Cisco and Nokia Siemens Networks Announce OSS Initiative for NGNs

Cisco and Nokia Siemens Networks agreed to develop a standards-based telecommunications network management platform for service providers. The jointly developed Operations Support Systems (OSS) platform aims to help the entire service provider community better align network capabilities and costs with business demands.The two companies said they are committed to long-term cooperation, bringing together Cisco's IP competence and Nokia Siemens Networks' end-to-end telecommunications capability, as well as extensive research and development (R&D)...

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Cisco to Acquire BroadWare for IP Video Surveillance

Cisco Systems agreed to acquire privately-held BroadWare Technologies, a developer of IP-based video surveillance software, for an undisclosed sum. BroadWare's software enables web-based monitoring, management, recording and storage of audio and video that can be accessed anywhere by authorized users. BroadWare was founded in 1995 and has 38 employees, with offices in Santa Clara, California and McLean, Virginia.Cisco said the acquisition will enable...

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DiVitas Offers MMC for Nokia Eseries Handsets

DiVitas Networks released its mobile-to-mobile convergence (MMC) client software for Nokia Eseries business devices, enabling business calls to be switched off the mobile network and onto a corporate Wi-Fi network. The solution is WLAN, mobile-network-, handset-, operating system-, carrier- and PBX-agnostic.The DiVitas MMC solution is comprised of a Mobile Convergence Appliance (MCA) deployed inside the enterprise and a Mobile Convergence Client (MCC) running on handsets such as Nokia Eseries business devices based on S60 software on Symbian OS....

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Occam Offers 10GbE Aggregation Blade

Occam Networks introduced its new Broadband Loop Carrier (BLC) 6450 10GbE access aggregation blade. It is designed for two applications:Inter-central office or Access aggregation -- integrating IPTV, multi-service (for example POTS, VOIP, Internet, T1) and mobile backhaul networks.Business access and aggregation -- including 10/100/1000 Active Fiber Ethernet, transparent LAN service and EPL or EVPL services as defined by the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF).The BLC 6450 supports 10 Gigabit optical aggregation rings and subtended subscriber access rings...

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Juniper and Microsoft Agree on Interoperable Network Access Control

Juniper Networks and Microsoft are working together to provide open standards-based interoperability between Juniper Networks Unified Access Control (UAC) and Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP). The companies are demonstrating NAP/UAC interoperability this week at Interop Las Vegas 2007. The companies said they are committed to support the Trusted Computing Group's (TCG) Trusted Network Connect (TNC) open specifications for network access control. Microsoft has contributed NAP's primary Statement of Health (SOH) client-server protocol to...

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XO to Supply 2.5Gbps Wavelengths to China Netcom

XO Communications will provide China Netcom USA with multiple inter-city XO(R) Wavelength Services at 2.5 Gigabits per second speeds across a nationwide footprint connecting China Netcom's points of presence in the United States. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.xo....

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Hexago Introduces IPv6 Home Access Proxy

Hexago, which specializes in IPv6 deployment solutions, introduced its Home Access Proxy 6 (HAP6), which allows the deployment of IPv6-based peer to peer (P2P) services and user generated content (UGC) services over IPv4 networks. Hexago's Gateway6 provides interoperability between IPv4 and IPv6. In conjunction with Gateway6, HAP6 provides a peer to peer (P2P) connection between the fixed or mobile host on the Internet and multiple IP devices in...

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Atheros Unveils its Second Generation 802.11n

Atheros Communications launched its second generation XSPAN draft 2.0 802.11n family of chipset solutions, predicting an expansion of the market in the second half of the year. Like Atheros' previous generation XSPAN products, the new AR9001 family is compliant to the latest IEEE draft 2.0 802.11n specification. Atheros said 802.11n end-products are now poised for broader adoption by consumers who want the higher-performance and future-proofing...

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Motorola Invests in VidSys for Security/Surveillance

Motorola has made an equity investment in VidSys, which specializes in Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) solutions for safety, security, commercial, surveillance, military and transportation organizations. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.PSIM is the marriage of video management for security and surveillance applications with incident and event management. "There is a need for a stronger convergence of physical and IT security assets in order to provide better response to public safety incidents and threats," said...

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LSI Unveils PayloadPlus Processors for SMB Gateways

LSI Corporation introduced its Advanced PayloadPlus 2200 processor designed for multi-service business gateways serving the small-and-medium business (SMB) and remote branch office (RBO) markets.The chip features a dual-CPU processor core for handling voice, security, and other applications. The APP2200 accommodates a user range from 5 to more than 500. The APP2200 portfolio integrates including a dedicated packet processor, integrated classifier, traffic manager, security engine, voice processing, and a high-performance dual-core control and services...

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XO to Supply 10Gig Wavelengths to NTT America

XO Communications will provide multiple 10 Gbps wavelength circuits to NTT America connecting regional and coast-to-coast locations across the United States. NTT America will use the XO wavelength services to expand the capacity of its network, connect multiple data centers and points of presence on its backbone and support the delivery of services it currently provides to its customers. http://www.xo.comEarlier this month, XO Communications announced a contract to provide multiple wavelength circuits to PCCW Global, supplementing existing connectivity...

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Fabrik Raises $25 Million for Personal Content Services

Fabrik, a start-up based in San Mateo and Santa Ana, California, raised $24.9 million in series D funding to support its consumer-oriented storage and content management services. The company's flagship product is www.myfabrik.com, which is marketed directly to consumers and through partnerships with global market leaders. In addition, Fabrik offers a line of SimpleTech-branded products including external, portable and network storage solutions as well as flash memory cards, USB flash drives and memory upgrades. The funding was led by 3i and included...

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NETGEAR and Avaya Partner on VoIP for SMBs

NETGEAR and Avaya are partnering to deliver an IP telephony solution for small businesses of 20 users or less. The solution will feature the Avaya Quick Edition peer-to-peer technology, which eliminates the need for a central phone server or PBX. In addition to call hold, transfer, paging and other basic functions, the phones provide advanced features such as auto attendant, conferencing, a single inbox for voice and e-mail messages, and the ability to have office calls ring on a mobile phone. NETGEAR will provide the network infrastructure for...

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Broadcom OctalPHY Extends Ethernet to 500 Meters on Cat5

Broadcom introduced an eight-port octal physical layer (PHY) device that extends the reach of Ethernet over twisted pair cables. The new 65 nanometer CMOS octal PHY enables 10/100 Ethernet to operate over extended distances (up to 500 meters) on one, two or four wire pairs of Category 5 (CAT 5) or telephony grade cabling. The technology supports traditional Ethernet services over a single twisted wire pair.Broadcom said in contrast to previous technologies that extended the range of Ethernet over twisted pair, its BroadR-Reach approach enables...

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Ditech Appoints Former CEO of Jasomi as VP of Marketing

Ditech Networks named Todd Simpson as Vice President of Marketing. Simpson came to the company through Ditech's acquisition of Jasomi Networks, a developer of VoIP session border controllers, in June of 2005. Since then, he has served Ditech in a number of senior management roles. He previously served as President and CEO of Jasomi. http://www.ditechnetworks.c...

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On2 Technologies to Acquires Finland's Hantro for Mobile Video Compression

On2 Technologies, which develops video compression technology, agreed to acquire Finland-based Hantro Products Oy, a provider of video technology for mobile devices. Hantro provides optimized video compression implementations for mobile, digital consumer-electronics and IPTV devices. The company's customers include Nokia, Freescale, LSI, Vimicro, Sanyo and over 20 other leading global device and semiconductor manufacturers. The companies said Hantro's technology has been implemented on more than 200 million devices to date and in mobile phones...

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Huawei and Symantec to Form JV Targeting Security, Storage

Symantec and Huawei Technologies are forming a joint venture company to develop and distribute security and storage appliances to global telecommunications carriers and enterprises. The new company will be headquartered in Chengdu, China, with Huawei owning 51 percent of the joint venture and Symantec owning 49 percent. Huawei will contribute its telecommunications storage and security businesses including its integrated supply chain and integrated...

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