This week's Dispatch looks at Sun Microsystems' new Blackbox, "a data center on wheels." It's an out-of-the-box idea all right, but how in-the-pocket will its solutions prove to be for the data center industry?

Drive-by Data Boxing: Pre-packaged in a shipping container, the Blackbox is made to move.

This week's SiteNet Dispatch brings you new and exclusive stories from the new July 2007 issue of Site Selection, including:

• Editorial Profile – Oberbruch Industry Park (Heinsberg, Germany): "Energy for Success"
• World Reports: "Fiber Firms Form India JV, Announce Plant Near Mumbai"
• Site Selection and NAI's North American Industrial Location Index
• Oregon Spotlight: "Industrial Tight Rope" (Expanded Web Edition of our interview with Gov. Ted Kulongoski)
• Universities and Economic Development: "Postcards from School" (Expanded Web Edition)

Long-Time Lessons: Becton, Dickinson and Co.'s new operation at the 55,000- sq.-ft. (4,950-sq.-m.) Denby Building in the UK's Oxford Science Park is the latest development in the New Jersey company's longstanding relationship with Oxford University.

• July 21 - 24, 2007 The BOMA Congress and The Office Building Show, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY


• August 1 - 4, 2007 American Chamber of Commerce Executives Convention, Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, CA


• August 3 - 5, 2007 China Trade Fair, China World Exhibition Hall, Beijing, China
  Sponsored by:


• August 3 - 5, 2007 AsiaPropertyShow2007, Singapore Expo, Singapore


• August 8 - 10, 2007 Maquiladora Industry Conference, El Paso Marriott Hotel, El Paso, TX


• September 6 - 7, 2007 Work Smart for Your Company's Workforce, Brown Hotel, Louisville, KY


• September 15 - 18, 2007 Economic Developers Association of Canada National Conference, Delta Bessborough Hotel, Saskatoon, Canada


• September 16 - 19, 2007 IEDC 2007 Annual Conference, The Westin Kierland, Phoenix, AZ
  Sponsored by:


• September 16 - 20, 2007 11th Annual Shared Services Summit West, Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, NV


• September 17 - 18, 2007 Associated Owners & Developers (AOD) National Conference, Hamilton Crowne Plaza, Washington, DC


• September 19 - 20, 2007 Manufacturing and Logistics Symposium, Laredo, TX


• September 26, 2007 EDA/IEDC/NARC Denver/Chicago Regional Symposium, Kansas City, MO


• September 30 - October 3, 2007 Canadian Wind Energy Association Annual Conference, Québec City Convention Centre, Québec City, Canada


• October 6 - 10, 2007 IAMC Professional Forum, Hyatt Regency Union Station, St. Louis, MO
  Sponsored by:


• October 8 - 10, 2007 Expo Real, Munich International Trade Fair, Munich, Germany
  Sponsored by:

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