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To: The Phoenix who wrote (66)	5/11/2000 12:52:00 AM
From: Techplayer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 405

Gary, I did not see this on the other thread..WCOM/CSCO.. WorldCom, Cisco in B2B venture By CBS MarketWatch Last Update: 1:55 AM ET May 9, 2000 NewsWatch LAS VEGAS (CBS.MW) -- WorldCom and Cisco said early Tuesday they have created a new business-to-business network service called Business Class IP Service. The service will support e-business applications within one company or between many companies, the companies said in a statement. The venture will offer scalable private any-to-any connectivity and will ultimately support Web, application, and content hosting. "Business Class IP can leverage our customers' existing network investments and empower a new generation of IP applications," said Jim DeMerlis, WorldCom vice president of Data and Enterprise Product Marketing. "This is one of the first, scalable network-based IP VPNs to support business-to-business applications with any-to-any networking. Working with Cisco, we have developed a service that will enable customers to add new business process functionality into their networks, like enterprise resource planning, while also serving as a platform for business-to-business e-commerce like supply chain management." The new Business Class IP Service is a core component of WorldCom's (WCOM: news, msgs) previously announced "generation d" initiative, under which the company is expanding its network and transport e-business services. The network-based service will be integrated with a company's existing global frame relay and ATM infrastructure. "We are excited to be working with WorldCom to build this new network, which realizes our shared vision of New World services," said Kevin Kennedy, senior vice president of Cisco's service provider line of business. "By combining our service capabilities, management, reliability, and flexibility we are delivering a complete solution unmatched in the industry." WorldCom said it can offer managed, secure IP connectivity at significant savings from the real cost of building and operating a private VPN. Financial details of the venture were not disclosed. Shares of WorldCom rose 9/16 to close at 43 7/16 on Monday. Cisco (CSCO: news, msgs) shares fell 5 to 62

To: The Phoenix who wrote (66)	5/11/2000 1:07:00 AM
From: Techplayer	Respond to of 405

Gary, An article regarding SBC from 4/19 regarding SBC/CSCO. This should be pointed out to Zyb.... zdnet.com April 19, 2000 Cisco Debuts IP DSL Gear Also inks major deal with SBC. By John Rendleman, PC Week Cisco Systems Inc. has added IP digital subscriber line switching to its 6000-series routers, creating a new product family of switch products for service providers offering managed IP services across asynchronous transfer mode backbone networks. The GlobalDSL strategy, unveiled by Cisco on Tuesday, is intended to combine the routing flexibility and scalability of IP with the performance and quality-of-service characteristics of ATM, said Cisco officials in San Jose, Calif. All of the Cisco IP DSL Switch products will incorporate the company's Internetworking Operating System software and support various flavors of DSL, including asymmetrical DSL, symmetrical DSL, ISDN-based DSL and "splitterless" DSL, officials said. Overall, the new GlobalDSL strategy will have three components. The first two involve offering IP and ATM multiservices switching on the 6000 routers and the introduction of a new switch, the 6015 IP DSL Switch. A third part of the strategy will address mobility issues, including capabilities such as follow-me services, dynamic service selection, easy-to-install customer premises equipment, broadened retail channels and interoperability. The addition of MPLS (multi-protocol label switching) with virtual private network capabilities to the 6000 family will enable providers to offer services such as firewalls, video multicasting services, Web caching and voice-over-IP, officials said. The MPLS VPN features will be available on the 6000 series in the second half of this year, and switches with the capability will operate as edge label switch routers connecting to core label switch routers in providers' networks, according to Cisco officials. Prices for the Cisco IP DSL family of routers begin at $14,000, and customers with 6000-series routers already in their networks will be able to upgrade their router software to add IP DSL, said officials. Billion-Dollar Deal With A Baby Bell Separately, Cisco and SBC Communications Inc. will announce on Wednesday a deal that the companies say will be worth billions of dollars over the next 21 months, with SBC agreeing to make Cisco, the biggest maker of computer-networking equipment, its preferred provider of networking gear, according to published reports. For Cisco, the agreement would be its largest ever with a Baby Bell. Executives of SBC, as part of the deal, said they would use Cisco's DSL access equipment as they add high-speed data capability in the he Midwestern markets served by Ameritech Corp., which it acquired last year. Cisco can be reached at www.cisco.com.