by Kevin G. Summers
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In the next few weeks, SubTel Forum subscribers all over the world will begin receiving our latest product in the mail. We hope you will find this volume to be a valuable resource, especially in conjunction with our Submarine Cable Map. While I have a minute, I want to publicly thank some individuals without whose tireless effort the Almanac would not have been possible. Meredith Cleveland has been the shepherd of this project from the very beginning. The countless hours of research that she spent in 50
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etter is the end of a thing than its beginning. After running all-out for the past few months, I can certainly see where old King Solomon was coming from when he wrote those words in the Book of Ecclesiastes. After, literally, a year of compilation, fact checking, GIS mapping, layout, graphic design and marketing, it is with tremendous relief that our first annual Submarine Cable Almanac is finally complete.
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the development of the Almanac are truly the backbone of the product. Kristian Nielsen, our Sales Manager, rolled up his sleeves and pitched in when deadlines began to close in on the Almanac. He spent an entire weekend staring at our database. James Case was an enormous help to me as well. His expertise with databasing and GIS mapping created not only the skeleton upon which the Almanac was built, but also the system maps which appeared on every page. Finally, I want to thank the many system owners who responded to my inquires about their cables and fact-checked our work. I hope you enjoy the Almanac, and don't forget that in just a few short months, it will be time for the SubTel Forum Calendar once again. Thanks!
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