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Articles published in July 2004

Unbearable Diversity of Users


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July 30, 2004 : Security is not the only issue for WLAN users...

Sources: Comcast Has Movaz Stake


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July 30, 2004 : Comcast was a strategic investor in a $35 million unannounced funding round closed by Movaz

Newport to Ship Session Controller


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July 30, 2004 : Company hits next milestone after its May IPO and says its monster controller will be in use by early 2005

Tracking Google's IT Booty


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July 30, 2004 : Google hopes to raise billions in its IPO, much of which would likely be spent on networking gear

CoSine: The Big Sell-Off?


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July 30, 2004 : Will the vultures be circling around CoSine? It's planning 'various strategic alternatives' after poor Q2 results

Aruba Creates Security Stir


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July 29, 2004 : Wired or wireless? Aruba's security hack causes vendor flap

Headcount: Family Time (Reprise)


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July 29, 2004 : Arroyo gets new CEO, RGB gets new board bods, Terayon shuffles executives, and much more

Lovely WiFi Meter Maid


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July 29, 2004 : Weird wireless LAN application of the week from Tropos: Automatic meter reading

Alcatel Optical Is in the Noir


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July 29, 2004 : French firm posts second consecutive quarter of profit and says its optical gear unit is making money again

Telco Video & VOIP Stakes Rising


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July 29, 2004 : Heavy Reading report shows that service providers are serious about deploying video and triple-play over DSL

Sonus Files, Share Price Rockets


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July 29, 2004 : Softswitch vendor files restatements with SEC, pleads with Nasdaq to stay listed, and waves goodbye to its CFO

JDSU Scores a Q4 Hit


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July 29, 2004 : That's more like it: JDSU's revenue growth scores with investors, although the restructuring still isn't finished

Trio Plots Roaming Accord


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July 28, 2004 : Oh joy! Avaya, Proxim, and Motorola plan internetwork roaming spec group

Bookham Rises on Nortel Assurances


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July 28, 2004 : Revenues from Nortel sank less than expected in Q2 and might even come back strong, officials say

Source: Telcordia Sends Out Feelers


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July 28, 2004 : CEO puts a positive spin on the For Sale scenario and confirms a 'descriptive memo' was sent to suitors

Cisco Drops Huawei Suit


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July 28, 2004 : Court fight ends after Huawei satisfies third-party inspectors and proves its gear is clean of Cisco code

Sonus: Not out of the Woods Yet


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July 28, 2004 : Stock tanks after softswitch vendor says it still hasn't filed its restatements

EM4 Acquires PowerNetix


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July 28, 2004 : From the teensy-tiny merger files: Packaging specialist EM4 nabs PowerNetix in struggling pump laser market

Alvarion Snaps Up InterWave


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July 28, 2004 : Alvarion's share price soars on plans to buy base-station vendor InterWave for $56 million in cash

Verizon Boosted by DSL, Wireless


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July 27, 2004 : Service provider shows that diversification may be paying off as broadband and wireless revenues continue to ramp

Verizon Boosted by Wireless


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July 27, 2004 : Service provider shows that diversification may be paying off as broadband and wireless revenues continue to ramp

France Telecom's Mixed Sac


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July 27, 2004 : First-half financials meet targets, but is the carrier's broadband success all it's cracked up to be?

Symbol Spends $230M on RFID


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July 27, 2004 : Tags for the memory! Symbol buys in advanced RFID

Alcatel Tops Up Tropic


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July 27, 2004 : Equipment giant invests an undisclosed amount in ROADM maker and agrees to distribute its gear worldwide

LR Launches ROADM Survey


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July 27, 2004 : Readers are invited to add to a new taxonomy covering ROADM systems and related components

Nortel: Material Margin Madness


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July 27, 2004 : Nothing has materially changed, says Nortel, except for the fact that its profit margins aren't hitting targets

Skype Calls Out, But Is the Pope In?


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July 27, 2004 : Skype launches its money-making SkypeOut service with a cheap rate to the Vatican

VC Money Trickles Back


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July 27, 2004 : VC spending, especially in IT, is experiencing moderate growth, according to a new survey

Sandburst Boosts Low-End Metro


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July 26, 2004 : The chip maker says its prefab metro box is drawing interest from established players, possibly putting heat on Cisco

Paradyne Nabs Net to Net Assets


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July 26, 2004 : Paradyne picks up the pieces of another DSLAM vendor in hopes of adding products and getting stronger in Europe

Ethernet Monday: ADVA, WWP, and More


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July 26, 2004 : With an acquisition by ADVA, EFMA standard launches, and some FTTP deployments, today's an Ethernet kinda day

Airespace Reveals VC Funding


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July 26, 2004 : WLAN switch startup 'fesses up to $20M VC round

Data Center Staff Are Revolting


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July 26, 2004 : A high proportion of managers and staff are unhappy with their jobs and their pay

SBC RFP Refreshes Remotes


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July 26, 2004 : SBC casts a wide net as it seeks remote DSLAMs to help it make its fiber-to-the-node plan a reality

Aruba Wraps $42M Financing


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July 26, 2004 : To grow, you need more dough, says switch startup

Storage Sinks Vitesse


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July 23, 2004 : Apparent waning of Fibre Channel demand is one of the grimmer messages of this earnings season

Insider: WiMax CrackUp Coming


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July 23, 2004 : The specification is a success... but the patient sadly died

Telstra Flashes Its Cash


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July 23, 2004 : Australian carrier unveils wireless network plans. Ka-ching!

Analyst Hears Telcordia Rumblings


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July 23, 2004 : OSS giant has been touted around the industry for about a month, says industry analyst. But at what price?

Skype Names Carrier Partners


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July 23, 2004 : Level 3, Colt, Teleglobe, and iBasis will enable Skype's commercial customers to call PSTN users

Foundry Haunted by 'Lumpiness'


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July 23, 2004 : With key orders arriving too late to be shipped, Foundry's results disappoint – again

SAIC May Sell Telcordia


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July 22, 2004 : With Telcordia coming under sudden pressure to change, its parent company SAIC may simply seek to dump it

Cisco Finds ADM Security Flaw


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July 22, 2004 : The company discloses a weakness that could open its 15000 series of ADMs to denial-of-service attacks

Avici Hints at Bigger Things


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July 22, 2004 : Core router business is set to pick up speed, says CEO. But when?

Moto Linked to Verizon EV-DO


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July 22, 2004 : Analyst report suggests vendor has become the third supplier to the huge high-speed network

Extreme Profits, Market Shrugs


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July 22, 2004 : Extreme Networks lays down some black, but investors seem chilled by the company's tepid outlook

Nokia Denies Network Sale Again


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July 22, 2004 : Finnish vendor shrugs off the latest reports that it is planning to unload its networks business

Italtel Set for IPO, at Last


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July 22, 2004 : After a four-year hiatus, European vendor and integrator Italtel will raise funds with IPO in Milan

F5 Busts Out With Big Numbers


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July 22, 2004 : Not all earnings news is dreary: F5 Networks beats estimates, raises guidance, and talks about its product plans

Agere Stung by 3G (Again)


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July 21, 2004 : Forecasting zero revenues from 3G chips this quarter, Agere continues to be haunted by the Hutchison 3G rollout
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