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Bivins said much more information is needed before a decision is made. “At the briefing and tour Monday … I asked the Governor’s (Pat Quinn) chief of operations Jack Lavin if there is a plan in place for using the proceeds from the sale of the prison ...

From RICH MILLER, Capitol Fax Blog,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Pat Quinn,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Senate,  John Cullerton,  U.S. Democratic Party

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Quinn’s hiding the deficit and the unemployment level? What a master of espionage. I find it curious that McKenna thinks his opponent is Quinn. Is the primary a foregone conclusion? McKenna willl apparently say anything. I feel I must point out, again, ...

From RICH MILLER, Capitol Fax Blog,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Pat Quinn,  Jim Ryan,  Jim Oberweis

Nope. Joost Didn’t Break the Internet

There was a moment back in 2007 when the appearance of Joost – then known only as “The Venice Project” - would clog network pipes around the globe with its peer-to-peer IP television application. Ars Technica predicted that “the Venice Project will be ...

From RICH MILLER, Data Center Knowledge,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Joost,  Ars Technica,  TechCrunch

Can High Frequency Colo Support Many Players?

As NYSE Euronext pushes deeper into data center services, many industry-watchers are gauging the impact upon the market for low-latency colocation in Northern New Jersey. Colocation providers say the larger role for the NYSE and other exchanges will ...

From RICH MILLER, Data Center Knowledge,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NYSE Euronext,  Equinix, Inc.,  Stephen Smith,  New York Stock Exchange

NYSE Euronext’s Future: The Data Center

NYSE Euronext says it has already pre-sold more than 20,000 square feet of colocation space in its new data center in northern New Jersey, reflecting strong interest in the exchange’s expansion into the data center services arena. The new facility, ...

From RICH MILLER, Data Center Knowledge,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NYSE Euronext,  NASDAQ,  Cisco Systems, Inc.

Virginia IT Systems Lack Network Backup

The state of Virginia’s new state IT system is experiencing downtime in key state services because of a mind-boggling oversight: the state apparently neglected to include network backup as a requirement in a 10-year, $2.3 billion outsourcing deal won ...

From RICH MILLER, Data Center Knowledge,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Northrop Grumman Corp,  Barack Obama

Backlash, hinky numbers, conservative questions, and questionable promises

It’s not the first time that a Republican statewide candidate for governor in Illinois has resorted to the use of misleading newspaper attributions. In his failed 2006 race for the GOP nomination for governor, businessman James D. Oberweis used four ...

From RICH MILLER, Capitol Fax Blog,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Republican National Committee,  Mark Kirk,  U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama

Bull Debuts Mobull Container for HPC

There’s a new entry in the market for data center containers from Bull, the French IT conglomerate. The Mobull container is designed to house up to 1,620 servers and support power loads nearing 40kW per rack. The system, which is available in 20- or 40- ...

From RICH MILLER, Data Center Knowledge,  23 Nov 2009

Question of the day

* We spent much of last week discussing the governor’s controversial plan to sell the Thomson prison to the feds so that the Gitmo detainees can be moved there, along with hundreds of other inmates. * The Question: Do you support or oppose this ...

From RICH MILLER, Capitol Fax Blog,  23 Nov 2009

Budget horror stories

In 2008, 26,000 patients came from the Collar Counties; 25,000 were from downstate counties; 1,800 came from Indiana; and 5,200 were from other areas. The cost to the county is about $50 million a year. One story… Aurora housewife Bushra Ayaz has colon ...

From RICH MILLER, Capitol Fax Blog,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Michael Madigan,  Patrick Fitzgerald,  Dan Brady (politician),  Bill Brady

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