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Articles published in February 2002

EXFO Introduces NanoRobot System


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February 28, 2002 : High-performance nanoalignment system for photonics component development facilitates lab-to-production transfer

Quantum Photonics Appoints VP


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February 28, 2002 : Ed Miskovic is appointed Vice President of Marketing & Business Development

Nortel Makes Board Changes


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February 28, 2002 : Nortel dissolves the Office of the Chief Executive, along with several other changes in the makeup of the Board of Directors

Blue Sky Shrinks Pump Module


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February 28, 2002 : Blue Sky's EPM980 Coolerless EDFA Pump Module has a compact footprint that enables the replacement of standard butterfly devices

FCC Calls Verizon on Merger Violation


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February 28, 2002 : Fed sides with Global NAPs in a complaint that Verizon violated one of the conditions of the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE

Nokia Mobilizes on CeBIT


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February 28, 2002 : Will showcase new mobile terminals and network solutions, including solutions for broadband DSL and Multimedia Messaging Service

CoSine Shows Ultimate Edge


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February 28, 2002 : CoSine will exhibit IP Service Generator TM, the Ultimate Edge in value-added IP service delivery

Quantum Showcasing Latest Products


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February 28, 2002 : Quantum will be showcasing its latest range of innovative storage solutions from the DLT Group and NAS Division

Vasco Launching Two Security Products


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February 28, 2002 : Vasco to launch Digipass and VACMAN products at CeBIT 2002

Peregrine Unveils Optical Engine


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February 28, 2002 : Peregrine Semiconductor announces 10-Gbit/s Quad VCSEL transceiver optical engine

Nortel Declares Dividends


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February 28, 2002 : The board of directors of Nortel declared preferred share dividends, the amount of which is yet to be determined

Acterna Improves VOIP Analysis


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February 28, 2002 : Acterna announces new features for VOIP Data Networking Solution; VOIP Analysis Software streamlines troubleshooting

Riverstone Predicts Small Loss in Q4


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February 28, 2002 : Preliminary fourth quarter results indicate company will break even or suffer a slight loss; cutbacks in store

Alcatel Targets Metro


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February 28, 2002 : Alcatel Optronics introduces new miniaturized optical transmitters and receivers at 2.5 Gbit/s, targeting metro applications

Net.com Appoints Sales VP


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February 28, 2002 : Net.com announced that Nicholas S. Thomas has been appointed to the position of Vice President of Carrier Sales in the Americas

Opnet Goes to War


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February 28, 2002 : Dept. of Defense gives Opnet $3.2 million to enhance NETWARS, an app for analyzing defense-related network communications

SBC Cheers Tauzin-Dingell


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February 28, 2002 : SBC calls House vote a big win for American consumers, hopes strong support has sent a message to the Senate

Sprint Slams Tauzin-Dingell


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February 28, 2002 : Sprint 'disappointed' by the bill's passage but encouraged by the appearance of strong opposition

Verizon Applauds Tauzin-Dingell


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February 28, 2002 : Verizon VP calls House bill a 'victory for every American consumer'

Qwest Commends Tauzin-Dingell


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February 28, 2002 : Qwest commends the House for passing Tauzin-Dingell, seeing a level playing field in Internet access market

Ignis Gets $30 Million


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February 28, 2002 : Has completed a 2-stage financing with Storm Ventures, Morgenthaler, InterWest Partners, and Centerpoint Venutures

KPNQwest VPNs Continent


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February 28, 2002 : Has signed a contract with online travel company Opodo to provide a multisite IP VPN connecting sites across Europe

Agilent Changes COOs


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February 27, 2002 : Agilent Technologies' COO Alain Couder to leave company; Bill Sullivan named COO

XO Abandons European Operations


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February 27, 2002 : XO confirms the sale of its European ISP business, but keeps the details top-secret

Stratos Releases Q3 Results


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February 27, 2002 : Execs are pleased as net sales expectations are met

Cambrian Names Opet Pres & COO


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February 27, 2002 : Cambrian names William A. Opet President & COO; appointment signifies shift from development to full-scale operations

Asia Global X Expects Loss


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February 27, 2002 : Asia Global Crossing predicts losses in preliminary fourth quarter and full-year 2001 reports

Kestrel Touts "Bulletproof" Network Gear


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February 27, 2002 : Kestrel Solutions has achieved a major milestone, with 75,000 hours of uninterrupted network transport

JDSU Intros New DWDM Lasers


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February 27, 2002 : JDS Uniphase announced a new family of high power continuous wave DWDM lasers for fiberoptic communications

Finisar Closes Quarter


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February 27, 2002 : Revenues for Q3 of fiscal 2002 were $35.8 million, down 45% from $64.8 million for 3Q01 but up 2% sequentially

Teradvance Breaks Barriers on 40 Gig


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February 27, 2002 : Teradvance demonstrates breakthrough, economically feasible, 40 Gb/s optical transmission

Wintegra Ships WinPath Eval Boards


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February 27, 2002 : Wintegra announces shipment of WinPath Evaluation Boards (WEB) to expedite design development in access infrastructure

Ixia Tools Test Next-Gen IP


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February 27, 2002 : Ixia announces the ANVL IPv6 conformance test suite, the first conformance testing tool to address the next-generation IP

Digital Envoy Announces Routers


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February 27, 2002 : Digital Envoy introduces first intelligent routing technology based on network topology and geography

Genoa Ships Amplifiers


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February 27, 2002 : Genoa begins commercial shipments of linear optical amplifier (LOA)

FCC Says CLEC Market Growing


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February 27, 2002 : FCC released summart statistics of data on local phone service competition in US

Embratel, SonicWall Partner on Security


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February 27, 2002 : Embratel and SonicWall launch "Business Security," an Internet security service for small and medium-sized businesses

Caspian Closes With $120M


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February 27, 2002 : Caspian secured $120M in the fourth round of financing, bringing total investments to over a quarter of a billion dollars

Ensuring DMT-VSDL Interoperability


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February 27, 2002 : Five industry leaders launch initiative to ensure interoperability in DMT-VDSL market

NC Numéricable Selects Juniper


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February 27, 2002 : Cable operator NC Numéricable selects Juniper Networks for suite of multiservice applications

Mpower Erases $583M Debt


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February 27, 2002 : Mpower reaches recapitalization agreement to erase $583.4 million in debt and preferred stock

RiteKom Extends Transceiver Suite


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February 27, 2002 : RiteKom Photonics introduces the Unicorm family of single fiber transceivers for Ethernet in the first mile

Cogent to Buy PSINet


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February 27, 2002 : Cogent has entered into an agreement to purchase the major US operating assets of PSINet

Qwest VPN Technology Brings $100M


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February 27, 2002 : Qwest has signed multi-year agreements for approximately $100 million in revenue from virtual private network (VPN) services.

Wave7 Optics Scores $23M


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February 27, 2002 : Wave7 raises total of $23 million in second round of funding

Agere Chooses Toshiba


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February 27, 2002 : Selects Toshiba America's second-generation 256-megabit fast cycle random access memory (FCRAM) for its 10-Gbit/s net processor

PacketLight in Paris


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February 27, 2002 : PacketLight opens office in Europe; appoints industry vet Marcel Dridje to head Paris-based sales operations

Salira Secures $7 Million More


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February 27, 2002 : EPON developer closes Series B round of $22.1 million led by Mobius Venture Capital, with Pac Rim Venture Partners and Manitou Ventures

Dowslake Touts Tiny Amp


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February 27, 2002 : At least 33% smaller than mini or micro-amplifiers, it has a credit-card-sized footprint and requires 6 times less electrical power

GlobalX Shares Its Pain


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February 27, 2002 : Reports estimated 2001 results, subject to the final review of Arthur Andersen
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