Laptop-embedded HSDPA opens up a menagerie of new business models for wireless operators and OEMs alike. The "seamless convergence effect' will be hot property in 2006. ...

Nortel announced its intent to acquire access router vendor Tasman Networks; this will boost Nortel's ability to compete in the secure, converged access routing market and give it a stronger ...

It's d??j? vu all over again as networking services firms consolidate and strive for some semblance of corporate stability. Black Box may become a powerhouse in the market - ...

Witness announced two relatively minor enhancements to the quality monitoring functionality of its work force optimization suite - a streamlined e-Learning assignment process and ad hoc reporting powered by Cognos. ...

IBM has announced plans to acquire Micromuse. The deal raises interesting questions (but provided few answers) about IBM's plans in the security event management market. ...

Progress bought mainframe integration vendor NEON and it plans to add the technology to its DataDirect products. Although not exactly a growth market, this will give Sonic a more ...

Reliance Infocomm strengthens its position in the Indian ILD market by partnering with China Telecom to offer, for the first time, direct connectivity between India and China; thereby forcing competitors ...

Ciena signed the deal with BT to supply its 21CN project. The inclusion of the new CN 4200 provides early momentum for the product and a high-profile stage to ...

IBM purchases Bowstreet, which is best known for its rapid portlet development tools. This is a preemptive move against Oracle, and to a lesser extent SAP, as this will attract ...

ShoreTel introduced IM and presence to its conferencing and collaboration applications offerings, setting the foundation for future development. However, the vendor still has a ways to go to stack ...

US LEC takes its Dynamic T IP-based integrated voice/data service upscale with its BIGData option, offering N x T1 and fractional/full T3 access rates up to 45 Mbps. While there ...

Amp'd Mobile has made its debut by launching its services via the Web. Even though Amp'd still needs to announce its retail and marketing strategy, initial pricing for both voice ...

SAVVIS introduces a holiday treat with an enhanced managed security solution -- a network-based distributed denial of service (DDoS); however, other carriers have a jump on the company with similar ...

Ericsson is taking a unique approach to the SME market with the BusinessPhone 8.0 release by emphasising mobility and applications support. This is a potentially strong differentiator, but the ...

Aspect expands it market reach to include service providers and, through them, small businesses, by enhancing EnsemblePro to support multi-tenancy. Release 6.0 also provides increased security, centralized support, and improved ...

Core router startup Chiaro Networks is shutting down in the face of dominant competitors and weak near-term market demand. Its partner and investor ECI Telecom now needs to revisit ...

Innovative Systems released i/Lytics 2.0. In this version, the company has tightened the integration of its products and provided a number of new and/or enhanced features. Innovative is ...

Foundry's new FastIron Edge X424-POE switch offers excellent port diversity as well as fully redundant switch and PoE power in a 1.5-unit package; competitors will have a hard time beating ...

Redback's SmartEdge Service Gateway has been selected by Belgacom as a key component for its nationwide interactive Digital TV service rollout, providing Redback with additional customer validation for its flagship ...

Paris-based integration vendor Axway purchased B2B pioneer Cyclone Commerce. This gives Axway a base to penetrate the North American market. The firm, however, needs some sort of differentiator ...