TIBCO remains a strong middleware vendor with both message-oriented and ETL capabilities. It continues to augment its MDM capabilities while its year-old acquisition of Spotfire provides it with some of ...

On one level an established and comparatively prosaic market, the enterprise IP voice gateway segment is undergoing a significant transformation as networking flexibility, and broader applications and security capabilities gain ...

Optical switching was once relegated to the network core. However, with the explosion of high bandwidth and Ethernet services, new platforms are being introduced that redefine the functionality and role ...

With femtocell trials underway and broad deployments planned for next year, vendors are ramping up their messaging and highlighting their innovations. How, exactly, tough issues such as installation and interference ...

MultiTech's MVP2410 is a solid competitor, offering a rich set of industry standards for service enablement. The gateway's penetration rate is artificially limited, however, because of MultiTech's low profile in ...

Sprint enhanced its enterprise services with Ethernet access in 30 metro markets, a number that is sure to grow over the coming year. But that access is provided by cable ...

Vanguard Networks has discontinued the once versatile Vanguard 6455. Customers are encouraged to purchase the company's 6800 series gateway as an alternative. This report contains insight and analysis of the ...

No longer a division of NCR, Teradata has strengthened its DW solution portfolio while introducing a new data warehouse appliance. However, it continues to face considerable competitive pressure from other ...

MNOs are now demonstrating a clear wholesale partner preference for supermarket and other high-street brands with their own, established retail chains. The 'pan-European MVNO,' however, is still nowhere in sight. ...

The Multiservice Access Switch 4400 family will be removed from Nortel's portfolio of convergence products, effective the summer of 2008. This report contains insight and analysis of the product or ...

Alcatel-Lucent targets its 7250 SAS as a MTU managed services platform to deliver Ethernet, T1/E1, CES, and MPLS services. It complements the other members of the company's IP product portfolio, ...

Though GENBAND rescued the M6 from Tekelec in April 2007, the company's business model, which is strongly based on partnerships with top tier session control providers, is not the most ...

Qwest is improving upon its DSL offerings by providing up to 20 Mbps downstream via its expanding fiber network using ADSL2+ technology. But the incumbent phone provider still doesn't offer ...

It is fashionable to be a 'bit-pipe' again. Data pricing, both national and roaming, tumbled significantly in Europe in Q1 2008. This report contains a market overview, analyst review, near ...

Reconfigurable add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs) and mesh topologies figure prominently among optical transport service providers, but competitors still find it easier to drive down costs than to get clients hooked on ...

Long a stalwart in Ciena's portfolio, CoreDirector remains a compelling core optical switch in many respects. However, the product lags the market on some basic features including footprint, power consumption ...

There's no arguing with the 1675 LambdaUnite's global success. However, the decision to lead the charge to 40G while omitting Ethernet switching support raises questions about development priorities relative to ...

Due to a lack of 10GbE support and Ethernet switching, Cisco's ONS 15600 is beginning to look out of step with the trend toward adding Ethernet functionality to optical equipment ...

With the release of new Ethernet aggregation capabilities Fujitsu has taken another step to improve the FW 4500. However, features like 10GbE and Ethernet switching are needed to further align ...

The 1678 MCC offers many competitive differentiators including small footprint, strong port density, and high Ethernet switching capacity. However, TDM switch scalability and DWDM support are areas in which the ...