[WISPA] Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo

2008-02-01 Thread Mike Hammett
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08/02-01CorpNewsPR.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08/02-01CorpNewsMA.mspx

Microsoft Proposes Acquisition of Yahoo! for $31 per Share
Transaction valued at approximately $44.6 billion in cash and stock; provides 
62 percent premium to current trading price for Yahoo! shareholders; combined 
entity to create a more competitive company, providing superior value to 
shareholders, better choice and innovation for customers and partners
 
REDMOND, Wash. - Feb. 1, 2008 - Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) today announced 
that it has made a proposal to the Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) Board of Directors 
to acquire all the outstanding shares of Yahoo! common stock for per share 
consideration of $31 representing a total equity value of approximately $44.6 
billion. Microsoft's proposal would allow the Yahoo! shareholders to elect to 
receive cash or a fixed number of shares of Microsoft common stock, with the 
total consideration payable to Yahoo! shareholders consisting of one-half cash 
and one-half Microsoft common stock. The offer represents a 62 percent premium 
above the closing price of Yahoo! common stock on Jan. 31, 2008. 

We have great respect for Yahoo!, and together we can offer an increasingly 
exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers and advertisers while 
becoming better positioned to compete in the online services market, said 
Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of Microsoft. We believe our 
combination will deliver superior value to our respective shareholders and 
better choice and innovation to our customers and industry partners. 

Our lives, our businesses, and even our society have been progressively 
transformed by the Web, and Yahoo! has played a pioneering role by building 
compelling, high-scale services and infrastructure, said Ray Ozzie, chief 
software architect at Microsoft. The combination of these two great teams 
would enable us to jointly deliver a broad range of new experiences to our 
customers that neither of us would have achieved on our own.

The online advertising market is growing at a very fast pace, from over $40 
billion in 2007 to nearly $80 billion by 2010. The resulting benefits of scale 
along with the associated capital costs for advertising platform providers make 
this a time of industry consolidation and convergence. Today this market is 
increasingly dominated by one player. Together, Microsoft and Yahoo! can offer 
a competitive choice while better fulfilling the needs of customers and 
partners.

The combined assets and strong services focus of these two companies will 
enable us to achieve scale economics while reaching RD critical mass to 
deliver innovation breakthroughs, said Kevin Johnson, president of the 
Platforms  Services Division of Microsoft. The industry will be well served 
by having more than one strong player, offering more value and real choice to 
advertisers, publishers and consumers. 

The combination will create a more efficient company with synergies in four 
areas: scale economics driven by audience critical mass and increased value for 
advertisers; combined engineering talent to accelerate innovation; operational 
efficiencies through elimination of redundant cost; and the ability to innovate 
in emerging user experiences such as video and mobile. Microsoft believes these 
four areas will generate at least $1 billion in annual synergy for the combined 
entity. 

Microsoft has developed a plan and process that will include the employees of 
both companies to focus on the integration of the combined business. Microsoft 
intends to offer significant retention packages to Yahoo! engineers, key 
leaders and employees across all disciplines.

Microsoft believes this proposed combination would receive all necessary 
regulatory approvals and expects that the proposed transaction would be 
completed in the second half of calendar year 2008.

Microsoft is also committed to working closely with Yahoo! management and its 
Board of Directors as they, along with Yahoo! shareholders, evaluate this 
compelling proposal. 

Below is the text of the letter that Microsoft sent to Yahoo!'s Board of 
Directors:


January 31, 2008



Board of Directors
Yahoo! Inc.
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Attention: Roy Bostock, Chairman
Attention: Jerry Yang, Chief Executive Officer


Dear Members of the Board:

I am writing on behalf of the Board of Directors of Microsoft to make a 
proposal for a business combination of Microsoft and Yahoo!. Under our 
proposal, Microsoft would acquire all of the outstanding shares of Yahoo! 
common stock for per share consideration of $31 based on Microsoft's closing 
share price on January 31, 2008, payable in the form of $31 in cash or 0.9509 
of a share of Microsoft common stock. Microsoft would provide each Yahoo! 
shareholder with the ability to choose whether to receive the consideration in 
cash or Microsoft common stock, subject to 

Re: [WISPA] Small footprint $399 laptop

2008-02-01 Thread John Valenti
Ron,
One that is getting a lot of buzz currently is the Asus EEE.  Look at  
Newegg or Google for that.
-John

On February 1, at 12:11 PM February 1, Ron Wallace wrote:

 To All,
 about 6-8 weeks ago someone mentioned a 399 dollar notebook PC.  
 Does anyone know who was offering that and a URL, please.
 any help is much appreciated. Thanks to all.
 Ron Wallace
 Hahnron, Inc.




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[WISPA] Small footprint $399 laptop

2008-02-01 Thread Ron Wallace
To All,
about 6-8 weeks ago someone mentioned a 399 dollar notebook PC. Does anyone 
know who was offering that and a URL, please.
any help is much appreciated. Thanks to all.
Ron Wallace
Hahnron, Inc.
220 S. Jackson Dt.
Addison, MI 49220

Phone: (517)547-8410
Mobile: (517)605-4542
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [WISPA] Small footprint $399 laptop

2008-02-01 Thread Ron Wallace
That's it. Thanks John - 

-Original Message-
From: John Valenti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 1, 2008 12:18 PM
To: 'WISPA General List'
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Small footprint $399 laptop

Ron,
One that is getting a lot of buzz currently is the Asus EEE. Look at 
Newegg or Google for that.
-John

On February 1, at 12:11 PM February 1, Ron Wallace wrote:

 To All,
 about 6-8 weeks ago someone mentioned a 399 dollar notebook PC. 
 Does anyone know who was offering that and a URL, please.
 any help is much appreciated. Thanks to all.
 Ron Wallace
 Hahnron, Inc.




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Re: [WISPA] Small footprint $399 laptop

2008-02-01 Thread David E. Smith
Ron Wallace wrote:
 To All,
 about 6-8 weeks ago someone mentioned a 399 dollar notebook PC. Does anyone 
 know who was offering that and a URL, please.
 any help is much appreciated. Thanks to all.

If you were thinking some assembly required, the One Laptop Per Child 
was about that price, and probably insanely rugged for our use. However, 
the hardware specs were pretty low, and they're no longer for sale. And 
you'd have to fiddle with 'em to install a usable OS (for our purposes, 
the kid-friendly environment they ship with doesn't count).

I'm somewhat disappointed they haven't made a more serious effort to 
commercialize the OLPC gear, as selling a few of them for a profit would 
be an obvious way to fund the distribution of OLPCs to the impoverished 
markets they're ultimately trying to reach.


You may also be thinking of the Asus EEE (eeepc.asus.com). It's 
pocket-sized, with built-in Ethernet and wi-fi and can be persuaded to 
run Windows XP, but I'd hate to have to type on that teensy keyboard. I 
still want one, even though the last thing I need is another gadget to 
collect dust next to my Nokia 770 Internet Tablet...


Or maybe you're just thinking of cheap notebooks and not something 
specifically for WISP-use. Right now, a bottom-of-the-line, minimal 
features Dell Vostro 1000 is available for $399. It's no speed demon but 
would work well enough for most basic use, I imagine.

David Smith
MVN.net




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Re: [WISPA] Temporary Telescoping Mast

2008-02-01 Thread John Valenti
I just picked myself up off the floor ... pricing came back on the  
HurryUp mast:  $1750 list.  (this is from one of the Michigan dealers)
It looks very nice, but that seems excessive.

I looked at these last year, anyone see problems with this:
http://www.tmastco.com/TelepolePage.htm

Pricing is shown on the webpage (I always like that), about $115.

I would just be trying to hold a Lucaya M1208 at the top. They seem  
to imply you can add 10' via another pole, for a total height of 38'.



On January 31, at 11:09 PM January 31, Mike Hammett wrote:

 I certainly have access to those, but I was looking get a 50 foot  
 mast and
 was hoping there was a good solution for at least 30'.


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Re: [WISPA] Temporary Telescoping Mast

2008-02-01 Thread Dennis Burgess - LinkTechs.net
We started to do this.  Ended up stopping as everyone wanted to be that 30
foot higher, but when you built a 60 foot attached tower or 100 foot guyed,
it got expensive and then they did'ent want it. 

Better purchase, bucket truck.

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Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:09 PM
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Subject: Re: [WISPA] Temporary Telescoping Mast

I just picked myself up off the floor ... pricing came back on the  
HurryUp mast:  $1750 list.  (this is from one of the Michigan dealers)
It looks very nice, but that seems excessive.

I looked at these last year, anyone see problems with this:
http://www.tmastco.com/TelepolePage.htm

Pricing is shown on the webpage (I always like that), about $115.

I would just be trying to hold a Lucaya M1208 at the top. They seem  
to imply you can add 10' via another pole, for a total height of 38'.



On January 31, at 11:09 PM January 31, Mike Hammett wrote:

 I certainly have access to those, but I was looking get a 50 foot  
 mast and
 was hoping there was a good solution for at least 30'.


 --
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 Intelligent Computing Solutions
 http://www.ics-il.com





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Re: [WISPA] Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo

2008-02-01 Thread Frank Muto
History is repeating itself from 2000-'01, except we have the housing subprime 
financial issue instead of an Enron, MCI et al 
implosion.



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- Original Message - 
From: Mike Hammett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: WISPA List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 7:01 AM
Subject: [WISPA] Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo


 http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08/02-01CorpNewsPR.mspx
 http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08/02-01CorpNewsMA.mspx

 Microsoft Proposes Acquisition of Yahoo! for $31 per Share
 Transaction valued at approximately $44.6 billion in cash and stock; provides 
 62 percent premium to current trading price 
 for Yahoo! shareholders; combined entity to create a more competitive 
 company, providing superior value to shareholders, 
 better choice and innovation for customers and partners

 REDMOND, Wash. - Feb. 1, 2008 - Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) today announced 
 that it has made a proposal to the Yahoo! 
 Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) Board of Directors to acquire all the outstanding shares 
 of Yahoo! common stock for per share 
 consideration of $31 representing a total equity value of approximately $44.6 
 billion. Microsoft's proposal would allow the 
 Yahoo! shareholders to elect to receive cash or a fixed number of shares of 
 Microsoft common stock, with the total 
 consideration payable to Yahoo! shareholders consisting of one-half cash and 
 one-half Microsoft common stock. The offer 
 represents a 62 percent premium above the closing price of Yahoo! common 
 stock on Jan. 31, 2008.




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[WISPA] BGP

2008-02-01 Thread Matt
If one were to multihome/BGP a wisp primarily serving home users
between Cogent and another carrier like TWT or other where would the
majority of the traffic wind up flowing?  Just considering some
bandwidth options.

Matt



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Re: [WISPA] BGP

2008-02-01 Thread Justin S. Wilson
You can do bgp padding and other tricks. Part of it depends on if you are 
receiving full routes from your upstream or not.

If you need help with ARIN let me know and I can help.

Justin


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-Original Message-
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Subject: [WISPA] BGP

If one were to multihome/BGP a wisp primarily serving home users
between Cogent and another carrier like TWT or other where would the
majority of the traffic wind up flowing?  Just considering some
bandwidth options.

Matt



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Re: [WISPA] BGP

2008-02-01 Thread Mike Hammett
You have ultimate control over the traffic leaving your network.  You could 
have it all leave one carrier or balanced in some way.

You can influence the traffic coming in by AS prepending, but it's 
ultimately up to the other networks on the Internet as to how the data gets 
to you.

There are other things that I don't know much about.


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Subject: [WISPA] BGP


 If one were to multihome/BGP a wisp primarily serving home users
 between Cogent and another carrier like TWT or other where would the
 majority of the traffic wind up flowing?  Just considering some
 bandwidth options.

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Re: [WISPA] Temporary Telescoping Mast

2008-02-01 Thread Mike Hammett
If they have used a tripod and patio umbrella stands, could I do the same, 
but with an H50?  I can get an H50 for $86.


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From: John Valenti [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Temporary Telescoping Mast


I just picked myself up off the floor ... pricing came back on the
 HurryUp mast:  $1750 list.  (this is from one of the Michigan dealers)
 It looks very nice, but that seems excessive.

 I looked at these last year, anyone see problems with this:
 http://www.tmastco.com/TelepolePage.htm

 Pricing is shown on the webpage (I always like that), about $115.

 I would just be trying to hold a Lucaya M1208 at the top. They seem
 to imply you can add 10' via another pole, for a total height of 38'.



 On January 31, at 11:09 PM January 31, Mike Hammett wrote:

 I certainly have access to those, but I was looking get a 50 foot
 mast and
 was hoping there was a good solution for at least 30'.


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Re: [WISPA] Small footprint $399 laptop

2008-02-01 Thread Jeromie Reeves
I used to have a Fujitsu Lifebook, it ran win2k and had a eth port and
a touch screen. The screen was half height resolution (512x768 iirc).


On 2/1/08, David E. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Ron Wallace wrote:
  To All,
  about 6-8 weeks ago someone mentioned a 399 dollar notebook PC. Does anyone 
  know who was offering that and a URL, please.
  any help is much appreciated. Thanks to all.

 If you were thinking some assembly required, the One Laptop Per Child
 was about that price, and probably insanely rugged for our use. However,
 the hardware specs were pretty low, and they're no longer for sale. And
 you'd have to fiddle with 'em to install a usable OS (for our purposes,
 the kid-friendly environment they ship with doesn't count).

 I'm somewhat disappointed they haven't made a more serious effort to
 commercialize the OLPC gear, as selling a few of them for a profit would
 be an obvious way to fund the distribution of OLPCs to the impoverished
 markets they're ultimately trying to reach.


 You may also be thinking of the Asus EEE (eeepc.asus.com). It's
 pocket-sized, with built-in Ethernet and wi-fi and can be persuaded to
 run Windows XP, but I'd hate to have to type on that teensy keyboard. I
 still want one, even though the last thing I need is another gadget to
 collect dust next to my Nokia 770 Internet Tablet...


 Or maybe you're just thinking of cheap notebooks and not something
 specifically for WISP-use. Right now, a bottom-of-the-line, minimal
 features Dell Vostro 1000 is available for $399. It's no speed demon but
 would work well enough for most basic use, I imagine.

 David Smith
 MVN.net



 
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Re: [WISPA] Temporary Telescoping Mast

2008-02-01 Thread Mike Hammett
How tall are each of the sections in an H40 and H50?

I was thinking about using Rohn's 10' tripod to steady the mast while 
testing.  It appears the tripod can accommodate a 2 OD mast.  Perhaps 
fabricate some sort of base that I bolt the tripod to and hold the bottom of 
the mast for stability.  That base would also allow for some ballast.


--
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- Original Message - 
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Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 3:33 PM
Subject: [WISPA] Temporary Telescoping Mast


 I'm looking at getting a telescoping mast to check for signals.  It sure 
 would be nice to know just how high I have to go to get good signal vs. 
 knowing that 7' - 8' (where is as tall as I can hold the antenna) isn't 
 enough.

 If I'm next to a house, no big deal...  someone stands at the base (I 
 think I saw a steak mount) while someone else stands on the roof to 
 steady.  How would I steady it in the middle of nowhere...  i.e.: 
 checking to see how I could steady it when I'm checking signal in some 
 experiments\long term production use.

 I do have access to flatbed trailers I could guy to the pockets...  not 
 for transport, though, just stationary testing.


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Re: [WISPA] Small footprint $399 laptop

2008-02-01 Thread Kurt Fankhauser
Get a Panasonic toughbook, seen a video on youtube of them driving cars
over them and even trying to blow one up with dynamite.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YClt8Pq_rjs

They've gotten mutch cheaper over the past 6 months since they released
the new Dual Core mobile's. I bought a used CF-29 with Centrino for
around $700 on ebay and it looks mint, 6 hour battery and daylight
readable screens. I take it up on 150' towers when I line up 3 foot
dishes. Just carabiner the carry handle to my harness and go.

Kurt Fankhauser
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Bucyrus, OH 44820
419-562-6405
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-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of David E. Smith
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:58 PM
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Subject: Re: [WISPA] Small footprint $399 laptop

Ron Wallace wrote:
 To All,
 about 6-8 weeks ago someone mentioned a 399 dollar notebook PC. Does
anyone know who was offering that and a URL, please.
 any help is much appreciated. Thanks to all.

If you were thinking some assembly required, the One Laptop Per Child 
was about that price, and probably insanely rugged for our use. However,

the hardware specs were pretty low, and they're no longer for sale. And 
you'd have to fiddle with 'em to install a usable OS (for our purposes, 
the kid-friendly environment they ship with doesn't count).

I'm somewhat disappointed they haven't made a more serious effort to 
commercialize the OLPC gear, as selling a few of them for a profit would

be an obvious way to fund the distribution of OLPCs to the impoverished 
markets they're ultimately trying to reach.


You may also be thinking of the Asus EEE (eeepc.asus.com). It's 
pocket-sized, with built-in Ethernet and wi-fi and can be persuaded to 
run Windows XP, but I'd hate to have to type on that teensy keyboard. I 
still want one, even though the last thing I need is another gadget to 
collect dust next to my Nokia 770 Internet Tablet...


Or maybe you're just thinking of cheap notebooks and not something 
specifically for WISP-use. Right now, a bottom-of-the-line, minimal 
features Dell Vostro 1000 is available for $399. It's no speed demon but

would work well enough for most basic use, I imagine.

David Smith
MVN.net





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[WISPA] FCC Puts Rural Broadband On The Front Burner

2008-02-01 Thread Frank Muto
Earlier today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced two new 
joint initiatives to push the continued buildout of U.S. rural broadband 
networks.

First, the two are launching an online resource for those in rural America 
looking to bring the benefits of broadband 
services to their communities. As such, the Broadband Opportunities for Rural 
America Web site 
(http://wireless.fcc.gov/outreach/ruralbroadband) offers the expertise and 
resources of the FCC and USDA in a single, 
easily-accessible location and user-friendly format.

The new site also provides information on the different technology platforms 
that can be used to provide broadband service, 
how to access spectrum necessary for delivery of wireless broadband services, 
government funding for broadband services, 
relevant FCC and USDA proceedings and initiatives, and data on broadband 
deployment. In addition, there are instructions on 
how to locate companies already licensed to provide wireless services in or 
near specific rural communities as well as links 
to other government and private resources related to encouraging broadband 
opportunities in rural America.

In addition, the FCC and the USDA plan to conduct four educational workshops 
focused on rural broadband during the course of 
this year. In these forums, communities and organizations in rural America will 
be able to learn about the resources, 
programs, and policies of the FCC and USDA regarding broadband technology.

Topics will include:
The different technology platforms used to provide broadband services,
USDA funding for broadband deployment,
the FCC's Rural Health Care Pilot program, and
wireless spectrum access.

Participating communities and organizations also will be encouraged to share 
their experiences about broadband deployment in 
rural and hard-to-reach areas.
The workshops, held in each of the four regions of the country - 
Northeast/Mid-Atlantic, South/Midwest, Central, and West - 
are set for the following places and dates: Blacksburg, Va. (April 30); 
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Re: [WISPA] Small footprint $399 laptop

2008-02-01 Thread Calvin Owens
Ron, Asus EPCees are running from 250 -400 but I have only seen open source
versions. Not sure how quick/stable they'd be if you needed Win tho.
Calvin

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To All,
about 6-8 weeks ago someone mentioned a 399 dollar notebook PC. Does anyone
know who was offering that and a URL, please.
any help is much appreciated. Thanks to all.
Ron Wallace
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