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To: Bill Harmond who wrote (17616)	7/28/2003 8:12:42 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 57684

It looks like Lucent was developing something to compete with Wavesmith that Ciena bought, but then they sealed a deal with Juniper and killed the project. That is the thing about consolidation in this industry that I like. Considering the size of the market, the worldwide penetration and all (something we DON'T have in software) the networkers look good imho Juniper deal kills Lucent's 'WaveSmith-killer' The Westford, Mass.-based workforce was working on a next-generation multiservice edge device - a Cascade ATM/SpringTide IP switch hybrid referred to internally as the "WaveSmith-killer," in deference to the start-up company recently acquired by Ciena. But the project was canceled and employees notified of their impending release earlier this quarter, around the time the ink was drying on the Lucent/Juniper joint product development and marketing partnership, sources say. nwfusion.com Lucent, Juniper confirm router alliance Lucent and Juniper said they will deliver “unified solutions” designed to migrate service provider networks to IP infrastructures. These offerings will address core, data, broadband and metro optical wireline requirements, the companies said. The combined products will target a market that will grow from $8.5 billion in 2003 to $12.2 billion in 2005, according to Lucent and Juniper. nwfusion.com