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DEEZER.COM LAUNCHES THE FIRST FREE AND LEGAL MUSIC ON DEMAND WEBSITE

After SACEM closed down Blogmusik.net in February 2007, the site, which is now called Deezer.com, has announced that an agreement has been reached with the societies that protect
copyright royalties.

Deezer.com is now the first global website for music on demand with no restrictions: listening to all kinds of music is now free, unlimited, legal and accessible to all Internet users via a Web browser. At a time where most Internet users access music in a non-paying and illegal manner, a practice against which professionals and artists are legitimately fighting a never-ending battle, Deezer.com has announced a long-awaited revolution.

The site, which was created in France and is available in 16 different languages, is already successful on an international level with hundreds of thousands of members in different countries. Thanks to the agreement with SACEM, Deezer.com has become the only site to offer Internet users a non-paying solution whilst still remunerating those involved in the creation of the music (artists, record companies etc.) through the advertising revenues generated.

In allowing Deezer.com to offer this kind of distribution, SACEM and SESAM have shown that they are aware of the need to adapt to an ever-changing world. Deezer.com offers thousands of different tracks, of all styles, all accessible via a simple and userfriendly interface. Users can also manage their own musical universe by creating their own playlists, and can freely share their lists of tracks with other users.

Deezer.com is already in talks with major music labels and the SPPF (Society for the Management of Independent Producers’ Rights), and will soon be announcing that new agreements have been reached.

ABOUT DEEZER.COM:
Deezer.com (formerly Blogmusik.net) is the first website for music on request that is free, unlimited and legal. The site was created in France in June 2006 by Daniel Marhely and Jonathan Benassaya, and has been translated into 16 languages. Deezer.com offers all kinds of musical styles through hundreds of thousands of different tracks, and adds to its catalogue on a daily basis.

Source: deezer.com

Samsung’s 50nm-class, 1Gb DDR2 Memory Validated to Support Intel-based Platforms

Seoul, Korea – July 19, 2007: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced today that its 50 nanometer (nm)-class DDR2 (double data rate) DRAM – the industry’s most advanced DRAM (dynamic random access memory) – has been certified by Intel Corporation to work with Intel’s existing and next-generation chipsets at speeds of 800 megabits per second (Mbps). Samsung’s 1Gb DDR2 DRAM that uses the 50nm-class process technology was developed in October 2006. No other company has yet developed similar process technology for DDR2. Processing 1Gb DDR2 DRAMs in the 50nm range doubles the productivity of a 1Gb DDR2 DRAM fabricated using 80nm process technology, while improving production efficiency by 50% over DRAM produced using the 60nm fabrication process. As the use of Windows Vista-based PCs is expected to grow significantly in the enterprise markets during the second half of this year, demand for higher-capacity main memory should increase proportionately. The market is expected to shift from 512Mb DRAM to 1Gb DRAM memory and set manufacturers will transition from DDR2 to DDR3 beginning in late 2007. Samsung’s 50nm-class DRAM processing technology, now validated by Intel, will be used in mass producing DDR2 beginning the first half of next year, as well as other next-generation DRAM memory, including DDR3, GDDR4 and GDDR5, plus the latest mobile DRAM. Intel validated Samsung’s 60nm-class chip design technology last March. Samsung was the first to begin mass production at the 60nm-class earlier this year and will be the first to start mass producing in the 50nm range next year. Other companies are still employing the 60nm, 70nm or 80nm design rule.

Source: samsung.com

Solar power: the next generation

When it comes to energy, it’s easy to be a sun worshipper. Solar power converts the sun’s abundant rays into quiet, emission-free energy. Those are compelling qualities in a world of booming energy demand, anxiety over fossil fuel supplies and environmental concerns.

But solar is still too expensive to be a viable widespread electricity source. So Shell’s research focuses on one major goal: driving down cost.

Shell has pioneered CIS (copper indium diselenide), a new generation of solar technology. Copper, indium and selenium particles are coated onto a glass sheet in layers 20 times thinner than a human hair, and are heated to form a compound that converts the power of the sun into electricity for consumers.

CIS solar modules use 100 times less raw material in the electricity-producing layer than their crystalline silicon counterparts. Lower material and manufacturing costs mean the CIS modules promise to be cheaper in high-volume production. They have a smooth black exterior, which makes them particularly suitable for integration into walls and roofs of buildings.

The biggest European application to date is in Wales, a striking 85-kilowatt installation that forms an entire side of an innovation and business centre. Shell and leading glass-maker Saint Gobain have formed a joint venture for largescale production and commercialisation of CIS solar technology.

Source: shell.com