HP and SAVVIS Offer Media Service Platform

HP and SAVVIS Communications announced an alliance to provide an outsourced media services platform to companies around the world that are creating and distributing digital content. The two companies agreed to combine their technologies, integration expertise, and managed services to create the platform, which addresses the entire workflow process, including digital content creation, management, archiving, distribution, video transport and transcoding. http://www.savvis.nethttp://www.hp....

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SBC Looks to Wireless/Wireline Integration to Drive Customer Loyalty

SBC's key marketing strategy remains centered around service bundling, said Randall Stephenson, Senior Executive VP & CFO of SBC Communications, speaking at the UBS conference in New York. Long distance bundling has been the decisive factor is stopping and even reversing local access line loss to UNE-p competitors in SBC's southwestern and western territories. Stephenson said the same effect will also occur in SBC's mid-western territory now that the company has gained permission to offer long distance. Adding DSL to the bundle increases...

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In Motion and Lucent Build Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspots

In Motion Technology is developing a mobile Wi-Fi hot spot solution that could be used for trains, police command vehicles, buses and passenger cars. InMotion's onBoard Mobile Gateway uses Lucent's 3G CDMA2000 and UMTS/W-CDMA mobile networking equipment as its backhaul. The two companies are planning joint-marketing and sales activities. http://www.inmotiontechnology.com http://www.lucent....

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China Telecom Selects Cisco Routers for Northern Network

China Telecom selected Cisco Systems' routers for its northern network, which covers 15 cities in 10 provinces, including Beijing. The ChinaNet network will use Cisco 12016 and Cisco 12416 routers for its second-phase expansion. Cisco equipment is also being used for an upgrade of ChinaNet's southern backbone. Upgrades are being applied to the switching matrix of Cisco 12000 Series routers previously deployed. When combined with 10-Gbps router line cards, this will enable the network to migrate from 80-Gbps switching capacity on the Cisco 12000...

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Foundry Expands Its Edge Iron Switching Line

Foundry Networks introduced a new high-density switch for deployment in high-performance data centers, enterprise Gigabit-over-Copper (GoC) wiring closets and grid/cluster computing environments. The new EdgeIron 48G switch provides 44 10/100/1000 and 4 combo Gig copper or fiber ports, which can be populated with a variety of optics to support distances up to 120 km. It has a U.S. list price of $8,995 including all 48 ports. http://www.foundrynetworks....

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Cisco Teams with Network Associates, Symantec, and Trend Micro

Cisco Systems has launched a new initiative to address the increased threat and impact of worms and viruses to networked businesses. The Cisco Network Admission Control program, which was developed in partnership with Network Associates, Symantec, and Trend Micro, aims to ensure that network access is provided only to compliant and trusted endpoint devices (for example, PCs, servers, personal digital assistants) and can restrict the access of non-compliant devices. In its initial phase, the Cisco Network Admission Control functionality enables...

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PowerNet Chooses Veraz's VoIP for National LD Service

PowerNet Global, an integrated communications provider, has selected Veraz Networks' Packet Telephony Solution for its IP-based voice network in 11 U.S. cities. The Veraz ControlSwitch, an open softswitch platform, and 50,000 ports of Veraz's I-Gate 4000 media gateways seamlessly connect the new VoIP network to the traditional PSTN at key locations throughout the U.S. The network supports existing and next-generation protocols such as MGCP, SS7, PRI, CAS, H.323 and SIP. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.veraznetworks.com http://...

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Brix Raises $8.1 Million for its Real-Time Service Assurance

Brix Networks, a start-up based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, raised $8.1 million in fourth round venture funding to support its real-time service assurance solutions. The BrixWorx service assurance software system can be used to constantly monitor the quality and operation an IP backbone. It allows users to test and verify all their advanced IP services from one platform with real-time, proactive notification of any degradation in service levels. The Brix System consists of a family of purpose-built, hardware-based appliances, which are deployed...

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Laurel Adds Ascend Co-founder and Former Juniper Exec to Board

Laurel Networks announced the appointment of Betsy Atkins, president and CEO of venture capital firm Baja LLC, and Don Pyle to its Board of Directors. Atkins was a co-founder and director of Ascend Communications. She currently serves on the boards of Polycom and UTStarcom. Pyle previously was the vice president of North American Sales at Juniper Networks. http://www.laurelnetworks....

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AudioCodes Enhances its VoIPerfect Architecture

AudioCodes released a number of enhancements to its VoIPerfect voice operating system architecture. The VoIPerfect architecture, which is the underlying OS for all of Audiocodes products, comprises VoIP DSP software and media streaming embedded software, integrated PSTN signaling protocols and VoIP standard control protocols, provisioning and management engines, and other carrier features. Some of the new capabilities in the latest release include:Playback mechanism for Color Ring Back Tone (CRBT) applicationsUp to 128 msec of G.168-2000 compliant...

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Cox Boosts HFC Capacity with Xtend Networks

Cox Communications has been testing a unique Block Division Multiplexing (BDM) technology from Xtend Networks to significantly increase the capacity of existing coaxial plants. Xtend's solution provides an additional 2 GHz of spectrum on the coaxial plant while remaining compliant with standardized DOCSIS equipment, such as cable modem termination systems (CMTS) and cable modems. BDM then builds on that foundation to help cable operators target individual or regional customers with extra symmetrical high-speed bandwidth that does not detract...

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Blue Ridge Raises $5 Million for its Network Security

Blue Ridge Networks, a start-up based in Chantilly, Virginia raised $5 million in funding for its secure communications products and service. Blue Ridge's BorderGuard system delivers private and persistent connectivity with support for FIPS 140, Common Criteria, HIPAA compliance, and the Department of Defense SPOCK validation. It can be used in data networks ranging from dial, to dedicated, to 802.11 WLANs, to traditional LANs. The latest funding round was led by new investor Rock Maple Ventures L.P. and included existing investors SpaceVest,...

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AT&T Wireless Launches EDGE Data Service

AT&T Wireless announced the availability of EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution), a significant upgrade that offers average data speeds between 100-130 kbps. EDGE service is now available nationally to customers located in areas served by the AT&T Wireless GSM/GPRS. AT&T Wireless also introduced the new Sony-Ericsson GC-82 modem card which provides average download connections of 100-130 kbps, with speed bursts of up to 200 kbps when used on the AT&T Wireless EDGE network. http://www.attwireless....

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COLT Selects CoManage to Manage OSS Data Integrity

COLT Telecom selected CoManage's TrueSource to improve the data integrity of its Operations Support Systems (OSS) and resource management processes across its European transport network. COLT, which has a network presence in 32 cities across 13 European countries, and is backed by Fidelity Investments, will use TrueSource as the core of a data integrity improvement project that will focus on reconciling the carrier's extensive transport network with its inventory management databases. This project will enable the carrier to base its service fulfillment...

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Lucent Sees Pockets of Opportunity in 2004

"What a difference a year makes," said Janet Davidson, President of Lucent's Integrated Network Solutions, speaking at the UBS communications conference in New York. 2002 was characterized by large CAPEX cuts, whereas 2003 "has been about a return to stability and even some growth." Davidson predicts the overall market will be relatively flat in 2004, except for several pockets of high growth. These include metro optical (next gen SONET/SDH and DWDM), circuit-to-packet migration, and an upgrade of broadband access equipment to faster DSL speeds.Davidson...

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