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Networking leaders play their telecom chips

Nortel Networks takes center stage at Supercomm in Atlanta this week, announcing new technology to marry voice and Internet networks.

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Nortel Networks takes center stage at Supercomm in Atlanta this week, announcing new technology to marry voice and Internet networks. Other equipment giants like Lucent plan their own product announcements.

"In the long run, it will all be IP--there is no question."

- Rick Moran, vice president of global marketing for Nortel's enterprise solutions division

 
Nortel tech to marry telecom, Internet
update Nortel Networks spells out its wide-ranging strategy to bring voice capabilities to corporate networks using a combination of telecom and Internet technologies.

Lucent unveils new fiber-optic technology
The telecom networking leader announces at the Supercomm '99 industry trade show that it has built technology to quadruple the capacity of fiber-optic networks.

Microsoft touts telecom ties
What at one time would seem like an odd place for Microsoft to have a high profile now seems to make perfect sense--and it all comes down to money.

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GTE unveils universal messaging service
The local phone company that will be acquired by Bell Atlantic unveils a new service that combines email, voice mail, and faxes, letting customers nationwide retrieve their messages in one place.

Networking giants to detail new strategies
Announcements from Cabletron, Nortel, and Alcatel should revolve around two trends driving the network equipment industry, namely Net technology and telephony over data networks.

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