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T H I S · W E E K E N D · the yearly recurring computer convention and LAN Magfest take place in Hilton Mark Center Alexandria (close to Washington DC). It’s the 6:th volume and 1.600 attenders is estimated to show up to listen to video game metal monsters like Powerglove, and learn from lecturers, listen to game music in kiosks etc. etc.

Attenders are showing up from all over the world. One much appreciated guest is Wire the mastermind of GameOver gamemetalists from Sweden.

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N E W S F L A S H · “At 08.00 the doors of Dreamhack Winter 2007 where opened. One hour later over 2.100 game hungry had checked in. The lines of people attending with computers and office chairs where long and it was not easy to reach the booked seats.” (29.11.07 Jonkoping/Sweden )

T H E · P A R T Y · I S · O N · with a terrafast internet connection pumping out 40 GB/s to the the end users. Cisco is representated with their fastest router the CRS-1, a device that is able to deliver 92 TB/s. The speed is 1.000 as fast as todays topspeed between two internetpoints between two ISP:s. This environment is working as a testbay, Mr D. Garpenstahl, chairman of Dreamhack board claims.

With the Cisco router frequently used on internet 1 Billion gamers could be able play at the same time online, says Mr S. Hannervall CEO Cisco Sweden.

40 GB/s out to the end users will make a user able to watch 10.000 videos at the same time, according to E. Hallberg at TeliaSonera.

To sum up: 1.000 times faster networking could give you at least 1.000 times more high quality fun and action.

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D R E A M H A C K · world’s biggest lan and demoparty is soon to be arranged in Jonkoping Sweden. From 29 November to 2 December 5000 attenders are comming to the event. Several eSports competition are taking place this year. The winners of the Demo competitions are this year awarded with prize money SEK 65.000 (EUR 6.500) for their efforts.

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M U S I C · I N D U S T Y · C O N V E N T I O N · Swedish Metal Expo 07 is held in Fryshuset, Stockholm. It’s two days with record companies, lectures, workshops, competitions, instrument resellers and a lot of metalheads all ages.

Above, art exhibition with master cover artist Kristian Wåhlin (King Diamond, Bathory et al)
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