BellSouth to expand wireless broadband service
Atlanta-based BellSouth Corp. will soon provide wireless
broadband service in five new markets.
The telecommunications
company said it will expand the high-speed wireless Internet service
into parts of Albany, Ga.; Melbourne, Fla.; Chattanooga, Tenn.;
Greenville, Miss.; and Charleston, S.C., in the third quarter of
2006.
BellSouth was the first major telecom provider to
commercially launch wireless broadband using pre-WiMAX technology. The
company initially deployed the service in August 2005 in Athens, Ga.
BellSouth also offers wireless broadband service in Palatka, Fla.; New
Orleans, La.; Gulfport, Miss.; and DeLand, Fla.
Dorian
upgrades Event Analyst
Atlanta-based Dorian Software
Creations Inc. released Event Analyst 5, the latest version of its event
log reporting tool.
Version 5 includes comma-delimited reporting,
direct reporting, new custom report designer, friendly event id
definitions for custom reports, new reports, condensed versions of
selected reports, faster report generation, report link e-mailing, and
filter name inclusion in report filenames.
DIS to be
sold
Atlanta-based Charys Holding Co. plans to buy Digital
Integration Systems Inc. (DIS) for an undisclosed price.
DIS is a
new company that provides residential satellite and cable service
installation, and the sale and installation of technology and structured
wiring in newly constructed homes.
Charys serves the integrated
infrastructure services segment. Its subsidiaries include Viasys
Services Inc., Personnel Resources of Georgia Inc. and Crochet & Borel
Services Inc. In June, Charys bought Digital Communications Services
Inc.
Gaming to generate $60 billion by 2011
According to a report by BCC Research, the value of worldwide
shipments of the electronic gaming industry has reached nearly $36.5
billion in 2006. Shipments are projected to grow in value at a 10.5
percent average annual growth rate to reach almost $60 billion by 2011.
Games and software control the largest share of the total gaming
market. Worth more than $20.7 billion in 2006, this industry will grow
sharply to $33.6 billion in 2011. Gaming products command the second
largest share of the market, worth $13.9 billion in 2006, growing to
$22.1 billion 2011. Equipment and services, although the most
specialized sector of the industry, will be the fastest growing sector
of the market, reaching almost $2 billion by the end of 2006. It will
reach $4.3 billion in 2011.
DMX to occupy Tech Center
space
First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. signed a new
22,800-square-foot lease with DMX at the Peachtree Corners Tech Center
in Atlanta for FirstCal 2.
FirstCal2 is a joint venture between
First Industrial and the California State Teachers Retirement System.
DMX designs music, audio messaging and visual content for
businesses.
IT workers generally happy with salaries
Compared to the general work force, IT workers are more
satisfied with their compensation. In fact, nearly four out of five (78
percent) of them are very or somewhat satisfied with their cash and
benefits, compared to 72 percent of all workers.
The findings
come from Hudson's Transforming Pay Plans: 2006 Compensation and
Benefits Report, which surveyed 10,000 workers across all sectors,
examining employee attitudes about traditional and non-traditional pay
and benefit programs.
IT professionals also anticipate making more
money in 2006 than in 2005--57 percent indicate they will earn more.
Only 41 percent of overall workforce believes that to be the case. Also,
almost half (46 percent) of the IT work force received a raise within
the last six months, compared to 33 percent of all respondents. When it
comes to those raises, 47 percent of IT workers' raises are based on
their performance, while that is the case for only 35 percent of all
workers.
Buff is new Nebo Web creative director
Atlanta-based NeboWeb, an interactive marketing company,
hired Jason Buff, an 11-year graphic design veteran, as its new creative
director.
Prior to joining NeboWeb, Buff was the creative
director at Web design company Orotech.
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