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3Com (Nasdaq:COMS), Continues oush into consukting with new VPN design, planning, and projectmanagement services. . .will use the brand name "Bigpicture" for its PC-based video phone and partners with videoconferencing developer 8x8 to push the technology. . . finally gets into the fiber NIC business with both 10Mbit/sec and 10/100Mbit/sec Ethernet cards. AT&T (NYSE:T). Will form $10 billion joint venture with british Telecom to offer worldwide telecom services, including a new global managed IP network . . .completes acquisition of Teleport Communications Group (TCG) for $11 billion in stock . . .upgraded its Global Enterprise Management System (GEMS) platform to version 7.1; GEMS monitors and troubleshoots customer LANS and WANS managedd by AT&T.
Bay Networks (NYSE:BAY). Announces new "online business center" for channel partners at www.baynetworks.com/enet/ . . . announces Optivity Policy, a management platform designed for multivendor IP networksl; the product is expected to ship in the second quarter of 1999.
Cabletron Systems (NYSE:CS). Begins reselling the Nokia IP440 integrated IP router/firewall bundled with Check Point's FireWall-1 enterprise security suite. . .need more certification? If so, check out the new Cabletron Professional Certification Program administered by Sylvan Prometric (www.sylvan prometric.com); you can become either a Cabletron Specialist or a Cabletron Systems Engineer! Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO)> Will acquire Manchester, NH-based Summa Four, a provider of programmable switches with voice features, for about $116 million in stock. . . launches its first-ever TV ads with sogan, "Empowering the Internet Generation" . . .will integrate its NetFlow software...