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Launch of World-Class Internet Peering Platform "AMS-IX Hong Kong"

HONG KONG and AMSTERDAM, February 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Hutchison Global Communications Limited (HGC) and Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) today announced the launch of AMS-IX Hong Kong, a professional Internet Exchange in Hong Kong, to boost regional Internet traffic and develop Hong Kong into a major Internet Exchange hub in the region. The new Internet Exchange builds on the formula of AMS-IX in Europe, which has grown into the largest group of interconnected IP networks in the world. This new collaboration will allow users in Asia to access extensive Internet networks via a single platform, while users of AMS-IX in Europe can extend their capacity in the Asia Pacific region.

Backed by HGC's extensive fibre-optic network, world-class data centres, and highly meshed international network, customers will be able to connect with the platform via dedicated ports with speeds of 1Gbps to multiple 1Gbps or 10Gbps. AMS-IX Hong Kong will serve as a neutral and independent peering platform with unrivalled quality of both private and public peering services at carrier-grade level to Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet Content Providers (ICPs) and telecoms operators from all over Asia Pacific.

For more information about AMS-IX Hong Kong and supporting quotes please check: https://www.ams-ix.net/hong-kong

About HGC

Hutchison Global Communications Limited (HGC) owns one of the largest fibre-to-the-building telecommunications networks in Hong Kong. Since establishment in 1995, it has been fully committed to building its own 100% optical-fibre network infrastructure and introducing the most advanced facilities. Coupled with its four cross-border routes integrated with all three of mainland China's tier-one telecommunications operators and world-class international network, HGC provides a comprehensive range of fixed-line telecommunications services locally and overseas. HGC is a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited (HTHKH, Stock Code: 215). HTHKH is a leading integrated telecommunications service operator, offering mobile and fixed-line services to local and international customers. For more information on HGC, please visit http://www.hgc.com.hk. For more information on HTHKH, please visit http://www.hthkh.com.

About AMS-IX

AMS-IX - Amsterdam Internet Exchange - is a neutral and independent Internet Exchange based in Amsterdam-The Netherlands since the early 1990's. AMS-IX has more than 470 Interconnected IP networks and a traffic peak of over 1500 Gbps (1.5 Terabit per second), making it one of the largest Internet Exchanges in the World. The AMS-IX platform provides a professional, high quality, non-blocking peering service for all types of IP traffic, be it regular IP data such as e-mail or web content, to also video/TV and voice. AMS-IX additionally hosts the first mobile peering point worldwide, the Global GPRS Roaming Exchange (GRX) and the Mobile Data Exchange (MDX) and the first interconnection of IPX networks (Inter-IPX).

More information on: http://www.ams-ix.net.

 

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Nuts.com Migrates Domain, Follows Google's Instructions But Rankings Don't Follow

I've been following a thread at Google Webmaster Help where a webmaster said he migrated his site from one domain to another, followed the moving site instructions Google has laid out for webmasters exactly and almost two months later still doesn't have the rankings the old site had on the old domain.

The site migrated from NutsOnline.com to Nuts.com, the webmaster said:

On January 6th, we submitted a change of address for http://www.nutsonline.com to nuts.com. We followed everything to the T. 301s, change of address in webmaster tools, and even tried to consolidate old indexed pages with rel=canonical and redirects.

Yea, this is a large site and it will take time, but Googler John Mueller chimed in with his somewhat disappointment in Google taking this long to pick up the new site. John wrote:

I'm sorry to hear that it's been this frustrating for your site. We worked hard to make our systems as fast and as pain-free as possible when it comes to site moves, so it's particularly frustrating for us to see situations where algorithmic fluctuations from such a change last longer than we'd want. Looking into your site, the issues you're seeing are very likely to settle down over time, as our algorithms get used to the new content and are able to migrate all associated signals properly.

He basically said, yea - you did everything right but Google's algorithms were in flux causing a slow down in the migration time. At least that is how I read it.

Maybe more interesting is the comment he made about "over time, as our algorithms get used to the new content and are able to migrate all associated signals properly." So no, 301 redirects do not lead to immediate ranking signal migration from the origin URL to the destination URL.

Alistair Lattimore who has been in correspondence with me on this thread felt that you can look into his comment as saying, a " 301 redirect doesn't magically transfer all ranking data over to the new domain/URLs, such as Google Panda signals as an example."

I hope the webmaster keeps us posted on the migration status.

Forum discussion at Google Webmaster Help.

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Digital Coupons Help Atlanta Become Most Frugal City In U.S.

Atlanta knows how to save a buck or two, according to a new study from Coupons.com. In a survey released today identifying the most frugal cities in the United States, the Big Peach is the best at not spending a lot.

These are complicated economic times and people are looking for whatever break they can get when it comes to parting ways with their hard-earned money. “Across the country, more Americans than ever before are turning to digital coupons to help them save their hard-earned cash,” said Jeanette Pavini, Coupons.com household savings expert. “The South and Midwest dominate the list of most frugal U.S. cities, out-saving other regions including the West and Northeast.”

Joining Atlanta in some good old southern frugality were Tampa (#2), Raleigh (#4), and Nashville (#10). However, the distinction of the most frugal region in the country belongs to the Midwest, where nine cities rank among the top 25 most frugal cities.

See below for the full list of the most frugal cities in the country. Oddly, what’s going on east of the Mississippi that’s got everybody couponing so much?

You may have noticed that Ohio has three cities in that list, two of which are in the top ten. Those three coupon-clipping cities have given Ohio the distinction of most frugal state in the United States.

People in Atlanta aren’t just printing off coupons and zipping out to stores, either. The city was the most “on-the-go” frugal city, as well, due to the high number of people using their mobile devices in order to cash in their coupons.

Anybody in these cities (or beyond) an unabashed couponer? What’s your favorite way to save? Share with the rest of us below in the comments.

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Research and Markets: Cool Technologies in Healthcare ICT – Digital Health NOW Spotlight Report

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f04473/digital_health_now) has announced the addition of the "Digital Health NOW Spotlight Report: Cool Technologies in Healthcare ICT" report to their offering.

As challenges facing Canadian healthcare intensify, the focus on leveraging technology for greater efficiencies in healthcare has intensified. As a result, innovation in healthcare technologies continues to remain cutting edge with several new technologies being introduced into the market on a regular basis. Branham defines a "cool technology" as one that is innovative, is recent in its application and expected to find increased application in coming years.

Undoubtedly the hottest trend in digital Health, borne out by the breadth of its adoption over the past two years, is the move towards wireless and mobile infrastructure and applications. The digital health market is evolving rapidly. Once characterised by small scale, single applications, it is increasingly dominated by larger multi-functional systems. The type of organisation that is building and hosting eHealth services is also changing, with incumbent healthcare providers ceding market share to the next generation of providers or changing themselves to offer next generation solutions. This evolution, in part, is being driven by the growing use of both local and wide area wireless networking and mobile applications. The value of wireless technology is seen in improving service productivity, efficiency and profitability. Though healthcare organisations in Canada and elsewhere have been slow to embrace wireless technology, more and more organisations are finding that they can save time and money and improve care with this technology and as it eliminates the need for wired connections, it increases mobility of their patients and healthcare professionals and ultimately improves treatment outcomes.

Key Topics Covered:

Global Healthcare Expenditures

How Does Canada Compare

Healthcare Expenditures Resources in the Health Sector Health Status and Risk Factors

The Role of Information and Communications Technology

Country Briefs

Vendor Happenings in the EU

Final Thoughts

Countries covered in this report:

Denmark Germany France Netherlands Sweden

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f04473/digital_health_now

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