BT Handles Million VoIP Calls per Day for Gov't Agency

BT announced that a newly installed IP telephony platform at the UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is now handling one million VoIP calls per day. The network installation reaches 435 sites around the UK and serves over 35,000 users. To date, over 24,000 new handsets and nearly 4,000 fax and other analogue devices are in use over the new network.BT is replacing the entire DWP estate of PBX and other legacy telephony services with a Nortel hosted Service that will ultimately support DWP's Telephony & Contact Center users. BT has...

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Finisar Delivers Narrowly Tunable, Long-Reach 10 Gbps Optical Transmitter

Finisar announced general availability of its 10 Gbps DM80 and DM200 narrowly tunable CMLTM Butterfly Transmitters for DWDM transponders and telecom line card applications. The new devices employ the directly modulated Chirp Managed Laser (CML) technology recently acquired by Finisar. The DM200 transmits with an output power of 0 to 3 dBm and can transmit at 10 Gbps over distances of 300 km without requiring costly optical dispersion compensation. For applications requiring high output power, the DM80 can transmit distances up to 120 km with an...

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FCC Chairman Voices Support for A-la-Carte Programming Model

In an open letter published this week, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin expressed his support for a-la-carte television programming models, saying that consumers should be able to purchase access to television channels individually, or in smaller packages. Martin believes this will lower cable bills and enable greater choice in the market. http://www.fcc....

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CableLabs Approves DTCP-IP Content Protection

CableLabs has approved Digital Transmission Copy Protection (DTCP)-IP technology for protection of cable content using Internet Protocol for unidirectional and bidirectional digital cable products. DTCP provides a means of securing links between consumer electronics device, protecting against unauthorized copying and unauthorized Internet retransmission, while assuring consumers' ability to record broadcast and subscription programming in digital formats for personal use. . This would enable cable subscribers to enjoy digital cable programming,...

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Marvell Posts Q2 Revenue of $656.7 Million

Marvell reported record Q2 revenue of $656.7 million, an increase of 14% over net revenue of $574.0 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2007 and a 3% sequential increase from net revenue of $635.1 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2008. Net loss under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) was $56.5 million, or $0.10 per share (diluted), for the second quarter of fiscal 2008, compared with net income under GAAP of $44.9 million, or $0.07 per share (diluted), for the second quarter of fiscal 2007. "Our Q2 revenue was greater...

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Limelight Signs Microsoft for CDN Services

Limelight Networks announced a major new technology and services agreement with Microsoft under which Limelight will help improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of Internet delivery of media content and online services, including video, music, games, software, and social media, across Microsoft's global Internet properties. Microsoft's web sites serve 460 million unique users per month worldwide. Under the deal, Microsoft and Limelight...

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Alcatel-Lucent to Upgrade Southern Cross Submarine Cable

Alcatel-Lucent was selected to upgrade the landing stations of Southern Cross' 28,900 km submarine cable network. The upgrade will provide further route diversity and capacity in the Australasian region. Specifically, Alcatel-Lucent will upgrade the network's ten landing stations, which are located close to the major international hubs of Sydney (Australia), Auckland (New Zealand), Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Honolulu (the U.S.) for...

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Sun to Change Stock Ticker Symbol to JAVA

Sun Microsystems will change its Nasdaq stock ticker symbol from SUNW to JAVA. The change will go into effect on Monday, August 27, 2007."More than a billion people across the globe, representing nearly every demographic, market and industry, rely upon Java's security, innovation and value to connect them with opportunity. That awareness positions Sun, and now our investor base, for the future," said Jonathan Schwartz, president and CEO of Sun. http://www.sun.com/ja...

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Brocade Posts Revenue of $327 Million

Brocade posted quarterly revenue of $327.5 million, slightly above the company's preliminary results reported on August 8, 2007. Revenues for the quarter decreased 5% from $345.3 million reported in the preceding quarter and increased 73% from $188.9 million reported in the same period last year.Reporting on a GAAP basis, net income for the quarter was $10.7 million, or $0.03 per share basic and diluted. http://www.brocade....

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