Warner Bros. Leverages BitTorent P2P for Film/TV Downloads

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group announced a deal with BitTorrent to leverage the company's peer-assisted delivery system for Web-based downloads of motion picture and television content in the U.S. Content published with BitTorrent will be available on the BitTorrent.com website and feature downloadable programming. BitTorrent's "file-swarming" technology enables the transfer of massive files from a website to a PC with peer-assisted bandwidth efficiency. This new method of delivery is the first peer-assisted network in the U.S. that combines...

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neuf cegetel Selects Ciena's FlexSelect Architecture

neuf cegetel has selected Ciena's CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform for deployment across its metro and regional broadband network in France. The rollout will commence immediately. Financial terms were not disclosed.Ciena's CN 4200 is a multiservice transport and aggregation platform capable of on-demand support for any transport protocol--including SONET/SDH, Ethernet/GbE/10GbE, storage or video--at any speed on any available port using the industry's first universal line card with individual user-programmable ports. A service-aware...

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Huawei Unveils New Corporate Logo

Huawei Technologies unveiled a new corporate logo. The company said its new design embodies "youthfulness and an enterprising spirit," and reflects its principles of "customer-focus, innovation, steady and sustainable growth, and harmony.""During such a crucial period for global telecom transformation, there will be greater trust and higher expectations from customers of Huawei. Changing our logo demonstrates our readiness and capability to take...

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Alcatel and Lucent File SEC Registration Statement

Alcatel and Lucent Technologies filed a Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding their proposed merger. The statement includes the preliminary prospectus of Alcatel in connection with the offering of Alcatel American Depositary Shares and underlying Alcatel ordinary shares in the proposed merger transaction, and a preliminary proxy statement of Lucent Technologies in connection with the special meeting of Lucent Technologies stockholders to vote on such combination.http://www.alcatel.comh...

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Zarlink Expands Ethernet Switch Chip with QoS Features for IP-DSLAMs, PON

Zarlink Semiconductor expanded its ClassSwitch Ethernet switch family with two new devices designed for network access equipment that aggregates, inspects and modifies real-time traffic in triple play and carrier-grade Ethernet VLAN applications. Targeted platforms include IP-DSLAMs, MTU/MDU (multi-tenant/multi-dwelling unit) switch systems, PON units, and micro-MSPPs (multi-service provisioning platforms) carrying Ethernet services over SONET/SDH networks. Zarlink's new ZL33032 and ZL33050 chips are Ethernet switches integrating embedded memory...

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Verizon Executive Comments on Net Neutrality

Speaking at an industry event, Tom Tauke, Verizon executive vice president of public affairs, policy and communications, warned that Net Neutrality legislation could stall or delay broadband rollouts.Tauke said Verizon is committed to ensuring full access to the Internet at speeds and prices that meet consumers' needs. But he said that sound policies and a better policy debate are needed. "The plain truth is that today's access and backbone networks simply do not have the capacity to deliver all that customers expect," Tauke said. "Next-generation...

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QUALCOMM Announces MEDIAFLO Trial with BSkyB

British Sky Broadcasting Limited (BSkyB) will conduct technical trials of QUALCOMM's MediaFLO technology in the U.K. beginning this summer. The technical trial will feature 10 channels of BSkyB content on a small number of non-commercial devices provided by QUALCOMM. The companies said their technical trial is intended to allow BSkyB to closely evaluate the performance capabilities of FLO technology, an open, cellular network-agnostic wireless multicasting technology, as it continues to explore the growing number of opportunities to deliver video...

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JDSU Adds 2.5/2.7G Jitter/Wander Test Solution

JDSU introduced a test solution for measuring 2.5/2.7G SONET/SDH jitter. Combining existing 2.5/2.7G optical and electrical interfaces with the new 2.5/2.7G jitter/wander feature, JDSU's ONT-506 and ONT-512 testers now provide physical layer jitter/wander testing from 155 Mbps up to 43 Gbps. The 2.5/2.7G jitter/wander module for the ONT-506 and ONT-512 supports the research and development, service verification testing and production needs of network equipment manufacturers, as well as the equipment verification, installation and maintenance requirements...

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Packeteer to Acquire Tacit Networks for Branch Office Box

Packeteer, a supplier of WAN Application Optimization solutions, agreed to acquire privately-held Tacit Networks for for approximately $78 million in cash, plus the assumption of vested and unvested Tacit stock options.Tacit, which is based in South Plainfield, New Jersey, provides branch office infrastructure solutions for organizations pursuing server, storage and resource consolidation. Tacit's solution delivers Common Internet File System (CIFS), Wide Area File Services (WAFS), and acceleration technologies plus a complete branch office server...

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Microsoft Releases Windows Live Messenger Beta

Microsoft released "Windows Live Messenger" -- the next generation of MSN Messenger -- into public beta. MSN Messenger currently has 230 million registered users.Some features include: Windows Live Call with Verizon Web Calling service -- enabling users to place PSTN outbound calls through the Verizon Web Calling service. Service is already offered to Messenger customers in five countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain. As of next week, this calling service will be available in localized languages and currencies...

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Microsoft to Extend Xbox Live to Windows Vista

Microsoft's Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates unveiled plans to extend the company's Xbox Live games and entertainment network to the forthcoming Windows Vista operating system."By opening the Xbox Live entertainment network to the entire universe of Windows and mobile gamers, we're creating unparalleled gameplay opportunities that will drive incredible growth of the online community," said Gates.The first product in this vision will arrive on Windows Vista this winter with the release of "Shadowrun," a game that will be shipped...

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Microsoft's Xbox Live Network Surpasses 3 Million Members

Microsoft's Xbox Live service, which launched in November 2002, has surpassed 3 million connected members. Nearly 60 percent of Xbox 360 owners have joined the Xbox Live community. In addition, over 90 percent of connected members are downloading content from Xbox Live Marketplace, driving more than 18 million downloads in the first six months.http://www.microsoft....

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Nokia Unveils First Range of Next Gen Mobile Games

Nokia unveiled the first six games for its new N-Gage mobile gaming platform. The titles have been designed specifically for multiplayer, mobile interaction. The new games line-up includes: Creatures of the Deep, ONE - Who's Next?, Pocket Aces: Texas Hold'em, Pro Series Golf, Space Impact, and System Rush: Evolution. http://www.n-gage.com/pr...

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Cisco Posts Revenue of $7.2 Billion, Sees Continued Growth

Cisco Systems reported revenue for its third fiscal quarter of $7.3 billion, compared with $6.2 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2005 and compared with $6.6 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2006. Recently acquired Scientific-Atlanta contributed $407 million in net sales. Net income (GAAP) basis was $1.4 billion or $0.22 per share, which includes stock-based compensation expense related to employee stock options and employee stock purchases of $188 million, net of tax, or $0.03 per share. "Cisco's third quarter was marked by record...

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