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Articles published in September 2002

State of New York Sues Salomon


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September 30, 2002 : New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer charges hot IPO offerings and inflated stock ratings were used to secure investment banking business

Broadwing Links Law Offices


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September 30, 2002 : Greenberg Traurig selects Broadwing's MultiConnect for increased capacity to connect all of their offices nationwide

AT&T Names PR Chief


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September 30, 2002 : Constance Weaver elected AT&T EVP of public relations and brand management, succeeding Dick Martin, who is retiring after 32 years

Harmonic Sees Q3 Sales Slip


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September 30, 2002 : Harmonic now expects lower-than-anticipated net sales of $37.0M to $39.0M, for a GAAP net loss of $0.57 to $0.62 per share

Cisco Solicits Channel Partner Feedback


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September 30, 2002 : Cisco launches online tool to measure channel partner satisfaction

Verizon Dumps New Zealand Stock


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September 30, 2002 : Verizon Communications realizes approximately $770M from sale of 370M shares in Telecom Corporation of New Zealand

Expand Gets UK Distributor


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September 30, 2002 : Expand increases breadth and expertise of European coverage via distribution agreement in the UK with Westcon Group's Comstor

VideoTele Lowers DV Bit Rates


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September 30, 2002 : VideoTele.com's multi-pass processor drives video bit rates lower to help telcos extend delivery of digital TV over xDSL networks

Digital Fountain Upgrades Transport


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September 30, 2002 : Digital Fountain's Transporter Fountain 2.0 sets order-of-magnitude benchmarks for speed, predictability, and control

Telcordia Uses Essex WDM


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September 30, 2002 : Telcordia uses Essex's 6.25GHz hyperfine WDM device to build inexpensive multi-line laser subsystem

Gartner: NetScreen Leads 'Magically'


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September 30, 2002 : NetScreen lands in Gartner's 'Magic Quadrant' as a leader and visionary in the firewall and VPN market

Syringa Picks Nortel Passport


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September 30, 2002 : Syringa Networks selects Nortel Networks' Passport multiservice switches for rural broadband backbone in Idaho and Wyoming

Xellink Intros ATM Core Switch


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September 30, 2002 : Xellink Communications claims its new armed ATM core switch delivers twice the performance at half the price

Extreme Reports Preliminary Q1


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September 30, 2002 : Extreme Networks expects revenue of $100M for Q1, down from $113M in the prior quarter; GAAP loss will be approx. $0.03 to $0.04 per share

Actelis Intros MetaLight


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September 30, 2002 : Actelis announces its MetaLight 1500 system, which has been deployed by an incumbent carrier to provide LAN services to a high school

ASIP Delivers Integration Platform


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September 30, 2002 : ASIP's ATG technology enables a breakthrough in optical integration, beginning with its own 10-Gbit/s Electro-absorption Modulated Laser

Qwest Refiles 9-State Application


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September 30, 2002 : Qwest hopes to avoid accounting issues by creation of its new long-distance subsidiary, Qwest Long Distance Corporation

AT&T Upgrades Plano Network


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September 30, 2002 : AT&T Broadband completes upgrade of its digital network in Plano, Texas, enabling high-speed cable Internet service

Alcatel Deploys OSS in China


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September 30, 2002 : Alcatel to implement Inter-Carrier Settlement System for China Telecom subsidiary in Yun Nan province

ServGate Boosts Security


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September 30, 2002 : ServGate launches EdgeForce, a modular security appliance for Firewall and VPN connectivity; intros online customer service portal

Nortel Settles With Extreme


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September 30, 2002 : Nortel and Extreme Networks enter into a confidential patent cross license agreement, thereby settling the pending lawsuit between them

No 3G Extension for Orange


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September 30, 2002 : Sweden's National Post and Telecom Agency has rejected Orange’s application regarding amended conditions for the development of 3G

ETSI Pushes IPv6


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September 30, 2002 : Record numbers of engineers gathered to push forward development and acceptance of IPv6 at ETSI's 3rd IPv6 interoperability testing event

Vodafone Asks For 3G Extension


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September 30, 2002 : Vodafone Sweden applies for a two-year extension of the deadline for meeting the regional coverage requirements stipulated by UMTS licence terms

Vodafone Cuts Roaming Fees


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September 30, 2002 : Vodafone launches Eurocall Platinum program to reduce the cost of calls for high-volume roaming customers

Finns Boost Venezuelan Messaging


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September 30, 2002 : Corporation Digitel C.A. contracts Tecnomen to expand messaging system in Venezuela for approx. €1M

Juniper VOIP Wins in Korea


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September 30, 2002 : SK Telecom selects Juniper Networks IP mobile backbone to deliver first wireless voice-over-IP services in Korea

Rococo Develops Bluetooth


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September 30, 2002 : Rococo Software releases Impronto Developer Kit for PalmOS, a standards-based Java toolkit for developing Bluetooth applications

Ericsson Offers Bluetooth


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September 30, 2002 : Ericsson releases a new Bluetooth solution for semiconductor and OEM companies -- a fully integrated, portable Bluetooth front-end radio

Nokia Launches Mediamaster


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September 30, 2002 : Nokia introduces the Nokia Mediamaster 230 S image viewer, a fusion of digital TV and imaging phones

Ericsson Sees Q3 Slump


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September 30, 2002 : Ericsson expects Q3 sales and orders to decline from Q2, remains optimistic about return to profitability in 2003

Prepaid Download Hits US


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September 30, 2002 : Cellular South and Over-The-Air Wireless launch first prepaid download service in the US to meet demand for wireless entertainment services

End2End Names Chairman


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September 30, 2002 : Mobile Application Infrastructure Provider End2End hires Keith Cornell as executive chairman of its board of directors

Sprint Automates Videoconferencing


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September 30, 2002 : Sprint announces automated videoconferencing and Web-enabled audio conferencing reservation and management tools

Docs Pick ClearPath iVPN


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September 30, 2002 : Mariner Health Care selects ClearPath Networks to provide unified and secure Internet access to its 300 skilled care facilities

ENGINE Drives Telenor


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September 30, 2002 : Telenor Networks signs on for Ericsson's ENGINE Multi-Service Network Solution to migrate fixed network

Sagitta Gittsa $3.5M Boost


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September 30, 2002 : Sagitta raises $3.5M in follow-on second round by Alice Ventures

Tellabs Tops Bandwidth Management


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September 30, 2002 : Tellabs dominates the bandwidth management segment in North America with a 55% market share, according to analyst firm RHK

Spirent Sells Monitor Labs


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September 30, 2002 : Spirent has sold Monitor Labs Inc. from within its Systems group to a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies for $24.0M in cash

Alcatel Gains in IP-PBX


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September 30, 2002 : Alcatel grabs #2 position in North American medium-to-large IP-PBX market, trailing only Cisco, according to InfoTech

German Lab Uses Veeco MBE


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September 30, 2002 : Fraunhofer-Institut orders GEN200 molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system from Veeco-Applied Epi for indium phosphide devices

Marconi Demos 10-Gig Breakthrough


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September 30, 2002 : Demos transport of multiple high-definition video streams via new OC192c/STM-64c ATM port card, at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

Quantum Bridge Wins in Minn.


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September 30, 2002 : Enventis Telecom selects Quantum Bridge for optical access network buildout in Minnesota’s statewide network

ADC Focuses on HDSLx


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September 30, 2002 : Names VP of product management and marketing and reinvests in loop transport product line in race for HDSLx market share

Ciena Awards OpNext


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September 30, 2002 : OpNext named premier optical components supplier by Ciena, receives Ciena's 2002 Supplier Performance Award

Lumentis Unveils First Customer


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September 30, 2002 : Startup is supplying integrated DWDM and SDH backbone for Hi3G, a Swedish 3G wireless operator

Hi3G Picks Lumentis


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September 30, 2002 : Swedish 3G operator has deployed a combined DWDM and SDH platform for its Stockholm network

BellSouth Launches Long Distance


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September 27, 2002 : Bellsouth offers long-distance service in North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, and Mississippi

Zygo Quits Telecom


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September 27, 2002 : Sets a deadline of end November for selling its Zygo TeraOptix telecom business unit

MCI Criticizes BellSouth on UNE-P


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September 27, 2002 : MCI welcomes BellSouth to the competitive long distance market but says regulators still have more work to do to promote competition
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