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Craig Matsumoto
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Posted in September 2008

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Comment: Extreme - Craig Matsumoto September 30, 2008

PMC's Wireless Connection


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
September 29, 2008 : 6:00 PM -- An old optical name takes to the air
Comment: Phorm Rides Again - Craig Matsumoto September 29, 2008

DPI (Hearts) LTE


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September 29, 2008 : 12:35 PM -- Preparing for the flood
Comment: Re: funding - Craig Matsumoto September 29, 2008

Zeugma Spins a Remix


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September 26, 2008 : Layoffs in hardware, offset by hirings in software, point the router startup in its new direction as an applications platform
Comment: Re: 100 Gig Partner - Craig Matsumoto September 26, 2008

Chambers: $3 Million Man


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September 26, 2008 : NOON -- Judges give him a 1.28
Comment: Re: ATCA - Craig Matsumoto September 26, 2008

Verizon Talks GMPLS, 100-Gig


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
September 25, 2008 : A promised paper on 111 Gbit/s networking gets delivered at ECOC. Separately, Verizon inches closer to control plane nirvana

Xilinx Chases 100 Gig


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September 24, 2008 : 9:50 AM -- With help from some friends

ECOC: Remote Report


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September 24, 2008 : 8:45 AM -- Guessing from the sidelines

Santur Girds for Battle


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (12)
September 23, 2008 : With Bookham and others trying to steal tunable-laser market share, Santur keeps its product development clicking and tries out a 100-Gig PIC
Comment: Ooma $16M - Craig Matsumoto September 23, 2008
Comment: Re: Extreme BD20K - Craig Matsumoto September 23, 2008
Comment: to iipoed - Craig Matsumoto September 23, 2008
Comment: Re: Sell or fold - Craig Matsumoto September 23, 2008
Comment: Re: ATCA - Craig Matsumoto September 23, 2008
Comment: Extreme BD20K - Craig Matsumoto September 22, 2008
Comment: Brocade's plan - Craig Matsumoto September 22, 2008
Comment: ATCA - Craig Matsumoto September 22, 2008

Extreme Goes for Ethernet Glory


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (8)
September 22, 2008 : Extreme's BlackDiamond franchise gets a serious capacity upgrade, as the new 20808 model sports terabits of switching and 120 Gbit/s capacity per slot

ATCA Finds Its Stride


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (6)
September 19, 2008 : The latest Light Reading Live! conference has ATCA vendors discussing what's behind the growing adoption of the standard

Brocade/Foundry Readies Ethernet Invasion


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (6)
September 17, 2008 : The $3B acquisition of Foundry is important not for the service provider angle, but for the 10GigE market that it's opening up for Brocade
Comment: Re: Shown the money - Craig Matsumoto September 17, 2008
Comment: Shown the money - Craig Matsumoto September 17, 2008

Brocade Grabs for Silver


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
September 17, 2008 : 1:45 PM -- The battle with Juniper begins

Microwave Gets Respect


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September 17, 2008 : 1:30 PM -- Backhaul gets ready for its closeup
Comment: Re: Optical Biz - Craig Matsumoto September 17, 2008

Nortel Plunges on New Forecast


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (12)
September 17, 2008 : Shares are down 40% on Nortel's highly disappointing new forecast and the news that it's planning to sell off its metro Ethernet business

Cisco Cuts Loose


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September 17, 2008 : 8:40 AM -- Telecommuting vs. tethers

Bobby Johnson's Greatest Hits


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September 17, 2008 : With the Brocade deal nearly done, Foundry CEO Johnson has quite a scrapbook of past triumphs, rumors, lawsuits, and downturn angst. Here's a look back
Comment: SanDisk - Craig Matsumoto September 16, 2008
Comment: Re: Some Coincidence - Craig Matsumoto September 16, 2008

Finisar Tries 'Two in a Box'


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September 16, 2008 : With Finisar and Optium now merged, both companies' CEOs are taking the helm, as explained in the latest Light Reading interview
Comment: Cisco 12-17% - Craig Matsumoto September 16, 2008
Comment: Re: Mano a mano - Craig Matsumoto September 16, 2008
Comment: Opnext - Craig Matsumoto September 16, 2008

Eitan Gertel, CEO, Finisar


Interview - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
September 16, 2008 : 'We were not negotiating with other companies, nor did we have any pressure from our board to do any deal'
Comment: HP Cutting 24,600 - Craig Matsumoto September 15, 2008

Cisco Shares Another Big Day


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September 15, 2008 : Several metro Ethernet announcements comes on just the right day. But one, involving Cisco SLAs, is a bold move toward vendor accountability

Stormy Monday


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September 15, 2008 : 1:40 PM -- Anyone got a nuclear winter shelter?
Comment: Re: Virtualization Rage - Craig Matsumoto September 15, 2008
Comment: Re: Virtualization Rage - Craig Matsumoto September 15, 2008
Comment: PBT/PBB purpose-built - Craig Matsumoto September 15, 2008
Comment: Re: Supercomm - Craig Matsumoto September 15, 2008

Juniper Strikes at Security's Core


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (10)
September 15, 2008 : With the new SRX platform, Juniper finally brings new promise to the NetScreen line and adds a new type of virtualization to core network security services

The Spin-In Lottery


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September 12, 2008 : 9:45 AM -- Even at Cisco, life is unfair

InnoPath Branches Out


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September 12, 2008 : 9:05 AM -- Mobile ideas for the enterprise
Comment: GigOptix S-4 - Craig Matsumoto September 12, 2008

Kontron Scores $70M Order


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September 10, 2008 : A five-year European deal for ATCA gear puts $70M more in Kontron's pockets
Comment: Uh... - Craig Matsumoto September 10, 2008
Comment: Re: Finisar Anew - Craig Matsumoto September 10, 2008

Cisco Gets Virtual


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September 10, 2008 : 2:30 PM -- The latest in Ethernet services rumors
Comment: Restaurants - Craig Matsumoto September 10, 2008
Comment: Finisar Anew - Craig Matsumoto September 10, 2008
Comment: Supercomm - Craig Matsumoto September 10, 2008

Supercomm Reborn!


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
September 10, 2008 : Just when you got used to saying 'NXTcomm,' along comes another, rather familiar name change and a new focus on end-to-end broadband services

Ethos Claims First


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
September 9, 2008 : 2:55 PM -- A PBT box gets an ATCA rebirth
Comment: Re: Wishful thinking? - Craig Matsumoto September 9, 2008

Finisar Enjoys Optium Growth


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
September 9, 2008 : The newly merged Finisar and Optium wake up to a 14% stock climb after a tepid Q1 earnings report

FastSoft Inc.


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September 9, 2008 : TCP enhancement

FastSoft Wants CDNs


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
September 8, 2008 : Telcos could benefit from FastSoft's TCP-speeding technology, but the startup thinks its best business bet lies with content delivery networks

Finisar vs JDSU


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September 8, 2008 : 9:15 AM -- An early look at the new look
Comment: Basic research - Craig Matsumoto September 8, 2008

Nortel Rolls On With 40-Gig


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (15)
September 4, 2008 : Bell Canada joins the ranks of carriers using Nortel's 40-Gig equipment, further evidence that the vendor is on a hot streak with the technology

NebuAd CEO Steps Down


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
September 3, 2008 : 1:35 PM -- Juniper's former CFO gets a new day job

Brace for Impact


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
September 2, 2008 : 2:40 PM -- What the geeks are drooling over this week

IBM Tempts Telcos, Secures BladeCenter


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September 2, 2008 : Big Blue's partnership with security vendor CloudShield produces a blade that could help push the BladeCenter cause in telco camps