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As consumers buy fewer phone lines -- because foreclosed homes don't need phones, and in tough times consumers cancel them and rely on cell phones -- carriers have less need to provision new ones, says Infonetics analyst Stephane Teral

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Core server which enables users and software vendors to easily build voice and other communication modes into business apps is in the works, according to Avaya

The anti-virus vendor says it will ship an appliance designed to enforce network access control early next year. Forrester Research

The ASE 330 Ethernet acceleration gear will make cloud computing, live migration of virtual machines and data center backup easier and less expensive, says Afore Solutions

The NSA 240 supports 25 virtual private network clients and its firewall can handle 600 Mbps of traffic. Get the lowdown on these security boxes for the mid market.

Cisco says it plans to put PostPath Server in the cloud and sell an e-mail and calendaring service to its customers, packaged with the instant messaging, collaboration, wikis and document-sharing capabilities

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