Siemens has technology strength with its hiT 7500, leverages technology prowess in its positioning, and adds the Photonics Bridges OEM for cost effective MSPPs while working on building a stronger ...

SEM/SIM vendor Intellitactics has announced product integration with an interesting new security player, Covelight, a company that provides identity-based behavioral anomaly detection. ...

With the purchase of relatively unknown SBC maker NeoTIP, Netcentrex is sending strong signals that it intends to be a major competitor in the emerging IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) market. ...

40G had hard times, but better times are on the way. There are still barriers to widespread short-term adoption, but now the time is right - for the right ...

Siemens' investment in General Bandwidth and the disclosure that it is partnering with the company to delivery Class 5 replacement systems to the CLEC and IOC market is a clear ...

Telco Systems acquires Integral Access without revealing the terms of the deal. While the acquisition can aid Telco's TDM-to-IP migration story, the acquisition still rests heavily on potential and lacks ...

Mobile service operators remain one of optical networking's best friends as they invest significantly in new access networks, but their needs in this relationship are changing, and consensus has yet ...

Trusted Edge releases an update of its core product suite, RM Edge. In this release, the company adds support for e-mail, although its exclusive support of Exchange Outlook will limit ...

Avaya helps IBM compete against archrival Microsoft by infusing the Lotus applications suite with telephony functionality. But Avaya's own rivals will very likely tempt IBM with middleware that connects business ...

Cape Clear releases a new version of their ESB with improved messaging options. The company has been gradually building their feature set and now has a solid set of offerings ...

Tiscali sells 60,000 resale ADSL customers to KPN, a move in-line with Tiscali's long-term on-net strategy, but one that will also reduce the operator's Dutch customer base by about one-third ...

ActivCard has announced that it will acquire enterprise single sign on vendor Protocom. The deal does not speak well for the success of ActivCard's current eSSO business. ...

Cisco has struck a deal with Motorola to bring enterprise fixed-mobile solutions to market. The move will expand the types of dual-mode solutions available to Cisco customers, but it ...

Cisco announces plans to acquire Sheer Networks, a developer of network and service management products for service providers and enterprises. Assuming certain requirements are met, the deal will cost ...

MCI has further honed its play for managed services, extending its Managed WAN Services SLAs to the LAN. The new SLAs go right at AT&T, offering new vendor highs in ...

Cisco has struck a deal with Motorola to bring enterprise fixed-mobile solutions to market. The move will expand the types of dual-mode solutions available to Cisco customers, but it remains ...

AT&T has turned to Intrado for help in meeting the FCC's November 28, 2005 deadline to supply true, enhanced 911 emergency services to all VoIP subscribers. But coverage is limited ...

eircom is buying its way back into Ireland's lucrative mobile sector with its purchase of Meteor. While it is a weak number three behind Vodafone and O2, eircom will ...

It is a bit heavy and not much to look at, but the new Zultys WIP 2 does break the VoWLAN handset mold in some positive ways by delivering long ...

Kyocera is helping Amp'd Mobile launch its MVNO with a handset that deftly balances consumer needs - a fair helping of technology, reasonable pricing - with its own needs - ...