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Avaya releases communications outsourcing managment tool

Avaya is looking to take over the management of an enterprise's entire communications platform with its new Communications Outsourcing Solutions offering.
Nortel sells off patent assets to Microsoft and Apple consortium

Nortel Networks has auctioned off its remaining patents and patent applications to a consortium of key technology companies for a cash purchase price of $4.5 billion (£2.8 billion).
Hitachi helps optimise data centres for the cloud

Hitachi Data Systems has launched a new rnge of products to help customers implement cloud.
Google offers $900m for Nortel patent portfolio

Google is bidding $900 million in cash for thousands of patents that Nortel will auction off as part of its bankruptcy proceedings, the companies said Monday.
Cisco rolls out network access points for mobile data flood

Cisco Systems will make a three-pronged attack at Mobile World Congress this week on what it sees as an impending flood of mobile data, especially video, by extending its current product lines with tools for better content delivery.
Apple, Google set to bid on Nortel wireless patents

Apple and Google are reportedly among the bidders lining up for bankrupt Nortel's patents and intellectual property, sales that could generate $1 billion for Nortel's creditors.
Nokia opens Symbian to Java apps

Developers gain open source runtime under terms of Symbian Foundation's Eclipse Public License
Interop: Avaya revives Nortel enterprise

Avaya's data networking business ? obtained from its recent $900 million acquisition of Nortel?s Enterprise Solutions group ? grew 30% in the company's second quarter, while its government business grew 15%, indications that momentum has returned following Nortel?s bankruptcy.
40 Gigabit Ethernet takes centre stage at Interop

Switching will once again be all the rage at this week's Interop conference in Las Vegas as the first 40Gbps Ethernet products will be unveiled.
Avaya looks set to buy Nortel enterprise business

Avaya looks set to buy Nortel after entering into a "stalking horse agreement" with the beleagured Canadian vendor.

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Five focus areas to keep Avaya in the race

New Avaya data networking chief Marc Randall has five focus areas in his sights to help the company sell its Ethernet switches, gain market share... and perhaps stave off irrelevancy.
Nortel patents worth more than its products

Nortel?s patents were slightly more valuable than its products, as the transactions for Nortel?s product groups combined did not quite measure up to the single deal for its intellectual property.
What is 4G? WiMax and LTE don't qualify

If someone is trying to sell you 4G wireless these days, don't believe them. The truth is, neither WiMax nor LTE (Long-Term Evolution) qualify as 4G (fourth-generation) technologies, according to the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R).
What's really happening at Bluesocket?

The wireless LAN vendor that refused to die is still confident - we spoke to the CEO about 802.11n and staff cuts
When and why you should roll out 10Gbit Ethernet

Ten gig Ethernet may well change storage networking comprehensively - when it becomes commoditised
Voice networking vs data

The more valuable skills are no longer the data ones.
Another 10-fold increase for Ethernet

Ethernet knows where it's going: 100 Gigabits a second, says the head of an IEEE study group.
IP convergence starts to show its limitations

Is it a case of all IP networks are equal, but some are more equal than others?
How can we make Voice over Wi-Fi work?

VoIP is great, but distributing it is tricky. Voice on Wi-Fi ought to be the answer, but work needs to be done.
Services gateway vs multifunction router

They are a new class of device, but they can be the better option for the branch office, argues a services gateway proponent.

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