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Posted in January 2007

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Comment: $10K for football - Craig Matsumoto January 31, 2007
Comment: Do you believe? - Craig Matsumoto January 31, 2007
Comment: Open source - Craig Matsumoto January 31, 2007

Juniper Talks Up 2007


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (8)
January 31, 2007 : After reporting a respectable fourth quarter, company officials predict further growth in 2007, though expenses are expected to rise along with revenues this year

Digium Grows Up


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
January 30, 2007 : Asterisk creator Mark Spencer will become CTO as the provider of the open-source PBX recruits a former Adtran exec to take the helm

Optomania


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
January 30, 2007 : 1:10 PM -- OMG! I forgot to consolidate!
Comment: VC talk - Craig Matsumoto January 29, 2007
Comment: Colts over Bears - Craig Matsumoto January 29, 2007

MRV Buys Fiberxon, Preps IPO


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (14)
January 26, 2007 : Fiberxon's IPO dreams are coming true, sort of, as the company is getting acquired and joining the spinoff of MRV's Luminent subsidiary
Comment: Mangrove - Craig Matsumoto January 25, 2007
Comment: ZTE update - Craig Matsumoto January 25, 2007

Mangrove Closes Its Doors


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (6)
January 25, 2007 : A third startup wasn't the charm for Jonathan Reeves, whose Mangrove Systems is shutting down operations and looking for a buyer
Comment: IOS XR - Craig Matsumoto January 24, 2007
Comment: Ciena in China - Craig Matsumoto January 24, 2007

Cisco Discloses IOS XR Flaw


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (7)
January 24, 2007 : Cisco has found plenty of denial-of-service vulnerabilities in IOS, but this time, it's got one that's specific to the newer IOS XR software

ZTE Resells Ciena Gear in China


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
January 24, 2007 : Ciena's CoreDirector is getting its passport stamped more often these days thanks to a year-old OEM relationship with ZTE
Comment: Re: WoW Bandwidth - Craig Matsumoto January 24, 2007
Comment: Henry Nicholas - Craig Matsumoto January 24, 2007

Broadcom's $2.2B Confession


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
January 24, 2007 : The chip firm's stock-options investigation racks up $2.2B in post-tax restatements, with former CEO Henry Nicholas taking the blame for a 'tone and style' that let it all happen
Comment: Orders of magnitude - Craig Matsumoto January 23, 2007

WoW Factor


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (8)
January 23, 2007 : 6:00 PM -- If only World of Warcraft were a telecom service
Comment: Bobby Johnson - Craig Matsumoto January 23, 2007

Options Scandal Singes Foundry


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (10)
January 23, 2007 : A CFO change and a new chairman are the only executive damages coming out of Foundry's stock-options investigation. The monetary damage: net charges of up to $135 million
Comment: Intel: update - Craig Matsumoto January 22, 2007
Comment: Re: Infinera IPO - Craig Matsumoto January 22, 2007
Comment: Infinera IPO - Craig Matsumoto January 22, 2007

Is Infinera Ready for an IPO?


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (17)
January 22, 2007 : With the optical market looking up, the time for the long-awaited Infinera IPO might have arrived, sources say

Another iPhone Tangle


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January 22, 2007 : 1:15 PM -- Cisco's iPhone has its 'violation' issues, too

Intel Pushes Silicon Modulator


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
January 22, 2007 : Still plugging away at silicon photonics research, Intel is announcing it's boosted silicon modulator performance to 30 Gbit/s. Others, though, aren't sure anything above 10 Gbit/s is necessary

Actelis Bags $22M


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (6)
January 22, 2007 : With Ethernet over copper continuing to be a hot story, Actelis kicks off the year with a new funding round and a new board member

iDéjà iVu


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January 19, 2007 : 1:25 PM -- This is where you've seen the iPhone interface before
Comment: JDSU - Craig Matsumoto January 19, 2007
Comment: No CTO - Craig Matsumoto January 19, 2007

JDSU Predicts Blowout Quarter


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
January 19, 2007 : It's a happy new year so far for JDS Uniphase, which says its Q2 revenues will turn out better than expected – no thanks to the optics side of the business
Comment: Re: Cisco's best bet. - Craig Matsumoto January 18, 2007

Tellabs CTO Retires


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
January 18, 2007 : Tom Gruenwald is retiring, and Tellabs is splitting up the CTO's job among multiple organizations
Comment: Cisco vs. Microsoft - Craig Matsumoto January 18, 2007

Cisco's Consumer Branding Crisis


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (20)
January 18, 2007 : Cisco's consumer push has included a new logo, new marketing, and even some new products, but the company still has miles to go, analysts say

Apple's Cult Lives On


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January 12, 2007 : 2:30 PM -- Nothing brings out the hate mail like Apple

Teknovus Claims Korea, Too


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January 12, 2007 : Rival says PMC's major Korean EPON buildout doesn't wrap up that market, as Teknovus reseller gets qualified by KT
Comment: iphone.com - Craig Matsumoto January 11, 2007
Comment: Re: CES - Craig Matsumoto January 10, 2007
Comment: Second Life press con - Craig Matsumoto January 10, 2007

iPhone Wars


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January 10, 2007 : 2:00 PM -- Cisco gets a piece of Apple's iPhone
Comment: iPhone screen - Craig Matsumoto January 10, 2007
Comment: Apple - Craig Matsumoto January 9, 2007
Comment: CES - Craig Matsumoto January 9, 2007
Comment: Re: Why step down? - Craig Matsumoto January 9, 2007
Comment: Re: That Gilder Touch - Craig Matsumoto January 9, 2007
Comment: Juniper COO - Craig Matsumoto January 9, 2007

Juniper Revives COO's Office


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
January 8, 2007 : Former Macromedia and Adobe exec Stephen Elop joins the Juniper team, as the company creates a COO position reporting to CEO Scott Kriens

Cisco Goes Home


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
January 8, 2007 : 4:00 PM -- It's your dream house, Cisco hopes
Comment: Korea PON - Craig Matsumoto January 5, 2007

Korea Goes Big on FTTH


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
January 5, 2007 : 'Someday' has arrived in Korea, as PON prices have gotten low enough for KT to launch its first FTTH assault. Step One: Connect 800,000 homes around Seoul

Options Antics


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January 5, 2007 : 2:20 PM -- Broadcom, Marvell rethink the numbers
Comment: Redback price - Craig Matsumoto January 5, 2007

Redback Bows Out With Shortfall


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
January 5, 2007 : In what's probably its last full quarter as an independent company, Redback throws investors a curve, announcing Q4 revenues that will fall way short of expectations

Redback Lowers Guidance


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January 4, 2007 : Company now says it's expecting revenues of $64M for Q4

That Gilder Touch


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (19)
January 4, 2007 : 2:45 PM -- LanOptics gets the call

Solid Gets $7.8M Boost


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January 3, 2007 : A little more venture money and a partnership with MySQL are part of the database vendor's plan to capture more enterprise business

Real or Not?


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January 3, 2007 : 9:00 AM -- Plug yourself in to the Neuronet
Comment: Bias and omissions - Craig Matsumoto January 2, 2007

2006 Top Ten: Stock Gains & Pains


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
January 1, 2007 : Hosting and transport companies were among the big gainers on the stock market this year. But even hot topics like video and VOIP managed to find themselves on the down side