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11/29/2012
Deal Of The Day 11/29/12
In part to support the company’s Open Network Environment (ONE) strategy, Cisco announced plans to buy Cariden Technologies Inc., a privately held, Calif.-based network planning, design and traffic-management solutions provider for some $141 million in cash and retention-based incentives; it should close during the company’s 2Q fiscal year. According to Cisco, this deal will “allow […]
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11/29/2012
Global Connections 11/29/12
Earlier today, Alcatel-Lucent inked a four-year contract with BT Retail for the company’s Motive customer-experience-management solution, thus helping “millions of BT’s broadband customers in the UK stay online by providing self-service capabilities such as BT’s Desktop Help as well as managing over five million home devices and over three million Wi-Fi hot spots throughout the […]
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11/29/2012
Inside The Beltway 11/29/12
Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Communications and Technology listened to testimony from Brian Markwalter, vice president at the Consumer Electronics Association; Ron Repasi, deputy chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology; and Pierre de Vries, a fellow at the University of Colorado, Boulder; regarding its idea to […]
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11/28/2012
Global Connections 11/28/12
LG U+ has deployed Envivio’s encoding solutions to power its new LG u+tv G multiscreen service, the first service offering in South Korea to support Google TV. LG u+tv G subscribers have access to live channels and on-demand TV integrated with apps like Search, YouTube, Google Play and Chrome via an Internet-connected set-top box. The […]
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11/28/2012
People Watch 11/28/12
Steve Wadsworth, former president of Disney Interactive Media Group and a current Tapjoy director, was named Tapjoy president and CEO of the company following the resignation of Mihir Shah.
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11/28/2012
New Stuff 11/28/12
The N.J.-based Aricent Group has added OpenFlow and Software Defined Networking (SDN) software frameworks and services to its wireline communications portfolio; OpenFlow Client software and product lifecycle services help telecom equipment manufacturers (TEMs) deliver the next-generation of OpenFlow and SDN products. In addition, Aricent joined the Open Networking Foundation (ONF), a non-profit consortium dedicated to […]