Stories by Jim Duffy

Tellium Touts High-Scale Switch

Tellium last Friday announced the shipment of its Aurora Optical Switch, a high-density, high-capacity optical switch for the Internet core.

Nortel buys access-gear maker Sonoma

Nortel Networks has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Sonoma Systems, a maker of customer-premises access products employed by major carriers in their managed services.

Cisco Veteran Resigns to Head Up New Firm

Cisco Systems Inc. veteran Don Listwin, one time considered to be the heir apparent to John Chambers as Cisco CEO, is leaving the company to head up a new company formed from the $6.4 billion merger of Phone.com Inc. and Software.com Inc.

Nortel bags Alteon for $US7.8 billion

Nortel Networks last Friday announced a definitive agreement to acquire Alteon WebSystems for $US7.8 billion in stock. Alteon is the leading supplier of Web content switches, according to the California-based Dell'Oro Group.

Packeteer Centralizes Policy Management

Packeteer Inc. announced this week new centralized policy management and operating system software for its bandwidth management devices that the company says lets users more easily deploy and scale quality-of-service management routines.

Cisco buys NuSpeed

Cisco Systems yesterday announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held NuSpeed Internet Systems, a developer of technology that connects storage-area networks to IP networks, for $450 million in stock.

Has Nortel Networks Bungled Bay Buyout?

When announced in June 1998, the merger of Nortel Networks Corp. and Bay Networks Inc. was hailed by officials of both companies as a metamorphosis in the industry.

Selby Wellman to leave Cisco

Cisco Systems late last week announced that Selby Wellman, senior vice president and general manager of Cisco's Interworks business unit, is leaving the company on August 1.

Cisco Buys VOIP Concern

Cisco Systems Inc. Tuesday announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Komodo Technology, which develops voice-over-IP devices, for US$175 million in stock.

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