Cavium Posts Revenue of $14 Million, up 12% Sequentially

Cavium Networks reported Q3 revenue of $14.2 million, a 12% sequential increase from the $12.7 million reported for the second quarter of 2007 and an increase of 54% from the $9.2 million reported for the third quarter of last year. Net income (GAAP) was $1.3 million, or $0.03 per share (diluted), compared with a net loss of $0.1 million, or $0.00 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2007, and a net loss of $1.7 million, or $0.21 per share (diluted) in the third quarter of last year. Gross margins were 63.2% in the third quarter of 2007 compared to 57.8% in the third quarter last year.
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BlackArrow Unveils Ad-Management System for Viewer-Controlled Video

BlackArrow, a start-up with offices in New York City and San Mateo, California, unveiled its platform for dynamic advertising across broadband, video-on-demand (VOD) and ultimately digital video recorder (DVR) playout environments.



The BlackArrow system manages, delivers and measures targeted advertising for video, enabling content providers, advertising agencies and distributors to reach consumers who are increasingly controlling where, when and how they watch video content.



The company also announced the appointment of Dean Denhart, previously chief technology officer of Knight Ridder Digital, as president and chief executive officer.



In addition, BlackArrow secured $12 million in Series B funding. The financing includes investments from Cisco Systems, Comcast Interactive Capital, Intel, Mayfield Fund and Polaris Venture Partners.

http://www.blackarrow.tv

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BT launches Unified Communications and Collaboration for Global Enterprises

BT launched a portfolio of unified communications and collaboration (UCC) solutions aimed at global enterprises. BT will offer a single interface for messaging, conferencing, collaboration and telephony, streamlining and managing the complexity of communications and collaboration.



BT's technology partners include Cisco and Microsoft.

http://www.btplc.com

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Continuous Computing Develops Femtocell Software Solution

Continuous Computing released its Trillium Femtocell protocol software solution for telecom equipment manufacturers (TEMs). Femtocells, or access point base stations, are cellular access points that connect to a mobile operator's network using residential DSL or cable modem connections.



The new femtocell solution consists of Trillium 3G/4G Wireless protocol software, expert Trillium Professional Services, and a wide ecosystem of hardware partners.



Protocol support also includes Trillium SIP and UMTS Generic Access Network (GAN) core network interface options, among others. Trillium Femtocell software delivers optimized data and control plane performance aligned with High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) and emerging 3G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) latency and throughput requirements.



Continuous Computing also announced that the company is a full member of The Femto Forum, an independent organization committed to supporting and increasing the standardization and adoption of femtocell technology.

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BitTorrent Names New CEO and CTO

BitTorrent named Douglas Walker as its new CEO and Eric Klinker as its new CTO. BitTorrent inventor and current CEO, Bram Cohen, will assume the role of chief scientist and current president Ashwin Navin remains in his role, unchanged. Both will continue to be deeply involved in all aspects of company strategy and operations.



Prior to BitTorrent, Douglas served as president and CEO of Alias Systems, a dominant provider of 3D software technology to the entertainment and product design industries, and successfully led the company to its acquisition by Autodesk Corporation.



Eric Klinker is the former CTO of Internap, a leading provider of network optimization and content delivery solutions. Prior to Internap, Eric was CTO and Chief Architect for netVmg, a pioneering provider of intelligent route control and bandwidth management products.

http://www.bittorrent.com

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AT&T Awarded $70 Million Contract with Allianz

Allianz of America, parent company of Fireman's Fund Insurance Company and Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, has signed a new four-year managed network services agreement with AT&T, valued in excess of $70 million dollars.



AT&T currently provides managed network services to Fireman's Fund. AZOA now plans to use a converged IP network. The agreement includes AT&T's full portfolio of managed services: local area network, MPLS wide area network, IP telephony, security, Internet, remote access and mobility management network services.

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Sprint Teams with MobileAccess for In-Building, Multi-Service Wireless

Sprint is working with MobileAccess to deliver a universal infrastructure for enterprise-wide access to wireless voice and data applications. Specifically, Sprint is leveraging the MobileAccess Universal Wireless Network platform to provide pervasive, multi-service in-building and campus-wide wireless coverage.
An example of a business that is benefiting from the joint solution is Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, California. Sprint is using the MobileAccess Universal Wireless Network to provide multi-service wireless coverage throughout the 511-bed acute care, not-for-profit hospital. With this deployment, Sprint offers reliable, facility-wide access to the full range of wireless offerings available on its Nationwide Sprint PCS Network and Nextel National Network, using a multi-service infrastructure. Hoag can support voice and data communications over secure cellular, as well as WiFi and using telemetry infrastructure that requires only one installation.

http://www.sprint.com/cnshttp://www.mobileaccess.com

• MobileAccess will support WiMAX with its in-building universal wireless platform. The aims to change the economics of WiMAX and spur early adoption by providing the highest business-quality indoor WiMAX performance and reducing deployment costs by up to 50%, according to the Vienna, Virginia-based company.
  
  
  
  
• The in-building WiMAX will be supported on the MobileAccess platform by means of a new module that plugs into existing systems.

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UTStarcom Posts Q1 2007 Revenue of $476 Million

UTStarcom posted net sales of $475.9 million for its first fiscal quarter of 2007. Gross margins for the first quarter 2007 were 15.8% and net loss for the quarter was $54 million, or a loss of ($0.45) per share.



"Although we are disappointed with our first quarter results, as we begin to look forward, we are encouraged by the number of new contracts and new customers we signed recently as well as the momentum of our core businesses, particularly for IPTV in China and India," stated Fran Barton, Chief Financial Officer of UTStarcom

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JDSU Appoints President of Communications Test Business

JDSU named Thomas Waechter as president of its Communications Test & Measurement business. He will report directly to Kevin Kennedy, JDSU's president and chief executive officer. Most recently, Waechter was the chief operating officer of Harris Stratex Networks, an independent supplier of wireless transmission systems, where he was responsible for global operations, sales, services and customer satisfaction. http://www.jdsu.com

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Telsima Wins DCME Contracts with Telefonica and Vodacom

Telsima announced multimillion dollar contracts with Telefonica in Latin America and Vodacom in Africa to supply Digital Circuit Multiplication Equipment (DCME), which substantially increases the capacity of toll-grade voice calls over circuit switched networks such as Long Distance International network connections and GSM networks.



The TelsiNex range of products, manufactured at Telsima's Bangalore facility, use Telsima's own DSP chip TXS-1000, which has sold over 5 million ports worldwide. TelsiNex can carry 16 E1s on one E1 bearer.

http://www.telsima.com

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JDSU Adds IPv6 Features to Handheld Field Tester

JDSU has enhanced its HST-3000 handheld services tester with new features to support the rollout of IPv6. The new capabilities provide the ability to test IPv6 connectivity, throughput, latency and packet jitter. Tests supported include verification of stateless or stateful address auto-configuration; IPv6 ping; traffic generation; and the ability to receive, filter and report IPv4 or IPv6 traffic.

JDSU said the upgrade to its HST Ethernet module includes an improved graphical interface (GUI) with fewer "button pushes" that enables users with limited test experience to conduct simplified pass/fail analysis. The upgrade also offers support for MPLS, Q-in-Q (also known as VLAN stacking), Layer 4 (TCP/UDP) throughput testing, and PPPoE. Language support is available in simplified Chinese, German, Spanish, French, and Turkish.

http://www.jdsu.com

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3Com to Resell Polycom IP Desktop and Conference Phones

3Com plans to OEM and jointly market Polycom's wired IP desktop and conference phones. The companies also intend to include future integration in areas such as voice over wireless LAN (VoWLAN), mobility and integration of other popular business applications such as CRM and VoIP security.



The deal augments Polycom's distribution channels to include 3Com's network of resellers and distributors, including a worldwide community of service providers who offer both IP trunking and hosted VoIP services. http://www.3com.com

http://www.polycom.com

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