Rohati Employs Cavium's OCTEON Plus processors

Rohati Systems is using multiple Cavium OCTEON Plus MIPS64 CN58XX 4-core to 16-core processors to power its new TNS Platform. The multiple Cavium OCTEON CN58XX 4-core and 16-core processors are used for different purposes including control-plane, data-plane, security and services acceleration. The system consists of OCTEON processors as the only programmable components connected with a low-latency fabric in appliance and modular-chassis form-factors. These systems deliver a scalable family of networking systems with leading performance, granularity...

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Rohati Secures $12 Million for its Layer 7 Network-Based Entitlement Control

Rohati Systems, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California, has secured $12 million in a second round of funding for its high-performance network-based entitlement control (NBEC) solution. Rohati aims to simplify the way that enterprises define and enforce network policies in a highly scalable way. The Rohati Transaction Networking System (TNS) addresses this problem by using -standard XACML (Extensible Access Control Markup Language) to define...

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Russia's VimpelCom Expands to Cambodia

VimpelCom, which operates mobile networks in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, has acquired a 90% stake in the Cambodian company Sotelco, which holds a GSM 900/1800 license and related frequencies for the territory of Cambodia. The transaction was made through the purchase of 90% of Sotelco's parent company, Atlas Trade Limited, for US$28 million from VimpelCom's largest shareholder Altimo. The remaining 10% of Atlas will stay...

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FIAT Germany Selects BT for Networking Services

FIAT Group Automobiles Germany AG has selected BT to equip their new German headquarters in Frankfurt/Main with state-of-the-art telecommunications network. The project includes the installation and operation of a Local Area Network (LAN) and an enterprise VoIP system based on the Siemens HiPath 8000 IP phone exchange (PBX). The project also includes the connection of the location to the MPLS Wide Area Network (WAN) that BT already operates for FIAT Group Automobiles Germany AG, the Internet access including firewall, and a high-speed link to...

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Fidelity Access Networks Selects XO for 10Gbps High-Speed IP Transit Service

Fidelity Access, a provider of digital broadband IP services, plans to use XO Communications' High-Speed IP Transit Service to serve the growing bandwidth needs of their clients -- including large organizations and companies with more than 100,000 users. Specifically, XO will provide Fidelity Access with 10Gbps IP transit port service to deliver very high-speed connectivity to the Internet. Fidelity Access has recently expanded its clientele and...

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Sun Supplies Servers for NBCOlympics.com

Sun Microsystems has been selected to provide the technology platform to NBC Universal for its Olympic web site, NBCOlympics.com, during the network's coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Specifically, the NBCOlympics.com site is supported by 160 Sun Fire X4450 and Sun Fire X4150 servers, which are powered by Intel Xeon processors. In the lead-up to and during the games, Sun Services will provide installation, engineering expertise and support.http://www.sun....

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Ceragon Revenues Rise 47.9% YOY -- Wireless Backhaul

Ceragon Networks, which supplies high-capacity Ethernet and TDM wireless backhaul solutions, reported Q2 revenues of $55.2 million, up 47.9% from $37.3 million for the second quarter of 2007 and 17% from $47.2 million in the first quarter of 2008. Net income (GAAP) for the second quarter of 2008 was $15.5 million or $0.42 per basic share and $0.40 per diluted share, compared to net income of $2.9 million in the second quarter of 2007, or $0.10 per basic share and $0.09 per diluted share. Net income in the second quarter of 2008, included a tax...

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First Communications Acquires GCI Globalcom for $58.5 Million

First Communications agreed to acquire GCI Globalcom Holdings, which delivers voice and data services for business customers in Chicago, for a total cash consideration of US$58.5 million. Globalcom provides services to small and medium sized businesses in the Chicago market over its network of over 180 fiber route miles currently deployed in downtown Chicago and an additional 2,300 fiber route miles to be deployed during 2008 and 2009 in the suburban...

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TI Posts Q2 Revenue of $3.35 billion, Down 2% YoY

Texas Instruments (TI) reported Q2 revenue of $3.35 billion, net income of $588 million and earnings per share of $0.44. In total, TI's revenue in the second quarter was in the lower half of the company's range of expectations, as were earnings per share. The company said demand slowed unexpectedly in June primarily because distributors reduced inventory levels and did not replenish them late in the quarter. Additionally, Wireless revenue declined in the quarter, continuing its first-quarter weakness. "Our core areas of Analog and Embedded Processing...

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Guangxi Telecom Selects UTStarcom for IPTV-Based Video Advertising

Guangxi Telecom, a wholly- owned subsidiary of China Telecom, is deploying UTStarcom's "RollingStream" IPTV platform to launch a new interactive advertising system. Specifically, UTStarcom will provide Guangxi Telecom with 3,600 concurrent IPTV streams for the initial deployment of the interactive advertising system in 14 Guangxi cities. In the first phase, set-top boxes will be deployed in supermarkets, department stores, office buildings and in Guangxi Telecom's facilities in Nanning, Liuzhou, Guiling, Qinzhou, Guigang, Wuzhou, Beihai and Ba...

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Global IP Solutions Releases Software Development Kits

Global IP Solutions (GIPS) released its VoiceEngine and VideoEngine Software Development Kits (SDKs) targeted at application developers, IP PBX manufacturers and service providers offering real-time voice and video.The SDKs simplify the development of full-featured Unified Communications services with real-time voice and video capabilities by providing all the components and multimedia processing technology needed by application developers. http://www.gipscorp.com/...

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Brocade to Acquire Foundry Networks for $3 Billion

Brocade agreed to acquire Foundry Networks in a deal valued at approximately $3 billion. Under the agreement, Brocade will pay a combination of $18.50 of cash plus 0.0907 shares of Brocade common stock in exchange for each share of Foundry common stock, representing a total value of $19.25 (based on Brocade's closing stock price on Friday, July 18, 2008 of $8.27). The acquisition will position Brocade as a leading provider of enterprise and service...

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Foundry's Q2 Revenue Rises $161 Million, up 7% Sequentially

Foundry Networks reported Q2 revenues of $160.7 million, compared to $143.2 million in the second quarter of 2007, and compared to $150.1 million in the first quarter of 2008, an increase of 12% and 7% respectively. Net income was $18.3 million or $0.12 per diluted share, compared to net income of $15.6 million, or $0.10 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2007, and net income of $13.9 million, or $0.09 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2008.Some highlights:Revenue breakdown: US Commercial = 58.2%, Federal = 17.3%, EMEA = 14.8%,...

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One Minute Video: What is Carrier Ethernet?

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