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[News] Nortel Now Has Its Own Version of Linux

Nortel Pitches Networks Revamp For Virtualization

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| Linux-based hardware appliance aims to optimize virtualization for datacenter 
| deployment. 
| 
| [...]
| 
| The Nortel switch is powered by Nortel's own enhanced version of Linux, which 
| it said is a key part of enabling the platform's extensibility. 
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http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3743441


Recent:

Nortel considers Linux desktops for its staff

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| Nortel CIO Steve Bandrowczak, who joined the Canadian telecoms and network 
| equipment vendor last July, said "more and more CIOs are looking at Linux 
| desktop for reasons of TCO" and argued that the technology "is receiving the 
| same level of attention today as when Linux started on servers."    
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http://www.mbtmag.com/articleXml/LN731846314.html


Nortel goes open source for unified communications

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| Telephony has at last become an IT product, claimed Nortel as it announced 
| SCS500, an open source-based unified communications suite for small and 
| mid-sized businesses.  
| 
| http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1289252852&rid=-50
| 
| They just use open source, but seemingly give nothing back.
| 
| Don't show me the money. Show me the CODE!
| 
| A common statement with any business is "Show me the money". This is because 
| of how businesses work. They work in terms of income verses outcome and they 
| regard competition as market share and profit margins and feel free to 
| include any other buzz words as you see fit.    
| 
| [...]
| 
| So the competition is there. The motivation is there. The reward is there. 
| Even the money is there. All of this because someone said "Show me the CODE!" 
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http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/linux/locutus/archives/dont-show-me-the-money-show-me-the-code-23653


Report: SEC to fine Nortel over accounting fraud

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| U.S. securities regulators are planning to fine Nortel Networks up
| to $100 million for accounting fraud, Bloomberg reported on its 
| Web site Friday.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6189861.html


Nortel Strong Arms Open Source Vendor

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| What happens when a VoIP blog (yours truly) writes about the fact
| that a former Nortel subsidiary (Blade Network Technologies) went
| looking for a new phone system, chose an open-source Asterisk-based
| solution from Fonality instead of using Nortel's own PBX and then
| agreed to go on record on the VoIP & Gadgets blog about why they made
| such a shocking decision?
|
| A) Nothing - it's a VoIP blog - who cares? Nortel is an $11 billion
| dollar company that certainly doesn't read blogs for their news.
| B) Nortel reads the blog post, is a little peeved, but other than
| some emails sent internally, no one outside Nortel would ever know
| they were annoyed.
| C) A Nortel Board Member flips out over the article, contacts
| Blade and then pressures Blade to return the Fonality system and
| have Fonality print a retraction to the blog article (and the
| subsequent press release).
|
| If you answered C) congratulations, we have a winner!
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http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/voip/nortel-strong-arms-open-source-vendor.asp

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