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Articles published in March 2000

Is Silkroad Saved?


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March 31, 2000 : A strange saviour may have arrived to rescue the floundering startup

Cisco to Buy Qeyton?


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March 30, 2000 : It's only a rumor, but the Swedish startup has got some metro and access DWDM gear that Cisco needs.

Router Vendors Look To Linux


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March 29, 2000 : Vendors promising open source routing using the Linux operating system are finding it tougher to deliver than expected

Juniper Sees Quadruple


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March 28, 2000 : In predictable fashion, Juniper announced the release of the M160 router -- which quadruples port density and capacity.

Startup To Upstage Xros on All-Optical Switches


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March 27, 2000 : Optical Micro Machines plans to launch switch with "thousands" of ports in the coming weeks.

Orchestream Gives Carriers More Quality Control


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March 27, 2000 : Startup uses MPLS and Diff Serv in new release of QOS software

Startup Web Sites: Unhappy Surfing?


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March 24, 2000 : Some hot startups' Web sites leave surfers cold

Brightlink: My Switch Is Bigger Than Yours


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March 24, 2000 : Startup beats the 1,000 port barrier, with an electrical core

Cogent Banks on T1 Replacement


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March 23, 2000 : Startup uses simple but risky strategy to attract customers

Nortel Gambles $1.43 Billion On Tunable Lasers


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March 21, 2000 : Coretek's technology could prove to be real winner, but two big question marks hang over its future

Zaffire: New Name, New Approach


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March 21, 2000 : New carriers may find it to their liking, but incumbents might not

Cisco Snagged in French Suit


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March 20, 2000 : Alcatel law suit claims Cisco’s Monterey box contains stolen code

Nortel Spells Out Its Cross-Connect Strategy


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March 17, 2000 : Buying Xros's "fat, dumb" switch for $3.25 billion is a smart move, it says.

Storm To Roll Out Switched Wave Service Across Europe


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March 17, 2000 : Startup carrier will let customers set up and tear down connections from their own consoles, in a matter of minutes

LINX to Cisco: "Good Riddance"


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March 16, 2000 : Europe's biggest Internet exchange shows Cisco the door

Lumenon Heading For NASDAQ Listing


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March 15, 2000 : The optical integrated circuit developer is out of the "pinks"

Investors Find Route into Corvis


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March 15, 2000 : Roctest provides a back-door for investors wanting to take a stake in the hot startup

Nortel Buys a Monster Crossconnect


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March 14, 2000 : But is it paying too much for too little?

Nanovation Prepares the Ground for an IPO


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March 14, 2000 : Investors can buy now, if they're willing to take a long term gamble on optical integrated circuits

Demo Underscores Interoperability Challenge


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March 13, 2000 : Avici and Tellium's joint demo left OFC visitors more depressed than impressed.

What's Hot At The OFC


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March 9, 2000 : Dozens of new products were launched at the OFC exhibition this week. Here's the most memorable ones.

Vendors Put DWDM To The Test -- Sort Of


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March 9, 2000 : New gear is intended to speed service deployment

Agilent Unveils Optical Switching Breakthrough


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March 8, 2000 : Shows 32 x 32 port photonic switch based on bubble jet printer technology

Xros Launches First 1000-Port All Optical Cross Connect


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March 7, 2000 : Solves a growing problem for carriers and brings all-optical backbones closer to reality

Astral Point Gets In A Mesh


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March 6, 2000 : Vendor's new age Sonet gear is part of a hot trend -- but do carriers really want all the features it's selling?

Chorum Makes A (Small) Splash In Optical Switches


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March 3, 2000 : The startup is playing catch up with Corning on its liquid crystal developments according to industry experts.

Cisco Buys A Net Management Bargain


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March 2, 2000 : Its acquisition of Atlantech Technologies for $180 million could give its carrier equipment a key advantage over competitors

Corning Hits Its Stride


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March 1, 2000 : Stock breaks $200 barrier following vendor’s fourth acquisition in two months
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