SupportSoft's HomeAssist Software Automates Home Network Setup

SupportSoft introduced a new software solution for service providers that helps simplify the set-up and maintenance of a home network while providing a platform for the delivery of value-added services such as enhanced security, file and print sharing and remote access via the Internet. Key functionality of SupportSoft's HomeAssist software includes:Self-healing proactively detects and automatically repairs issues associated with the set-up and ongoing use of a home network before the customer knows they exist. As a result, costly service calls...

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Siemens and Time Warner Cable Demonstrate IMS

Time Warner Cable has demonstrated the use of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) technology at its Herndon, Virginia, as a means of delivering integrated fixed line, mobile and Wi-Fi services. Time Warner Cable is using Siemens technology. One demonstration used several online gaming scenarios to test the integration of both packet- and circuit-switched telephony networks as well as a range of different wireless and fixed technologies. The technology supported gaming between a user with a wireless device who was playing against an opponent on a fixed-line...

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Occam Adds Ten Customers in Q1

Occam Networks reported Q1 revenue of $14.2 million -- its second consecutive quarter with operating profit -- and representing an increase of 10 percent over the fourth quarter of 2005, and a 105 percent increase over the same quarter a year ago. During the quarter Occam added more than 10 new customers. http://www.occamnetworks....

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Widevine Moves to Integrate its Digital Forensics into PCs, Set-tops, Consumer Devices

Widevine Technologies has integrated its digital forensics solution into a range of new and legacy consumer-electronics devices, enabling studios, broadcasters and video operators to trace the spread of premium content and thereby deter theft. This device-level capability incorporates Cinea's "Running Marks" watermarking technology. The first devices embedded with Widevine Mensor include Scientific-Atlanta's IPN430MC, which is part of Scientific-Atlanta's family of IP set tops supporting advanced codecs, HDTV and DVR, Microsoft Windows personal...

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ABC.com Offers Full Episode Streaming with Ads

ABC began streaming full episodes of select TV shows for free from its website. The video is delivered in Macromedia Flash and includes advertising that cannot be skipped. The shows are being made available the same day that they appear in the iTunes store, where they are priced at $1.99 and are commercial-free. http://www.abc....

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NET Launches VX Series Universal Voice Exchange

Network Equipment Technologies introduced its VX Series Universal Voice Exchange for delivering integrated, secure lower cost VoIP and mobility to the enterprise. Based on NET's SHOUT voice technology, the VX Series provides "any-to-any" gateway functionality and interoperability with existing telecommunications and data network infrastructure. The VX Series also enables VoIP and enterprise mobility applications with session border control and call system integration that extends enterprise PBX functionality to mobile handsets.NET also provides...

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Lenovo Selects Agere Systems' High-Performance Gigabit Ethernet Solution

Lenovo Networks has selected Agere Systems' Gigabit Ethernet solutions for use in Lenovo's networking product portfolio for medium- and large-sized businesses.The solution adopted by Lenovo Networks consists of Agere's ET4148 and ET4128, as well as the Octal TruePHY 1081 device. The Octal TruePHY features low power and exceeds industry standard requirements for reach and error-free performance by approximately 40 percent. Also inherent in the TruePHY architecture is the industry's most advanced cable diagnostic capability, with the ability to pinpoint...

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SIRIUS Adds 761,187 Satellite Radio Subscribers in Q1

SIRIUS Satellite Radio ended the first quarter with 4,077,747 subscribers, reflecting net subscriber additions of 761,187, a 149% increase in net additions from the year-ago quarter.First quarter 2006 revenue grew to $126.7 million, up 193% from $43.2 million in the year-ago quarter. Advertising revenue increased to a record $7.3 million, representing 53% of total satellite radio industry advertising revenue in the first quarter. Average monthly churn was 1.8%, in line with guidance. Subscriber acquisition costs (SAC) per gross addition were $113...

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Hughes Reaches One Million VSATs Shipped

Hughes Network Systems has reached the milestone of one million satellite terminal shipped -- marking a major achievement in the global very small aperture terminal (VSAT) industry, which Hughes started in the mid-1980s when it shipped the first VSATs to Wal-Mart."We are extremely proud of reaching this significant milestone," said Pradman Kaul, chairman and CEO of Hughes. "In addition to manufacturing products and providing networking solutions around the globe, we have also brought the capabilities of broadband satellite technology to the small...

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Foundry Networks Introduces New Internet and Metro Core Routers

Foundry Networks unveiled its new NetIron XMR 32000 Internet and MPLS core router and NetIron MLX-32 MPLS-enabled metro routers, both of which are designed broadband service provider networks supporting Triple Play services, converged backbones, and corporate VPN services. The massive capacity of these routers will enable bandwidth intensive applications, such as video on-demand, broadcast television, and large scale VoIP.Foundry said its two new platforms represent a major breakthrough in router performance and capacity by providing two billion...

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Broadcom Delivers Integrated 48-Port Fast Ethernet Switch

Broadcom began sampling a fully integrated 48-port Fast Ethernet (FE) single-chip switch. The device is the first in a new family of Broadcom switches that provides enterprise-level features and "WebSuperSmart" network management for managed and lightly managed small-to-medium business (SMB) networks. The 48-port FE switch offers double the port count of existing FE solutions, plus integrated 10/100 PHYs, to address the requirements of the cost-conscious SMB market. Broadcom said fast Ethernet solutions in 24-port configurations have been very...

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Vonage Adds Unlimited Calling to France, Italy, Ireland, Spain and UK Landlines

Vonage has waived its international calling rates to land lines in France, Ireland, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom for subscribers signed up for the $24.99 per month Premium Unlimited Plan and the $49.99* per month Small Business Unlimited Plan. Current and future subscribers will no longer be charged the rates formerly billed per minute to locations within these countries.Vonage unlimited calling pricing plans include:$24.99/month -- Residential Premium Unlimited Plan -- unlimited calling throughout the 50 United States, Canada, Puerto Rico,...

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Greenfield Offers 24-port Metro Ethernet Switch Design

Greenfield Networks, a start-up offering merchant silicon for Ethernet switches, introduced a reference design for a 1RU Metro Ethernet switch supporting 24GbE plus two 10GbE ports with wire-speed performance, per-subscriber quality-of-service (QoS) and Triple Play service capabilities. The design is powered by the company's Packetry II Ethernet switching silicon. Greenfield said its design delivers wire-speed switching performance with a maximum forwarding rate of 72 Mpps. The platform features 24 copper Gigabit Ethernet and two 10GbE XFP ports...

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Verizon Adds 1.7 Wireless, 541,000 Broadband Customers in Q1

Verizon Communications reported consolidated Q1 revenues of $22.7 billion, a 25.1 percent increase compared with the first quarter 2005; consolidated total operating expenses were $18.9 billion, a 27.6 percent increase compared with the first quarter 2005; and consolidated operating income was $3.9 billion, a 14.0 percent increase compared with the first quarter 2005. Reported results include MCI subsequent to the close of the merger. Reported earnings were $1.6 billion, or 56 cents per diluted share, compared with $1.8 billion, or 63 cents per...

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Firetide Offers Access Solution for Wireless Mesh Networks

Firetide announced a new line of "HotPoint" access points to complement its "HotPort" high performance mesh networks. The new products include indoor and outdoor models and can be used either as stand alone access points or can be connected to a Firetide HotPort mesh network for full integration.The indoor model features a compact plenum-rated enclosure with optional brackets for wall, ceiling and office cubicle mounting. The outdoor model features a rugged, weatherproof enclosure, high gain antennas, and can receive its power directly from a connected...

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Ixia Scales its Network Test Platform

Ixia has enhanced its "Optixia" test platform with an optimized hardware engine that can create and transmit any type of Layer 2-3 traffic patterns at up to line rate over a network, and correspondingly receive and analyze the traffic. Ixia said one of the biggest challenges in creating network traffic to stress a system realistically is to produce custom flows (sometimes referred to as streams) that emulate specific but arbitrary traffic patterns that occur in real-world networks. Each flow may correspond to a different end user (e.g., IP address),...

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Spirent Enhances Switch and Router Testing

Spirent Communications released a new version of its TestCenter, offering significant improvements in switch and router testing technology. The Spirent TestCenter 1.20 network performance analysis system offer three key testing elements: white-box testing for routers to quickly discover and diagnose faults; Integrated System Testing to uncover switch faults; and automation to give testers the ability to write scripts for repetitive test cases.Spirent's white-box test approach for routers provides visibility into device under test (DUT) internals...

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Viseon Hires Paradyne's CEO

Viseon, which develops voice, video and interactive content IP phones, announced that Sean Belanger has joined as its new President and CEO. Prior to joining Viseon, Mr. Belanger was CEO of Paradyne Corporation from 2000 until its merger with Zhone Technologies in July, 2005. Before Paradyne, Belanger had served as Vice President and General Manager of 3Com Corporation's Network Service Provider Division. Earlier in his career, he held the positions of Vice President of Sales at Primary Access and Penril DataComm.Viseon products have been sold...

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Motorola to Acquire BenQ's R&D in Denmark

Motorola will acquire BenQ's state-of-the-art research and development center in Aalborg, Denmark. The Aalborg facility and team will be integrated into Motorola's Mobile Devices business and become a product development center for Motorola. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.motorola....

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Fujitsu Outlines FlexRay Networking for Automotive Applications

Fujitsu Microelectronics America (FMA issued a new technology backgrounder describing the "FlexRay" networking standard for motor vehicles and the benefits it will deliver to the automotive industry.Entitled "Taking Full Advantage of the FlexRay Network for Motor Vehicles," the technology backgrounder includes an overview of the emerging FlexRay protocol, including performance comparisons with existing communications standards such as the Control Area Network (CAN). The paper describes the benefits of FlexRay's high bandwidth and data rates, redundancy,...

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EU and China Establish Research Network Link

The European Union (EU) and China will fund a high-capacity link between European National Research and Education Networks and their counterparts in China. The EUR 4.15 million ORIENT (Oriental Research Infrastructure to European NeTworks) project, which is supported by the EU's 6th Research Framework Programme, is expected to benefit academic pursuits, including radio astronomy, meteorology, and grid computing applications.The project began on 1 March 2006 and will run for three years. Funding of the link will come from 3 sources: 50% of the...

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