Twelve African energy, mining and industry ministers confirm attendance at the Africa Energy Forum in Barcelona in June Barcelona, Spain -- May 17, 2013-- A recent report from the World Bank indicated that the GDP of a third of African countries grew by at least 6% last year, despite the estimate that power outages cost African economies on average around 2% pa of their GDP. African Ministers, heads of utilities, regulators and international energy companies will address this and other pressing issues concerning Africa?s power sector at the Africa Energy Forum in Barcelona, 18-20 June. Over 800 delegates are expected to attend this international investment Forum for Africa?s power industry to compete for partnerships and deals. ...Read More »

Opportunities in Iraq's oil and gas industry discussed at Iraq Energy in Abu Dhabi next week Abu Dhabi, UAE -- May 16, 2013-- The UAE Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, H.H. Sheikh Nahayan bin Mabarak Al Nahayan, will deliver the opening keynote address at the upcoming Iraq Energy 2013/2014: Business and Investment Opportunities in Iraq's Oil and Gas Sectors conference in Abu Dhabi's Sofitel Hotel on 22-23 May. ...Read More »

Belkin Releases Secure KM Switch for Seamless Switching between Multiple Monitors and Networks -- May 15, 2013-- Belkin, a trusted leader of technology solutions for office, classroom, IT infrastructure, and mobile environments, today announced the release of its Advanced Secure KM (Keyboard/Mouse) Switch and its Advanced 8 & 16-port Secure DVI-I KVM (Keyboard/Video/Mouse) Switches. ...Read More »

Westinghouse Lighting Avoids $50,000 Backup Appliance Cost With Zetta.net Backup and Recovery -- May 14, 2013-- Zetta.net today announced that Westinghouse Lighting has selected Zetta.net's cloud server backup and disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) solution to optimize its backup and recovery processes. ...Read More »

Avid Speeding Into The May Editors' Lounge With Accelerated Workflows -- May 13, 2013-- Attendees will have the chance to get an up-close look at all the new features and latest gear from Avid. ...Read More »

City of Cape Town to share its water and sanitation vision and showcase facilities during African Utility Week Cape Town, South Africa -- May 10, 2013-- The City of Cape Town will showcase its world class water and sanitation facilities and share its strategic plans for the future of the City's water services during next week's African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa conference and exhibition. As host city to this annual event, the City of Cape Town will welcome some 5000 power and water professionals to the CTICC from 14-15 May. ...Read More »

Practical solutions to energy challenges for industry at African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa Cape Town, South Africa -- May 09, 2013-- "The operative word this year is definitely ?practical' and there simply is no substitute for onsite experience", says a very excited African Utility Week event director Russell Hughes. "I want to invite our expo visitors to come and get their hands dirty while earning some valuable CPD points ? overalls are optional!" ...Read More »

Zetta.net Backup and Recovery Chosen by AlwaysOn as an OnDemand 100 Winner -- May 08, 2013-- Zetta.net, provider of enterprise cloud backup and disaster recovery, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the OnDemand Top 100 winners. ...Read More »

Leading Analyst Firm Identifies Gridstore as Optimized Storage Solution -- May 08, 2013-- GridstoreTM, the leading provider of optimized storage for the modern data center, today announced that it has been featured in the recent Storage Switzerland article, written by Lead Analyst George Crump, "Why VMware Disk Backup is Broken." ...Read More »

Belkin Unveils Echo Sensor Technology for Intelligent Use of Water, Energy and Natural Gas Resources -- May 08, 2013-- Belkin, a trusted leader of technology solutions for office, classroom, IT infrastructure, and mobile environments, today introduced Echo, an advanced sensor technology system for buildings that analyzes the use of water, electricity and natural gas to reduce waste. ...Read More »