On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:13:28 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Cisco gains patent on 'triple play'
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>| Savouring the broad and bold nature of the US patent system, Cisco
>| appears to have received the rights to the "triple threat".
>|
>| [...]
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>| You're no doubt as excited as we are to see if Cisco makes good on
>| its IP. Who's ready to pay a bigger networking tax?
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> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/16/cisco_triple_threat/
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> There are Linux/OSS competitors to Cisco, e.g.
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> Open Source Router Launched
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>| Vyatta is amongst many telecom and networking companies that are taking
>| the open source route to up-end the existing players. I have previously
>| written about Vyatta for Business 2.0. While researching that story, I
>| saw the parallels between early open source telecom software and Linux.
>| They both started at the bottom, and are now inching higher-up the
>| food chain.
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> http://gigaom.com/2006/07/23/vyatta/
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> University dumps Cisco VOIP for open-source Asterisk
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>| SHSU is in the process of moving its 6,000 students, faculty and staff off
>| of Cisco CallManager IP PBXs and a legacy Nortel Meridian PBX over to Linux
>| servers running Asterisk...
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> http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1646405846;fp;4;fpid;78268965
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> Cisco uses its relationship with other monoploies in oder to force/elbow
> rivals off the road...
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> Cisco makes news with big partners
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>| Cisco Systems, known for its aggressive acquisition strategy, is pushing
>| forward with its partnership program as it announces the completion of a
>| security platform with Microsoft and a new marketing partnership with
>| business software company SAP.
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> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6112932.html
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> Why the world needs openness, not interoperability.
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>| This NAC/NAP lovefest would be laughable if it weren't such
>| a kick-in-the-teeth to the rest of the industry, enterprise IT, and
>| all Internet users. A Cisco/Microsoft oligopoly stalls implementation,
>| stifles innovation, and makes the network less secure. In this way, Cisco
>| and Microsoft are standing in the way of progress.
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> http://news.com.com/2061-11203_3-6112960.html?part=rss&tag=6112960&subj=news
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> Relates to news such as:
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> Group will unveil mobile security open specs
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>| The specifications will cover areas such as user data protection and
>| privacy, allowing users to protect personally identifiable information,
>| address books, and other credentials from being accessed.
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> http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/09/04/36NNtcgmobile_1.html?source=rss&url=www.infoworld.com/article/06/09/04/36NNtcgmobile_1.html
More reposts of articles....
If anything, Roy should be getting abuse complaints for posting the same
articles over and over and over again.
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