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NextHop updates router software
Jan. 27, 2003
NextHop Technologies rolls out a new version of its product that the company says is designed to enhance network and device management, and reliability

Cisco touts customers for HFR
Dec. 06, 2004
A research center in Pittsburgh as well as a broadband service provider and an academic network in Japan all have bought Cisco's first totally new core routing platform in seven years, which was introduced with fanfare ...

SBC picks Alcatel for FTTN
Oct. 20, 2004
SBC this week named Alcatel as its primary network infrastructure and services supplier for Project Lightspeed, SBC's $6 billion fiber-to-the-node buildout. The announcement had been anticipated.

Cisco plucks Procket assets for $89 million
Jun. 17, 2004
Cisco this week announced a definitive agreement to acquire the intellectual property, a majority of the engineering team and select assets from privately held Procket Networks, a maker of routers and routing technology ...

In depth: Cisco HFR has its work cut out
May. 13, 2004
Cisco is remaining tightlipped as speculation swirls around the challenges its next-generation core router will face in the market.

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Nortel revisits core routing
Jan. 16, 2004
Nortel and Avici are hooking up again, five years after the two split following Nortel's acquisition of Bay Networks during the expansion of the telecom bubble.

The Technology Case, Part IV
Jun. 04, 2003
In the last part of our series on Cisco's drivers and challenges in the service provider market, we focus on the company's venerable routing software, IOS, which may present Cisco with one of its most daunting technical ...

The Technology Case, Part III
May. 30, 2003
On Wednesday, we assessed Cisco's optical strategy, especially in regards to long-haul vs. metro optical. We concluded that the company may be rethinking its participation in long-haul optical. Cisco may also have some ...

Does Procket have a shot?
Feb. 19, 2003
Just when you thought it was safe to forget about the super router start-ups, word leaks that Procket Networks is a strong contender for Lucent's distribution business.

Controversy surrounds Cisco IOS router exploit talk at conference
Aug. 04, 2005
Although Cisco and Internet Security Systems had sought to halt a talk at the Black Hat Conference to reveal how unpatched Cisco routers can be remotely compromised, the talk was delivered anyway by the ISS researcher ...