http://www.ics-global.net/blog.html hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.ics-global.net/pc_url_14198125 <p class="plain">IBM is working on something very interesting - water cooled servers and super computers. With 2% of the globes power going to produce and run computers, news levels of green savings are being found. Reported by <a link="" target="_blank" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11734909" class="plain">BBC</a>, here is an interesting look into IBM's attempts to achieve new levels of efficiencies...<br></p> Mod.ICS 2010-11-12T08:04:40-08:00 Water Cooled Super Computers? http://www.ics-global.net/pc_url_13957334 <p class="plain">It was just announced that the lifespan of the well known transpacific Southern Cross submarine cable is being extended by 5 years. A number of factors led to this decision some of which is increased customer demand. This should bode well with the impending system upgrade which is believed to be based on the new 40-Gbps technology. More details regarding this announcement can be read<b> </b><b><a link="" target="_blank" href="http://www.lightwaveonline.com/networking/news/Southern-Cross-submarine-cable-extends-service-lifetime-to-2025-104774239.html" class="plain"><b>here</b></a></b>...<br><img width="350" alt="" src='http://0101.nccdn.net/1_5/265/150/13c/southern-cross-cable-route.png' bmargin="0" height="300" border="0" daid="6435210" title="" lmargin="0" rmargin="0" tmargin="0"><br></p> Mod.ICS 2010-10-25T11:46:28-07:00 Southern Cross submarine cable life extended http://www.ics-global.net/pc_url_13957284 <p class="plain"><a link="" target="_blank" href="http://azooptics.com/Details.asp?newsID=11437" class="plain"><br></a>GAO Fiber Optics just launched a new 6416 Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer. For all you fiber techies this new measurement and test instrument should provide a boost over existing equipment. For a full list of specs check out Azooptics <a link="" target="_blank" href="http://azooptics.com/Details.asp?newsID=11437" class="plain">article</a>.<br></p> Mod.ICS 2010-10-25T11:34:23-07:00 A New Gadget for Fiber Techies http://www.ics-global.net/pc_url_12762953 <p class="plain">Welcome to iCS:blog. We are proud to announce the launch of The Official ICS, Inc. Blog. Visit us frequently to stay current on the latest trends and  industry related news.</p><div class="plain"><br></div><div class="plain">Many thanks,</div><div class="plain"><br></div><div class="plain">The ICS, Inc. Team</div><p class="plain"></p> Mod.ICS 2010-08-02T10:44:48-07:00 Welcome