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To: t2 who wrote (6496)	8/9/2000 10:15:01 AM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14638

The significance of the Alteon acquisition goes way beyond having a web switch in the internet data centers. When Alteon's content aware software is integrated into Nortel's optical and wireless equipment, it will provide content aware intelligence at the edge of the network which will enable the delivery of content aware services. "...what really excites Jim Dondero, director of the application service provider solutions market at Nortel, is how Nortel will integrate Alteon's technology into its current line of optical and wireless equipment." "Dondero explains that it's the intelligence at the edge of the network that enables the understanding and delivery of services. Those services include the delivery of high-intensity content such as audio, video and interactive communications. 'The best-effort internet is not capable of doing that, so you need better intelligence to deliver that content in the most efficient way possible,' he says." www4.zdnet.com