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Craig Matsumoto
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Posted in January 2008

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Juniper's EX in Pictures


Slide Shows - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
January 30, 2008 : Whatever you think of Juniper's EX, you have to admit the hotel looked nice

Juniper: EX, Not Extreme


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January 29, 2008 : 6:00 PM -- 'Build' won over 'buy'

Juniper Storms Into Ethernet Switching


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (18)
January 29, 2008 : Turning up the heat against Cisco, Juniper launches its EX line of Ethernet switches and some big partnerships that strike at the core of the enterprise network

Juniper EX Bits


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January 29, 2008 : 2:30 PM -- The EX is out. Quick, find quotes!

Options Settlement


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January 29, 2008 : 1:45 PM -- For KLA-Tencor, not quite a record

Cisco's Nexus Targets Data Center's Future


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (23)
January 28, 2008 : Four years in the making, the ultradense Nexus platform targets 10-Gbit/s Ethernet density and storage networking, aiming for what could be a new era in data center technology

Catalyst Gets Older


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
January 28, 2008 : 2:15 PM -- A switch has got to know its limitations
Comment: Data Center 3.0 - Craig Matsumoto January 28, 2008

Juniper Downs DX


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January 25, 2008 : 9:30 AM -- Details on when the Redline box is going away

Broadcom Blame Spreads


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
January 25, 2008 : 8:50 AM -- Prosecutors point the finger at the two Henrys
Comment: Juniper COO - Craig Matsumoto January 24, 2008

Juniper Scores in Q4


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (16)
January 24, 2008 : After a month of troubles, including the departure of its COO, Juniper rolls out Q4 numbers that beat earnings estimates handily

Bookham's Blues


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January 24, 2008 : 2:15 PM -- A 'down' story on an 'up' day

AlcaLu Pushes Backhaul Features


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January 23, 2008 : Enhancements in reliability and availability are meant to pump up the 7750's story as a wireless backhaul option

Google Life 2008


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
January 23, 2008 : 2:55 PM -- Get out the trophy case again
Comment: Ciena history - Craig Matsumoto January 23, 2008

Juniper Flatlines Redline


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
January 23, 2008 : The former Redline Networks is soon to be history, as Juniper says it has marked the DX product line for end-of-life

Did Ciena Overpay for WWP?


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (17)
January 23, 2008 : Analysts wonder why Ciena paid $290M in cash and stock for $30M-a-year World Wide Packets, and they don't seem happy with CEO Gary Smith's explanation

Ciena Takes Out World Wide Packets


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
January 22, 2008 : Adding to its carrier Ethernet story, Ciena is snapping up World Wide Packets for a package worth about $305 million

Ethernet Casualty


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January 22, 2008 : 2:46 PM -- Aethera vanishes to the aether
Comment: well la de da - Craig Matsumoto January 18, 2008

Verizon at Macworld


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January 18, 2008 : 2:00 PM -- No, it's not about the iPhone

Wiring Up CA


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January 18, 2008 : 1:16 PM -- Broadband gets taken to task

The $1 CEO


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January 17, 2008 : 12:50 PM -- Marvell execs try the grand gesture

The Ocean Race


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January 16, 2008 : 2:10 PM -- Redback's got a worldly new gig

Macworld Keynote: Photos


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January 16, 2008 : 9:20 AM -- Apple's annual frenzy

Applause-O-Meter


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January 15, 2008 : 4:52 PM -- Steve Jobs was pretty good, not insanely great
Comment: Clear the Decks - Craig Matsumoto January 15, 2008

Apple TV: A New Channel for Movies


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (11)
January 15, 2008 : As expected, Apple is muscling into the movie rental market, while Apple TV gets a makeover that unplugs it from the computer

Opnext Bounces Back


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
January 14, 2008 : 5:30 PM -- The 'buy low' theory kicks in

Macworld Arriveth


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January 14, 2008 : 1:20 PM -- Read all about 'devotees' and 'flocking'
Comment: Opnext - Craig Matsumoto January 14, 2008

Ruckus Raises 802.11n Stakes


LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
January 11, 2008 : New gear shown in private demos at CES could help jumpstart the market for sophisticated 802.11n services, the wireless vendor claims

Juniper COO Elopes With Microsoft


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (9)
January 11, 2008 : Easy come, easy go: Stephen Elop is leaving his Juniper post after just one year to take the reins of Microsoft's business division
Comment: SoonR - Craig Matsumoto January 10, 2008

Bookham's Bounce


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January 10, 2008 : 12:35 PM -- A sunny day on Junction Ave.
Comment: Re: Plasma TV - Craig Matsumoto January 10, 2008

SoonR Inc.


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January 9, 2008 : Mobile data access
Comment: T1600 - Craig Matsumoto January 9, 2008

Juniper Fits Chunghwa's New Plan


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
January 9, 2008 : The Taiwanese carrier re-ups with Juniper for its NGN overhaul, applying the T-series core routers to the thorny problems of policy management

Sigma Bounces Back


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January 8, 2008 : 3:25 PM -- Belay the Broadcom invasion

Reliance Takes Stake in Stoke


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
January 8, 2008 : The edge/access startup gets an infusion of cash and possibly a big-name customer as Reliance takes an interest

Cisco's Media Plunge


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January 8, 2008 : 9:30 AM -- So that's what the Media Group is up to
Comment: Re: BT & Xbox - Craig Matsumoto January 7, 2008
Comment: BT & Xbox - Craig Matsumoto January 7, 2008

Microsoft Goes for Gold


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January 7, 2008 : 2:10 PM -- Someone, save us from NBC's Olympics
Comment: Re: Football - Craig Matsumoto January 7, 2008
Comment: Re: Acme Packet? - Craig Matsumoto January 7, 2008

Six More Months


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January 4, 2008 : 8:10 PM -- Cisco just can't let go of Charles Giancarlo
Comment: Re: IPO roses? - Craig Matsumoto January 4, 2008

IPOs Clanked in 2007


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (6)
January 4, 2008 : Technology IPOs continue to spring up, but the past year offers some cautionary tales for 2008 hopefuls

SA No More


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January 4, 2008 : 3:32 PM -- Cisco's CES treat: A new name for set-tops

The Cisco Split


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January 3, 2008 : 5:15 PM -- Adding value the Icahn way

Report: Fujitsu Wins Verizon RFP


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (8)
January 3, 2008 : Already pegged as the favorite, Fujitsu reportedly has won the bid to be Verizon's second-source ROADM vendor, beating AlcaLu and Nortel
Comment: You know... - Craig Matsumoto January 3, 2008

Kriens Speaks


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
January 3, 2008 : NOON -- Release the exaflood!

Marvell Pours a WiFi Triple Shot


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January 2, 2008 : Kicking off the CES news frenzy, Marvell rolls out a three-radio 802.11n chipset, something competitors say doesn't have much practical application yet

The IPTV Trap


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January 2, 2008 : 4:45 PM -- Right network, wrong idea
Comment: AppleTV - Craig Matsumoto January 2, 2008