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To: gdichaz who wrote (610)	11/10/1999 7:52:00 AM
From: Jill	Respond to of 1817

Well...I'd like to know exactly who's in the group, because MSFT and AOL may just feel threatened, or worried they'll be left out. I'll check that out and report back later this a.m...once I get my morning dose of the mighty Q

To: gdichaz who wrote (610)	11/10/1999 9:43:00 AM
From: Jill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1817

Nortel...& Intel Nortel Networks Introduces Open IP Environment Software to Enable 'New World' Routing on Appliances, Devices, Servers and Processors Signs up over 75 customers Commoditizes 'Old World' routers -- New routing and IP software redefines market economics NEW YORK, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ - Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSE: NT) today introduced 'New World' routing and Internet Protocol (IP) software called Open IP Environment that will Internet-enable a wide variety servers, personal computers, mass market appliances, mobility devices, set-top boxes and processors. The company expects the software to drive the shift away from expensive and complex 'Old World' router hardware to low cost 'New World' routing and IP software that is widely available to the industry and can be embedded directly into servers, processors and devices. Licenses have already been issued to over 75 Internet savvy companies who are embedding Open IP Environment into their products. We're moving from 'Old World' routers to an Open IP Environment based on software and silicon that dramatically reduces the cost of networking and makes the Internet accessible to everyone,' said Bill Conner, President, Enterprise Solutions. 'Open IP Environment ushers in a new era of networking that expands the way businesses and consumers use the Internet. In a related announcement today, Nortel Networks and Intel Corporation plan to offer elements of Open IP Environment with Intel's recently announced Internet Exchange (IX) Architecture to enable a new generation of software programmable networking devices (See press release titled 'Intel and Nortel Networks to Enable Next Generation Networks'). The Microsoft Windows operating system is a strategic platform for the Open IP Environment. Nortel Networks' enterprise routing protocol (OSPF), a key component of the Open IP Environment, is currently shipping in Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 and is also part of the soon to be released Windows 2000 Server. Nortel Networks plans to support the necessary protocols so that Microsoft Windows 2000 and Open IP Environment based devices and systems can inter-operate on end-to-end quality of service and network security. Open IP Environment ------------------- Open IP Environment is based on a modular software architecture. Open standards and application programming interfaces activate the required functionality including: - IP functions such as routing, authentication, security, encapsulation and tunneling. - IP applications such as policy, network management and accounting. This highly flexible Internet software solution can Internet-enable everything from servers and networking processors to Internet appliances such as set top boxes, mobility devices, and personal computers. Nortel Networks is leading the way by opening its routing and IP software to the industry so they can quickly deliver new Internet applications and services at significantly reduced costs,' said Laurie Gooding, Senior Voice, Data Communications Analyst, Cahners Instat Group. In 1999, close to US$ 7 billion will be spent on routers across the world,' said Mark Leary, Vice President, International Data Corporation. 'And yet routers remain a principal source of performance and reliability problems within the Internet and private internetworks. Nortel Networks' new Open IP software approach to routing, and significantly reduced router pricing, aims to relieve the pressure on our mounting base of hardware routers, our limited base of network support staff, and our precious base of networking budget.'