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Posted in May 2008

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RBN's Not Dead


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
May 30, 2008 : 4:40 PM -- But it's Sorrento's property now

Another CEO at Hammerhead


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May 30, 2008 : 11:45 AM -- Stop us if this sounds familiar
Comment: PBT Sidelined - Craig Matsumoto May 29, 2008

Zeugma Systems Inc.


Startup Spotlight - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
May 29, 2008 : Edge routers and services management

Warrior's Debut


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May 28, 2008 : 2:40 PM -- Cisco's CTO is on the Live! agenda

What Zeugma Isn't


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May 27, 2008 : 5:00 PM -- Where the startup doesn't want to be pigeonholed

Zeugma Rethinks Edge Routing


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (20)
May 27, 2008 : The Canadian startup comes clean with its new twist on the router, adding computing blades to help carriers compete against Web-speed services
Comment: Better than DRM? - Craig Matsumoto May 23, 2008

Secustream Skirts DRM Debate


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
May 22, 2008 : A tiny Norwegian startup, getting acquired by a Telenor subsidiary, says it's got a non-DRM alternative for video security

Cisco's Newest Hole


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May 21, 2008 : 4:00 PM -- A rootkit for IOS. Yeah, that could be bad
Comment: Re: nice pics - Craig Matsumoto May 21, 2008

Is Nuova Needling Cisco's Brass?


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
May 20, 2008 : Some say it's possible that the Nuova buyout caused friction that led to Jayshree Ullal's recent departure. Others says it's just a sign of Cisco's newest phase

Nirvanix Inc.


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May 20, 2008 : Storage delivery networks

Ethernet's 35th


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May 20, 2008 : 1:00 PM -- Since it has a birthday, we might as well note it

Re-Beamed


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May 19, 2008 : 5:30 PM -- BeamExpress takes another crack at VCSELs
Comment: Mu Crew - Craig Matsumoto May 19, 2008

Mu Moves on Services


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
May 19, 2008 : With a $10M cash infusion and a new name, Mu Security is ready to broaden its vulnerability-testing appliance into areas like IMS

HP Sees the Light


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May 19, 2008 : 12:50 PM -- Silicon photonics gets another supporter
Comment: The next biggest - Craig Matsumoto May 19, 2008
Comment: Fun with charts - Craig Matsumoto May 16, 2008
Comment: Big deal - Craig Matsumoto May 16, 2008

A Cisco Field Upset?


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May 16, 2008 : 5:30 PM -- What an ex-Microsoft guy might mean to baseball

Finisar & Optium Challenge JDSU


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (26)
May 16, 2008 : The biggest optical merger in years creates a legitimate challenger to No. 1 supplier JDSU
Comment: Finisar - Craig Matsumoto May 16, 2008

An Optical Merger!


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
May 16, 2008 : 4:00 PM -- But what does the Finisar/Optium deal take away?

Is Enterasys Eyeing Extreme?


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (9)
May 16, 2008 : Having landed in the hands of private equity, Enterasys wants to get bigger, and Extreme is looking ripe for the picking

Extreme + Enterasys?


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
May 15, 2008 : 1:50 PM -- Extreme might finally get bought

The Icahn 10


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May 15, 2008 : 1:00 PM -- The interesting ones like Mark Cuban, anyway

Options Scandal Deepens at Broadcom


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
May 15, 2008 : Four current and former executives get charged by the SEC for stock options backdating, leading the chipmaker's chairman/CTO and general counsel to step down

Broadcom Execs Step Aside


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May 14, 2008 : Chairman/CTO Henry Samueli and general counsel David Dull take leaves of absence after being charged by the SEC
Comment: Radio gig - Craig Matsumoto May 14, 2008
Comment: HP/EDS - Craig Matsumoto May 14, 2008

Yahoo's Proxy Saga


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
May 14, 2008 : 9:15 AM -- Shareholders, including Carl Icahn, still want to fight back

Centillium Reports Q1


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May 12, 2008 : Chip vendor reports first-quarter revenues of $6.1M and GAAP net income of 1 cent per share

Ullal Calls It Quits at Cisco


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May 12, 2008 : Jayshree Ullal, former head of Cisco's optical division, and most recently SVP in charge of data center products, is ending her 15-year tenure

Ullal Leaving Cisco


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May 12, 2008 : 2:15 PM -- Another exec breaks ranks

OpVista Runs With DMC for 40-Gig


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
May 12, 2008 : It's yet another plan to deliver 40-Gig on 10-Gig optical networks, but OpVista says its method doesn't use dispersion compensation and can handle 100-Gig, too

Cisco, Ericsson & ATCA


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
May 9, 2008 : 12:30 PM -- Scoping out the field
Comment: Cisco PR - Craig Matsumoto May 9, 2008
Comment: Intel Sweden - Craig Matsumoto May 8, 2008

ATCA Market Size


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May 8, 2008 : 3:10 PM -- New numbers on the way
Comment: ATCA - Craig Matsumoto May 7, 2008

ATCA Day


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
May 7, 2008 : 4:30 PM -- Shameless plug for our San Jose event

Cisco Storm Clouds


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May 7, 2008 : 9:40 AM -- What's the opposite of a silver lining?

Cisco Gets Visual


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May 7, 2008 : 9:15 AM -- New buzzwords for the new era

Cisco's Q3 Hits the Flats


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May 6, 2008 : Revenues stalled as expected, thanks to a weak U.S. economy, but net income beat analyst estimates, and sales forecasts didn't bring any further bad news

Redback Nabs Ex-Cisco Engineer


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (8)
May 6, 2008 : Saved from the clutches of retirement and hobbies, former Cisco VP Lele Nardin, who worked on the 7200, 7600, Catalyst, and ASR lines, is taking the top engineering post at Redback
Comment: Sprint splitup? - Craig Matsumoto May 5, 2008

Cisco Games the ASR


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May 5, 2008 : 3:40 PM -- Video game madness! Win a router!
Comment: Re: ?? - Craig Matsumoto May 5, 2008

Riverbed Extends WAN Optimization


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May 5, 2008 : Riverbed announces deals with a host of vendors, eyes network monitoring opportunities

JDSU's Setback


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May 1, 2008 : 3:20 PM -- Getting testy about the turnaround

Sezmi Corp.


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May 1, 2008 : Telco-based TV service

Sezmi Aims Beyond IPTV


LR Cable News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (11)
May 1, 2008 : If the startup formerly named Building B has its way, your TV viewing habits are about to change forever, and your cable provider is about to become obsolete