VMware to Acquire SpringSource, Expanding its Cloud Strategy

VMware agreed to acquire SpringSource, a start-up offering enterprise and web application development and management software, for approximately $362 million in cash and equity plus the assumption of approximately $58 million of unvested stock and options.SpringSource, which has established a presence in a majority of the Global 2000 companies, offers a an enterprise Java programming model. This Spring Framework provides a lightweight programming...

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Procera Cites Traction with Higher Ed for its DPI Management

Procera Networks noted that over 20 universities in the U.S. have now chosen its evolved Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) solutions for traffic awareness, control and protection. This list of higher ed deployments includes Vanderbilt University, Southern Arkansas University, Palm Beach Community College, Ohio Northern University, Michigan REMC #1, LeTourneau University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Heidelberg University, Central Washington University and California Baptist University. Procera's core product suite, the PacketLogic line of platforms,...

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Alcatel-Lucent Delivers IP Telephony for Etisalat

Etisalat, the UAE's leading telecommunications service provider, has selected Alcatel-Lucent for the turnkey deployment of an IP-based telephony across its offices in the UAE.The solution is based on the Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise IP telephony platform and will support 10,000 IP users in a pure VoIP deployment over eight main. Alcatel-Lucent's My Instant Communicator will enable optimal collaboration with a full integration of existing business...

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BroadLight to Power the Accton GPON ONTs

Taiwan-based Accton has selected BroadLight's 2nd generation of GPON System on Chip, BL2345 and BL2348, for its portfolio of GPON Customer Premises Equipment. Accton is a leading broadband CPE vendor serving key OEMs and Tier 1 TEMs. http://www.broadlight....

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Tech Mahindra Opens NGN Interoperability Test Lab in Bangalore

Tech Mahindra, a global systems integrator & technology solutions provider to the telecom industry has opened a state-of-the-art interoperability test lab in Bangalore, India to serve telecom service providers, telecom equipment manufacturers and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). Tech Mahindra plans to host a variety of network infrastructure elements sourced from multiple vendors enabling it to execute IOT Programs focused towards multiple...

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tw telecom Expands IP/MPLS Services to 64 Countries

tw telecom has expanded its MPLS IP VPN service portfolio into 64 countries. This added capability enables the company to connect a customer's voice, Internet and data traffic seamlessly, reliably and securely across town, across the country and now to international destinations. http://www.twtelecom....

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Chelsio Releases 10G iSCSI-to-Fibre Channel Storage Router

Chelsio Communications announced the availability of its Unified Storage Router (USR-1000), a 10G iSCSI-to-Fibre Channel router that is targeted at mid-range and high-end enterprises that have extensive existing investment in FC SANs and require the ability to integrate low-cost Ethernet-connected servers in departments or remote locations.The Unified Storage Router, based on Chelsio's Unified Wire adapter technology, features two 10GbE ports, two 1GbE ports, four 8Gb FC ports, Multi-Path I/O for both iSCSI clients and FC storage, and web-based...

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DISH Network Customer Base Stands at 13.6 Million

DISH Network, reported total revenue of $2.904 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, a 0.4 percent decrease compared with $2.915 billion for the corresponding period in 2008. Net income totaled $63 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, compared with $336 million during the corresponding period in 2008. Basic earnings per share were $0.14 for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, compared with basic earnings per share of $0.75 during the corresponding period in 2008.DISH Network added approximately 26,000 net subscribers during the quarter...

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Verizon Expands its VOD Library

Verizon has expanded the video on-demand library of its FiOS TV service with new content from 20th Century Fox, AMC, HSN, Disney Family Movies, Univision, Cinetic Film Buff, American Pop Classics and the Dew Tour. FiOS TV's Video on Demand now boasts more than 15,000 titles per month, 70 percent of which are free.  FiOS TV VOD also features more than 1,400 HD titles per month, more than 1,100 of which are free. FiOS TV also offers 500 all-digital channels, including more than 115 HD channels.  The service also offers an innovative Interactive...

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NSN Supplies HSPA to T-Mobile in Czech Republic

T-Mobile in the Czech Republic is upgrading its 3G network using the energy-efficient Nokia Siemens Networks Flexi Multiradio Base Stations and HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) technology. An upgraded HSPA service is expected to be launched in Prague by the end of the year with download and upload peak rates of up to 14.4 Mbps and 5.7 Mbps respectively. .The agreement between T-Mobile and Nokia Siemens Networks was signed earlier this month. Financial terms were not disclosed.Nokia Siemens Networks is also providing T-Mobile with network integration...

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Extreme Networks Acquires Soapstone's Provisioning and Control Plane Software

Extreme Networks has acquired the software assets of Soapstone Networks. Financial terms were not disclosed.The transaction transfers ownership of the Soapstone Networks software control plane and service aware provisioning system to Extreme Networks, enabling Extreme Networks to simplify the service provider's job of provisioning and maintaining Ethernet services for their subscribers. The software serves as a foundation for provisioning and service assurance for carrier Ethernet networks. Extreme Networks plans to integrate the software into...

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Mike Zafirovski Steps Down as Nortel's CEO

Mike Zafirovski has stepped down as President and CEO of Nortel, saying that the company has reached natural transition point for a change in leadership to occur. Nortel's Board of Directors has also decided to reduce its size from nine to three members: John A. MacNaughton, Jalynn H. Bennett and David Richardson, with Mr. Richardson serving as Chairperson. "We have taken many steps. We have completed the organizational moves of Nortel's businesses...

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Nortel Reports Stabilization in Q2

Nortel reported Q2 revenue of $1.97 billion, down 25 percent compared to prior year period but up 14 percent compared to the first quarter of 2009. Gross margin was 38.2 percent in the quarter, a decrease of 4.9 percentage points from the year ago quarter, and an increase of 2.1 percentage points from the previous quarter. The company's cash balance at June 30, 2009 was $2.56 billion, compared to $2.48 billion at March 31, 2009. "While we continue...

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Broadcom's MoCA Chip Reference Design Receives Certification

Broadcom received MoCA 1.1 Certification from the MoCA Certification Board. for its home networking reference design platform for set-top box (STB) and broadband access products. MoCA 1.1 enables home networking throughput of 175 Mbps using packet aggregation, which is a significant increase over MoCA's previously stated performance metric of 100 Mbps (with unmatched coax outlet coverage).  Additional features include parameterized quality of service (PQoS) for bandwidth management and the ability to prioritize multiple streams of high definition...

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