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IBM has announced a broad set of global initiatives to better position clients to take advantage of cloud opportunities. This effort is aimed at further expanding IBM's cloud ecosystem, enabling organizations to develop solutions and services on IBM SmartCloud and PureSystems, built on open standards. As more clients embrace cloud computing, they are looking to local technology providers known as Managed Service Providers (MSP) to help them quickly develop cloud based services in a more simplistic, secure and economical way.
Managed service providers deliver a defined set of technology solutions or services to clients with a pay-as-you-go model. MSPs are largely leveraged by customers which want to take advantage of cloud technologies but lack the internal IT skills, resources and time. For example, smaller hospitals are still challenged with adopting electronic medical records. Many healthcare providers are turning to the MSP model, where an MSP can quickly help the small healthcare provider to build and manage a cloud service to process patient data and make that information available securely in the cloud, freeing up the healthcare provider to focus more on the patient.
As part of today's news, IBM is taking its collaboration with MSPs and its global ecosystem one step further by enabling them to build innovative solutions and services on IBM's advanced technologies such as SmartCloud, PureSystems, and analytics. IBM will also provide MSPs access to IBM experts with deep technical skills at four new global centers of excellence; and offer an unmatched set of programs to support MSP marketing efforts to help them build their brands, generate demand for their services, and grow their marketing skills. Additionally, IBM will offer affordable financing options through IBM Global Financing to help MSPs acquire new technologies.
- Access to Global Centers of Excellence: IBM is launching new Global Centers of Excellence in Shanghai; Tokyo; Ehningen, Germany; and New York City to provide MSPs with access to IBM's deep technical expertise to develop innovative cloud services and solutions on IBM's open stack to address industry-specific client needs. This will enable MSPs to get hands-on technical expertise in building skills on technologies such as IBM SmartCloud, PureSystems, storage, security and collaboration.MSPs will also have access to IBM's 40 IBM Innovation Centers in 33 countries for joint client engagements. In addition, IBM will launch a virtual briefing center that will provide an ongoing forum for MSPs to share ideas and knowledge around industry challenges clients are facing today. This community will enable ongoing engagement of MSPs as well as IBM experts to share best practices.
- Dedicated Marketing and Sales Support: IBM will now offer an unmatched set of marketing and sales support initiatives tailored to MSPs. These initiatives are designed to help MSPs grow their businesses, build their brands and create demand for their capabilities. The new program will provide MSPs with solutions for building a complete marketing plan and a four-part education effort on how to effectively use social media to grow their businesses and better target their clients. Additionally, MSPs will gain access to IBM analytics capabilities to help them identify new customers and capture additional opportunities with their existing customers. As part of the program, MSPs will also receive dedicated support from IBM to guide them through the program and take advantage of the resources made available. A significant part of the $100 million IBM has invested annually in marketing efforts for its global ecosystem will now be made available to MSPs and their marketing efforts.
- Seizing the Opportunity with PureSystems: PureSystems will provide a new, integrated, by-design platform for MSPs to tune hardware and software resources for data intensive workloads. The integration of the PureSystems platform, coupled with the patterns of expertise technology and the flexibility to configure an application for either an on-premise or hosted environment, makes the PureSystems platform a natural choice for MSPs.
- Building on the Advanced Capabilities of IBM SmartCloud: MSPs can take advantage of IBM's SmartCloud, including an option to integrate the offering as an IBM-backed solution or under their own brand in the market built on IBM SmartCloud Enterprise to expand the services they offer. IBM will also work with new MSPs to design and develop their data center strategies, leveraging IBM's years of experience in data center best practices.
- Financing Options through IBM Global Financing (IGF): MSPs can acquire new technology solutions and services to support their growth with flexible, affordable payment plans for IBM systems, software and services -- including 12-month, 0% loans for IBM Systems, Storage and Software. A payment plan from IGF can provide MSPs with low monthly payment options while avoiding large, up-front cash payments, the ability to upgrade their systems mid-lease and improve IT asset management. MSPs that select PureSystems platforms may defer their first payment for 90 days.
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111 of 124 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars better than we had any right to expect
Well I'll admit, the genius marketing scam of issuing "Where Are We Now?" out of the blue with no warning at all certainly worked on me. I've got Bowie's last few albums, and they all have their moments, but I didn't buy any of them when they came out and perhaps partly because of that, I've never made the effort to really get to know them. I was mostly content to...
Published on 15 Mar. 2013 by freewheeling frankie
3.0 out of 5 stars Bowie's Back, If Not to His Best
There's a great line in Matt Beaumont's "E Squared" which talks about how hairdressing can enhance the creative process: "It's no coincidence that during his most fertile period, Bowie sported some of the wackiest hairdos in history. As soon as he got the bank clerk cut in the 80s, he went right off the boil". For the last decade, it hasn't mattered what...
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111 of 124 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars better than we had any right to expect,
freewheeling frankie (north London, England) - See all my reviews
Well I'll admit, the genius marketing scam of issuing "Where Are We Now?" out of the blue with no warning at all certainly worked on me. I've got Bowie's last few albums, and they all have their moments, but I didn't buy any of them when they came out and perhaps partly because of that, I've never made the effort to really get to know them. I was mostly content to listen to his golden decade of albums from The Man Who Sold The World to Scary Monsters. But the cleverly orchestrated comeback got my full attention for the first time in decades so I had to hear this a.s.a.p.
So I've fallen for the hype, how am I feeling now that I've listened to the thing a few times?
Well, not conned, that's for sure. It's not particularly strong on melody - though melodically it certainly sounds like a Bowie record and it's far from tuneless. But it's very strong on both arrangements and lyrics - the latter in my experience being the first faculty ageing rock stars tend to lose. Even the less interesting songs, and there are two or three that let the side down a bit, make an interesting noise. And there's a pretty wide variety of styles, though there's little here that wouldn't have fitted in pretty well on Lodger, for instance, though parts of it are a lot rockier than most of that album.
I can't think of another rock artist who's come up with work of this quality at such an advanced age - by any standards this is a very good album - the songs are interesting, powerful, some of the lyrics are quite disturbing, nearly all of them are thought-provoking at least; the playing and arrangements are superb, Bowie's vocals are in good shape. In short I'd say that, while it shouldn't be compared to his 70s heyday it's a far better album than we had any right to expect from someone nearly 50 years into their recording career. He's certainly not just resting on his laurels - he sounds HUNGRIER than he has for a long time. I would also strongly encourage anyone buying the album to buy the deluxe version - the three bonus songs (one of which is an instrumental on which Bowie plays everything except drums) are not the weakest here by any means.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Always be Open Minded to Anything New by Bowie,
That's the way to enjoy Bowies back catalogue. Don't expect another Aladdin Sane, Hunky Dory, Heroes, or Lets Dance, he's done those already and it is common knowledge that Bowie is not one for staying around a musical style for to long. Unfortunately, it is also common knowledge that most people can't see past his 70's work.
From reading some of the negative reviews for The Next Day, some of these people sound like they haven't bought a Bowie album, or listened to anything by him, since at least 1971 and seem totally surprised and disgruntled that TND sounds nothing like Space Oddity or Young Americans. Where have these people been all these decades?
The only thing you should expect from any "new" Bowie recording is the unexpected. That's what I like about him. Try and move away from comparing everything to Ziggy, The Thin White Duke and so on. Just clear your mind and say I don't know what to expect from this, and play it a few times and most importantly GIVE IT A CHANCE as Bowies records always seem to take a while to get your head around. Having expectations based on any of his previous work is already damaging your chances of enjoying anything fresh.
When you listen to TND for the first time have no preconceptions and go with it. It's a fine album BTW but, it's not mainstream. I listened to it every week for around 9 months, and it's very rare that I get the urge to keep playing an album for so long, but it just got better with every play. Enjoy.
125 of 144 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent new album,
Having read a couple of the lower score reviews on here by people who have perhaps naively purchased this album expecting Bowie to be reincarnating Ziggy Stardust, I have felt compelled to point out to anyone who has their doubts about this one, should dispel these straight away. An absolutely terrific body of work, which deserves to judged on its own merits, rather than constantly refering back to albums Bowie made some 40 years ago. People have been saying this album mirrors much of his past work, and whilst there are ofcourse some echoes of this, I personally cannot think of any of his albums, which are quite like this one.
The true strength in this album for me, is the pure variety. An interesting placing and arranging of songs and styles contrasting with one another, providing a very fulfilling listen. That said there certainly are some outstanding songs within this album. The opening title track being one of the most punchy, intentive and driving rock songs to open any of his albums; this followed up with the funk guitar 'Dirty boys'. 'Love is lost', an excellent keyboard led piece and 'I'd rather be high' for me also amongst the highlights. In terms of creativity and variation in an album, this one ranks very high, indeed it could be the most creative album in his catalogue to date.
Throughout this year this album has been played inumerable times, and now just hoping that there will be more albums of simillar excellent quality to this.
125 of 146 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A very good Bowie album,
Sid Nuncius (London) - See all my reviews
This is a very good David Bowie album, in my view. It's a great relief to say it, because when some of the gods of my youth have returned in...well...late middle age after a long absence the results have not always been very good, to say the least. Here, Bowie shows that he is still a major songwriting and performing talent and that he still has a genuine edge.
We have had a little time now to digest the track Where Are We Now? and to assess its true merit now that the "Blimey!" factor following its surprise release has worn off a bit. I still think that it's a very good song indeed. I did worry that some of the fragile, almost-out-of-tune vocal wasn't a deliberate effect but the voice of a man who can't quite sing as he used to, but - thank heavens - I was quite wrong. It is followed on the album by Valentine's Day, a track which wouldn't have been out of place on Aladdin Sane and which Bowie sings superbly, and there's plenty of other evidence here that he's still got it.
The songs seem to me to be vintage Bowie. There is the full gamut from singable, rocky tunes like Valentine's Day, through lovely tender songs like Where Are We Now? to the almost tuneless and weird-rhythmed If You Can See Me, with plenty in between. He certainly hasn't settled into a comfortable rut in middle age - If You Can See Me has joined my list of Almost Unlistenable Bowie Tracks and I'm delighted to see that he is still prepared to challenge and unsettle his audience even if personally I don't like the result.
The lyrics, of course, are complex, allusive and often elusive. As always, you can try to analyse what they "really" mean, but I've never found that a very productive way of approaching Bowie because I suspect that, as many poets have, he often puts together words for their sound or effect without them having any "true meaning." I love his lyrics and I often just enjoy the evocative sound of phrases like this in Dirty Boys: "When the sun goes down/And the die is cast..." and let my imagination do the rest. Similarly, in The Stars, we get things like, "Here they are upon the stairs/Sexless and unaroused..." which makes little literal sense in the context but it's an amazingly arresting lyric which sparks off all sorts of mental images and thoughts - which is what good lyrics should do.
I really like this album. The production is excellent; it is varied and sensitive and shows every song off at its best. It will take a while before it is clear whether or not it is a true Bowie classic. My sense is that it's probably not quite a classic, but it's a very good album indeed and warmly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars No classic, but wholly satisfying!!,
Gordon C. Tait (OSNABRUCK, OSNABRUCK Germany) - See all my reviews
I'm writing this as I mould to the grooves of this album. and while it doesn't strike me as a classic, I find myself unable to dislike anything Bowie does, because, well, it's Bowie and there is no other artist like him.
I agree with other reviews that it is much like "Hours" and "Heathen", both worthy albums. And I'm reminded that I hated the "Outside" album back in the mid-90's on the first listen, now it's one of my favourites. So this effort will no doubt follow the same path.
For now, I'm just grateful that we can still enjoy new music from the greats of "that" generation where music was crafted the ole fashioned way by artists that were truly gifted and creative and made their own rules in life. Afterall, when these guys go, what are we left with?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Bowie is a genius!,
This review is from: The Next Day [VINYL] (Vinyl)
Lyrically and musically excellent! Bowie is a genius! Thought provoking, this album is up there with his best from thirty years ago!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Age is no barrier,
This review is from: The Next Day (MP3 Download)
What can I say? Still great, still amazing still producing original music. There never has been and never will be anyone else like Mr Jones (and his son is proving to be an incredible film maker)!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW !!!,
Mr. P. Williams (MERTHYR TYDFIL) - See all my reviews
I swear this man is a god !!!! stunning album , reminiscent of scary monsters mixed with a new edge , love love love it
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Still has it,
Certainly the best Bowie for years: as always listen to it a couple of times before judgment, however ther are a couple of standouts that hit the spot right away.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Rturn to form,
Rupert "Stephens" (U.K) - See all my reviews
What a return to form, well worth the wait! The thin white duke never fails to let us down, again!
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Paul RF
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Valdez 3B
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Bailey P
I figured Bruce would sit after the way he looked last night.
What's up with Rolen tho?
I like that lineup today.
Rolen is said that he is day to day,
and dearly I hope that should be okay
It's said Rolen has some soreness in shoulder,
he hopes after this series we're still a 1st place holder.
I beg to differ. It's not his shoulder.
This is what happens when people get older.
Hopefully soon he'll be on the right track.
But as for now it's just stiffness of back.
He's really hurt. He's not playing hookey.
What he does need is a magical cookie.
But for today he'll be down on the bench.
Because once again his back he did wrench.
Rolen (stiff back) still out. Struggling Bruce (hitless in last 12 AB) getting a day off and may be off tomorrow too, manager Dusty Baker said.
Bruce needs the day off.
He's lost all his luster.
He needs to go out.
And find a slumpbuster.
As deep as his slump is.
He might look for twins.
Then start hitting again.
'Cuz the Reds need the wins.
Im patriotic and all... but not a fan of that rendition of the anthem
Roses are Red, Violets are Blue
Shut the heck up and watch the game! :)
I don't care what happens as long as Ondrusek doesn't get in the game.
Wind blowing in. Hard to hit one out to left today.
Moewan hopes the reds get back on track today
Stubbs 0 for his last 11
Bruce 0 for his last 12
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Talk about the big cheese! The folks at Cypress Grove, a deservedly beloved California goat-cheese maker, have practically built their reputation on their five-pound wheels of Humboldt Fog, a cheese with just the right semi-soft texture and tell-tale goat's milk tang. Normally, the wheels sell for $105 (keep in mind this is for five pounds of high-quality cheese). But on Cyber Monday, they can be had for $85. See Cypress Grove Chevre
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Speaking of cheese, what about cheesecake? Junior's, the Brooklyn-based maker of that deli dessert favorite, has them in just about every flavor and style. For the holidays, it's offerings include a picture-perfect Christmas Swirl cheesecake — and yes, it tastes just about as good as it looks. On Cyber Monday, it's being sold for $30 (it's regularly $36.95); other cheesecakes and bakery items are priced at $5 off (use the code CYBERMONDAY12). See Junior's Cheesecake
Lou Malnati's Tastes of Chicago
If cheesecake is New York's classic slice, then deep-dish pizza is Chicago's. And few pizzerias turn out a better version than Lou Malnati's. We've ordered the pies several times and remain impressed with not just their sheer delicious denseness, but with also how well they ship — they arrive frozen and require just a relatively quick turn in the oven. Package assortments range from two pies (for $58.99) to six pies ($104.99), and Malnati's also offers such other Chicago classics as Eli's Cheesecakes and Garrett Popcorn. For Cyber Monday, Malnati's is giving those who buy $75 or more in products (by 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) a $10 virtual gift card. Plus, if you purchase a four- or six-pie pack by Dec. 9 for arrival by Dec. 12, you receive a free Eli's Red Velvet cheesecake. See Lou Malnati's Tastes of Chicago
Robinson's Prime Reserve
Beer and steak make for a good marriage, especially if the beer is from craft brewer Samuel Adams and the steak comes courtesy of Robinson's, a high-quality Kentucky-based meat supplier. As if to recognize this fact, Robinson's has put together a gift-worthy "Boston Lager Cut Package" ($99) that includes six 8-ounce steaks (individually packaged and bountifully beefy in flavor) along with two Samuel Adams pint glasses (you'll have to buy the beer separately). If you just want the beef (or the bison or the poultry or the pork), Robinson's has plenty of other selections. Cyber Monday specials include savings of 15% plus six free steak burgers on orders of $150 and savings of 25% plus four free filet mignons on orders of $301 or more. See Robinson's Prime Reserve
Dylan's Candy Bar
If you've ever been to a Dylan's Candy Bar, you know it's the kind of place that brings out the grade-schooler in anyone. It's not just the vast assortment of all things sweet, it's also the bright feel and look of the place. A lot of that childlike spirit carries over to Dylan's Web offerings, especially for the holidays. We love the Holiday Pretzel Tower — well, what's not to love about 16 chocolate-covered pretzels? For Cyber Monday, the online candy shop is discounting several items — the $28 tower is on sale for $20 — plus offering free shipping on all orders over $50. Additionally, customers who purchase before noon EST can get 20% off all orders over $100. See Dylan's Candy Bar
Margaritaville Cargo
As anyone who has sung a chorus of "Margaritaville" can attest, singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffet knows all about the "frozen concoction that helps" us hang on. But apparently, Buffett believes there's more to life than just a cocktail — there's also the booze that goes into it, preferably served as cold as possible. So, his Margaritaville Cargo brand has come up with the Chillin' Pour Liquor Chiller, an oddball gizmo that's designed to "super chill" your alcohol to 15 degrees Fahrenheit (yes, that's colder than ice, but the liquid doesn't solidify, because, well, it's alcohol). It normally runs $199, but on Cyber Monday it's available at a savings of 80% — bringing the cost down to $40. Free shipping too. See Margaritaville Cargo
Schermer Pecans
Simply put, Schermer Pecans offers some of the fattest, sweetest pecans we've ever tasted — and features them in the full spectrum of varieties, from the traditional (roasted and salted) to the cinnamon-glazed to the chocolate-covered. Its party packs — try the six-pack for $67.98 — let you indulge in all that variety or give the individual packs as mini gifts. For Cyber Monday, the company is offering a 5% discount on orders of $100 or more. See Schermer Pecans
Super Accurate Fortune Cookie
Most fortune cookies deliver ho-hum advice that's about as satisfying philosophically as the cookies are gastronomically. Well, the brains behind Super Accurate Fortune Cookies think it's time to give the meal-ender something of a smart-alecky spin. Consider the company's holiday-themed cookies — in both Christmas and Hanukkah versions. For Christmas, your fortune might read, "An overly jolly man in a red suit will terrify your children and then give them toys." And for Hanukkah: "Your most vexing dilemma this month is whether to go with applesauce or sour cream." The holiday cookies come in the appropriate seasonal colors too. Boxes are $8.99 (discounts for larger orders), but on Cyber Monday a 20% discount applies if you use the code CyberMonday. See Super Accurate Fortune Cookie
Eric Ripert Imperial Select Caviar
Eric Ripert has long been considered one of America's finest chefs, especially when it comes to seafood. But until now, the only way to enjoy his cuisine was at his restaurants — most notably, Le Bernardin in New York. That's changed with Ripert's newly released line of Imperial Select Caviar, available through Paramount Caviar. It's the good stuff — salty but not overly so (Ripert describes the flavor as "classic fruity, nutty"), and it's priced accordingly ($525 for 4 ounces). But if you're looking for a Cyber Monday deal, you're out of luck: Apparently, caviar is one of the few things in life that doesn't go on sale. See Eric Ripert Imperial Select Caviar
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Six months ago, most of us were sitting around (including yours truly) spewing disdain at the National Hockey League for the way the lockout was being handled. It seemed as if neither the league nor the players' association cared a great deal – if at all – about finding a compromise and saving the season. Eventually they did but despite the agreement, fans were not so quick to forgive – and who can blame them?
For months, fans were essentially taken for a ride. A league they had supported unconditionally through thick and thin turned around and acted as if they did not even matter. Many fans were vehement that they would boycott the NHL and some actually lived up to that. For the many more that didn't, however, they were in for a real treat when the abbreviated season kicked off.
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins got off to fantastic starts, the defending champion Los Angeles Kings found their way after a slow start, struggling stars like Alex Ovechkin rediscovered their form while John Tavares led a once-hapless New York Islanders franchise back into the playoffs. Even the Toronto Maple Leafs returned to the postseason. The biggest and most pleasant surprise may arguably be the outstanding play of the Chicago Blackhawks who began the season on a tear winning their first 24 games of the season.
Then the playoffs started and for those fans that were still adamant that they were boycotting the NHL, the stubbornness quickly subsided when the Boston Bruins made a historic Game 7 opening-round comeback against the Toronto Maple Leafs, when the New York Islanders gave the powerhouse Pittsburgh Penguins a run for their money and when the Los Angeles Kings rebounded after another slow start to roll past the St. Louis Blues.
As the playoffs rolled on, it seemed as if the NHL got exactly what they wanted as the last four Stanley Cup champions were the final four teams remaining. Yet while the Conference Final matchups lacked hype, this year's Stanley Cup Final is certainly living up to its billing.
On paper, the matchup could not much more ideal: two Original Six franchises meeting in the Final for the first time since 1979 and while the rivalry between the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins isn't exactly akin to the Hatfields and the McCoys, it is fair to assume that most fans prefer this matchup over Los Angeles and New Jersey last year with all due respect to both franchises.
Through just the first two games, the Hawks and Bruins are already making this one of the best Stanley Cup Finals in recent memory. In Game 1, the hometown Blacvkhawks erased two two-goal deficits to tie the game and eventually win in triple-overtime. In Game 2, it was the Bruins who won in overtime making the series a best-of-five with Game 3 in Boston tonight.
Both Tuukka Rask and Corey Crawford have been mesmerizing in their respective goals as the manic back-and-forth attack has given this series a reason for the most fair-weather of fans to tune in and stay tuned until the very end.
While we know who the big players on both teams are, it is the Bryan Bickells and Brad Marchands who are making this series what it is: a classic.
The puck will drop for Game 3 in less than an hour from now and the scene is set, the animosity has mounted and the excited has reached its peak and then some.
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/24/13 -- LNG Energy Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:LNG) ("LNG") is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Telemu No. 18 Limited ("Telemu"), has entered into an investment agreement with EERL Holdings (BVI) Ltd. ("EERL") under which EERL contributed US$4,000,000 towards a 22km 2D seismic program and some past cost reimbursement on Telemu's PPL 319 in Papua New Guinea for a 31.5% equity interest in Telemu. In connection with the investment, LNG, EERL and Telemu also entered into a shareholders' agreement to govern the operations of Telemu.
The 22km seismic program has been designed to image and further define the Tuyuwopi structure in the strike (elongated) direction. As discussed in press releases of March 29, 2012 and April 10, 2012, the Tuyuwopi structure is an oil target projected to contain reservoir and source rocks of similar age to those found in the productive SE Gobe and Kutubu oil fields operated by Oil Search and on-trend with PPL 319. The Company estimates that the Tuyuwopi structure closure may be 35km2 (P50) to 66km2 (P10) with a projected 25 meters (P50) to 30 meters (P10) of overall reservoir thickness.
Mobilization for this seismic program is underway and supplies are being transported to location.
"This seismic program is intended to further our confidence in the Tuyuwopi oil prospect and we hope will confirm earlier geological interpretations of this key asset in PNG to assist our on-going farm-out efforts. We welcome EERL as a partner in PNG and look forward to working with them," commented David Nelson, President & CEO of LNG.
In conjunction with the Telemu No. 18 transaction, the previously announced Credit Agreement between the LNG's subsidiary Kaynes Capital S.a.r.l. ("Kaynes") and undisclosed third parties (the "Lenders" ) in a press release dated February 27, 2012, has been amended to extend the maturity date from the first anniversary to the third anniversary. The Credit Agreement has been further amended to increase the contingency bonus payments from 3.125% to 6.25% and 9.375% to 18.75% for the US $1.25 million and US 3.75 million portions of the facility respectively.
EERL is a British Virgin Islands company that is owned as to 50% by Enterprise Energy Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:EER) and 50% by the Lenders.
LNG is a Canadian exploration and development company focused on developing oil and gas reserves in Papua New Guinea, Poland and Bulgaria. On closing of this transaction, LNG holds a 68.5% interest in approximately 5.5 million acres and 100% interest in approximately 42,000 acres of prospective oil and gas properties in Papua New Guinea. LNG is operator and has a 50% net interest in approximately 360,000 gross acres of prospective shales in Poland together with San Leon Energy. LNG also has a 20.18% net interest in approximately 734,000 gross acres of prospective shales in Poland together with BNK Petroleum Inc., Sorgenia E&P S.p.A., and Rohol-Aufsuchungs Aktiengesellschaft. LNG has also entered into a farm in agreement relating to 405,080 acres of prospective argillite formation in Bulgaria with Direct Petroleum Bulgaria EOOD, a subsidiary of TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. LNG shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "LNG".
David Nelson, President & CEO
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this news release constitute "forward-looking information" as such term is used in applicable Canadian securities laws, including information regarding the investment agreement and the 22km seismic program. Forward-looking information is based on plans and estimates of management at the date the information is provided and certain factors and assumptions of management, including that closing conditions will be satisfied and that the transactions with Source will close. Forward looking information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause plans, estimates and actual results to vary materially from those projected in such forward-looking information. Factors that could cause the forward-looking information in this news release to change or to be inaccurate include, but are not limited to, the risks related to unsatisfactory results of due diligence, international operations and doing business in foreign jurisdictions, risks associated with the oil and gas industry and exploratory and development activities generally (e.g., operational risks in development, exploration and production, delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures, risks associated with equipment procurement and equipment failure), the risk of commodity price and foreign exchange rate fluctuations, risks related to future royalty rate changes, and risks and uncertainties associated with securing and maintaining necessary regulatory approvals, and counterparty risk related to the stability and viability of the Company's joint venture participants.
Shares Outstanding: 338,719,365
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
LNG Energy Ltd.
Investor Relations
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Carter is currently in Haitin with the Mission of Hope organization. "An absolute misunderstanding," is what Andrew Leavitt, the Denver Broncos third year safety Quinton Carter's defense attorney, is calling this ordeal. "He was confused when he made the bet," Leavitt told The Associated Press. "He didn't know how to play the game. He wasn't trying to cheat anyone." Carter was arrested on March 9th, in a Las Vegas casino when security officials say that they have him on video adding a $5 chip to three bets after the dice had already rolled. For that he faces three felony charges of committing a fraudulent act in a gaming establishment. Each of the three charges carries a maximum sentence of six years in prison and a $10,000 fine. A North Las Vegas judge has postponed action on the case until April 18th, the 2013 NFL Draft will begin on April 25th. On top of those three charges, there is a warrant charging him with failure to complete counseling after a 2011 misdemeanor marijuana possession case from 2011. Leavitt said that the counseling was completed, but that Carter never turned in proof to the court. Also pointing out that he has since taken an extra counseling course in hopes that the charge will be dropped. Carter is currently in Haiti passing out food to families that are poverty stricken, orphans and people who are still being effected by the 2010 earthquake. The trip was organized by former NFL kicker Jay Feely through Kelli Masters Management and Mission of Hope.
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AMD has introduced to MMO fans around the world brand new tech that will revolutionize the MMO world. AMD has "deployed an AMD SeaMicro server with the SeaMicro Freedom™ fabric to power a high-performance mobile gaming unit (MGU.) The MGU, which is a 48-foot bus, was created as part of the launch for its new game "FireFall."
I know how cool is that. Here is some of the specs of this state of the art server:
"AMD's SeaMicro SM10000-XE server contains 256 CPU cores and the 1.28 terabits per-second Freedom™ fabric, which removes the constraints of traditional servers while delivering up to 50 percent reduction in power consumption. It is the industry's highest density, most energy-efficient x86 server. By integrating switching functionality, it removes the need for top of rack switches, terminal servers and hundreds of networking devices and cables simplifying installation, management and maintenance."
Amazing eh! the artical goes on to say...
"The mobile gaming unit would not have been possible without AMD's SeaMicro server. It allowed us to install a data center into a closet on a bus, yet achieve performance equal to one of 'World of Warcraft's' original data centers," said Mark Kern, so FireFall is taking on Blizz lol ok I just hope that AMD did not make the wrong choice with FireFall to interduce us this great new tech after all I dont see FireFall standing the test of time as a MMO game.
Well my hats off to AMD may they endever to wow us with thier contribution to the MMO world.
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Originally posted by Isturi
Very cool tech. I don't see the statement as being that they are 'taking on Blizzard' so much as to create a comparison that a wider range of people can wrap their heads around.
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Originally posted by Loktofeit
Thats just my take on it. It seems that way to me. Note I ended the quote before I said that.
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Originally posted by Isturi
I know that's your take on it. Red 5 would never say anything that ridiculous.
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^^ The tech is obviously a WoW-killer.
That said... seems pretty good that someone is finally making MMO-centric hardware. I never understood why it didn't happen before especially that such hardware could possibly find other uses too.
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Originally posted by Loktofeit
yeah i dont see how are they taking on Blizz either. OP maybe didnt understand when they said achieving a server performance as good as WoW's. They arent talking about beating WoW in any way. Anyways, cool tech indeed.
Cool tech, can't wait for Isturi to get dissapointed by Blizzard in some way XD a scorned woman hath no fury like a disenfranchised fanboi.
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So their server is almost as good as WoW's original server. That's before all the improments. In today's terms, its not even close to a WoW server.
Originally posted by Dihoru
Wait has been over lol I was disapointed with CATA lol np. But pls stay on subject it is a thread bout FireFall and its new AMD tech.
Originally posted by birdycephon
Incorrect, it's a smaller more efficient server, ergo you get less maintence costs, less space consumed for the same oomph as an old WoW data center, donno price tag but that already sounds like a pretty big difference (they can fit in more into the same space thus reducing rent costs, they get half the energy consumption so again reduces energy costs so while yes their preformance is kinda crappy you get twice as many per building/space for the same price :-?? which sounds on par with what current WoW servers can do).
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Very impressive technology. Not to mention rather expensive. I'm wondering about Red5's source of funding for their studio and bleeding edge technology like this. I hope its extensive enough to see them through to the release of Firefall.
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Originally posted by Wraithone
Yeah, very cool stuff.
But expensive... compared to what? Building an HP blade server setup would be comparably priced if not more.
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The ironic thing about it is that they're buying Intel processors from AMD.
I might as well explain what the fuss is about. While there is a good case for calling this "state of the art", it's not at all "high end".
The way that high end servers are done is that you put 4 or 8 physical processors on a board, each of which has a bunch of system memory, and can communicate with each other and access all of the memory for all of the processors with low latency. The current top of the line as far as x86 goes is eight Intel Xeon E7-8870s in a single server. Those processors cost $4616 each and have ten cores each. Eight of them is a fortune for CPUs alone.
Meanwhile, the server has to have its own monitor port and ethernet and everything else to make a functional server. You might mount a bunch of them on a rack, but each server kind of has its own "box". Communication within a server is very fast, but with other servers, is somewhat slower.
SeaMicro came along and said, well, there are some situations where you do need an enormous amount of CPU power, but the CPU cores don't really need to be all that fast or able to communicate with each other all that quickly. Think, for example, of Facebook, where a process that is handling one user connected to Facebook pretty much never needs to be able to find out what another user connected to Facebook is doing with sub-microsecond latency, or even sub-millisecond latency. Meanwhile, the server side of handling one user connected to Facebook isn't terribly demanding, so you don't need terribly fast CPU cores for it. Handling many millions of users connected at once adds up to needing a ton of CPU power, however.
So what SeaMicro said is, let's make a ton of very weak servers each using several CPU cores, but let's not give every server its own SATA and ethernet and monitor ports and so forth. Let the servers communicate with each other via PCI Express (with something like x1 or x2 bandwidth each, not x16), which is plenty for situations where different processes don't have to communicate that much and don't need extremely low latency. We'll use low power CPUs for reasons of cost and energy efficiency, and put a bunch of "servers" in a box. If each "server" is only using 20 W or so, you can put 100 of them in a box and cool them just fine.
I think that SeaMicro started with Intel Atom processors, though they've branched out since then with a number of other offerings. Atom and ARM aren't viable (yet) if you need 64-bit, but you can use relatively cheap server processors higher up the chain if you need to. The idea is to use the cheapest, slowest processors that are good enough for your needs, and use a ton of them. In this case, they're using Sandy Bridge quad core processors, roughly equivalent to a low-clocked (45 W TDP) version of a Core i7-2600. $300 is a lot for a desktop CPU, but not really for a server CPU. They're using SeaMicro's technology to stick 64 of those processors in a single "server"; if you use an ordinary Intel chipset, you can only use one such CPU, as you'd need a higher end model to go multi-CPU.
And then AMD bought out SeaMicro. SeaMicro still sells Intel processors, as AMD didn't buy the company to shut it down. Rather, AMD wants to take the way SeaMicro allows a ton of server CPUs to communicate with each other over PCI Express and offer that to companies like Dell or HP for servers using AMD CPUs.
SeaMicro now they offers AMD Piledriver-based Opteron CPUs as well, and soon will offer Jaguar-based Opterons. The latter could be great for some markets, as it's 64-bit and can use a ton of memory (which means it will be fine in situations where either of those rules out Atom or ARM), while being very cheap and low power. It will have low single-threaded performance, however, which makes it a complete non-starter for some microserver situations. And, of course, if your different CPUs need to be able to communicate too much, microservers don't work at all.
Intel is going to launch a 64-bit version of Atom soon, and ARM v8 will be 64-bit and should arrive next year. Intel Atom and ARM Cortex A53 will be lower power and slower than AMD Jaguar cores, which will make them better for some purposes and worse for others.
So yes, microservers are arguably the state of art for servers, as they didn't even exist until not that long ago. And they're a lower cost, lower power way to get a ton of CPU power than traditional high end servers. But there are some situations where they simply don't work at all, and you need a higher end server.
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Any servertech-savvy posters care to translate what value all this brings to the players? Quizzical? Anyone?
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Originally posted by Quizzical
TY Quizzical for the translation.
Originally posted by Quirhid
If their server code fits what microservers can do (which strikes me as plausible, though obviously I haven't seen the details of their server code), then using them means that they can build their servers for cheaper and using less power (which also means cheaper) than by using traditional servers.
While players don't see direct benefits from this, being cheaper to host servers for games is a good thing. That makes it less likely that a company will be losing money on a game and pull the plug, more likely that they'll be willing to use more server-side CPU power wherever it makes sense to benefit the game, and more likely that they'll be willing to pay the added expense to scale up CPU performance if they decide that it's beneficial. None of those are likely to be enormous effects, but in the extreme case that infinitely powerful game servers were completely free, it's not too hard to imagine that players would benefit indirectly from these effects.
The real purpose of the article was publicity for AMD, SeaMicro (which is owned by AMD), and Firefall. Notice that they didn't point out that they were using Intel processors, and one could easily come away thinking that they were using AMD processors or that state of the art servers means AMD processors.
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Good to see AMD is back on track with (server)CPU development. But indeed, why pick FireFall and not (lets say) EVE online instead. My guess is that this server type can indeed cripple most cluster MMO servers out there at the moment.
One silly Q though... How much will a monster like this cost..? ;-)
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Originally posted by Reizla
I don't know how much it costs. The CPUs alone are about $20000. But you can look it up as well as I can:
In order to use a microserver, you have to have code built for it. You can't just grab the server code from any arbitrary MMORPG, put it on a microserver, and expect it to work with reasonable performance. If you know what you're doing, design the code from scratch with the intention of using microservers, and are building a program that does things that naturally fit microservers well, then it probably isn't outlandishly difficult to make the server code for microservers.
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Originally posted by Quizzical
Yeah, thats what I gathered: cheaper and easier to maintain. No direct benefits unless they, like you said, scale up as a result of this.
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