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2008

May 6, 2008

Trapeze Pulls Out All the Stops for Its “NonStop Wireless” Strategy
Siemens Enterprise Communications Adds Unified Communications to Contact Center
Extreme Adds New Products to Its Lineup
Analyst Show Flashes from RSA Conference 2008

February 25, 2008

3Com-Bain Deal Stalls, but the Door Remains Open
Aastra Fortifies European Power with Ericsson Enterprise Acquisition
Juniper Dives into Switching
Voice Applications Continue to Drive Adoption of WLANs in the Enterprise
Citrix Makes Strides with Xen
Google Boosts Mail Security with New Postini Packages
IronPort Delivers Reporting and Message Tracking in Single Appliance

February 5, 2008

Cisco Brings Application Acceleration to Mobile Workers and Smaller Enterprises
Arbor Acquires Ellacoya, Strengthens Service Provider Offerings
Avaya Takes New Approach, Improves Communications Manager Versatility in Version 5
Genesys and IBM Produce Strong Offering for Mid-market Contact Centers in China

2007

November 27, 2007

VeriSign Announces Retrenchment: Authentication Business Deemed Core
Nortel Unveils Strong SOA Solution for Business Communications
ShoreTel Upgrade Will Appeal to Businesses Seeking More Mobile, Customer Support Options
Cisco Updates Modular Catalyst Line for Performance and Manageability

October 18, 2007

How Long Will Microsoft Need Its PBX Partners?

October 2, 2007

ProCurve Seeks Commonality of Traffic Analysis Data in Its Wired and Wireless Networks
Alcatel-Lucent Scales OXE, Sharpens Tools for Applications Sales
Cisco Makes Upgrades to NAC Solutions

August 16, 2007

RSA Picks Up DLP Vendor, Tablus
Inter-Tel Brushes Up Portfolio amidst Merger Activity
Aruba Networks Adds Some Chemistry to Its Wireless Security Portfolio

July 24, 2007

Oracle Buys Bharosa
Avaya Updates Dual-Mode Solution and Strategy

July 13, 2007

Google Expands Enterprise Offerings with Postini Acquisition
3Com to Spin TippingPoint Back Out in IPO

June 13, 2007

Symantec Consolidates on the Client

May 16, 2007

ConSentry Introduces Branch Office Switch and “Universal” Endpoint Support
Extreme Networks Brings the WLAN into the Fold with its Universal Port
Cisco’s Catalyst 6500 Series is on the Edge
Mitel Takes Aggressive Approach to Growth with Proposed Inter-Tel Acquisition

April 10, 2007

Cisco Untethers Its Integrated Services Routers
Q1 Labs Ties User Identity to Network Activity Data
Microsoft Increases Investment in Speech with the Acquisition of Tellme Networks
Cisco Clears Up Key TelePresence Weaknesses

Telecom & IT Infrastructure

March 19, 2007

Trapeze Launches Location-based Services Appliance
Alcatel-Lucent Delivers Creative High Availability Features and a New 7450 ESS Model
CeBIT - Analyst News Flashes From the Show
Real World Uses of Unified Communications - Telebriefing Replay

February 9, 2007

3Com Gets It ON
BroadSoft Taps into BEA’s Service Delivery Platform
ARRIS Throws the Video Gauntlet Down with $1.2 Billion Takeover of TANDBERG TV
3GSM 2007 - Analyst News Flashes From the Show

2006

December 12, 2006

Alcatel-Lucent Day One
ITU Telecom World 2006 - Hong Kong - Analyst News Flashes From the Show
The Role of Optical Infrastructure in Mobile Wireless Backhaul

November 2, 2006

Cisco Turns to High Definition with New Video Initiative
Trapeze Unveils Smart Mobile
Juniper Enters Carrier Ethernet Service Router Market with the Very Capable MX960
Nokia Commits to WiMAX

October 3, 2006

Symbol Snatched by Motorola for Enterprise Mobility
Cisco Steps Up to the Plate in WAN Optimization with WAAS Solution
Matisse Networks Commercializes Optical Burst Switching
Fall VON 2006: Sylantro Makes a Strong Move toward the Mobile Market
CTIA Wireless IT: Ubiquisys Teams with Kineto on Femtocell Integration

August 31, 2006

Lucent to Transform KPN’s Network with Help of New Global Center of Excellence
Cisco Demands Arroyo’s On-demand Technology
Ericsson Enters SMB IP-PBX Market in North America
Motorola and Samsung Benefit as Sprint Makes Its 2.5 GHz Decision

July 31, 2006

Nortel and Microsoft Partner for Joint Unified Communications Endeavor
Nortel Brings Its Services Organization Up to Date
Force10 Adds SONET/SDH Support to Its E-Series Routers - Looking More Like an IP Core Router
Extreme Networks Unleashes the Hounds

June 28, 2006

Nokia and Siemens Blend Equipment Units – Scaling to Compete

GLOBALCOMM 2006 Show Reports
Alcatel Adds Apps to SMB Telephony Platform
Juniper Generates IPTV Marketing Strides
Nortel Unveils Its Approach to Carrier Ethernet Using Provider Backbone Transport
Lucent Provides Acuity for Core Optical Networks

June 7, 2006

GLOBALCOMM 2006: Fujitsu Pulls the Curtain Back on Advanced GPON Strategy
Alcatel and Microsoft ‘Ecosystemize’ IBM and HP for IPTV
Ethernet Alliance Develops Further
telent, Formerly Marconi, Gets Offer from Fortress Investment Group
Vendor Services Positioning Comes to the Fore in 2006

May 9, 2006

Interop: Avaya Plunges Deeper into the Hosted Telephony Business
Lucent Moves Forward with Acquisition of Riverstone’s Carrier Ethernet Router Portfolio
ConSentry Switches into High Gear
Foundry Eyes Metro and Carrier IP Core with New High Performance Routers

April 10, 2006

Alcatel and Lucent – A Merger of Equals, Hold the Mayo
Cisco Nudges Customers to ISRs with Router End-of-Life Announcements
3Com and IBM Make Mid-market Telephony Play
TelecomNEXT: ADTRAN Joins the MSAP Club with Total Access 5000 Debut

March 20, 2006

Redback Extends the Edge with SmartEdge 100
Spring VON 2006: Sonus Extends Reach in Japanese Market with KDDI Deployment
VoiceCon 2006: 3Com's NBX Evolution Continues
OFC 2006: Glimmerglass Carries the Torch for Optical Switching – Introduces a New OOO Switch
CeBIT 2006: Alcatel Hits 80 Million DSL Ports Served

March 8, 2006

Cisco Launches ME 6500 Series Ethernet Switch Optimized for Triple Play and VPN Services
Introducing the BlackDiamond 12K, Extreme's Attack on Carrier Ethernet
Nortel Bolsters OME 6500 – Adds Ethernet Switching
OFC 2006: ECI Kicks Off 'Trade Show Season' Announces Metro Access Transport Platform
China Telecom Shanghai Scales Core Network with Juniper's TX Matrix

February 21, 2006

ProCurve by HP Releases a Slew of New Products
RSA Conference 2006: Cisco Revamps SSL VPN Strategy and Unveils Anti-X Solution
Juniper Throws Down the Gauntlet with Its Secure Services Gateway
3GSM 2006: Netcentrex Shows off Interactive Video Prowess with Introduction of MyCall Media
Riverstone Networks Announces That Lucent Will Acquire It

February 6, 2006

Foundry Expands Reach in the Middle East and Africa
Nortel and Huawei Form a JV in Order to Achieve Varsity Results
NetCentrex Goes After Low End of Business Market with IPCentrex One Solution
Orbital Data Accelerates towards Mobile and SOHO Users

January 23, 2006

Fujitsu Takes Care of Its Bread and Butter, Enhances the FLASHWAVE 4500
NRF 2006: Symbol Sharpens Its Wireless Portfolio with IBM Blade Solution
Ethernet Alliance Forms for the Advancement of Ethernet Services and Technologies
Axiom’s Service Delivery Suite Chosen by TeliaSonera for IP VPN Rollout
CES 2006: 2Wire Takes Broadband Gateway Technology to the Great Outdoors

January 1, 2006

Santa Delivers a Tasman Router under Nortel’s Tree
Nortel Gets Christmas Early: Comcast Buys Nortel IP + Optical Solution
Cisco Integrates Routers, ROADMs, and Rings
Alcatel Places a $120 Million Bet on 2Wire, Along with AT&T and Telmex
Renesys Provides Monitoring and Analysis Services for Global Internet Traffic

2005

December 1, 2005

Alcatel Places a $120 Million Bet on 2Wire, Along with AT&T and Telmex
Cisco Gets Very Serious About Video/IPTV with Scientific-Atlanta Acquisition
MFA Forum Announces Multi-Service Interworking of Ethernet over Legacy Networks
Alcatel Launches New OmniSwitch 9000 Family
Telco Systems Adds New Ethernet Access Device
Top 10 List of Killer Marketing Mistakes Other Smart People Made That You Can Avoid

November 15, 2005

Alcatel Removes Another Barrier to Carrier Ethernet Deployment - Effective Management
Force 10 Networks Ups the Stakes
Telco TV 2005: Juniper Targets IPTV/Triple Play Market with Multiple Portfolio Enhancements
Telco TV 2005: Calix Acquires Optical Solutions, Gets Installed Base, GPON

November 1, 2005

Ericsson Acquires Marconi - Protects Supply Relationship, Gains Convergence Play
Lucent Charts a New Access Path with the MMAP
Storage Networking World Fall 2005: Cisco Joins the SMB Fibre Channel Bandwagon
USTA 2005: Fujitsu Extends ADVA OEM, Reducing Cost, Gaining Differentiation, and Taking Risks

October 15, 2005

Qwest Targets the Enterprise with Global Reach for iQ Networking Platform
Perimeter Internetworking Enhances Managed Services Positive with U.S. Networks Acquisition
XO Increases VoIP Peer Pressure
Yahoo! - Microsoft Forge New Messaging Alliance
The FCC Eliminates DSL Internet Sharing, Handing RBOCs Freedom over Broadband Resale

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