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SMSC, a leading semiconductor company that enables content-rich connectivity systems, has launched the low-power TrueAuto (tm) LAN88730 MII/RMII 10/100 Ethernet transceiver for automotive applications.

ABB, the leading group in electrotechnical and automation technologies, and Green, one of the first providers of IT and communications services in Switzerland, have announced the official opening of the new expansion of Green's direct current (DC) based data processing center, Zurich-West.

Between 2012 and 2017, fixed-line operators in developed economies will spend $53.5 billion on fiber optic network deployments, according to new research from Analysys Mason. The report covers several economic regions (Central and Eastern Europe, developed countries in Asia and the Pacific, North America, and Western Europe). The majority of the spending is expected to occur in Western Europe, where operators will invest $25.9 billion over the next five years.

The RIPE NCC, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Central Asia, has published its ranking of the top 20 countries in IPv6 network deployment worldwide. Norway holds first place, following a significant effort within its community to promote the need for IPv6 readiness in the country.

Global revenue from rack power distribution units (PDUs) grew 6.2 percent in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year. The rack PDU market is tracked quarterly by IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS Inc.).

Acal BFi is the first distributor to offer samples of Lantronix's new PremierWave®-XN dual-band 802.11n multiport device server.

Acal BFi announces the first samples of the smallest complete GPS receiver on the market.

Emerson Network Power is launching its expanded Innovation Partnership Program for the EMEA region. It combines solutions from Emerson's Avocent, Liebert, and Knürr brands into an integrated program that enables IT resellers to address key customer challenges in the data center while maximizing revenue and opportunity potential.

As part of an ongoing commitment to reducing its environmental impact, Brand-Rex has announced that its GigaPlus Category 5e and Cat6Plus Category 6 cables are now completely carbon neutral. This is the latest in a long line of carbon reduction initiatives by the company.

Emerson Network Power has launched its Trellis™ Partner Pilot Program to enable the selection of Emerson channel partners to provide appropriate and effective support for the Trellis data center infrastructure management (DCIM) platform.

ITworldEdu announces the fifth edition of the ITWorldEdu Award for Educational Innovation in the ICT field. This year, the second ITWorldEdu Award for the best ICT solution applied to education by a company will also be presented. This award is open to projects involving technological products and solutions developed by a company participating in ITWorldEdu 2012 and implemented in an educational institution.

NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced last April the official opening of its Singapore Serangoon Data Center and Malaysia Cyberjaya 3 Data Center, the first of which will serve financial services companies and similar businesses that require high-power, low-latency networks and stable, secure infrastructure on which to base private clouds.

Schneider Electric has implemented a comprehensive physical infrastructure solution in the data center that the company Nexica has in Barcelona.

EnergySTEP Data Center Assessment offers the right technical analysis for all those facilities that need to reduce and rationalize energy consumption.

The new “SI Fusion” guide highlights Samtec’s distinct combination of signal integrity products, service and tools that is unmatched in the connector industry.

ABB and Green unveil a state-of-the-art data center, employing HP servers to achieve new levels of efficiency and reliability.
ABB and Green, one of Switzerland's leading IT and communications service providers, have announced the official opening of the new expansion of Green's direct current (DC) power data center, Zurich-West.

Market research firm Infonetics Research has released its report on the market share of optical network hardware vendors, confirming that spending on optical equipment fell 23% globally in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the previous quarter.

"While optical hardware revenue trends across all regions were not positive in the first quarter of 2012, the most alarming development is that year over year in the EMEA region—Europe in particular—spending on WDM optical equipment is declining faster than spending on SDH equipment," notes Andrew Schmitt, analyst at Infonetics Research. "This is not the behavior of a region that is only experiencing a minor quarterly decline. On the contrary, the trend in North America is the opposite, with carriers reducing spending year over year but increasing allocations to future-proof technologies such as WDM and ROADM equipment."

Harwin has invested in a water treatment plant at its UK headquarters and Portsmouth manufacturing facility, improving the quality of the electrolytic surface finish and reducing the environmental impact.

A global survey conducted by Skybrokers International among 927 satellite technology professionals shows that only 7% prefer "exclusively new" equipment, while 32% prefer primarily new equipment. The majority prefer "exclusively used" equipment (18%) and primarily used equipment (43%).

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. announces that it has made a strategic investment in Scintera Networks, Inc., a leading provider of signal processing adaptation solutions for wireless communications.