VMware Prices IPO

Shares in VMware, which provides virtualization solutions, will begin trading August 14th on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "VMW". A total of 33,000,000 shares of its Class A Common Stock has been priced at $29 per share. Citi, JPMorgan and Lehman Brothers acted as the representatives of the underwriters and, together with Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch & Co. and Deutsche Bank Securities, acted as the joint book-running managers of the offering.



VMware was founded in 1998 and is based in Palo Alto, California. http://www.vmware.com

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Cisco and TI Test DOCSIS 3.0 Upstream Channel Bonding

Cisco completed interoperability testing of its uBR10012 Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) platform with Texas Instruments' Puma 5 DOCSIS 3.0 CPE development platform. The testing included upstream channel bonding, an important feature of CableLabs' DOCSIS 3.0 specifications and a key advancement for cable operators.



The companies said the upstream channel-bonding interoperability testing demonstrates that the Cisco uBR10012 CMTS platform may support cable operators' high-speed cable-modem services with the promise of upload speeds far greater than those available today.



Cisco has previously demonstrated downstream channel bonding, multicast and IPv6.

http://www.cisco.com

http://www.ti.com

• In May 2007, Texas Instruments (TI) announced its "Puma 5" DOCSIS 3.0 silicon solution optimized for cable IP services, including voice, data and video. The DSP-based Puma 5 incorporates TI's VoIP technology and advanced home networking support. The architecture is based upon the DOCSIS 3.0 specification and supports Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), IPV6 and channel bonding. TI said Puma 5 will enable download speeds of 160 Mbps in a low-cost residential configuration and 320 Mbps in a business services configuration.



• The DOCSIS 3.0 specification establishes ways for cable companies to tie multiple 6MHz transmission channels together to deliver data at speeds in excess of 160 Mbps to consumers and at 120 Mbps or more upstream from consumers. DOCSIS 3.0 also incorporates support for IPv6.

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Qwest Names Edward A. Mueller Chairman and CEO

Edward A. Mueller has been named chairman and chief executive officer, succeeding Richard C. Notebaert, who announced in June that he would be retiring. Mueller, 60, served as president and chief executive officer of Ameritech from 2000 to 2002; president of SBC International Operations from 1999 to 2000; and president and chief executive officer of Pacific Bell from 1997 to 1999. Mueller left Ameritech and, in 2003, was elected CEO of Williams-Sonoma, after being named to its board in 1999.

http://www.qwest.com

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Turkey's Grid Telekom Deploys Force10 for Next Gen Data Center

Grid Telekom, a leading data center and hosting service provider in Turkey, has deployed the Force10's TeraScale E300 and S50 access switch at its primary data center in Istanbul.



The high Gigabit Ethernet density of the TeraScale E300 -- up to 288 ports in a single chassis -- enables Grid Telekom to simplify its network architecture as well as lower its related capital and operational costs by collapsing multiple layers into a single one. Grid Telekom has also deployed the Force10 P1 security appliance to provide line-rate traffic inspection and monitoring based on custom capture and filtering policies.



For this deployment, Force10 partnered with Allied Telesis International (ATI).

http://www.force10networks.com/

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Hawaiian Telcom Selects Telcordia to Manage MPLS Services

Hawaiian Telcom has selected the Telcordia Fulfillment Suite to support its network and service evolution strategy. Telcordia's solution will be used to fully automate the provisioning and activation of the carrier's new MPLS-based IP services, including IP VLANs, DSL over IP and other future IP-based services. Hawaiian Telcom will also be able to manage the full life-cycle on service design, assignment, activation and synchronization.


http://www.telcordia.com

http://www.hawaiiantel.com

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Broadcom Awarded Double Damages and Attorneys' Fees

A U.S. District Court judge ordered QUALCOMM to pay double damages of $39.3 million for past infringement of three Broadcom patents. The judge also ordered Qualcomm to pay Broadcom's attorneys' fees in the litigation. An injunction hearing in the case, in which Broadcom is seeking to bar future infringement of the patents by Qualcomm, is scheduled to begin Tuesday.
http://www.broadcom.com

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PacketLight Selects Hifn's Security Processor

PacketLight has integrated Hifn's FlowThrough security processor architecture into a new WAN connectivity solution that provides IPSec encryption and hardware-based compression within a single 1U box. The PacketLight box PL-200 provides end-to-end Fibre Channel (FC) connectivity and incorporates the needed functionality for FC transport over current and future IP and Metro Ethernet networks. http://www.hifn.com

http://www.packetlight.com

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D-Link Adds 48-Port Stackable Switch With PoE

D-Link introduced a 48-port stackable managed switch that supports Power over Ethernet (PoE).



The D-Link xStack DES-3052 is a managed 48-port 10/100 Layer 2 stackable switch with 4 Gigabit ports, and 2 Combo SFP slots. The DES-3052P version of the switch includes PoE support across all ports. Each port on the DES-3052P can also support up to 15.4W of power to PoE enabled devices, budgeting a total of 370W throughout all 48 ports. Additional features include network security, bandwidth control, and advanced management.
http://www.dlink.com/

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SAVVIS Selects XO for Network Expansion

SAVVIS, which provides IT infrastructure services for business and government applications, awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar agreement to XO Communications to provide local access network services. Under the terms of the agreement, SAVVIS has the option to purchase a broad range of high-capacity local access network services including XO Metro and Inter-City Ethernet Services and XO Wavelength services at 2.5 and 10 Gbps speeds.



SAVVIS will use the XO network services to provide local access to its data centers as it continues to build out its high capacity Next Generation Network to meet increased demand for its scalable IT infrastructure services.



SAVVIS currently has 23 data centers encompassing 1.3 million square feet and has announced plans to develop four new data centers in the areas around Atlanta, New York City, Washington, DC and Santa Clara, California.

http://www.savvis.net

• In July 2007, XO Communications announced plans to deploy an additional 800 Gbps of capacity on major coast-to-coast routes across its nationwide 18,000 route-mile optical network, augmenting a capacity expansion XO completed last year which delivered 400 Gbps of capacity across its network. Specifically, XO will light two new fiber strands on its nationwide fiber network, adding 800 Gbps of capacity in core XO network nodes which will deliver an additional 80 10-Gbps channels on major coast-to-coast XO network routes. The upgrade is being delivered on Infinera's DTN system, which XO implemented last year with the initial expansion of its network.

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Towerstream Adds Brooklyn POP

Towerstream has expanded its New York City fixed wireless network to include extended reach throughout Brooklyn. With the addition of a new Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Brooklyn, Towerstream offers expanded wireless Internet coverage to more businesses in the outer Borough, giving the company an even greater footprint in the New York metropolitan area. The company's new Brooklyn PoP is currently operational and joins existing network PoPs throughout the city, including the Empire State and MetLife Buildings.

http://www.towerstream.com

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RFMD to Acquire Sirenza Microdevices

RF Micro Devices agreed to acquire Sirenza Microdevices for approximately $900 million, comprised of $300 million in cash with the balance in stock.



Sirenza supplies radio frequency (RF) components, including amplifiers, power amplifiers, cable TV amplifiers, circulators, isolators, mixers, splitters, transformers, couplers, modulators, demodulators, transceivers, tuners, discrete devices, signal source components, government and military specified components, and receiver ICs for satellite radio.



RFMD supplies power amplifiers, transmit modules, cellular transceivers and system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for use in mobile handsets, cellular base stations, wireless local area networks (WLANs) and global positioning systems (GPS).



"This strategic acquisition brings together two companies with leadership positions and considerable expertise in RF systems and solutions," said Bob Bruggeworth, president and CEO of RFMD. http://www.rfmd.com/http://www.sirenza.com/

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Oracle Communicator Softphone Client to use GIPS

Oracle plans to incorporate Global IP Solutions' (GIPS') VoiceEngine Multimedia LSVX video codec into the Oracle Communicator, a SIP/SIMPLE-based PC softphone client that allows communications service providers to set up sessions including voice and video calling, presence status and instant messaging.



Oracle Communicator and Oracle Communication and Mobility Server are both key components of the Oracle Service Delivery Platform and Oracle Fusion Middleware.

http://www.gipscorp.com

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