2006
Thanks to Sig Geist
Fourth Zeppelin NT 07 Gets Green Light Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH (ZLT) shareholders on 1/20/2006 gave the airship company the green light to build a fourth Zeppelin NT 07. The 12-seat passenger airship is reported to take to the skies by spring 2008 to coincide with the annual start of Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei's (DZR) operating season. By then it will almost double DZR's present passenger capacity. In the meantime the Reederei has to make do - as it has since summer 2005 - with the current NT 07 airship (one Zep NT 07 was sold to Japan earlier, the other is in South Africa since September searching for diamonds). ZLT's go-ahead was based on the growth of the enterprise (around 10,000 passengers in 2005) and a steadily increasing number of inquiries for tourism, advertising and special missions as well. In the past, sometimes such inquiries could not be followed through. Hence Thomas Brandt, ZLT's new CEO in a quote from the regional press assuredly said: "It's only through the build of a new zeppelin that we are going to be able to increase our flight capacity". Furthermore and critically important, the new build assures the continuation of ZLT's base of operation at Friedrichshafen for years to come. According to ZLT's press office - following the procurement of parts and components from vendor/supplier sources around the world - building and assembly work for the 4th Zep NT 07 will commence in late fall of 2006. Since the beginning of the Zep NT project (mid 1990's), US-based ILC Dover, Delaware has successfully manufactured and installed the envelope for each of the previous three NT airships. With ZLT's priorities now being shifted toward a fourth Zeppelin NT 07, its current 19-seater "Zeppelin NT 14" project continues to be pursued and in parallel to the smaller NT 07 build. Actually, its status has progressed well and would be further along had it not been for the temporary assignment of personnel and resources for special missions in 2005, such as the Paris Airshow, preparing the Friedrichshafen airship for transport and operations in South Africa as well as providing traffic monitoring with the remaining airship during Cologne's World Youth Day with the Pope in attendance. By-line to Zeppelin NT in Africa: The mission so far has proven to be quite satisfactory. Flights carried out todate are ahead of schedule. Men and machines are performing better than expected, often under demanding regional conditions. In dealing with the region's intense heat, ZLT personnel has devised a helium management system. DeBeers is pleased with results todate, though understandably, won't elaborate on details. With DZR's crowded season begining March 23, 2006, the number of flying days will now increase from six to seven days a week and airship maintenance will be performed overnight. In addition to DZR's 2006 multi-destination passenger flight schedule, the airship will be engaged in aerial advertising missions as it goes on tour (quite profitable) for a major German car maker in April and in June will be circling over Munich during the opening ceremonies for World Cup Soccer 2006. Note: the above article was composed based on information obtained from ZLT's press office and regional German language news print.
http://spot.colorado.edu/~dziadeck/airship/announcements.htm
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GTE institutional holdings comparison, Q2, Q3, & Q4 2005;
Q1 2006 (final):
Q2 '05:
Owner Name................Date......Shares Held.....Change
STATE STREET CORP......6/30.....572,385.................New
HBK INVESTMENTS L P....6/30.....346,501.................New
TIAA CREF INVESTMENT...6/30.....336,190.................New
GALLEON MANAGEMENT L...6/30.....252,202.................New
NORTHERN TRUST CORP....6/30.....129,300.................New
VANGUARD GROUP INC.....6/30.....124,298.................New
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RET...6/30.....101,286.................New
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\......6/30......62,810.................New
MELLON FINANCIAL COR...6/30......58,861.................New
SG AMERICAS SECURITI...6/30......49,890.................New
AMERICAN INTERNATION...6/30......44,075.................New
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGE...6/30......41,174.................New
BANK OF AMERICA CORP...6/30......34,800.................New
METROPOLITAN LIFE IN...6/30......24,835.................New
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP ...6/30......24,421.................New
TEACHERS ADVISORS IN...6/30......22,401.................New
MFC GLOBAL INVESTMEN...6/30......14,638.................New
US BANCORP \DE\........6/30......12,634.................New
GARTMORE MUTUAL FUND...6/30......10,400.................New
HERNDON PLANT OAKLEY...3/31.......9,334 - -
RHUMBLINE ADVISERS.....6/30.......4,400.................New
BANK OF NEW YORK /NY...6/30.......3,700.................New
MARCO INVESTMENT MAN...6/30.......3,334.........1
LEGG MASON INC.........6/30.......3,333.................New
BEAR STEARNS & CO IN...6/30.......2,407.................New
UBS AG.................6/30.........700.................New
MERRILL LYNCH & CO I...6/30..........23.................New
BB&T ASSET MANAGEMEN...6/30...........0....(2,083).Sold Out
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVE...6/30...........0...(22,233).Sold Out
HERNDON PLANT OAKLEY has not yet reported for Q2.
Institutional holdings 3.0%
Total shares held by institutions: 2,290,332
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Q3 '05:
Owner Name................Date......Shares Held.....Change
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVE...9/30....1,492,468................New
GALLEON MANAGEMENT L...9/30.....604,302............+352,100
STATE STREET CORP......9/30.....599,790.............+27,405
TIAA CREF INVESTMENT...9/30.....389,890.............+53,700
VANGUARD GROUP INC.....9/30.....321,241............+196,943
NORTHERN TRUST CORP....9/30.....300,378............+171,078
SHAW D E & CO..........9/30.....139,600.................New
RENAISSANCE TECHNO.....9/30.....103,800.................New
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RET...9/30.....101,286...........no change
MELLON FINANCIAL COR...9/30......63,116..............+4,255
FUND ASSET MGMT........9/30......59,800.................New
MERRILL LYNCH & CO I...9/30......54,112.............+54,089
AMERICAN INTERNATION...9/30......46,213..............+2,138
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGE...9/30......41,174...........no change
METROPOLITAN LIFE IN...9/30......36,658.............+11,823
SG AMERICAS SECURITI...9/30......36,090.............-13,800
BANK OF AMERICA CORP...9/30......35,600................+800
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP ...9/30......26,014..............+1,593
TEACHERS ADVISORS IN...9/30......23,701..............+1,300
MFC GLOBAL INVESTMEN...9/30......18,888..............+4,250
US BANCORP \DE\........9/30......12,954................+320
GARTMORE MUTUAL FUND...9/30......10,400...........no change
PINNACLE ASSOCIATES....9/30......10,250.................New
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\......9/30......10,000.............-52,810
MERRILL LYNCH ASSET....9/30.......8,200.................New
UBS AG.................9/30.......6,732..............+6,032
RHUMBLINE ADVISERS.....9/30.......4,400...........no change
BANK OF NEW YORK /NY...9/30.......4,000................+300
MARCO INVESTMENT MAN...9/30.......3,334...........no change
LEGG MASON INC.........9/30.......3,333...........no change
BEAR STEARNS & CO IN...9/30.......2,307................-100
HBK INVESTMENTS L P....9/30...........0............-346,501
HERNDON PLANT OAKLEY...6/30...........0..............-9,334
Q3 changes:
5 new institutions reported buying 1,805,918 shares in Q3.
16 previous holders reported adding 888,126 shares in Q3.
6 previous holders reported holding 163,927 shares in Q3.
3 previous holders reported subtracting 66,710 shares in Q3.
1 previous holder reported selling out 346,501 shares in Q3.
1 previous holder reported selling out 9,334 shares in Q2.
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Total shares bought/added in Q3 = 2,694,044
Total shares sold/subtracted in Q3 = 413,211
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Difference = +2,280,833 shares
Institutional holdings now 5.66%
Total shares held by institutions: 4,561,831
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Q4 '05:
Owner Name................Date......Shares Held.....Change
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVE...12/31...1,539,423.............+46,955
HBK INVESTMENTS L P....12/31.....953,811.................New
STATE STREET CORP......12/31.....841,330............+241,540
VANGUARD GROUP INC.....12/31.....578,934............+257,693
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL......12/31.....446,000.................New
TIAA CREF INVESTMENT...12/31.....403,295.............+13,405
NORTHERN TRUST CORP....12/31.....314,028.............+13,650
MELLON FINANCIAL COR...12/31.....236,161............+173,045
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENT...12/31.....212,500.................New
SHAW D E & CO..........12/31.....105,400.............-34,200
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RET...12/31.....103,370..............+2,084
TELEOS MANAGEMENT......12/31......78,560.................New
FUND ASSET MGMT........12/31......61,100..............+1,300
AMERICAN INTERNATION...12/31......51,525..............+5,312
NAVELLIER & ASSOCIAT...12/31......43,735.................New
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGE...12/31......41,174...........no change
BANK OF AMERICA CORP...12/31......35,600...........no change
MERRILL LYNCH & CO I...12/31......29,333.............-24,779
TEACHERS ADVISORS IN...12/31......26,701..............+3,000
MFC GLOBAL INVESTMEN...12/31......21,251..............+2,363
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP ...12/31......21,009..............-5,005
MORGAN STANLEY.........12/31......20,884.................New
CREDIT SUISSE..........12/31......18,616.................New
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\......12/31......13,292..............+3,292
SG AMERICAS SECURITI...12/31......13,124.............-22,966
US BANCORP \DE\........12/31......12,934.................-20
PARALLAX FUND LP.......12/31......12,000................New?
METROPOLITAN LIFE IN...12/31......11,823.............-24,835
UBS AG.................12/31.......8,993..............+2,261
MERRILL LYNCH ASSET....12/31.......8,200.................New
RHUMBLINE ADVISERS.....12/31.......7,000..............+2,600
BANK OF NEW YORK /NY...12/31.......6,800..............+2,800
MARCO INVESTMENT MAN...12/31.......3,334...........no change
BEAR STEARNS & CO IN...12/31.......2,600................+293
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL...12/31.......1,203.................New
LEGG MASON INC.........12/31...........0..............-3,333
PINNACLE ASSOCIATES....12/31...........0.............-10,250
GARTMORE MUTUAL FUND...12/31...........0.............-10,400
RENAISSANCE TECHNO.....12/31...........0............-103,800
GALLEON MANAGEMENT L...12/31...........0............-604,302
Q4 changes:
Institutional holdings now 7.79% of GTE O/S (6.11% w/dilution)
Total shares held by institutions: 6,285,043
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Q1 '06:
Owner Name................Date......Shares Held.....Change
HBK INVESTMENTS L P....3/31...1,712,900............+759,089
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVE...3/31...1,679,776............+140,353
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADV...3/31...1,539,732.................NEW
VANGUARD GROUP INC.....3/31.....999,304............+420,370
STATE STREET CORP......3/31.....849,280..............+7,950
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL......3/31.....568,400............+122,400
TIAA CREF INVESTMENT...3/31.....416,795.............+13,500
NORTHERN TRUST CORP....3/31.....413,191.............+99,163
BOSTON PARTNERS ASSE...3/31.....345,700.................NEW
MELLON FINANCIAL COR...3/31.....255,902.............+19,741
SHAW D E & CO INC......3/31.....255,700............+150,300
CREDIT SUISSE..........3/31.....141,361............+122,745
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RET...3/31.....103,370...........no change
TELEOS MANAGEMENT......3/31......78,560...........no change
MORGAN STANLEY.........3/31......62,174.............+41,290
FUND ASSET MGMT........3/31......60,400................-700
AXA....................3/31......52,900.................NEW
AMERICAN INTERNATION...3/31......52,184................+659
WS VENTURES MANAGEME...3/31......50,000.................NEW
NAVELLIER & ASSOCIAT...3/31......43,310................-425
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGE...3/31......41,174...........no change
METROPOLITAN LIFE IN...3/31......40,172.............+28,349
TEACHERS ADVISORS IN...3/31......29,341..............+2,640
BANK OF AMERICA CORP...3/31......27,532..............-8,068
GARTMORE MUTUAL FUND...3/31......27,100.................NEW
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLD...3/31......23,263.................NEW
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\......3/31......22,800..............+9,508
MFC GLOBAL INVESTMEN...3/31......21,673................+422
MERRILL LYNCH & CO I...3/31......17,728.............-11,605
MUNDER CAPITAL MANAG...3/31......17,463.................NEW
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP ...3/31......15,482..............-5,527
US BANCORP \DE\........3/31......12,166................-768
UBS AG.................3/31......11,950..............+2,957
MERRILL LYNCH ASSET....3/31.......8,200...........no change
BANK OF NEW YORK /NY...3/31.......7,100................+300
RHUMBLINE ADVISERS.....3/31.......7,000...........no change
PARALLAX FUND LP.......3/31.......6,800..............-5,200
SCHRODER INVESTMENT....3/31.......3,500.................NEW
BEAR STEARNS & CO IN...3/31.......2,307................-293
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL...3/31...........0..............-1,203
MARCO INVESTMENT MAN...3/31...........0..............-3,334
SG AMERICAS SECURITI...3/31...........0.............-13,124
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENT...3/31...........0............-212,500
Q1 '06 changes:
Institutional holdings = 9.65% of GTE O/S (w/dilution)
Total shares held by institutions: 10,023,690
nilremerlin
GTE institutional holdings comparison, Q2, Q3, & Q4 2005;
Q1 2006 (final):
Q2 '05:
Owner Name................Date......Shares Held.....Change
STATE STREET CORP......6/30.....572,385.................New
HBK INVESTMENTS L P....6/30.....346,501.................New
TIAA CREF INVESTMENT...6/30.....336,190.................New
GALLEON MANAGEMENT L...6/30.....252,202.................New
NORTHERN TRUST CORP....6/30.....129,300.................New
VANGUARD GROUP INC.....6/30.....124,298.................New
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RET...6/30.....101,286.................New
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\......6/30......62,810.................New
MELLON FINANCIAL COR...6/30......58,861.................New
SG AMERICAS SECURITI...6/30......49,890.................New
AMERICAN INTERNATION...6/30......44,075.................New
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGE...6/30......41,174.................New
BANK OF AMERICA CORP...6/30......34,800.................New
METROPOLITAN LIFE IN...6/30......24,835.................New
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP ...6/30......24,421.................New
TEACHERS ADVISORS IN...6/30......22,401.................New
MFC GLOBAL INVESTMEN...6/30......14,638.................New
US BANCORP \DE\........6/30......12,634.................New
GARTMORE MUTUAL FUND...6/30......10,400.................New
HERNDON PLANT OAKLEY...3/31.......9,334 - -
RHUMBLINE ADVISERS.....6/30.......4,400.................New
BANK OF NEW YORK /NY...6/30.......3,700.................New
MARCO INVESTMENT MAN...6/30.......3,334.........1
LEGG MASON INC.........6/30.......3,333.................New
BEAR STEARNS & CO IN...6/30.......2,407.................New
UBS AG.................6/30.........700.................New
MERRILL LYNCH & CO I...6/30..........23.................New
BB&T ASSET MANAGEMEN...6/30...........0....(2,083).Sold Out
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVE...6/30...........0...(22,233).Sold Out
HERNDON PLANT OAKLEY has not yet reported for Q2.
Institutional holdings 3.0%
Total shares held by institutions: 2,290,332
***********************************************************
Q3 '05:
Owner Name................Date......Shares Held.....Change
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVE...9/30....1,492,468................New
GALLEON MANAGEMENT L...9/30.....604,302............+352,100
STATE STREET CORP......9/30.....599,790.............+27,405
TIAA CREF INVESTMENT...9/30.....389,890.............+53,700
VANGUARD GROUP INC.....9/30.....321,241............+196,943
NORTHERN TRUST CORP....9/30.....300,378............+171,078
SHAW D E & CO..........9/30.....139,600.................New
RENAISSANCE TECHNO.....9/30.....103,800.................New
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RET...9/30.....101,286...........no change
MELLON FINANCIAL COR...9/30......63,116..............+4,255
FUND ASSET MGMT........9/30......59,800.................New
MERRILL LYNCH & CO I...9/30......54,112.............+54,089
AMERICAN INTERNATION...9/30......46,213..............+2,138
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGE...9/30......41,174...........no change
METROPOLITAN LIFE IN...9/30......36,658.............+11,823
SG AMERICAS SECURITI...9/30......36,090.............-13,800
BANK OF AMERICA CORP...9/30......35,600................+800
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP ...9/30......26,014..............+1,593
TEACHERS ADVISORS IN...9/30......23,701..............+1,300
MFC GLOBAL INVESTMEN...9/30......18,888..............+4,250
US BANCORP \DE\........9/30......12,954................+320
GARTMORE MUTUAL FUND...9/30......10,400...........no change
PINNACLE ASSOCIATES....9/30......10,250.................New
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\......9/30......10,000.............-52,810
MERRILL LYNCH ASSET....9/30.......8,200.................New
UBS AG.................9/30.......6,732..............+6,032
RHUMBLINE ADVISERS.....9/30.......4,400...........no change
BANK OF NEW YORK /NY...9/30.......4,000................+300
MARCO INVESTMENT MAN...9/30.......3,334...........no change
LEGG MASON INC.........9/30.......3,333...........no change
BEAR STEARNS & CO IN...9/30.......2,307................-100
HBK INVESTMENTS L P....9/30...........0............-346,501
HERNDON PLANT OAKLEY...6/30...........0..............-9,334
Q3 changes:
5 new institutions reported buying 1,805,918 shares in Q3.
16 previous holders reported adding 888,126 shares in Q3.
6 previous holders reported holding 163,927 shares in Q3.
3 previous holders reported subtracting 66,710 shares in Q3.
1 previous holder reported selling out 346,501 shares in Q3.
1 previous holder reported selling out 9,334 shares in Q2.
------------------------------------------------------------
Total shares bought/added in Q3 = 2,694,044
Total shares sold/subtracted in Q3 = 413,211
--------------------------------------------
Difference = +2,280,833 shares
Institutional holdings now 5.66%
Total shares held by institutions: 4,561,831
************************************************************
Q4 '05:
Owner Name................Date......Shares Held.....Change
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVE...12/31...1,539,423.............+46,955
HBK INVESTMENTS L P....12/31.....953,811.................New
STATE STREET CORP......12/31.....841,330............+241,540
VANGUARD GROUP INC.....12/31.....578,934............+257,693
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL......12/31.....446,000.................New
TIAA CREF INVESTMENT...12/31.....403,295.............+13,405
NORTHERN TRUST CORP....12/31.....314,028.............+13,650
MELLON FINANCIAL COR...12/31.....236,161............+173,045
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENT...12/31.....212,500.................New
SHAW D E & CO..........12/31.....105,400.............-34,200
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RET...12/31.....103,370..............+2,084
TELEOS MANAGEMENT......12/31......78,560.................New
FUND ASSET MGMT........12/31......61,100..............+1,300
AMERICAN INTERNATION...12/31......51,525..............+5,312
NAVELLIER & ASSOCIAT...12/31......43,735.................New
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGE...12/31......41,174...........no change
BANK OF AMERICA CORP...12/31......35,600...........no change
MERRILL LYNCH & CO I...12/31......29,333.............-24,779
TEACHERS ADVISORS IN...12/31......26,701..............+3,000
MFC GLOBAL INVESTMEN...12/31......21,251..............+2,363
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP ...12/31......21,009..............-5,005
MORGAN STANLEY.........12/31......20,884.................New
CREDIT SUISSE..........12/31......18,616.................New
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\......12/31......13,292..............+3,292
SG AMERICAS SECURITI...12/31......13,124.............-22,966
US BANCORP \DE\........12/31......12,934.................-20
PARALLAX FUND LP.......12/31......12,000................New?
METROPOLITAN LIFE IN...12/31......11,823.............-24,835
UBS AG.................12/31.......8,993..............+2,261
MERRILL LYNCH ASSET....12/31.......8,200.................New
RHUMBLINE ADVISERS.....12/31.......7,000..............+2,600
BANK OF NEW YORK /NY...12/31.......6,800..............+2,800
MARCO INVESTMENT MAN...12/31.......3,334...........no change
BEAR STEARNS & CO IN...12/31.......2,600................+293
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL...12/31.......1,203.................New
LEGG MASON INC.........12/31...........0..............-3,333
PINNACLE ASSOCIATES....12/31...........0.............-10,250
GARTMORE MUTUAL FUND...12/31...........0.............-10,400
RENAISSANCE TECHNO.....12/31...........0............-103,800
GALLEON MANAGEMENT L...12/31...........0............-604,302
Q4 changes:
Institutional holdings now 7.79% of GTE O/S (6.11% w/dilution)
Total shares held by institutions: 6,285,043
*************************************************************
Q1 '06:
Owner Name................Date......Shares Held.....Change
HBK INVESTMENTS L P....3/31...1,712,900............+759,089
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVE...3/31...1,679,776............+140,353
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADV...3/31...1,539,732.................NEW
VANGUARD GROUP INC.....3/31.....999,304............+420,370
STATE STREET CORP......3/31.....849,280..............+7,950
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL......3/31.....568,400............+122,400
TIAA CREF INVESTMENT...3/31.....416,795.............+13,500
NORTHERN TRUST CORP....3/31.....413,191.............+99,163
BOSTON PARTNERS ASSE...3/31.....345,700.................NEW
MELLON FINANCIAL COR...3/31.....255,902.............+19,741
SHAW D E & CO INC......3/31.....255,700............+150,300
CREDIT SUISSE..........3/31.....141,361............+122,745
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RET...3/31.....103,370...........no change
TELEOS MANAGEMENT......3/31......78,560...........no change
MORGAN STANLEY.........3/31......62,174.............+41,290
FUND ASSET MGMT........3/31......60,400................-700
AXA....................3/31......52,900.................NEW
AMERICAN INTERNATION...3/31......52,184................+659
WS VENTURES MANAGEME...3/31......50,000.................NEW
NAVELLIER & ASSOCIAT...3/31......43,310................-425
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGE...3/31......41,174...........no change
METROPOLITAN LIFE IN...3/31......40,172.............+28,349
TEACHERS ADVISORS IN...3/31......29,341..............+2,640
BANK OF AMERICA CORP...3/31......27,532..............-8,068
GARTMORE MUTUAL FUND...3/31......27,100.................NEW
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLD...3/31......23,263.................NEW
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\......3/31......22,800..............+9,508
MFC GLOBAL INVESTMEN...3/31......21,673................+422
MERRILL LYNCH & CO I...3/31......17,728.............-11,605
MUNDER CAPITAL MANAG...3/31......17,463.................NEW
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP ...3/31......15,482..............-5,527
US BANCORP \DE\........3/31......12,166................-768
UBS AG.................3/31......11,950..............+2,957
MERRILL LYNCH ASSET....3/31.......8,200...........no change
BANK OF NEW YORK /NY...3/31.......7,100................+300
RHUMBLINE ADVISERS.....3/31.......7,000...........no change
PARALLAX FUND LP.......3/31.......6,800..............-5,200
SCHRODER INVESTMENT....3/31.......3,500.................NEW
BEAR STEARNS & CO IN...3/31.......2,307................-293
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL...3/31...........0..............-1,203
MARCO INVESTMENT MAN...3/31...........0..............-3,334
SG AMERICAS SECURITI...3/31...........0.............-13,124
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENT...3/31...........0............-212,500
Q1 '06 changes:
Institutional holdings = 9.65% of GTE O/S (w/dilution)
Total shares held by institutions: 10,023,690
nilremerlin
kevinaok: I recall reading that they opted out of those 2 conferences, which, I believe, were briefly posted on the Globetel website under "upcoming events" at one time along with the Centerline attendance at the GTM conference.
nilremerlin
WiMax waiting game may be winding down
06/05/06
By William Jackson
Contributing Writer
CHICAGO—The United States is an insignificant portion of an already-small market for WiMax broadband wireless technology, industry spokesmen say. But the expected emergence later this year of equipment operating in U.S. frequency bands could help spark demand in this country.
The WiMax Forum, meeting this week during the GlobalComm trade show, certified the first interoperable products for the 802.16 Air Interface Standard in January. This was six months later than expected, but the certification process is expected to boost carrier confidence in the technology.
“There has been a little bit of a cloud over the market,” because of the lack of certified products, said Carlton O’Neal, vice president of marketing for Alvarion Inc. of Mountain View, Calif. “The market has been relatively small.”
Alvarion claims 80 percent of the WiMax market, with installations in 30 countries. But none of those installations are in the United States. The U.S. market represents a chicken-and-egg dilemma for WiMax: WiMax is not being used here because standards-based equipment is not built for frequencies licensed in this country, and manufacturers are not making equipment for those frequencies because there is no demand for it.
In this country, fixed broadband wireless connections are being provided primarily with proprietary technologies, with some pre-standard WiMax tests and experiments.
“Europe and Asia are where the greatest opportunities for WiMax are,” said Jeff Orr, the WiMax Forum’s director of marketing. “For fixed wireless access, North America is not in the top three regions.”
WiMax is based on the evolving 802.16 family of standards for delivering high-bandwidth data over long distances. The 802.16 Air Interface Standard focuses on fixed broadband wireless access operating between 10 and 66 GHz, or from 2 to 11 GHz. The first iteration, 802.16a, addressed the lower end of the spectrum. Another standard, 802.16e, was approved in December to enable mobile applications.
O’Neal outlined three requisites for wide-scale adoption of WiMax in this country:
* Development of standards with certified interoperable products.
* Availability of licensed spectrum
* Availability of self-installing, self-configuring customer premise equipment.
“The stars now are coming into alignment,” he said.
The WiMax Forum in April of 2005 selected Spanish testing firm Cetecom S.A. to perform certification testing.
“In January, we announced the first certified products,” Orr said. To date, 16 products from eight companies—a base station and subscriber station from each company—have been certified, and another 30 products are in the queue. An Asian certification lab is expected to begin accepting products for testing later this year, but there are no concrete plans yet for a U.S. lab.
O’Neal said more than 90 percent of WiMax deployments today have been in the 3.5 GHz frequency band. But that band is reserved for government and military use in this country, and commercial carriers who use the 2.3 and 2.5 GHz bands are waiting for vendors to develop products in those frequencies.
“Everyone is working on that,” O’Neal said.
But they are not here yet. Alvarion said last year it hoped to have a 2.5 GHz version of its BreezeMAX product available later this year. That schedule has slipped, but O’Neal said it probably would be available later this year. Alvarion’s current 3.5 GHz version is undergoing certification testing and should complete the process this year.
Alvarion will is announcing a self-installing customer premises WiMax transceiver at GlobalComm. It is a desktop device with six interior antennas that will automatically optimize the signal and configure itself when plugged into a computer.
Voice over IP is drawing attention in the wireless as well as the wired world, and a group of companies are demonstrating toll-quality voice over WiMax at GlobalComm. Bandwidth allocation for quality of service is key to making voice applications acceptable, and that is being provided by CableMatrix Technologies Inc. of Des Plaines, Ill.
“We set up the amount of resources necessary for the call to go over the network with an acceptable quality,” said Jay Malin, vice president of business development. WiMax uses a signaling protocol similar to that used by cable. The demonstration uses a base station from VCom Inc. of Victoria, B.C., which also produces RF modulation equipment for the cable industry, and a media gateway and terminal adapter from Audiocodes Ltd. of San Jose, Calif.
The demo uses off-the-shelf equipment that could be deployed as soon as the WiMax service is being delivered, Malin said. The companies hope to trial it with a service provider soon.
“We’re trying to avoid being a science experiment,” he said. “We have provided a template for a WiMax provider.”
While WiMax has been slowly gathering momentum, the 802.11 family of WiFi standards has come to dominate wireless networking in this country. It is primarily an indoor, short-range technology used for wireless LANs, but in the absence of a long-range WiMax implementations, WiFi has been extending its reach into metro area implementations with mesh networking.
For the present, WiMax it is a fixed, outdoor broadband delivery technology, and its primary uses probably will be for backhauling other wireless networks, replacing cable in campus environments and delivering broadband to rural areas. But the 802.16e mobile standard could broaden the WiMax scope, bringing it into competition with WiFi for mobile networking.
Despite these overlaps, WiMax advocates see it as complementing WiFi technology rather than competing with it. They see WiFi dominating the short range, interior market and WiMax providing the big pipes and backhaul.
“I don’t see one technology replacing another,” Orr said. He predicts WiMax eventually will take off in this country, “but WiFi has a lot of headroom where its sweet spot will continue to grow. There really is no cap to it.”
William Jackson is a staff writer for Washington Technology’s sister publication, Government Computer News.
http://www.washingtontechnology.com./news/1_1/daily_news/28688-1.html
nilremerlin
FSS has a branch office in Princeton, NJ, just a little north of Princeton University. I think that would be a good campus for the FSS/GTE partnership to target initially here in the states.
nilremerlin
New 144 filed May 23, 2006 by Lawrence Lynch, proposed sell of 192,000 shares of GTE:
http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/holdings.asp?mode=&kind=&symbol=NCTI&symbol=GTE&symbol=&am...
His Feb. 15th 144 filing expired without him selling any shares (if he'd sold, he would have had to file a form 4 stating such).
nilremerlin
New 144 filed May 23, 2006 by Lawrence Lynch, proposed sell of 192,000 shares of GTE:
http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/holdings.asp?mode=&kind=&symbol=NCTI&symbol=GTE&symbol=&am...
His Feb. 15th 144 filing expired without him selling any shares (if he'd sold, he would have had to file a form 4 stating such).
nilremerlin
Ericsson joins race for SBINet
06/02/06
By Alice Lipowicz
Staff Writer
Ericsson Inc. is the fourth major contractor to submit a proposal this week to build the anticipated $2 billion Secure Border Initiative Network for the Homeland Security Department. Bids were due May 30, and the award is expected in September.
Ericsson’s team, called America’s Border Security Group, includes Computer Sciences Corp., Fluor Corp., Sycoleman Corp. (a division of L-3 Communications Corp.), MTC Technologies Inc., Camber Corp., AEP Networks Inc., Texas A&M University, and the University of Texas at Austin.
Other teams that have submitted proposals for SBINet are led by Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp., and Raytheon Co.
Officials at the Plano, Texas-based company said their team has developed a border security solution based on commercial, high-speed, mobile broadband technology and IP applications. It will integrate personnel, infrastructure and technology to create the Secure Border network.
Ericsson’s border security system is in use in the European Union as part of the Schengen secure border surveillance project.
The Texas unit is a subsidiary of the Stockholm parent company.
SBINet will be a comprehensive surveillance system that will combine sensors and cameras with communications systems to assist agents in maintaining operational control of the borders.
WT
nilremerlin
DonG: from Rocky's site:
"SANSWIRE MILITARY PARTNERS:
DELTA AERO SCIENCE INC.
Richard McCreight...Senior System Engineer
Delta Aero Science is a Minority Service Related Disabled Veteran
Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
Why Purchase from a SDVOSB?
Executive Order: Service-Disabled Veterans Executive Order
Delta Aero Science was Incorporated in Florida
0n August 16th, 2005
CARDIO LOGIC: Strategic partner of Delta Aero Science"
I believe DAS was put together by Huff and Bob Jones. It being an SDVOSB increases the chances of getting a military contract for us, because the gov't is obligated to award a certain percentage of $ in contracts to SDVOSBs (there's some question as to whether or not the gov't has been living up to this obligation, however, as pointed out by Sen. Kerry in his latest rave on the subject (see news out on this around Memorial day).
Hope this helps.
nilremerlin
Richard McCreight of Delta AeroScience has to do with the forest sensors mentioned by Huff:
Spectral and Image Analysis of Harvard Forest Data
Richard McCreight
(Oregon State University): 10,000
http://nigec.ucdavis.edu/publications/ar/annual94/northeast/fin-stat.html
nilremerlin
I could almost swear I saw Jim Cramer exiting the Palace Hotel this afternoon...I can't be sure, 'cause I couldn't get close enough to him to do an armpit drip test, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was Cramer who tried the bully bit at the end of Tim's presentation today.
nilremerlin
DonG: Security is tight there. They have NYPD and Diplomatic security vehicles and personnel parked outside the entrance.
Not a good scene to try to sneak in on, and I'm not even thinkin' of tryin'.
nilremerlin
Heads up! (my bold)
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_nilremerlin
The Cowen Conference webcasts, from what I've experienced with them so far, are audio only...no video, so don't expect to see pix of S2, etc., unless the company has chosen to use Powerpoint slides...the Cowen website stipulates the following:
PLEASE NOTE:
- Not all companies choose to webcast.
- Not all companies choose to use PowerPoint slides for their webcast.
- A company that chooses to use PowerPoint for their webcast must be advanced by viewers.
- No presenting companies show video of the presenters.
- This schedule is subject to change.
- Please check back for updates.
the webcast presentations are ~20 minutes, followed by a 10-minute Q&A session involving the institutional audience.
nilremerlin
skram: Link to Cowen webcasts:
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=128610&p=conferenceAgenda&id=1177644&day=2
BTW, Cowen stipulates that the presenter (in our case, Tim Huff) will not be seen on the webcast.
nilremerlin
DonG: I won't be at the presentation...you have to be an institutional investor to get in, and I'm not an institutional investor...yet, lol!
nilremerlin
Cowen Conference webcast schedule page:
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=128610&p=conferenceAgenda&id=1177644&day=2
Good for reviewing the various webcasts.
nilremerlin
The Palace hotel looked abuzz with activity today as business folks vanned in their personnel and presentation equipment to prepare for tomorrow's Cowen tech Conference opening.
I saw no signs of Huff & co yet, as I briefly watched the activity at the main entrance of the hotel this afternoon, but it's still early and he's not due to present 'til Thursday, so it's doubtful I'd be seeing Huff at this early point.
I did learn that the institution across the street (whose mailroom I frequent) will be attending the conference, and I know that at least one of their personnel is an individual investor in GTE (the word having reached him via my mailroom friends). His institution doesn't usually invest in tech stocks, but GTE may prove to be an exception in their portfolio...we'll see.
nilremerlin
Article about/including Sanswire, published May 23, 2006, nice details (my bold):
http://www.scenta.co.uk/scenta/news.cfm?cit_id=809754&FAArea1=customWidgets.content_view_1
Return of the blimp
Source: The Engineer
The residents of Akron, Ohio are very excited. As the birthplace of the blimp, the fortunes of this small town have always been inextricably linked with the airship industry and for its citizens the heady days of the airship boom must seem a long way off.
Good Year blimp
So the recent announcement that the gigantic deserted airship hangar on the outskirts of the city was to be used to build an airship again for the first time since the 1960s certainly came as welcome news.
In December last year Lockheed Martin received a $150m (£80m) contract from the US Missile Defence Agency to return to its historic home in Akron and construct a next-generation airship that could operate at extremely high altitudes. More than 25 times larger than the famous Goodyear blimp, the High Altitude Airship ( HAA) will provide the US military with overlapping radar coverage from far above the jet stream. It is estimated that just 11 of these giant airships could provide surveillance of the entire US coast and southern border crossings.
Ron Browning, business development director for persistent surveillance systems at Lockheed, is in charge of the HAA project and is overseeing the major refurbishment the old airship hangar in Akron required after 40 years out of action. The building of the HAA will begin some time in the next two years, he estimated, with its first flight pencilled in for late 2009.
'There are a number of applications for the HAA but fundamentally it provides persistence at high altitude, so multi-missions including both surveillance and communications stand out as options,' said Browning.
The prototype is a massive non-rigid (with no internal frame) 430ft airship with a staggering volume of 100,000m3. To put it into context, the largest previous airship, also built by Lockheed, was a mere 40,000m3. The plan is for the prototype to remain in position at around 60,000ft for 30 days but Browning believes that in the future this time could be lengthened considerably.
However, to even get to this prototype stage a number of engineering challenges that are peculiar to both flying at high altitude and airships must be overcome. 'The key to the design is understanding the loads that the airship will have to tolerate both at altitude and on its way up to the stratosphere,' said Browning.
At the same time, one of the most crucial aspects when building any airship is minimising its weight and so these two fundamental aspects had to be integrated into the final HAA design, according to Browning. 'We looked for a high-strength, low-weight flexible composite, and then added further layers for strength and still more for impermeability and weather protection. We need it to be able to endure the environment at altitude and still be as light as possible.'
Lockheed engineers spent a lot of time and effort working on the flexible material for the HAA, finally plumping for a multifilament polymer composite based on Vectran, an advanced thermoplastic material that is five times stronger than steel.
One of the challenges posed by using conventional fuel in an airship that must remain stationary over long periods of time is mass-management. The more fuel that's burned, the more it is extremely tricky to calculate the small movements necessary to keep the airship relatively stationary.
To counter this, the HAA will be an all-electric vehicle with four propulsors with electric motors that power four large propellers, each of which is highly manoeuvrable to give pitch and yaw control over the airship. To generate power a thin film of sophisticated but robust photovoltaic cells will be applied to the outside.
Browning expects that although the initial test flights will be remotely operated from the ground, the system will gradually evolve to encompass an increasing level of autonomy.
With the caveat that airships will never completely replace high-altitude unmanned aeroplanes such as Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk, Browning outlined the advantages of airships over other aircraft: 'Unmanned aircraft can currently last for one or two days at the most, so straightaway a high-altitude airship gives you significantly better persistence. An airship is also a great deal less expensive than planes and especially satellites,' he said.
A high-altitude platform, as well as fulfilling obvious military applications as the HAA does, could also be used in disaster relief efforts.
In Europe, while the benefits of a high-altitude airship platform are well known, things are coming along rather more slowly. Since the sad decline of the Advanced Technology Group's plan for the Sky Cat airship (The Engineer, 8 August 2005) research has largely concentrated on the individual technologies that could operate at high altitude. Some of these, such as high-altitude broadband networks, are seen as able to provide a real alternative to satellite connections for a wide variety of applications.
To this end, a consortium of research organisations and industry including BT are working together on the Capanina project led by Prof David Grace from York University's department of electronics.
The project team's latest test flight took place in October in Sweden, when they flew a large 12,000m3 free-floating helium balloon into the stratosphere to trial a range of new technologies that would be needed for providing wireless communication from the stratosphere. The team worked on antennas, as well as testing video downloading capabilities with a server installed on the balloon itself.
One of the key technology demonstrators in the project was an experimental multi-directional system known as free space optics which is designed to provide a high data rate for simultaneously receiving and transmitting signals to and from a base station on the ground far below.
'The free space technology is an important step,' said Grace. 'Developing the pointing, acquisition and tracking technologies will be crucial if this idea is to succeed in the future. The more directional you make your beam the further it can travel and the higher data rate it can carry, but the more difficult it becomes to point and track it.'
Grace believes there is a tremendous possibility for growth in high-altitude platforms and that a future balloon could provide wireless access on-board trains to broadband internet and also cover events like the Olympic Games.
A high-altitude platform, as well as fulfilling obvious military applications as the HAA does, could also be used in disaster relief efforts. Eventually it could carry multicast technology that may include high-definition television, he said.
But there is one major hurdle severely hampering the development of stratospheric communications technologies in Europe: we have got nothing to carry it up there yet.
Until this rather considerable problem is solved, Europe's ambitions will remain resolutely stuck on the ground. For its recent tests the Capanina team had to use a balloon that it borrowed from the Swedish space Agency, which had only limited station-keeping capabilities and no on-board motor.
'The lack of a platform remains a massive problem. The communications technology is coming along very nicely but we are all desperate for a platform and we need the aeronautical industry to take this seriously. While Lockheed is getting nearly $150m (£80m) to fund its HAA there is sadly nothing of the sort happening in Europe,' said Grace.
There is no easy answer to this problem either, suggested Grace, as he foresaw a number of technical challenges that will cause problems in the development of a high-altitude platform. The main one is likely to be developing materials and systems that are robust enough to survive at that altitude for long stretches of time, particularly the damaging impact of solar radiation.
Back across the Atlantic it is possible that a US firm, Sanswire, could have the answer as it prepares to launch its own version of a high-altitude airship: the Stratellite, designed to be stationed at 65,000ft. Stratellite's developer hopes that it will then remain in place to an accuracy of one GPS co-ordinate, providing seamless wireless coverage over approximately 300,000 square miles.
With the first Stratellite technology demonstrator due to be launched from Edwards Air Force Base next month Sanswire is currently well ahead of Lockheed in its development of a high-altitude platform. At 126ft, the Stratellite is considerably shorter than the HAA but the major difference between the two is that the Stratellite is a rigid airship, rather than the more balloon-like HAA.
Sanswire's president, Bob Jones, questioned Lockheed's decision to base the HAA on a non-rigid design. He pointed to potential problems that occur when helium leaks through material because of the small size of the individual gas molecules.
'The traditional non-rigid design is a mistake because it means that the envelope itself has to be extremely thick to retain the helium,' claimed Jones. 'The Japanese in their work on airships have found that already. Those types of non-rigid balloon-type airships are fine at low altitude but even then the helium has to be reconditioned regularly. Lockheed will find the same.'
The Stratellite demonstrator will test Sanswire's photovoltaic solar cells as well as the batteries that will store the generated energy and a variety of different electric motors. The Stratellite is equipped with a sophisticated on-board computer that runs the airship's guidance and navigation system, allowing it to run autonomously or be remote controlled from a control centre on the ground. This computer system also automatically monitors the level of power that has been generated and distributes that power to the Stratellite's different subsystems as required.
Proving Grace's earlier assertion that the weather conditions at high altitude pose the biggest challenge to stratospheric platforms, Sanswire used CFD analysis and wind tunnel testing to aid in the airship's design as well as developing a specialised composite fibre to coat the airship, specifically designed to minimise helium loss.
'Our airship is an advanced rigid design, using an extremely lightweight envelope and very lightweight materials such as carbon composite rods in the structure to give a strong but light vehicle,' said Jones. 'One of the biggest challenges is getting the airship through the jet stream safely so it must be strong.'
Inside the Stratellite the difference with the HAA becomes clear. A network of criss-crossing carbon composite frame beams effectively compartmentalise the individual bags that contain the helium. According to Jones, the Stratellite is the only airship that uses this internal design and with its series of individual helium balloons the risk of gas leaking is greatly minimised.
According to Jones, the environment in the stratosphere poses a number of problems for airships, especially if they are expected to stay there for long periods of time.
'At 65,000ft it is extremely cold which will affect the battery while at the same time the engines have to be kept cool, because they can easily overheat at that height,' said Jones. 'We have put a lot of developmental work into cooling the engine and particularly the photovoltaic cells because they can reach 160-180o C.'
Sanswire has developed a unique proprietary cooling system that is built into the solar panel to keep it cool.
Many of the broadband wireless technologies that the Stratellite will use are being developed by Sanswire's parent company Globetel at its German base, which works with the University of Stuttgart. Within the next month some of these will be tested on-board one of NASA's high-altitude aircraft which are capable of reaching altitudes of up to 65,000ft.
Jones and his team have grand ambitions for the Stratellite and he dreams of providing a national wireless broadband network using a fleet of airships. However, possible future applications for the Stratellite also extend to areas such as border control and battlefield surveillance as well as climate research.
For those who thought the future of the airship went down with the Hindenburg, it would seem the tide is finally turning back in favour of this most graceful of vehicles, as the next generation of airship begins to take shape. Meanwhile, back in Akron, the town is still buzzing. For Don Plusquellic, the town's mayor, this rebirth of the blimp is fantastic news. 'The airships are back and it's thrilling,' he said.
Source: The Engineer
Date Published: May 23, 2006
Date Last Modified: May 23, 2006
nilremerlin
From the AFCEA Tech showcase site exhibitor list, "more info" on Sanswire (my bold):
http://expo.jspargo.com/lwn06/exhibitors.asp
Booth Number 734
SANSWIRE NETWORKS
About Our Company
Sanswire Networks LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of GlobeTel Communications Inc., along with its partners drawn from key leaders within industry, academia and the government, has embarked upon a program of developing a series of high altitude, long-endurance lighter-than-air airships and conventional uninhabited air vehicles to meet the growing needs of the world community for high data rate, broadband wireless communication and earth observation.
"and conventional uninhabited air vehicles"...I haven't noticed Sanswire described in this way previously. What would "conventional" mean exactly, I wonder. Would Air Dragon be considered conventional?...not in my opinion, but it depends on how they're defining conventional. Perhaps the Invader via Delta AeroSpace is considered more conventional?
Perhaps this corresponds with bringing Eric Heininger onboard Sanswire:
http://investor.globetel.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=67726&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=850398&highligh...
Comments?
nilremerlin
I copy and paste AH activity from 4 different sites every day (for the record), and here is my post for Friday's AH info...see the Inet section, next to last trade of 1,721 shares bought at 1.29:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=GTE&read=187964
nilremerlin
Kerry blasts closure of Veteran’s Contracting Office
By Ethan Butterfield
Staff Writer
The closure of the Veteran’s Contracting Office at the Small Business Administration and the planned cancellation of the Veterans Advisory Committee in September have drawn the ire of Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.).
In a statement, Kerry, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, accused the administration of closing the Office of Federal Contract Assistance for Veteran Business Owners Office of Government Contracting without notification. He called the two moves “appalling, especially just before Memorial Day.”
While the SBA has made no official statement about the closing, SBA spokesman Raul Cisneros denied that the program had been closed and said it had been “shifted to the Office of Veterans Business Development. With the resources in that office, we can better serve the veteran’s business community.”
But when asked to explain whether veteran business owners saw the move as a scaling back of support for veteran businesses, Cisneros answered “certainly not” but offered no further explanation.
As required by law, the federal government is required to award 3 percent of all federal contracting dollars to service-disabled veteran-owned firms. But in 2005 the federal government awarded just 0.38 percent of contract dollars to companies owned by service-disabled veterans. The difference between what the veterans were awarded and what those businesses should have received under the government’s stated goal for awards was nearly $9 billion, Kerry said.
“It is shameful that in a time of war the administration saw fit to abandon our commitment to those who have honorably served our country and the brave men and women serving today who will be the proud veterans of tomorrow,” Kerry said.
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This gov't action could affect our added contract potential via the Delta Aerospace connection, IMHO.
nilremerlin
Institutional uPdate: *American International reports buying/adding 659 shares of GTE in Q1 (see page 2):
http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/holdings.asp?mode=&kind=&symbol=NCTI&symbol=GTE&symbol=&am....
On May 15th American International reported selling out their position, on May 25th the site showed them as unreported for Q1, and on May 26th they reported buying/adding 659 shares.
Institutions now show reported as holding 10,023,690 GTE shares in Q1, 9.65% of O/S.
nilremerlin
Institutional uPdate: *American International reports buying/adding 659 shares of GTE in Q1 (see page 2):
http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/holdings.asp?mode=&kind=&symbol=NCTI&symbol=GTE&symbol=&am....
On May 15th American International reported selling out their position, on May 25th the site showed them as unreported for Q1, and on May 26th they reported buying/adding 659 shares.
Institutions now show reported as holding 10,023,690 GTE shares, 9.65% of O/S.
nilremerlin
Shareholder meeting time error?:
The accompanying proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of GlobeTel Communications Corp. (the "Company," "we", "us" and similar terms) to be voted at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at the Grand Palms Hotel, 110 Grand Palms Drive, Pembroke Pines, Florida at 10:00 a.m., E.S.T.
I think it should be E.D.T. (the Eastern Daylight time mode we're in right now...I e-mailed Rob Bleckman about it, and await his response.
nilremerlin
itsjustme: You can still see the cached old site through Google at-
http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:_qmm_U_BWDgJ:www.rubikonpartners.com/+rubiko n+partners&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=6
nilremerlin
Rubikon has altered/updated its website:
http://www.rubikonpartners.com./
Clarifies that Kissinger is not a founding partner, as misstated by Byron.
nilremerlin
Heads up! Globetel in webcast from Cowen tech Conference coming June 1st:
GLOBETEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP at Cowen and Company 34th Annual Technology Conference
Thursday, June 1, 2006 8:45 a.m. ET
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Click here for webcast
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Event Details
Title GLOBETEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP at Cowen and Company 34th Annual Technology Conference
Date and Time Thursday, June 1, 2006 8:45 a.m. ET
Duration 2 Hours
Location New York, NY
http://investor.globetel.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=67726&p=irol-EventDetails&EventId=1320488
nilremerlin
Latest news from FSS:
Bhutan National Bank Limited ties up with FSS
FSSNeT to provide ATMs, POS and Card services to Bhutan National Bank
Chennai, May 3, 2006:
Bhutan National Bank, a 10 year old bank in Bhutan having 6 branches in different parts of the country is aggressively targeting the new business segments that are opening in this Mountain Kingdom. For the first time in Bhutan, a bank plans to provide online ATM and POS services via FSSNeT, the outsourcing wing of Chennai based Financial Software and Systems (P) Ltd.
FSS, through FSSNeT, provides third-party processing as an outsourced application service for a large number of top banks in India. FSS’s EFT solutions and outsourced services power over 75% of ATMs and Point of Sale (POS) Terminals in India, processing majority of the Electronic Funds Transfers in the country. For FSSNeT this is the first international outsourced service offering.
The kingdom of Bhutan is a tiny country in the great Himalayas, known for it’s scenic beauty, ancient culture, hospitable people and unique system of governance which gives more importance to human happiness than material wealth. Bhutan is one of the fastest growing tourist destinations for tourists looking for trekking and cultural tours in a lush mountainside.
The FSS partnership with Bhutan National Bank will benefit both Indian and Bhutanese banking customers who will have access to their savings bank accounts through the ATMs deployed by partner banks of the FSSNeT. FSS has floated a domestic payments gateway for a group of 22 banks including State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, UTI Bank and now Bhutan National Bank. Through this payments gateway FSS will manage settlement of domestic transactions carried out by customers of these banks.
Bhutan National Bank is also exploring the possibility of offering credit and debit card facilities to the tourists who visit Bhutan by deploying Point of Sale (POS) terminals at various locations in Bhutan. Tourists would be able to use their cards for making purchases in Bhutan.
Mr. Kipchu Tshering, Managing Director, BNBL, says - “This electronic payment and settlement system is the first step towards our goal of providing basic modern banking amenities to our customers. We are confident that our partnership with FSS will not only cater to the immediate demands of our customers, but will also help us in achieving our next step of providing globally accepted amenities to our customers”
Says Mr. Nagaraj Mylandla, Managing Director, FSS - “We are pleased to partner with Bhutan National Bank in their electronic payment initiatives. For FSSNeT, this is a milestone in providing online services outside the shores of India. We look forward to a long mutual beneficial relationship with Bhutan National Bank, and look forward to increase in value proposition for both of us”
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nilremerlin
Chris Byron flubs it up "Yet that hardly seems surprising given a statement by Kissinger to The Post last week that he was never a founding partner of Rubikon,"
That's because Kissinger is/was a founding "shareholder" of Rubikon, not a founding "partner", as per the Rubikon website.
Byron is such a transparent dummy!
nilremerlin