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Articles published in July 2002

MapInfo, Intrado Do Location


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July 31, 2002 : Combination of MapInfo's miAware platform with Intrado's location technologies and services create unique solution for location-based services

Corning Cable Intros FSO


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July 31, 2002 : Corning unveils LANscape Solutions for Free-Space Optics, offering ideal connectivity when an optical fiber cable link isn't feasible

Corning Cable Intros FSO


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July 31, 2002 : Corning unveils LANscape Solutions for Free-Space Optics, offering ideal connectivity when an optical fiber cable link isn't feasible

Teradyne, Accelerant Address Backplane


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July 31, 2002 : Teradyne and Accelerant Networks integrate products to deliver a 6.25-Gbit/s backplane reference platform

McLeodUSA Hires New VPs


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July 31, 2002 : Shawn Vick leaves Bombardier to become EVP of sales; Andreas Papanicolaou leaves Lucent, becomes EVP of Network Services

Verizon Cuts Spending, Debt, Guidance


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July 31, 2002 : Reports EPS of $0.77 before charges of $4.2B; debt reduced $3.3B; 2002 guidance sees revenue change of 0% to -1%, down from 0 to 1% growth

Modelware Unveils IP Cores


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July 31, 2002 : Modelware announces new version of PL4/SPI-4.2 core and interoperability with PMC-Sierra's OC192 and 10-Gig Ethernet products

Tarifica Touts 3G Self-Care


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July 31, 2002 : A new report from Tarifica says 3G mobile operators must encourage self-service -- or risk call center meltdown

Telco Picks Taqua OCX


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July 31, 2002 : Northwest Telephone selects Taqua's OCX to provide Class 5 services to subscriber base

Sprint Picks Alcatel Crossconnect


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July 31, 2002 : Alcatel crossconnect technology deployed Sprint's international IP network in Europe and Asia Pacific regions

Tasman Scores $15M


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July 31, 2002 : Tasman Networks' latest financing round led by Mayfield and New Enterprise Associates; company names new CFO and VP of engineering

Cramer Wins Again in 3G


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July 31, 2002 : Norwegian carrier and Telia subsidiary NetCom becomes the latest 3G operator to select Cramer for 3G network inventory, provisioning

Nortel Completes Video-Over-IP Trial


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July 31, 2002 : Optibase, in French trial with Nortel and Tiscali, validates use of standardized telecom networks for professional video broadcasting

Santel Hires Marketing Whiz


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July 31, 2002 : Premier marketing strategist Judith Meester joins Santel Networks as marketing director

GlobalX Extends Auction Date


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July 31, 2002 : Global Crossing pushes back the date of the auction to determine the successful bidder from July 31 to August 2

KPN Acquires Dutch Eurorings


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July 31, 2002 : KPN buys the Dutch-owned part of the KPNQwest Eurorings, as well as its Netwerk Operating Centre in the Hague

Salira Founds China Sub


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July 31, 2002 : Salira China created to perform market development and product development activities; Wei Gao named Salira China's president

Zarlink Releases Q1 Results


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July 31, 2002 : Revenue was US$48.0M, down from US$67.8M in 1Q02; net loss was US$8.7M (US$0.07 LPS), versus US$60.5M (US$0.49 LPS) last year

Internet Photonics Lands $31M


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July 31, 2002 : Third funding round led by new investor ComVentures, adds TeleSoft Partners to previous investors Sprout Group and New Venture Partners

Intrado Intros PDE Service


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July 31, 2002 : Intrado announces hosted Position Determining Entity (PDE) management solution, signs Western Wireless as customer

Opnet Reports Q1 Results


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July 31, 2002 : Revenues were $11.2M, compared to $11.1M for last year's Q1; pro forma EPS was $0.03, compared to $0.06 in last year's quarter

Panasonic, Magic4 Team on EMS


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July 31, 2002 : Magic4 forms global partnership with Panasonic to incorporate its Enhanced Messaging Service client into GD67 and GD87 handsets launching later this year

TCS, Mobileway Team on SMS


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July 31, 2002 : TCS and Mobileway merge networks to create global commercial SMS network, targeted at fertile North American market

MobilCom Banks Will Sell Loans


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July 31, 2002 : France Telecom reaches agreement in principle with bank syndicate on MobilCom's €4.7B credit facility

Microsoft, AT&T Join Forces


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July 31, 2002 : Alliance provides access to MS Exchange, MapPoint .NET, and other business apps via Pocket PCs, smartphones, and laptops on AT&T Wireless network

Sonera Sells 60% of SmartTrust


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July 31, 2002 : The Carlyle Group, GE Equity, and EQVITEC to become shareholders in Sonera SmartTrust AB to the tune of €35M

Nokia Supports Aussie MMS


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July 31, 2002 : Nokia provides MMS network solution to Optus in Australia, due to be launched at the end of August

Genuity Postpones Earnings


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July 31, 2002 : Due to Verizon action, Genuity will postpones the release of its August 1st earnings report

Con Edison Picks Cisco


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July 31, 2002 : Con Edison selects Cisco metro Ethernet switching solution for its PowerLan metro Ethernet services in the New York metropolitan area

Ixia Monitors Internet2 Traffic


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July 30, 2002 : Internet2 uses Ixia's IxTraffic to achieve unparalleled visibility into inter-domain performance

SBC Targets Michigan Long Distance


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July 30, 2002 : SBC Ameritech Michigan plans to file for long-distance service with the FCC by the end of 2002

Croatian Telecom Rebuilds With Granite


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July 30, 2002 : Hrvatski Telekom (Croatian Telecom) selects Granite Systems' Xng suite for service resource management

Eclyptic Wins $5M, Names CEO


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July 30, 2002 : Eclyptic announces $5M in first-round funding, led by Austin Ventures; names Joe Corso as CEO

Verizon Vaunts QOS


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July 30, 2002 : Verizon reports significantly reduced customer complaints, highest service quality results since company was formed two years ago

MS Updates Windows CE .NET


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July 30, 2002 : Hitachi, NEC, Samsung, and ViewSonic utilizing new technologies; collaboration with Lancaster University leads to implementation of IPv6

NetLogic Names Engineering VP


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July 30, 2002 : NetLogic Microsystems appoints Dr. Dimitrios Dimitrelis, former director of processor development for Vitesse, as VP of engineering

Optical Solutions Gets FTTH Deal


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July 30, 2002 : Eagan, Minn.-based Cable System Services signs $1M, multi-year FTTH contract for Optical Solutions' FiberPath 400 system

DOJ Gives BellSouth Thumbs-Up


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July 30, 2002 : Department of Justice recommends approval of BellSouth five-state long-distance service application

TerraWave's Got the Funk


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July 30, 2002 : TerraWave Solutions to carry Funk Software's Odyssey WLAN access control and security solution, based on the IEEE security standard 802.1x

Check Point Touts Clientless VPNs


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July 30, 2002 : Check Point supports clientless VPNs to enable secure communications from anywhere, enhances VPN-1 Pro and VPN-1 SecureClient

FCC Pushes Telecom Recovery Program


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July 30, 2002 : In testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee, FCC Chairman Michael Powell outlines 6 critical steps for telecom industry recovery

Shareholders Sue Tellabs


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July 30, 2002 : Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz, LLP announces shareholder class action lawsuit against Tellabs

Sprint Gets Credit Line


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July 30, 2002 : Sprint obtains bank commitments for $1.5B unsecured credit line, anticipates significant debt reductions beginning in 2003

Agere Uses ARM Cores


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July 30, 2002 : Agere Systems licenses three high-performance ARM cores for use in system-on-chip solutions for mobile phones and communications networking gear

Williams Amends Reorg Plan


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July 30, 2002 : Williams Communications Group files Amended Plan of Reorganization and Disclosure Statement

Level 3 Links NC Research Net


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July 30, 2002 : Level 3 announces Internet access deal with MCNC, operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN)

3SAE Unveils Stripper


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July 30, 2002 : 3SAE Technologies introduces the AutoStrip, the industry's first automatic optical fiber window stripping unit

THUS Picks ADVA Metro Platform


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July 30, 2002 : UK service provider THUS selects ADVA Optical Networking's FSP 500 platform for added-value metro data services

Infineon Tops in Smart Cards


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July 30, 2002 : Frost & Sullivan affirms Infineon Technologies' leadership in global smart card IC market

Samsung Extends ARM


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July 30, 2002 : Samsung unveils a new line of embedded ARM-based Application Processors tailored to Windows CE .NET version 4.1
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