Developments

Global Consortium to Construct New Cable System Linking US and Japan to Meet Increasing Bandwidth Demands
Construction Underway to Build 10,000 km Linear Cable System with a Capacity of up to 7.68 Tbps to Enhance Trans-Pacific Connectivity - Last update: 6:30 p.m. EST Feb. 25, 2008
TOKYO, Feb 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- A consortium of six international companies announced they have executed agreements to build a high-bandwidth subsea fiber optic cable linking the United States and Japan. The construction of the new Trans-Pacific infrastructure will cost an estimated US$300 million.
The new cable system -- named Unity -- will address broadband demand by providing much needed capacity to sustain the unprecedented growth in data and Internet traffic between Asia and the United States. Unity is expected to initially increase Trans-Pacific lit cable capacity by about 20 percent, with the potential to add up to 7.68 Terabits per second (Tbps) of bandwidth across the Pacific.
According to the TeleGeography Global Bandwidth Report, 2007, Trans-Pacific bandwidth demand has grown at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 63.7 percent between 2002 and 2007. It is expected to continue to grow strongly from 2008 to 2013, with total demand for capacity doubling roughly every two years.

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Touchpoint Gallery Lets Users Add a New Dimension to Online Scrapbook and Digital Photo Viewing Experience
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Touchpoint Studios Inc. launches the Touchpoint Design Collection and Windows Vista support.
Toronto, ON (PRWEB) September 26, 2007 -- Touchpoint Studios Inc. today announces the launch of the Touchpoint Design Collection, available with the new release of Touchpoint Gallery, the only software solution that enables users to bring together digital photos from multiple sources and showcase them in a uniquely creative way.
Users of Touchpoint Gallery and the Touchpoint Design Collection can choose from a growing collection of 2D and 3D animated graphic designs that greatly enhance the digital photo viewing experience. Digital photo enthusiasts can fill the pages of an elegant animated photo album, or exhibit their collections on the walls of a virtual art gallery. Floral Scrapbook, a new addition to the Touchpoint Design Collection, let's users enjoy their photos displayed in a playfully animated scrapbook.