·         Brandon – Exit 406, I-90

·         Fort Sisseton State Historical Park

·         Kennebec – Prairie Dust Bar, Hot Rods Steak House, Halvorson Oil & Repair, Gerry’s Budget Host, Kings Inn

·         Lewis & Clark Recreation Area

·         Oahe Campground – (seasonal)

·          Pierre – South Dakota Retailers Association and surrounding area (near Capitol)

·          Presho – Prairie Post Gas Station, New Frontier RV Park, Lyman County Historical Museum, Hutch’s Cafe & Lounge,

           Hutch’s Motel, Presho Oil, Coachlight Inn, Tony’s Custom Repair, and Farm Bureau Insurance

·          Peever – Buck’s C-Store

·          Salem – Ampride, Home Motel, Cookie Jar Cafe & Pizzeria, and T & C’s Pit Stop

·          West Bend Recreation Area –  (seasonal)

We wish you safe travels this summer, and we hope to connect with you on one or more of our ten high speed wireless internet hot spots.

In today’s technologically-advanced world, telecommuting is playing a large role in the marketplace. In fact, a recent study found that “24% of rural businesses and 35% of non-rural businesses currently allow employees to telework or telecommute”, and “nationally, 2.4 million U.S. business establishments, out of approximately 7.4 million total businesses, allow employees to telework.”

The ability for employees to connect anywhere with an Internet connection helps to facilitate communication in a business. With SDN Session Communication Suite, employees only need a computer, a headset (or phone) and a web cam, if desired. With this minimal equipment, they can conduct business as if in the office from any location in the world. All they need is an Internet connection. This is a great service for telecommuters and road warriors.

SDN Session also includes advanced call routing features that allow employees to designate alternate phone numbers for call forwarding or simultaneous ring. Voicemails can be sent directly to a designated email account to be listened to at any time.

With broadband-speed, taking phone calls from anywhere and videochat, SDN makes telecommuting easier for your business than ever before.

So scientists have decided to get nature involved.  Scientists at the University of Leeds in the UK and at Japan's Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology are using a special form of bacterium to test their theory. The microorganisms - Magnetospirillum magneticum -  naturally create tiny magnetic crystals when they ingest iron. These magnets are similar to those found in PC hard drives.

 In addition to production, scientists are also studying the way the bacteria align and organize the nano-magnets. Studying "nature's machines" has provided a more streamlined method for future electronics advancement.

These scientists are also using living organisms to create nano-scale tubes. Like a cell membrane, these tubes would be capable of transferring information inside a computer.

Just think - in a few years, your computer could be built by bacteria and wired together by cell membranes. The changing pace of technology is amazing.

The fact that so many businesses recognize the need for additional data center space isn't surprising. What is surprising is the number of companies that are turning to third parties for the expansion project. According to the study, "78% of respondents with expansion plans said they intend to use a partner - such as a wholesale data center provider or a design/build partner - for one or all of their projects."

In 2011, SDN completed its 25,000 square-foot data center north of Sioux Falls. One of the original goals for the state-of-the-art building was to serve as a second site/disaster recovery location for SDN. However, the building also serves as a co-location facility and third-party space provider (tenant space). Expansion to a final building size of 100,000 square feet offers plenty of rental opportunities for those businesses that require space of 15,000 square feet or more.

If your business is looking for a state-of-the-art facility with ready-made suites, contact SDN today.

It all starts with 'why'. Why do SDN's customers continue to do business with us? And why do we consistently get rated at or above 90% in customer satisfaction? It's because of our Uptime. It's our commitment to bringing customers the newest technology and the best service to keep your network connected....so you have the peace of mind to disconnect. Our Uptime makes a difference to you and your business.

SDN Communications is actively helping recruit future students to MTI’s program because it’s the future of our workforce. Yesterday, KELOLAND TV featured our partnership on the 10pm news.  Almost $800,000 of the $20 million federal stimulus grant awarded to SDN is going to pay for lab equipment at MTI so students can get relevant, hands-on experience, which will lead them into good jobs – a goal of the stimulus effort.

Twenty percent of SDN’s workforce graduated from MTI. We anticipate more coming from there. In fact, KELO’s Ben Dunsmoor interviewed student Travis Williamson. He’s coming to work at SDN next month.

Click here to see the story

http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?Id=130518

While laptops and other mobile devices have allowed for improvements in service and provided a new level of efficiency, they have also lead to a new level of security vulnerability. The survey shows that 27% of respondents had at least one security breach in the past year (up from 19% in 2010).

Most healthcare organizations are now taking additional steps to protect themselves against the threats posed by the ever-changing technology. Other industries will soon follow suit in order to comply with industry-specific regulations. SDN can help protect your network from attack - 24x7x365. Click here to find out more.

If your business is interested in traversing this network, SDN Communications' Wholesale/Carrier Division can get you across the Upper Great Plains.

And if you're in the Wholesale/Carrier industry, I'm sure you'll be attending CompTel, which is a huge collection of people and businesses (this year it's in San Francisco) that come together to network and find out about new products, services and industry trends, meet potential customers and do business. If your company has multiple sites, needs loads of broadband, and reaches cross-country, our Wholesale/Carrier division would be happy to help.

While at CompTel, SDN will also be excited to announce the opening of its new Data Center, which serves as a co-location space for South Dakota.

It must have been "wear your red sweatshirt day" when this photo was taken in our equipment room back in who-knows-when.

Thought you'd enjoy it.