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July 30th, 2009

Fujitsu’s FlexFrame for Oracle Now Supports Oracle VM Virtual Environments

Scalable, Simplified and Cost-Effective Approach Consolidates Oracle IT Infrastructures, Allowing Organizations to Start Small and Grow

SUNNYVALE, CA — (Marketwire) — 07/30/09 — Fujitsu today announces the new version of FlexFrame(R) for Oracle, enabling enterprise customers to deploy Dynamic Infrastructures using Oracle technology. The new version of FlexFrame for Oracle integrates Oracle VM to provide high availability across both physical and virtual servers.

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July 29th, 2009

Vyatta Brings Open Source Networking to Schools

BELMONT, CA–(Marketwire - July 29, 2009) - Vyatta, the leader in open networking and network virtualization, is bringing the benefits of open source networking to K-12 and higher education. Demonstrating its commitment to the education market, Vyatta has joined EDUCAUSE, a non-profit association that focuses on advancing higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. To celebrate this partnership and commitment to educational excellence, Vyatta is offering a limited-time, 15 percent discount off any appliance or subscription for all qualified educational institutions.

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July 27th, 2009

Majority of Businesses to Increase or Maintain Marketing Budgets in Second Half Of 2009

–Follow-up survey of nearly 1,000 business executives finds that email remains top choice for increased investments over more traditional channels –

Redwood City, Calif., July 20, 2009 – Marketers are surprisingly optimistic about the economy for the second half of the year, according to the June “2009 Marketing Trends Survey” released today by StrongMail Systems, Inc., the leading provider of commercial-grade solutions for marketing and transactional email. Even in the midst of the current recession, 42 percent of nearly 1,000 global business leaders polled plan to increase marketing budgets in 2009, and an additional 43 percent plan to maintain current levels.

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July 27th, 2009

ShoreTel Surpasses 10,000 Enterprise Customers

SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwire - July 27, 2009) - ShoreTel® (NASDAQ: SHOR), the leading provider of brilliantly simple IP phone systems with fully integrated Unified Communications (UC), today announced it has surpassed its ten-thousandth enterprise customer, demonstrating the company’s continuing success in this market. ShoreTel’s brilliantly simple UC solutions are attracting a growing number of customers worldwide, as enterprises increasingly look for flexible, easy-to-use and easy-to-manage communication tools that offer a strong competitive advantage.

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July 27th, 2009

Vyatta Offers Discount Based on Cisco Gross Profit

BELMONT, CA–(Marketwire - July 27, 2009) - Vyatta, the leader in open networking and network virtualization, today announced a special discount on all Vyatta service and support subscriptions. Starting today, customers can register on the Vyatta site for a discount code redeemable against the purchase of up to two Vyatta subscriptions. The size of the discount will depend on the size of Cisco’s gross profit margin, calculated after Cisco announces its earnings on August 5, 2009. During a similar promotion last quarter, Vyatta customers were able to purchase Vyatta subscriptions for 64 percent of list price — a 36 percent discount.

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Published by: Agency Staff on July 27th, 2009 | Filed under Eastwick Communications, Vyatta | Comment now »



July 20th, 2009

JDSU Expands T-BERD®/MTS Platform, Industry’s Smallest and Most Complete Solution for Testing Ethernet over SONET/SDH (EoS) up to 10G

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Milpitas, Calif., July 20, 2009 – JDSU today introduced new features to its widely adopted T-BERD®/MTS-6000A platform that make it the industry’s smallest and most complete all-in-one solution for testing Ethernet over SONET/SDH – using one module and one graphical user interface (GUI) for all interfaces up to 10G, which is essential for rapidly troubleshooting problems in the field.  The new features have led to multiple carrier product approvals for the T-BERD®/MTS-6000A.

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Published by: Tina Salcedo on July 20th, 2009 | Filed under JDSU | Comment now »



July 20th, 2009

SKYBEAM-Texas Builds Wireless Broadband Network on Vyatta

BELMONT, CA–(Marketwire - July 20, 2009) - Vyatta, the leader in open networking and network virtualization, today announced that SKYBEAM-Texas has standardized its network on Vyatta appliances. Using Vyatta 514 and 2502 appliances, SKYBEAM-Texas is routing traffic from remote tower locations, boosting the performance and reliability of its customer-facing network, and providing corporate VPN service.

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July 20th, 2009

ShoreTel Nabs “Top-Rated Vendor for Enterprise Telecommunications Equipment” in VendorRate Customer Satisfaction Report

SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwire - July 20, 2009) - ShoreTel® (NASDAQ: SHOR), the leading provider of brilliantly simple IP phone systems with fully integrated Unified Communications (UC), today announced that it has been named the “Top Rated Vendor for Enterprise Telecommunications Equipment” in The VendorRate Report Q2 2009. In addition, ShoreTel was also ranked top overall vendor by the job function of channel partners. The independent report is a customer satisfaction survey that rated 347 vendors based on input from more than 1,500 IT professionals.

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July 16th, 2009

JDSU Completes Acquisition of Finisar’s Network Tools Business

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Milpitas, Calif., July 16, 2009 – JDSU today announced that it has completed its acquisition of the Network Tools business of Finisar Corporation.   The acquisition immediately establishes JDSU as the world’s leading provider of storage area network (SAN) protocol test tools, software and services.

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Published by: Tina Salcedo on July 16th, 2009 | Filed under JDSU | Comment now »



July 15th, 2009

AboveNet Selects JDSU’s Innovative Fiber Inspection and Testing Solution

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Milpitas, Calif., July 15, 2009 – JDSU announced today the standardization of its HP3-60 fiber inspection and power meter product line with AboveNet, Inc., (NYSE: ABVT) a leading provider of high-bandwidth connectivity solutions. JDSU’s HP3-60 product line will support AboveNet’s ongoing best practices by providing consistent high-quality inspection and testing of the high bandwidth connectivity its customers depend on.

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Published by: Tina Salcedo on July 15th, 2009 | Filed under JDSU | Comment now »