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Chairman, GDS International
Sales and the 'Talent Magnet'
A lot is written about being a ‘Talent Magnet’, either as a company, or as President. It’s all good practice – listen, mentor, reward, provide clear goals and career maps. Good practice for the employer, but what about the employee?26 May 2011
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Latest News
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Macquarie NexGen Global Infrastructure C...
NexGen Financial Limited Partnership ("NexGen") announced today that it is proposing separate meetings of the Class A and Class B shareholders of Macquarie NexGen Global...Read more
01/19/2011 16:34
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Spain Opens New High-Speed Rail, Now Bes...
Spain is joining the ranks of several other countries by laying more high-speed capable track, paving the way for reduced travel time and improved infrastructure.Read more
01/05/2011 15:19
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California's High-Speed Rail Network
Below is a video outlining California’s potential high-speed rail network (HSR), which, if everything goes to plan, will begin construction in 2012, with the main line, linking...Read more
12/10/2010 08:54
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Beijing to Shanghai in 5 Hours? New Trai...
China's newest record-breaking high-speed train hit a record 312 miles-per-hour in a test run last week, breaking the previous speed record for an unmodified train.Read more
12/08/2010 13:41
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Electric Cars Could Paralyse Utilities Grid
America’s antiquated grid is likely to come under enormous strain when the first wave of mass-market electric cars go on sale next month, according to the Associated Press.Read more
12/03/2010 11:17
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Smartphones Will be a Digital Wallet
Smartphones are slowly replacing traditional dial and text mobile phones, and as they do they gradually change the face of IT and telecoms infrastructure. Soon mobile phones...Read more
11/25/2010 14:31
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Editor’s Choice
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Leading Shale Gas Producers Discuss Water Manag...
With the boom in shale gas drilling across the US prompting ecological concerns over the impact of hydraulic fracturing on local water supplies there is now an urgent demand for...Read more -
Smart cities: Paving the way
As urban populations continue to grow at an unstable speed in inefficient contexts, smart cities are being looked up to as the saviour of next generation infrastructure – but...Read more -
London calling
Matt Kitson of British engineers Hilson Moran talks about his revolutionary vision for designing the communities of the futureRead more -
Deadly skies
With ash clouds, terrorist threats, environmental concerns and recession, it’s been a tough year for the airline industry. Gunther Matschnigg, Senior Vice President of Safety,...Read more -
Protect and save
As events of the past couple of years have unfortunately shown, disasters and emergencies can – and inevitably do – show their faces time and time again. Fortunately, there are...Read more -
Fading fast
Why failing water infrastructure and can no longer afford to be forgotten.Read more
Readers’ Choice
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Reuse: Where Is It Headed?
Throughout the years, I have been asked where our nation is headed in regards to replenishing our water supply, especially given our seemingly shifting weather patterns leading...Read more -
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The Future of Traffic Data
Michael Ostrom, CEO of Mygistics, Inc., reveals how advancements in traffic modeling will improve personal and commercial travel.Read more -
Fundamentals of a Robust Mass Communicat...
By Siemens. Layered communications and network redundancy are essential when implementing a mass notification system. Using both techniques increases the probability that all...Read more -
Emergence of IP in Mass Notification App...
By Advanced Fire Systems, Inc. The fire and security industries have had a long history of applying available technologies and putting them to good use in solving the many...Read more -
Ready to Report?
Jay Stinson of Intergraph Corporation explains how ARRA is putting the spotlight on asset management accountability.Read more
Executive Interviews
Modernizing the energy grid
Ryan Keefe reveals how T-Mobile is creatively partnering with utilities to improve smart grid systems.
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Connecting the anywhere, anytime enterprise
Jeff Newman discusses how Enfora is focusing on a systems and solutions approach to connecting remote assets to the enterprise.
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How enterprise content management is making a d...
Philip Cleghorn reveals how enterprise content management addresses some of the current challenges for the utilities industry.
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