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9/06/2011

ITEXPO West begins in: 06 Days. REGISTER NOW!   Featured Articles » Three Lessons Smart Grid Pioneers Can Learn From Steve Jobs » 14 States to Benefit from Smart Grid, Transmission System Funding from USDA » Smart Grid Support Surges in the Wake of Hurricane Irene » The Smarter Utility Needs Better Engaged Customers   Sponsored By: Super WiFi Summit White Spaces are now open for business: will white spaces now deliver a broadband alternative? Spectrum, free and open, creates lots of business and huge opportunities. In just 10 years, WiFi went from almost being unknown to more than 250 million WiFi access devices. WiFi devices and WiFi service has become ubiquitous. Will the same happen with the new TV White Space spectrum? Super WiFi Summit will delve into the White Spaces business model and investment opportunities, as well as identifying major players and developments in the device market.   Top Stories » Israeli Smart Grid Consortium to Address Infrastructure Needs of Utility Companies » Large Mobile Mergers Affect the IVR Industry, Too » Is Your IVR Too Much Like Angry Birds? » Level 3's Data Center Facilities in London and Amsterdam Achieve '100 Percent Renewable Energy' Milestone   From The Expert Corner September 06, 2011 Refining Economic Growth for Wall Street with the Smart Grid By Carl Ford Partner, Crossfire Media Christof Rühl, BP’s group chief economist, recently presented BP’s Statistical Review of the World Energy. BP has been producing this report since 1951, when the company was trying to get a handle internally about who was using oil and where. Today, this report is published publicly and also covers the use of renewable energies. In the report are some interesting facts: ·         China now consumes more energy than the U.S.; ·         China leads Asia in gas consumption; ·         Renewable energies represented 1.8 percent of the world's primary energy in 2010. However, these general trends were always placed in the context of economic outlooks, and the reality is the energy is needed for economic growth. And, from a pure energy standpoint, we have economic... Read More    Featured Videos Interview with Samplify Systems    Featured Resources » How to Reduce Your Fax Costs with Virtualization, FoIP and Cloud Faxing » Leveraging the Cloud to Create the Ultimate Customer Experience   TMCnet's Blogs » SIP call recovery in gateways » So What's the Deal with User Experience Convergence?   Featured Channels » Mobile Unified Communications » VoIP Management » Least Cost Routing   Visit smart-grid.tmcnet.com for the Latest Smart-Grid News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Smart-Grid Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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