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trouble shooting of IPTV streams as well as removing the need for investment...This may prove to be a key differentiator for PacketFront vis...key differentiator for PacketFront vis-a-vis FTTH solutions from rival...the ASR#### solution, and from a competitor standpoint, it serves notice

Dataupia?s dynamic aggregation capabilities, as the company can further enhance...because, in addition to providing a new capability that will further...the data warehouse appliance market, as aggregation technology is certainly not...aggregation technology is certainly not a new concept, but it is

##, #### -- Alcatel-Lucent announced a product integration that brings together...which is being offered on a case-by-case basis by...Lucent strengthen its WSG platform as a solution well suited to SOA...Importance: High to Alcatel-Lucent, as this announcement moves Alcatel-Lucent

of TippingPoint Analysts: S. Schuchart, A. Braunberg Report Date: Feb ##...Capital Partners could have signaled a turning point for the company...U.S. government has blocked a U.S.-based security technology...or part of itself to a non-U.S.-based entity

Capital Partners could have signaled a turning point for the company...Bain acquisition would have had a longer-term effect on #Com...that #Com will conduct business as usual for now. ? If Bain...Bain was considered something of a white knight for #Com. It

# #Com-Bain Deal Hits a Snag Analysts: S. Schuchart Report...Capital Partners could have signaled a turning point for the company...share in competitive markets such as VoIP, security, WLAN, and switching...Bain acquisition would have had a longer-term effect on #Com

XDM product portfolio to include a SONET-compatible version of the...and WDM functionality to provide a single-platform solution for converged...announcement that it is releasing a SONET-compatible version of the...because the XDM-### represents a dramatic improvement over ECI?s

through Cable & Wireless Networks India, a joint venture with Indian conglomerate...Cable & Wireless, because India is a key market where it aims...necessarily have to work with a local partner. Cable & Wireless will...players that have extensive local as well as global coverage (e.g., Tata

currentanalysis.com # BigBand Plays a Motorola Tune with Switched Digital...announced that is has reached a milestone for switched digital video...announcement that it has reached a switched digital video (SDV) deployment...of testing by cable operators. As cable operators look to enhance

data tariffs, the GSM Association as well as several mobile operators have responded...to reduce their rates, in a form of pre-emptive PR...willing to go in driving a flat-rate European mobile broadband...data roaming charges they incur, as a lack of price predictability has

Advisor ArcSight Enterprise Security By A. Braunberg Contents Company Description Current...currentanalysis.com # ArcSight Analysts: A. Braunberg Report Date: Feb ##...Security Company Description ArcSight is a leading pure-play provider in...space. The company positions itself as an enterprise security management vendor

GroupWise messaging platforms, rounding out a complete managed e-mail package...BlackBerry mobile devices from outages, as this enables Vodafone to market...this enables Vodafone to market a more complete managed BlackBerry Enterprise...it is likely to be a niche set of customers that

##, #### -- Telecom Italia created a new division, ?Open Access,? complying...regulator, AGCOM. Open Access is a separated network operation that will...activities is logical for permitting a dedicated focus on delivering wholesale...The company needed to initialize a network separation path under its

operators positioning themselves to get a share of the content revenues...#### in Barcelona was not a venue of big, discontinuity-threatening...discontinuity-threatening announcements, but rather a wide river of announcements that...together show our communications environment as becoming untethered and multi-faceted

### homes in Paris with a triple play service for tenants...Importance: High to Neuf Cegetel, as the contract will enable it...###,### new clients and a million homes with FTTx by...####, and it has sliced a tenth off its home connection

because the new functionality brings a mission-critical level of resiliency...is allowing Motorola to create a new tier in the pricing...giving its cost conscious customers a lower priced option while still...it sproduct lines, but is a logical step in its progression

and medium business customers with a migration path to IP telephony...systems. Intelliverse offers upgrades such as electronic faxing and interactive voice...the new service offers SMBs a way to move to an...expense and disruption associated with a complete telephone system replacement. The

adjustments for net tangible assets as at closing. Aastra believes that...CAD ## million resulting in a total investment by Aastra of...it will provide Aastra with a much expanded customer base in...reach additional global markets, and a more robust contact center offering

adjustments for net tangible assets as at closing. Aastra believes that...CAD ## million resulting in a total investment by Aastra of...it will provide Aastra with a much expanded customer base in...Business, which lingered for years as secondary to its parent company

Thomson and Sagem have created a joint venture, Soft At Home...Soft At Home, to develop a standard for the interconnection of...Thomson and Sagem to create a ?standardized? software platform for home...top boxes, because Orange needs a backing group that can ensure

Oracle Upgrades Identity Manager Analysts: A. Braunberg Report Date: Feb ##...announced the immediate availability of a new release of Oracle Identity...business, because Identity Manager is a critical component of the company...help Oracle retain its position as one of the leading vendors

##, #### -- Telecom Italia created a new division, ?Open Access,? complying...regulator, AGCOM. Open Access is a separated network operation that will...The company needed to initialize a network separation path under its...its own steam to prevent a forced separation. This event is

com # BBC Worldwide Gets a Jump on Kangaroo with iTunes...#### -- BBC Worldwide announced that a selection of programming will now...episode and then view on a Mac or PC, iPod with...the launch of Project Kangaroo, a joint venture with ITV and

Summary February ##, #### -- SonicWALL, a secure network infrastructure company, announced...competitive mid-market offerings, such as Cisco?s popular ASA UTM...core customer base and supporting a low entry cost and improved...SonicWALL and smaller competitors such as WatchGuard are moving products up

and ##-inch shelf options, a two-degree ROADM configuration, an...In-Line Amplifier (ILA) and a ## Gbps Flexponder card. The...help make the FW #### a better fit in additional parts...optical infrastructure market, because anytime a product with strong market traction

#.# Enterprise Security By A. Braunberg Contents Current Perspective Strengths...Access Control #.# Analysts: A. Braunberg Report Date: Feb ##...Perspective Juniper continues to be a worthy competitor and leader in...devices enables the correlation of a network threat to the threat

per seven-foot rack in a non-redundant configuration, the highest...can invoke that it registered a respectable #.#% in CY...against major DSLAM rivals such as Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Siemens Networks...can leverage competitive differentiators such as portfolio depth in areas such

product in #### and became a public company in ####. Headquartered...John Chambers. Padmasree Warrior serves as Chief Technology Officer, while Susan...Bostrom is Chief Marketing Officer. A Development Council is collectively responsible...for driving product development efforts, a ?management by committee? initiative that

outsourced services and technologies, such as intrusion detection/prevention services, authentication...These can be offered by a variety of companies, ranging from...is on managed security offerings as a service, not as custom-managed products that cannot...While network security has been a primary concern of the telecom

Europe Company Description O# is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the...customers. Telefonica sold O# Airwave (a public safety radio network operator...radio network operator) to Macquarie, a private equity infrastructure fund, in...group?s largest business, extended a key contract with the UK

in ####, and it has a #,###-km fibre footprint...deal in the form of a regulatory block, Belgacom stands to...this case Holland and, to a very minor extent, the Dutch...services business and merely maintaining a stable client base in the

##, #### -- Telecom Italia created a new division, ?Open Access,? complying...regulator, AGCOM. Open Access is a separated network operation that will...The company needed to initialize a network separation path under its...its own steam to prevent a forced separation. This event is

that customers can choose from a variety of MEdia Net and...For example, customers can choose a data plan such as $# for ### text, picture...Essentially they had little choice, as without offering high-value users...subject to customer defections. Ironically, as most carriers (other than Sprint

no additional cost. Covad is a member of Arbor#;s Fingerprint...Networks Peakflow SP platform is a case of the service provider...tend not to distinguish between a network outage and pipes filled...outage and pipes filled by a denial of service (DoS) attack

Company Description LM Ericsson is a global telecom vendor supplying equipment...Svanberg. Ericsson is primarily positioned as a leading provider of telecommunications equipment...the early ####s, going from a peak headcount of over ###...###,### to ##,### as of December ####. Following a significant reorganization of its business

DSL Access (EDA) #### is a threatening platform within the overall...EDA #### is one of a growing number of multi-service...#,### DSL lines in a single shelf; #,### per...aggregation applications, the support of a wide range of distributed DSL

it will buy Scarlet Telecom, a fixed-line alternative service provider...to regulatory approval, which is a key issue, as Belgacom is the Belgian incumbent...expected acquisition of Scarlet Telecom, as the deal gives the Belgian...the Belgian population. Scarlet is a solid company at present, with

because the CN #### is a component of the company?s...# and ## certification completes a critical table stakes milestone for...the product and the solution as a whole. The MEF, through its...for Ethernet offer by removing a key barrier to deployment. Service

because the CN #### is a component of the company?s...# and ## certification completes a critical table stakes milestone for...the product and the solution as a whole. The MEF, through its...Ciena?s offer by removing a key barrier to deployment. Service

of femtocell technology in Spain, as it shows the company is...by femtocell without committing to a rollout. Despite several false starts...starting to look at femtocell as a means to increase the stickiness...trial shows operators are taking a realistic approach to what may

Extreme Networks (NASDAQ: EXTR) is a public company that supplies Layer...in August ####, who remains as Extreme?s Chairman of the...Q# ####. Extreme Networks is a pure-play Ethernet vendor competing...play Ethernet vendor competing in a market strongly segmented between diverse

February ##, #### ? Business Objects, a SAP company and a provider of business performance optimization...announced BusinessObjects XI #.#, a single, enterprise-scale platform. BusinessObjects...on BusinessObjects XI #.# as it represents a major effort by the company...its entire product portfolio into a single platform while adding new

compared to other email portfolios, as the carrier provides flexibility in...covering over ### million people as of August ####, makes it...of August ####, makes it a strong contender to offer enterprise...completed its EV-DO Rev A upgrade in June, supporting higher

#### is optimized to provide a transition strategy from circuit to...the market. It also provides a foundation for future IMS based...#### has provided Nortel with a renewed focus on regional carriers...testing, effectively eliminating the platform as a play for the MSO space

Middleware has typically been defined as systems software that resides between...systems, security service enablers such as digital rights management (DRM) and...has evolved into more of a service delivery platform for IPTV...and enhancing advanced services such as digital TV, pay-per-view

Advisor StillSecure Enterprise Security By A. Braunberg Contents Company Description Current...currentanalysis.com # StillSecure Analysts: A. Braunberg Report Date: Feb ##...StillSecure, founded in ####, is a privately held company headquartered in...endpoint security product; StillSecure VAM, a vulnerability management system; and StillSecure