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UK-based cloud service provider Outsourcery has selected Acme Packet Net-Net session border controllers (SBCs) to extend its broad cloud product offerings for businesses. Acme Packet’s SBCs will support Outsourcery’s launch of Microsoft Lync 2010 and allow geographic distribution across multiple sites. Outsourcery, which is Microsoft’s worldwide ‘Hosting Solutions Partner of the Year‘ 2010, notes that it will use these SBCs to deliver SIP trunking services to Outsourcery’s hosted Microsoft unified communications (UC) customers. Acme Packet specializes in session delivery network solutions and enables the trusted, first-class delivery of next-generation voice, data and unified communications services and applications across IP networks.
The Multiplier Effects of Cloud Computing “Dairy has the greatest multiplier effect for economic benefit to a community. Studies show dairy is well suited to our agriculture community and our geographic location.” – John Hartford (1937-2001), American folk and country musician. In macroeconomics, the “multiplier effect” is defined as follows: “A measure of the change in a country’s money supply that occurs as the result of banks’ ability to lend. The multiplier effect is dependent on banks’ required reserves, or the amount of money in deposits they are legally required to keep in-house. If a bank has a low reserve
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AWS Summit 2011: Register for an Event Near You Whether you are new to the Cloud or looking for more knowledge to take you to the next level, these full-day conferences will provide the information to successfully navigate the Cloud. These regional events will feature a keynote address by Amazon.com CTO, Werner Vogels, customer presentations, how-to sessions, and tracks specifically designed for new and experienced users. Learn more and register: June 10, New York | June 14, London | June 21, San Francisco Reasons to attend Gain a deeper understanding of Amazon Web Services, including best practices for developing, architecting, and securing
Amazon Cloud Available For Autonomic MMS-2, MMS-5 Servers Support for Amazon’s new Cloud Drive service is now available for all models of Autonomic Mirage Media Servers (MMS-2 and MMS-5). Autonomic Controls, which engineers digital media solutions for integrators and manufacturers in the custom electronics industry, says that it is offering a free firmware update during the second quarter. The Amazon Cloud Drive is expected to further bolster Autonomic’s list of supported online services. This will however take another 2 months because integration support is currently being tested internally and is scheduled for release within 60 days. Mirage Media Server from
