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To: Lynn who wrote (33057)	3/27/2000 2:48:00 PM
From: telecomguy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77399

Another example of NT's stealth strategy.........embedd OIE into every key edge hardware vendor to bring down the proprietary/high-cost CSCO routers. On the surface it appears NT is simply trying to weakend it's foe's cashcow but in hindsight, NT is trying to commoditize routers and open up the Internet to the small/medium enterprises who are not prepared to pay the big bucks to CSCO to get connected into the IP network. Of couse, once this snowballs and every small little business is IP enabled, you can imagine the demand on the backbone where NT specializes.......so it is a great strategy in that it can potentially kill two birds with one stone --- i.e. commoditize, drive down router price, and as result geometrically ramp up the demand for capacity playing right into NT's dominance in the optics field where the real battle for networking will be fought in the next 5 years. As repeated many times, Scott McNeely could not have been more prophetic when he said "Network IS THE COMPUTER" except now he should that the "Network IS THE ROUTER" !!! 3/27/00 - Hyperchip And Nortel Networks Committed To Delivering Smarter Generation Of Network Equipment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MONTREAL, Mar 27, 2000 (INTERNET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Hyperchip(TM) (www.Hyperchip.com), the Petabit Routing Company(TM), today announced that it has signed a license agreement with Nortel Networks* [NYSE/TSE: NT] to enable it to add the robust flexibility of Nortel Networks' Open IP Environment with the extreme scalability of Hyperchip's petabit routing architecture. Combining the power of Hyperchip's leading-edge architecture with Nortel Networks' advanced routing software will solidify Hyperchip's position as the leader in petabit scalability. "We are excited about our relationship with Nortel Networks," said Richard Norman, Hyperchip President and CTO. "By combining Hyperchip's revolutionary connectivity hardware with Nortel Networks' state-of-the-art routing software, Hyperchip is building the most powerful routers on the planet. This will deliver the bandwidth that the Internet needs to support high-speed access on a massive scale". "Hyperchip and Nortel Networks share a commitment to deliver a 'smarter' generation of high-bandwidth systems that can evolve at the speed of fiber. By combining Open IP Environment with Hyperchip's petabit routing systems, we will provide that power and flexibility." Jeff Pickering, Open IP Environment engineering prime, Nortel Networks, said, "Time to market is a critical component in the success of a product, but it is equally important to provide a full-featured solution. The Hyperchip solution, using Nortel Networks' Open IP Environment, provides network designers with the best of both worlds -- flexibility and acceleration of a full solution." Nortel Networks' Open IP Environment allows system vendors to quickly deliver robust and proven high-performance support for key routing protocols such as OSPF, SNMP, RIP, and BGP4. This avoids the traditional trade-off between broad support and time-to-market, allowing network equipment vendors to bring sophisticated products to market faster and at lower cost. The modular architecture enables developers to choose features and capabilities based on the size and type of device to be IP-enabled, from PDAs to large routers. Open IP is a big step toward building a more reliable, more secure, faster Internet and is driving a shift from expensive, complex "Old World" routers. Hyperchip's petabit routing architecture allows IP routing to scale from terabits to petabits per second of aggregate port bandwidth. These extreme-performance routers are based on Hyperchip's massively parallel semiconductor technology, producing systems that scale to 65,536 high-speed ports to allow routing technology to unleash the bandwidth potential of optical fiber. About Hyperchip Hyperchip is a Montreal company whose investors include Siemens Mustang Ventures, Argo Global Capital (backed by several leading telco carriers), Vertex, Vontobel, Advent and TechnoCap. Founded in 1997 after 10 years of patent work and 4 years of proof-of-concept work, Hyperchip has pioneered major advances in key computing and communication technologies. Hyperchip is the leader in petabit scalability for the WAN, and is driving the merger of the world's networks to provide end-to-end multi-gigabit connections between users, servers and storage, regardless of distance. More information about Hyperchip can be found at www.hyperchip.com. About Nortel Networks Nortel Networks is a global leader in telephony, data, eBusiness, and wireless solutions for the Internet. The Company had 1999 U.S. GAAP revenues of US$21.3 billion and serves carrier, service provider and enterprise customers globally. Today, Nortel Networks is creating a high-performance Internet that is more reliable and faster than ever. It is redefining the economics and quality of networking and the Internet through Unified Networks* that promise a new era of collaboration, communications and commerce. Visit us at www.nortelnetworks.com. Hyperchip and the Petabit Routing Company are trademarks of Hyperchip Inc. *Nortel Networks and Unified Networks are trademarks of Nortel Networks. Other trademarks identified in this release are the property of their respective companies.

To: Lynn who wrote (33057)	3/27/2000 3:08:00 PM
From: telecomguy	Respond to of 77399

More Smoke & Mirror announcements from NT to pry open the "CLOSED, PROPRIETARY" router market away from CSCO ??? But as alwyas, where there is enough smoke, surely there must be some fire or all these companies participating in Nortel orchestrated market scam to bring CSCO down to it's knees? biz.yahoo.com Nortel Networks Teams With Industry Leaders on Advanced Internet-Enabled Products Nortel Networks' Open IP Environment Increases Momentum, Helps Deliver High-Performance Internet Equipment OTTAWA, March 27 /PRNewswire/ - Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSE: NT) today announced that it is working with four industry leaders to develop advanced Internet-enabled products incorporating Nortel Networks' Open IP Environment routing software. Hewlett-Packard Company's ProCurve Networking, network processor vendor Sitera, petabit router maker Hyperchip and embedded operating system vendor Enea OSE Systems plan to integrate Open IP Environment into their products. Open IP Environment enables scalable, modular IP-based applications in a variety of devices and environments. Manufacturers can build next-generation network solutions using products from these four key vendors. With the integration of Open IP Environment and these products, manufacturers and developers will be able to design high-performance Internet solutions that are faster, more secure and more reliable. ``Open IP Environment is an important enabler of high-performance networks,' said Kalai Kalaichelvan, general manager, Open IP Environment. ``Together with these companies, Nortel Networks is providing customers with Internet functionality required for developing new networking applications based on open APIs. The integration of Open IP Environment with these leading-edge products makes possible especially powerful applications. Mark Leary, vice president, International Data Corporation, added, ``The success of Nortel Networks' Open IP Environment will be determined by the acceptance of the technology within the widest array of networked devices. Having these four vendors certainly bolsters Nortel Networks' ability to spread the wings - and the word - of Open IP Environment.' Nortel Networks' Open IP Environment architecture is modular and is designed to open standards and application programming interfaces (API) for IP functions such as routing, authentication, security, encapsulation and tunneling, as well as IP applications like policy, networking management and accounting. Ron Westfall, senior analyst for the Current Analysis industry research group said, ``Nortel Networks' Open IP Environment architecture enables developers to utilize the functions within the Open IP software that they need, while designing their own value-added functionality, in some cases even replacing similar functionality within Open IP. Open IP Environment enables routing software to be applied in a modular architecture, with APIs at multiple levels within the software's functionality, that address the full spectrum of the networking universe from handsets to high-end core routers.' Open IP Environment can Internet-enable everything from servers and networking processors to set top boxes, mobility devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and personal computers. Open IP Environment makes routing and IP software available to manufacturers, OEMs and developers, enabling them to quickly deliver new Internet applications and services at much lower cost. The modular architecture enables developers to choose features and capabilities based on the size and type of device to be IP-enabled (from PDAs to the largest and fastest routers), the environment in which the device will be used and the needs of the target users. Open IP is a big step toward building a more reliable, more secure, faster Internet and is driving a shift from expensive, complex ``Old World' routers. Nortel Networks has secured more than 200 licensing agreements regarding Open IP Environment since its launch in November 1999. Nortel Networks is a global leader in telephony, data, eBusiness, and wireless solutions for the Internet. The Company had 1999 U.S. GAAP revenues of US$21.3 billion and serves carrier, service provider and enterprise customers globally. Today, Nortel Networks is creating a high-performance Internet that is more reliable and faster than ever before. It is redefining the economics and quality of networking and the Internet through Unified Networks that promise a new era of collaboration, communications and commerce. Visit us at www.nortelnetworks.com.