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Posted in December 2007

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2007 Top Ten: Stock Rockets


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December 27, 2007 : Some next-gen communications stocks sizzled in 2007. Here's our list of the year's biggest gainers

Changes Run Deep at Cisco


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December 26, 2007 : With Charles Giancarlo stepping down, there's no clear successor to Cisco CEO John Chambers, and analysts think there doesn't have to be

2007 Top Ten: Share Shrinkers


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December 24, 2007 : Alcatel-Lucent lowers the bar, UTStarcom sets a course south, and what could be worse than Vonage's year?
Comment: Re: Devious plan? - Craig Matsumoto December 21, 2007

Cisco's Next Heir


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December 21, 2007 : 5:15 PM -- Or, 'Life After Charlie'
Comment: DORC - Craig Matsumoto December 21, 2007

Solid Goes Blue


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December 21, 2007 : 2:35 PM -- IBM loves its open-source collection

Lightstorm Networks Inc.


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December 21, 2007 : Getting chippy with carrier Ethernet
Comment: Re: Giancarlo update - Craig Matsumoto December 21, 2007
Comment: Yep. - Craig Matsumoto December 21, 2007

Report: VimpelCom to Buy Golden


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December 20, 2007 : Two of Russia's growing and profitable carriers are reportedly ready to tie the knot in a $4.3B deal

IPO Flatliners


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December 20, 2007 : 9:00 PM -- No thrills from Entropic or Intellon
Comment: Giancarlo update - Craig Matsumoto December 20, 2007

Giancarlo Quits Cisco, Paddles to Silver Lake


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December 20, 2007 : Chief development officer Charles Giancarlo, the heir apparent to Cisco CEO John Chambers, is leaving for a job with private equity firm Silver Lake

CDNetworks Racks Up $96.5M


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December 20, 2007 : The Korean CDN provider, which has said it wants a bigger US presence, just got a boatload of cash to help its cause

Security Disclosure


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December 20, 2007 : 12:40 PM -- Juniper's still not telling
Comment: Re: How old? - Craig Matsumoto December 20, 2007
Comment: Telepresence 1999 - Craig Matsumoto December 20, 2007

Optical Outlook


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December 19, 2007 : 4:00 PM -- A good-news/bad-news year
Comment: Re: There you go again - Craig Matsumoto December 18, 2007
Comment: Non-exclusive - Craig Matsumoto December 18, 2007

Emcore Beefs Up


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December 18, 2007 : The $85 million purchase of Intel's tunable-laser business gives Emcore the kind of boost it's needed to join the upper ranks of telecom suppliers

Sources: ANDA Preps IPO


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December 14, 2007 : The carrier Ethernet company wants a second shot at the public markets, but rumors say it's being eyed for a buyout by some larger equipment vendors
Comment: Telepresence poll - Craig Matsumoto December 14, 2007

Teliris Trash-Talks TelePresence


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December 14, 2007 : Cisco's videoconferencing gains aren't all they're cracked up to be, claims the IP giant's No. 1 competitor
Comment: Re: Philippe Kahn - Craig Matsumoto December 13, 2007

VCs 'n' CDs


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December 13, 2007 : 5:30 PM -- Does no one remember KAAAAHHN?!!

Cisco C-Scape Slides


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December 13, 2007 : The vendor's annual analyst conference featured lots of 'collaboration' and lots of talk about telepresence

Sigma's Luck Goes Omega


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December 12, 2007 : 2:00 PM -- Here comes Broadcom

Cisco's Kool-Aid


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December 12, 2007 : 9:00 AM -- Routers? What routers?

Cisco Takes On New Media


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December 12, 2007 : Preparing for a product launch in 2008, Cisco's mysterious Media Group claims to be making great discoveries in the social networking sphere

Cisco's Window


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December 11, 2007 : 2:30 PM -- Bad lighting and a Kool-Aid demo
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Cisco Fumble II


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December 11, 2007 : 1:20 PM -- Hilarity ensues

Cisco Fumbles Kickoff


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December 11, 2007 : 1:00 PM -- When video goes wrong

Nortel Pushes More PBT


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December 11, 2007 : Chief PBT flag bearer Nortel announces some feature enhancements to its MERS 8600 Ethernet switch, including support for E-Tree, and announces new customers and Ethernet partners

I Want My Apple TV!


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December 10, 2007 : 3:50 PM -- No, not really, but the iFlop has potential
Comment: Re: TDM PON and WDM-PON - Craig Matsumoto December 10, 2007
Comment: Avici Lives! - Craig Matsumoto December 10, 2007
Comment: Juniper PSDP - Craig Matsumoto December 10, 2007

Juniper Opens Up to Apps Developers


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December 10, 2007 : The router vendor is trying a new tactic to get more applications out for its routers, but that doesn't mean Juniper is loosening control of its operating system
Comment: Re: Greenland - Craig Matsumoto December 7, 2007

Cisco, Juniper Ready Data Center Assault


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December 7, 2007 : Rumored follow-ups to the Catalyst 6500 and the MX960 could represent the router firms' attempts to beef up their high-end enterprise offerings

Still Fabless


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December 7, 2007 : 4:57 PM -- The FSA throws its final party

Great White North


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December 7, 2007 : 1:25 PM -- Broadband to the icecaps

A Conference on Video


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December 7, 2007 : 9:00 AM -- Well, what would you call it?

Cisco's CTO Train


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December 6, 2007 : 5:15 PM -- A count of past CTOs, all three of them
Comment: Re: Cisco Telepresence - Craig Matsumoto December 6, 2007

The New Cisco


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December 6, 2007 : 4:00 PM -- Fresh paint, same color
Comment: ATCA and costs - Craig Matsumoto December 5, 2007
Comment: Re: It Ain't Easy - Craig Matsumoto December 5, 2007

Not 'Micro' Enough


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December 5, 2007 : 12:35 PM -- MicroTCA gets the usual growing pains
Comment: HP and ATCA - Craig Matsumoto December 5, 2007

HP Ditches ATCA


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December 5, 2007 : A carrier-class makeover for HP's BladeSystem is replacing the plans the company once had for offering ATCA-compliant gear

HP Extends BladeSystem


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December 5, 2007 : HP unveils the BladeSystem c-Class portfolio targeting carrier-class equipment
Comment: Re: Charlie? - Craig Matsumoto December 4, 2007

SEC Crusade Continues


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December 4, 2007 : 5:50 PM -- Maxim gets the minimum

Whatever Happened to ATCA?


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December 4, 2007 : ATCA vendors say the technology that aimed to speed up telecom product cycles still has a multibillion-dollar future, although IBM might beg to differ
Comment: Infinera - Craig Matsumoto December 4, 2007

Anania Returns


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December 4, 2007 : 9:15 AM -- Bookham's ex-CEO is back in optics
Comment: Re: Core routers - Craig Matsumoto December 4, 2007
Comment: Core routers - Craig Matsumoto December 3, 2007
Comment: Re: Payphones - Craig Matsumoto December 3, 2007

Cisco Scores Core Wins


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December 3, 2007 : The router giant says the CRS-1 is claiming back some market share in the core, holding up Savvis and XO wins as evidence

Cubeless


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December 3, 2007 : 3:00 PM -- Dilbert gets set free
Comment: Payphones - Craig Matsumoto December 3, 2007
Comment: Re: What widgets! - Craig Matsumoto December 3, 2007
Comment: Re: Hey Wait a Minute! - Craig Matsumoto December 3, 2007
Comment: Re: DPI ? - Craig Matsumoto December 3, 2007