Technology firm acquires data center in Dayton area

Dayton Daily News

DAYTON — A local technology firm announced Monday, Aug. 2, that it has acquired a hardened data center facility in an undisclosed location in the Dayton metro region.

Stratacache officials, who boasts that their company is the “leading provider of scalable, high performance digital signage, content distribution and enterprise video acceleration technologies,” have invested $3.25 million into acquiring a 10,000 square foot data center, technology and software systems, according to Paula Polei, spokesperson for Stratacache.

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E-schools provide valuable option, say participants

Dayton Daily News

BEAVERCREEK — Doug and Linda Sellers grew disenchanted with traditional public education and wanted something that would meet the needs of all four of their children.

Their eldest son, Jared, was gifted but had grown bored with school.

Daughter Sarah had been bullied.

Joseph fell behind because of medical issues and youngest son, Matthew, hated school because, according to his father, he had been mislabeled as academically challenged when he was younger.

The parents said they found the answer in the Ohio Virtual Academy based near Toledo, which has seen its enrollment grow to about 8,400 students in nine years.

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T-Mobile improves wireless speeds in Ohio cities

InformationWeek SMB

T-Mobile has been rolling out HSPA+ to markets aggressively this year. T-Mobile says that 16 devices in its portfolio can "benefit" from the HSPA+ network, though T-Mobile has yet to announce any full HSPA+ capable handsets.

The lastest batch of cities to gain access to the improved wireless speeds include: Austin, El Paso, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Waco, Texas; Baltimore, Md.; Baton Rouge and Lafayette, La.; Birmingham, Al.; Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton, Ohio; Ft. Lauderdale and Jacksonville, Fla.; Greenville, S.C.; Honolulu, Hi.; Indianapolis, Ind.; St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo.; Milwaukee, Wi.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Portland, Ore.; and Wichita, Kan.

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