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1 million users sign up for Outlook.com in six hours
More than 1 million people are now using the new Outlook.com, Hotmail’s successor, after Microsoft tweets the service’s statistics after just six hours.
The changes include the new email address — @outlook.com — which will replace the older @hotmail.com address, used by hundreds of millions worldwide across its more than 10 years of its service. Users can already “Upgrade to Outlook.com” to keep their existing address.
WORLD IPV6 LAUNCH UNITES INDUSTRY LEADERS TO REDEFINE THE GLOBAL INTERNET
As leading websites, ISPs, and home router equipment manufacturers support IPv6 by default, it becomes the new normal for the Internet
[WASHINGTON, D.C. and GENEVA, Switzerland, 5 June 2012] – To ensure the Internet can continue to grow and connect billions more people and devices around the world, thousands of companies and millions of websites have now permanently enabled the next generation of Internet Protocol (IPv6) for their products and services. Participants in World IPv6 Launch include the four most visited websites in the world – Google, Facebook, YouTube, and Yahoo! – as well as home router manufacturers and Internet Service Providers in more than 100 countries. By making IPv6 the “new normal,” these companies are enabling millions of end users to enjoy its benefits without having to do anything themselves.
CERN on lookout for Helix Nebula participants at Cloud Computing World Forum
29/05/2012. CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, will outline the next stage of its Helix Nebula European cloud computing project at the Cloud Computing World Forum (www.cloudwf.com) on 12 and 13 June, with the aim of increasing participation in the scheme.
The Helix Nebula ‘Science Cloud’, was launched earlier this year to explore the use of commercial cloud computing services within European science organisations.
A number of cloud industry leaders are already involved in the project including HP, Intel, Oracle and Siemens. However, CERN is now looking for wider participation across the IT industry, in a bid to develop innovative solutions to be used by the global community working on the vast amounts of data created by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
“The Helix Nebula initiative allows CERN to evaluate cloud computing by going beyond the current-hype,” said Bob Jones, a lead on the project as Head of CERN’s openlab IT department, and keynote speaker at the Cloud Computing World Forum.
Google Joins Global Innovators at CommunicAsia2012 Summit
Join Ms. Aliza Knox, Managing Director of Commerce for Google APAC, to gain an insight into mobile-internet innovations and the impact upon Asia
SINGAPORE, 29 MAY 2012 – Industry giant Google, is set to join a host of industry experts and thought leaders at the Marina Bay Sands next month for the leading global event in converging broadcast and telecommunications. CommunicAsia2012 organisers have announced that Ms. Aliza Knox, Managing Director of Commerce for Google Asia Pacific, will deliver the Visionary Address on Wednesday 20 June, at the CommunicAsia2012 Summit, focusing on how ‘Asia defines the Internet’ by following the trajectory of the smartphone across Asia and how it can lead to a better understanding of the region’s current and future growth.
Until recently mobile-internet innovations in one Asian country had little impact on its immediate neighbours, which effectively meant the region was growing apart. Now that’s changing and Asia is growing together. Ms. Knox, who joined Google in 2007, has been responsible for creating a major brand presence in Singapore and for driving the company’s strategy and growth across APAC.
ECOC Exhibition to Present Largest Ever Market Focus in Amsterdam
Nexus Business Media, organiser of the ECOC (European Conference on Optical Communications) 2012 exhibition, has today announced a record breaking number of topics for its fast-growing Market Focus presentation platform.
Sponsored by Opnext, the 2012 Market Focus is set to be the biggest to date and will provide a significant opportunity for industry professionals to discuss current trends in the field. This year’s programme will feature an even broader selection of informative and on-trend optical communications sessions.
Getmapping Launches Maps API
Hartley Wintney, UK, April 20, 2012 – Getmapping has launched its own ‘Maps API’ which enables customers to introduce interactive maps to their websites, or web-based applications. The ‘Maps API’ provides access to Getmapping’s own hi-resolution aerial photography and high quality Ordnance Survey OpenData mapping, together with a comprehensive reverse geocoding service. With fast UK based servers and very competitive pricing the Getmapping ‘Maps API’ provides a really attractive alternative to Google and Microsoft.
