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Terabit router firm inks partnerships for service and support following successful IPO.
BILLERICA, MASS. -- Fresh off its successful IPO, Avici Systems last week announced two more initiatives in an effort to gradually build itself into a full-service supplier of high-speed routers for the Internet core.
The small, young company that went public in late July disclosed two partnerships designed to offer customers some of the benefits they currently receive from bigger companies. The first is a service and support alliance with IBM Global Services. The second is a technology integration pact with Dorado Software, a developer of operational support system (OSS) software for carriers.
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