IN THE NEWS: 2008
Nortel: Telepresence Saves Money, Hassle and Time*
TMCnet, July 10, 2008
Nortel says there are three major reasons why decisions about telepresence - which allows people to feel as though they’re at a particular location when they’re not – is finding its way into more and more board rooms. First, Nortel says it saves money. It also does away with a lot of logistical hassle, and is seen as good for the environment, they say.
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Corporate Canada grooms green image, changes ways*
Reuters, July 7, 2008
Canadian companies are trying to cultivate a green competitive edge as concern about the environment mounts. Reuters reports on Nortel's campaign to promote new network gear that is twice as energy efficient as arch rival Cisco's, calling it the Cisco energy tax.
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Video: Benefits of Teleworking*
CTV, July 7, 2008
Working from home via the Internet is saving people money on gas. Nortel's April Dunford explains the advantages of teleworking.
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View from the Top: Mike Zafirovski, president and chief executive of Nortel*
Financial Times, June 20, 2008
In an interview with FT.com, Mike Zafirovski talks about the challenges and opportunities at Nortel, the company's partnership with Microsoft, industry consolidation and the U.S. economy.
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Satisfying the bandwidth monster in all of us*
Financial Times, June 18, 2008
We are fast approaching a state of Hyperconnectivity, where the number of devices, machines, and applications connected to the network will far exceed the number of people connected to it. New services are gobbling up huge amounts of bandwidth, to the point where we have virtually eliminated the "bandwidth glut" of unused capacity that was built up during the late 1990s dotcom boom. We are, in fact, speeding towards a "bandwidth crisis".
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Nortel Takes On Cisco, Mincing No Words
The Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2008
The Wall Street Journal reports on Nortel's new print and Web ads, which try to slice into Cisco's customer base by declaring that Cisco's equipment uses twice as much energy as that of Nortel's.
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The Friday Interview: Dave Quane, Nortel*
SiliconRepublic.com, May 23, 2008
Chief technology officer for Nortel EMEA, Dave Quane, talks about the increase of high-definition video on the web and whether this demand will kill the network.
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Hyperconnected invading the workplace*
Globe and Mail, May 13, 2008
The pace of growth and the impact of increasingly networked technologies is creating an "exploding culture of connectivity," a new study says, one that is blurring the line between the personal and business worlds and will dramatically change the way most businesses operate. The study, a white paper called The Hyperconnected: Here They Come!, was commissioned by telecom giant Nortel and carried out by IDC, a market analysis company specializing in technology.
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Video Clip: Joel Hackney Interviewed by Network World at Interop*
Network World, May 2, 2008
Joel Hackney, president, Enterprise Solutions, Nortel, was interviewed by Network World in Las Vegas at the Interop trade show.
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Nortel sees green in virtualization, down economy*
Network World, May 1, 2008
Joel Hackney, president of Nortel's Enterprise business, discusses virtualization and how Nortel’s switches and routers are as much as 50% more energy efficient than competitive offerings.
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Video Clip: David Perry Interviewed at SOFNET*
SOFNET TV, May 1, 2008
David Perry, product marketing, Carrier, VoIP and IMS, Nortel, is interviewed at SOFNET conference in London, England.
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Nortel emphasizes merging of IT, communications*
Info World, April 29, 2008
Peter Carbone, vice president of SOA at Nortel, detailed the company's development of communications-enabled applications, which combine IT and communications in new application types.
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Nortel CEO: Green Tech Good For Shareholders*
CNBC, April 21, 2008
At Fortune's first-ever Brainstorm: Green conference Mike Zafirovski, CEO of Nortel, spoke on how Nortel is playing a key role in the search for cost-effective corporate environmentalism which helps corporate customers save energy – and increases value for Nortel's own shareholders.
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Nortel bringing tech knowledge to classrooms*
The Gazette, April 15, 2008
Nortel ramps up its efforts to encourage teachers to integrate computers into the classroom curriculum. Nortel's LearniT program gives teachers the course materials and technology needed to assist students to learn in interactive ways.
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The McCue Interview: Steven Bandrowczak, CIO, Nortel*
Silicon.com, April 1, 2008
Steven Bandrowczak, CIO at Nortel, speaks out on the challenges of being a tech vendor IT chief.
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OCRI honours area achievers in tech sector*
Ottawa Citizen, April 3, 2008
The Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI) honoured the best and brightest in Ottawa's busy technology industry. John Roese, CTO, Nortel, was awarded the next generation executive of the year award.
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The Q&A: Richard Lowe*
RCR Wireless News, April 2, 2008
Richard Lowe, president of carrier networks at Nortel was interviewed by RCR Wireless News.
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Fatter fibres; faster data*
New Electronics, March 2008
High speed data transmission is a hot topic, but how will the industry enable the 'fatter pipes'? In this technical article journalist Roy Rubenstein examines the market for 40Gbit/s technology and whether its prospects will be curtailed due to operators' interest for 100Gbits transmission. In the "Fatter Fibres" document, Nortel's Kim Roberts outlines the Nortel route to achieving 40Gbit/s transmission and claims that Nortel's 40Gbit/s system can be overlaid on any 10Gbit/s network.
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The need for speed*
Ottawa Citizen, March 27, 2008
Philippe Morin is selling the idea of speedy optical networking. The Goal: helping Nortel capitalize on 'coherent technology.'
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The Internet Traffic Jam
CBC News, March 26, 2008
Philippe Morin was interviewed on CBC's national evening newscast with a segment on the wave of Hyperconnectivity, how it is eating up Internet bandwidth and what can be done about it. Also featured were Nortel's 40G, IPTV and telepresence solutions.
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Nortel Demonstrates Telepresence
CTV, February 3, 2008
Watch the video as Nortel demonstrates Telepresence in a feature story on CTV from Canada.
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