February 2008

F5 Networks 4Q07 Update

Fri, 2008-02-22 11:13 — Meenakshi Bhalla

Quarterly revenues for F5 Network were estimated at $154.2 million up 6 % compared to the last quarter. Geographically Americas represented 57% of revenue, EMEA 21% and APAC 22% of which Japan contributed half. Among demands in their application delivery...

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Interview with Peter Sisson, CEO, Toktumi

Fri, 2008-02-22 12:41 — JR

You are focusing on the SOHO and micro enterprise market. What special requirements does SOHO and micro enterprise segment have that demands a service provider like you dedicated just to them? They typically do not have a dedicated bandwidth connection....

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Hosted test bed for applications involving downloads

Sat, 2008-02-23 19:47 — Faisal Kawoosa

If we are to believe in the upcoming applications renaissance, then we have not seen anything yet. New Web 2.0 / Voice 2.0 applications will keep coming every day. And while I have tested over a hundred so far, I...

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When car stereo opens its APIs

Sat, 2008-02-23 20:04 — JR

The car stereos that come with USB ports can take in the wireless Internet USB sticks. In theory you should be able to add a chip inside the stereo that links to online services like iTunes to download music while...

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Notes on virtual switching and hosted switching

Mon, 2008-02-25 12:46 — Anjum Raina

Are Skype type services virtual or hosted - or both? They are probably both but it depends what the context is. In the S2C (service provider to customer) context it could be interpreted as both. If Skype served the service...

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Interview with Charlie Horrell, CEO, PacketVision

Mon, 2008-02-25 13:08 — JR

Charlie discusses managed services model for IPTV advertising, the trials PacketVision has so far been involved in, and how the company's solution matches buyers and sellers of advertising time thus effectively operating a clearinghouse. Charlie also talks about the IPTV...

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T-Mobile USA gives Femtocell a flick

Tue, 2008-02-26 07:38 — JR

T-Mobile USA has gone ahead with its fixed line VoIP service with the commercial launch last week. While its parent company T-Mobile is testing Femtocell based convergence elsewhere in several countries, the US based arm decided to leverage the ubiquitous...

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Interview with Michael Lantz, CEO, Accedo Broadband

Tue, 2008-02-26 18:33 — Faisal Kawoosa

What value does your product Accedo Application Provisioning Solution add to an IPTV installation? Our product enables an operator to distribute value added applications in a cost efficient way to any STB. We have integrated it with all the leading...

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The mash-up recipe from BroadSoft

Tue, 2008-02-26 18:51 — JR

BroadSoft is getting ready to unveil its voice-web mashup strategy. The interesting part is that BroadSoft will make the application mash-ups available through service providers as well as direct to end-users thus providing an additional channel to market. The vendor...

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Cypress Semiconductors 4Q07 Update

Wed, 2008-02-27 10:34 — Meenakshi Bhalla

Revenue posted by Cypress Semiconductor in 4Q was $431 million which represented a decline of 4% q-o-q. The main reasons for the decline was a decrease in Consumer and Computation Division (CCD) and Data Communication Division (DCD). However the Memory...

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