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Skype is so yesterday: VoxOx pulls together remote voice, messaging, faxing, file sharing, texting, conferencing and instant translation all in one set of services. Some of it is free; some is not; but all of it should make IT blanch at one more complication to log, archive and control. VoxOx.com Your Cell On Lockdown: How much vital confidential data do you push through your cellphone, your BB or your iPhone? Ever lose your device and worry? Ever wonder where it's been? Ever forget your password? According to Apple Insider, Apple understands and has invented a means to embed biometric sensors in the iPhone for immediate recognition of you, the rightful owner, by fingerprint, retinal pattern or facial structure recognition without your having to wait for a scan. - Green Winds Blow: Under pressure to make your facilities green? Wind and solar are almost there. Coordinate it with Green rain collection tchnology, and you look a lot better. There are several vertically axis wind turbines (VAWT) (See this Ecobusiness site.) which approach the power needs, equipment footprints and "ecosystem" considerations of noise, visual appearance, visual field disturbance and bird chop for a small facility, even above the urban forest, or make distributed energy make sense for a remote facility. These go beyond the pitiful 500 watts and 1.2-1.5 kilowatts technology which has been batted around for the past decade and beyond 10 kilowatts to promise 50 and 100 kilowatt models,as from Everwind in Ontario. They shut off in high wind, begin to cruise on low wind and could actually make a difference. Quiet Revolution's Qr5 manufactured in the UK can produce up to 10,000 kWh but its Qr12 in development stages will produce around 50,000 kwh. Regenedyne is developing an industrial class turbine, the MagLev, anticipated to replace standard wind farms with one central device on a kilometer of land. VAWT's are expensive and you need to look at the warranties.
 USEFUL READING
Boards of Directors: Directors often ask me for a quick read on the duties, liabilities and environment of boards of directors. There are two, one which you can read in an evening on the deck or on the terrace and is now a bit out of date (ABA), and one which you can use as an ongoing reference (Lipman) for the tricky situations you find. Corporate Director's Guidebook, Fifth Edition, American Bar Association, August 2007 Product Code 5070576, ISBN 1-59031-850-1. Corporate Governance Best Practices, Frederick D. Lipman, L. Keith Lipman, John Wiley & Sons, 2006. ISBN 0470043792, 9780470043790.
Technology: There is no better source than InformationWeek, online and in print, for keeping up with developments in information technology. In a really cool feature, you can install a shortcut on your BlackBerry which will enable you to browse news about technology, security and software while you're waiting on line at Starbucks or waiting for the conference to begin.
Sigrid Caroline Schroder (877) 462-4035 Unlike other advisors, large and small, I don't slide you off on staff or a network. Who you meet is who you get. What Can I Do For You? Clarity at the Highest Levels® Critical Guidance Corner Office Confidence® See Around Corners Reconnaissance Relativity & Revival® Develop Your Model Clear Counsel® Special Notes for Counsel I SPOT WHAT OTHER EXPERTS MISS..... Risk & Opportunity ©RadiantByte.iStockPhoto   ©NewDawnSingers.iStockPhoto
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