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To: DenverTechie who wrote (1712)	7/28/1998 2:18:00 PM
From: MikeM54321	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

DenverTechie, Do you know much about the "programmable switches" technology that Cisco received with the Summa Four purchase? Is this something that may give them an advantage in selling to the telcos? Cisco has a hell of a battle trying to get their business with a traditional telecom equipment supplier partner. I'm wondering if this Summa Four deal offers something the telcos may be interested in. Sounds like to this, "non-techie" it gives Cisco a bridge between their expertise, packet switches, to the telco world of circuit switches. Any opinions appreciated. Thanks, MikeM(From Florida)

To: DenverTechie who wrote (1712)	7/28/1998 8:19:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

DenverTechie, of course, you are right on with your appraisal of their intent, and your response to MM inspired me to visit their site. If you haven't already, I recommend it. I think it's highly informative and well done up. transwitch.com The Press Release that I posted earlier talks about preparedness for most eventualities down the road except for one, and that is IP over DWDM/lambda. They spoke about Packet over SONET, and ATM over WDM, but not IP over WDM directly. I found that odd, for a release whose major recurring theme was about Internet Access capabilities. Regards, Frank C.