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To: fumble who wrote (13889)	10/25/1999 8:45:00 PM
From: Doug	Respond to of 18016

fumble: Many thanks for a very clear and explicit reply to the Question. I recently experienced an ISP/NSP's under attack which resulted in the real slowing down as you had stated. They had to put a trace thru AT&T since the sender had a bogus I.P. I guess IP data customers will remain vulnerable in the forseeable future.

To: fumble who wrote (13889)	10/26/1999 12:57:00 AM
From: pat mudge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18016

Cisco looks to tap wireless Net market By Ben Heskett Staff Writer, CNET News.com October 25, 1999, 9:00 p.m. PT Cisco Systems isn't waiting for the wireless Internet market to come to it--it's coming to the market. The networking equipment giant is looking to jump-start a nascent business by culling interest and support from a wide array of partners for a proposed technology standard, ideally helping in the development of new wireless networks. A standard is a kind of industrywide blueprint for a given product, agreed upon to ensure products made by different companies are interchangeable for end users. The firm also plans to unveil new products based on the still-developing technology by the end of this year, according to company executives. The San Jose, California, firm, which reported revenues of $12.15 billion in its most recent fiscal year, aims to tackle a niche that has not been one of its strengths. But an early indication of Cisco's interest in voice, video, and data communications over high-speed wireless technology came from a Net-focused wireless alliance with Motorola that debuted in February. "We're trying to speed up the market for this technology," said Steve Smith, director of marketing for Cisco's broadband wireless division. In its latest initiative, Cisco has enlisted the help of component providers such as Broadcom and Texas Instruments, consultants EDS and KPMG, and equipment providers Motorola, Toshiba, and Samsung. The goal is to develop use of a high-speed standard for a fixed wireless technology called Vector Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, or VOFDM, according to company executives. The VOFDM standard was created from technology Cisco acquired last year when it bought Clarity Wireless for $157 million in stock. It is intended to complement or provide an alternative to land-based cable or digital subscriber lines (DSL) for service providers. Cisco said the technology could prove useful in areas where there aren't any existing high-speed networks. For example, a company such as cable-based Net access provider Excite@Home could use the technology to connect its cable equipment to its "backbone" network in certain areas, according to executives. Other companies interested in deploying similar technology include Sprint, MCI WorldCom, and BellSouth, executives said. Smith said Cisco plans to provide wireless equipment for business offices and for communications companies. >>>> Does anyone know where Cisco's installed the Clarity solutions? How successful have they been? What markets are they addressing? What frequencies do they use? Is LMDS threatened? Pat

To: fumble who wrote (13889)	10/26/1999 11:32:00 AM
From: pat mudge	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 18016

A question from LU's report: For the quarter, revenues for systems for network operators increased 32 percent to $6.917 billion, revenues for business communications systems were essentially unchanged from a year-ago at $2.471 billion, and revenues for microelectronic products increased 22 percent to $991 million. Does flat sales in business communications indicate all's not well at Bay? Also, isn't Cisco's main market enterprise? I know nothing can stop them, but it would be nice to see them slow down. Pat Pat