Fastest IPv6 network in the world

A team led by Toyko University researchers has set a new “land speed record” for IPv6 Ethernet, transferring data over a distance of 30,000km at an application rate of 9.08Gbit/s.

The team leader, Dr Kei Hiraki, claimed this will not be beaten for the 10Gig generation because the contest organiser, the Internet2 consortium, demands that each new record shows a 10 per cent improvement over its predecessor.

The team actually broke the record twice – first sending 7.67Gbit/s using standard protocols, and then two days later sending 9.08Gbit/s using modified protocols – and they did so in both the single and multi-stream classes. The record-breaking run took place last December but has only just been reported, at a recent Internet2 members meeting in the US.

“These records are final for the 10Gbit/s era because they represent more than 99 per cent of the upper limit of network capacity,” said Dr Hiraki.

He added that the test crossed six international IP networks, thanks to the team also including the WIDE Project, NTT Communications, JGN2, SURFnet, CANARIE, Pacific Northwest Gigapop, and other institutions. Data travelled from Tokyo to Chicago, on to Amsterdam, then Seattle, and finally back to Tokyo.

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Image reference : www.Linux-IPV6.org

Decoding the coding success

The Indian software industry is on a roll. The last quarter results of IT giants – Infosys, TCS, Wipro and Satyam – depicts a revenue growth of more than 40 per cent year-on-year.

India’s strong foothold in the IT and software sector and its growing reputation as one of the leading outsourcing destinations have paved the way for assured returns. With opportunities opening up in the Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe, Indian software services companies are all set to witness an exponential growth.

According to a recent IDC report, the IT/ITES sector is predicted to touch the $100 billion mark by 2011, growing at a compound rate of 18 per cent per annum.

Workforce Scenario
A recent report published by Nasscom-McKinsey on IT and BPO sector said that only around 25 per cent of technical graduates and 10-15 per cent of general college graduates are suitable for employment in offshore IT and BPO industries . India needs around 2.3 million IT/BPO workforce by 2010 to retain its current market share. The report has projected a potential shortfall of 0.5 million qualified employees.

“The workforce requirements for us are of two types – those who have functional capabilities and those with managerial capabilities. As far as functional capabilities are concerned we are looking for a fair amount of knowledge on how things functions so that we just need to bring consistency in them. However, soft and leadership skills need to be worked for most freshers,” says Hari T, Head, Human Resources, Satyam Computer Services Ltd.

As Kalpana Jaishankar, President, People Development and HR Operations, Patni says, “In the industry today there is demand for experienced employees and as of now all companies are looking to hire from the same set of professionals. Hence, these people can demand a premium in the job market and people with experience of three to five years expect a pay hike in the range of 30-40 per cent.”

She adds that further in the case of campus recruitments, earlier it was only Indian companies that looked to acquire talent from this source but now even MNCs are recruiting from campuses. Hence, competition to hire from campuses has also increased.

“Probably the industry needs to look at the model of training and developing people to match the requirements of the organisation in addition to collaborations with institutes to build these resources,” she avers.
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Reference India Times

Motion-sensitive laptop developed

A motion-sensitive laptop which can be controlled much like a Nintendo Wii remote is under development. The tablet PC laptop has been adapted to respond to a user when moving the machine up or down, side to side, or forwards and backwards.

It is hoped the BT Balance system can help people with disabilities or the elderly, for whom using a keyboard or mouse can be difficult.

The technology is under development at BT’s research labs in Ipswich.

BT researcher David Chatting said: “We want to give people access to services in as simple a manner as possible.

“PCs are still very complicated. We are interested in the older user who is slightly fearful of this technology. The PC, monitor and mouse puts them off.”

He said the idea was to make using a computer as easy as using an Etch-A-Sketch toy.

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Reference : BBC News

Great inspiration from my Room…

Roof said: ….……….…………………….. Aim high
Fan said: …………………………………….. Be cool
Clock said: …….……….. Every min. is precious
Mirror said: …….………….Reflect before you act
Window said: ….……………………. See the world
Calendar said: ……..……..……….. Be up-to-date
Door said: ……….Push hard to achieve Ur goals

A black day in the history of US education

Hey Guys and gals….

The worst shooting rampage in US history, at a university in Virginia, leaves 33 people including a suspected gunman dead.

See the link bellow

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6560685.stm

(Reference : BBC News)

Vedio links:

Links removed… (sorry for that…) but can get other links from above BBC link…. 

All I can say about this insident :: please Pray for the departed….

Right Priorities in life ….

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 Hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar . . . and the coffee.

A professor stood before his Philosophy class and had
some items in front of him.

When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very
large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill
it with golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full.

They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and
poured them into the jar.

He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the
open areas between the golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full.

They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured
it into the jar.

Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

He asked once more if the jar was full.

The students responded with an unanimous “yes.”

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from
under the table and poured the entire contents into
the jar, effectively filling the empty space between
the sand.

The students laughed.

“Now,” said the professor, as the laughter subsided,
“I want you to recognize that this jar represents your
life.

“The golf balls are the important things – your God,
family, your children, your health, your friends, and
your favorite passions – things that if everything
else was lost and only they remained, your life would
still be full.

“The pebbles are the other things that matter like
your job, your house, and your car.

“The sand is everything else–the small stuff.

“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he
continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the
golf balls.

“The same goes for life.
“If you spend all your time and energy on the small
stuff, you will never have room for the things that
are important to you.

“Pay attention to the things that are critical to your
happiness.

Play with your children.

“Take time to get medical checkups.

“Take your partner out to dinner.

“Play another 18.

“There will always be time to clean the house and fix
the disposal.

“Take care of the golf balls first, the things that
really matter.

“Set your priorities.

“The rest is just sand.”

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what
the coffee represented.

The professor smiled. “I’m glad you asked.

“It just goes to show you that no matter how full your
life may seem,there’s always room for a cup of coffee
with a friend.”

Concern as net hits data limits

At the turn of the last millennium financial markets around the world realised that the valuations they were offering for companies whose business plans included the word internet were completely ridiculous and that there was no way most of them were ever going to make money.

The net’s backbone was built thanks to the dotcom buble

Share prices for those that had already floated collapsed; second round venture funding for start-ups disappeared, even for good ideas with a solid track record; and the angel investors took their money elsewhere.

Individual investors – the “day traders” who had sunk their savings into stocks that looked like they would grow forever – lost the most money, but pension funds, insurance companies and other big holders of shares also suffered. The companies, large and small, went under.

Who now remembers etoys.com or Online Publishing?

But the effect of the collapse was like a neutron bomb, a nuclear weapon that produces high doses of radiation but with a relatively small explosion, and the damage it did was limited.
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Off for blogging for several days/weeks…. :(

Hi friends,

I am off for blogging for several days/weeks….

Will back for it as soon as possible… Will mail you when I will be back…

Regards,

Mihir Shah

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