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To: jach who wrote (9814)	11/29/1998 12:27:00 AM
From: jach	Respond to of 12559

ON ATM VS. GIGABIT ETHERNET November 21, 1998, Issue: 2717 Section: Newsfront Sound Byte Customers want gigabit Ethernet on the edge of the network and ATM in the backbone. The challenge is to seamlessly integrate them. ON IP OVER ATM Many carriers have an end-to-end IP network built on ATM because IP can't support QOS. ON ATM'S FUTURE We're supplying the right infrastructure for the future. Instead of ripping out and replacing the infrastructure, you just layer new services on top. ON ACQUIRING BERKELEY We like the application-aware capability of their product. If there's an SAP application running on the network, you can give it priority over Dungeons and Dragons. ON IP TELEPHONY Quality is the big question. -Tom Gill, president and CEO, Fore Systems Inc. (Warrendale, Pa.) Copyright ® 1998 CMP Media Inc. ========================= Hit it right on the spot! 1. Applications aware capability with Berekeley switches. This product and feature will generate tons of revenue, imo. 2. On IP Telephony, absolutely correct. In fact, imo, public IP telephony is just a hype and will never ever take off for the next ten years. Why? there are many reasons, but one simple one probably is enough, that is telephony for most of the rest of the world is control by Goverment or State run PTT and therefore free-riding (this is a big NO NO) bad quality IP based telephony will never ever get to be deployed.