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Even if you don't think you do, you already know plenty about commodities. Want us to prove it? No problem.
What makes oil produced in Saudi Arabia different from oil exported from Nigeria? It's the same thing that makes the corn you ate at last summer¿s barbecue different from the corn used to produce ethanol. Stumped? Well, don't feel bad, it's a trick question. The answer? Absolutely nothing. Corn is corn no matter where it comes from -- just as wheat is wheat and natural gas is -- right! -- natural gas. (Though the quality may differ, the make-up is uniform.)
So, in less elaborate terms, corn and oil (and all other commodities) are homogenous goods that can be processed, resold and more often than not, used as an input to the production of other goods or services. These goods are traded on a commodity exchange, thus setting the price-per-barrel (or other metric unit) used to value them.
Now pay attention, here's a question that indeed does have an answer: What is the difference between a commodity and a stock? While a stock can tank and become worthless, a commodity cannot have its value be wiped to zero. One other difference: Most commodities are traded in futures, meaning traders buy and sell where they think the price of a product will be at a certain point in the future. Stocks trade based on the value of the underlying company at that point in time.
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Friday, May 09, 2008
Texas Instruments powered Cable Modems achieve DOCSIS(R) 3.0 certification from CableLabs(R)
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DALLAS, May 9, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ ----Texas Instruments (TI) congratulates its customers and the cable industry as a whole for achieving certification in CableLabs' Certification Wave 58. TI's innovative PUMA 5 technology provides OEMs with cost-effective solutions to deliver next-generation services such as high-performance IP features to MSOs and operators.
"TI is very excited to celebrate this CableLabs certification milestone with the cable industry and looks forward to working hand-in-hand with our customers to quickly achieve widespread deployment of DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems in the field," said Dennis Rauschmayer, TI's Digital Connected Home general manager. "This has been a long process, but we recognized early the tremendous value DOCSIS 3.0 brings to the industry, as a result we increased our focus and worked closely with the many industry stakeholders to reach this milestone."
Powered by TI's Puma 5 family of products and enabled by innovative DOCSIS 3.0 features such as channel bonding, TI's DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems will offer ultra high downstream bandwidth rates of at least 160 Mbps and 120 Mbps in the often overlooked upstream.
The TI Puma 5 family of chipsets certified in Cable Lab's Certification Wave 58 builds upon a legacy of TI's field proven cable technology, and includes the TNETC4800, TNETC4810 and TNETC4830 chipsets. TI's Puma 5 family of cable modem chipsets is available today and more information is available at http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/landing/puma5.
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) helps customers solve problems and develop new electronics that make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and more fun. A global semiconductor company, TI innovates through manufacturing, design and sales operations in more than 25 countries. For more information, go to http://www.ti.com.
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