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Download any or all of our Special Reports at: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=81368 _______________________________________________________________ Edge News Alert IP services profitability still in doubt, 09/20/04 Are IP services profitable yet? That's the big question hounding providers of VPN, VoIP and other packet-based offerings, but answers are hard to find. Carriers are emphasizing top-line numbers, showing that IP service revenue is growing even as frame relay, ATM and other legacy services revenue flattens. Others worry that carriers continue to spend billions of dollars on IP network infrastructure even as prices for IP business data services, such as VoIP and VPNs, plummet. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/092004ipprofit.html?nl> Carrier Access unveils new platforms, 09/20/04 Carrier Access last week unveiled a pair of access routers designed to let service providers deliver converged IP voice, data, video and security services to enterprise customers. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/092004carraccess.html?nl> AT&T strengthens its IP service SLAs, 09/20/04 AT&T last week began touting new IP service-level agreements that constitute some of the strongest performance guarantees available. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/092004attsla.html?nl> Sprint attracting converts with combo plans, 09/20/04 One national service provider - Sprint - wants its business customers to sign a single contract that covers wireless, data and traditional voice services. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/092004specialfocus.html?nl> Hughes aims to ease satellite VPN woes, 09/20/04 Hughes Network Systems is trying to make it less painful for its Direcway broadband satellite service customers to access corporate VPNs. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/092004hughes.html?nl> Alcatel snaps up Web conference vendor eDial, 09/17/04 Alcatel this week announced plans to acquire eDial, a maker of Web-based collaboration software for businesses. The deal is valued at around $27 million in Alcatel stock and cash. <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0917alcatbuys.html?nl> Nortel sees slower-than-market growth in Q3, 09/16/04 Nortel expects its revenue in the third quarter to fall below the previous quarter's estimated number and for its full-year 2004 revenue to grow slower than the overall communications equipment ... <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0916ntgrowth.html?nl> Regulators promise 'light touch' on BPL, 09/14/04 Members of three state public utilities promised a light regulatory touch on broadband over power line service as electric companies begin to experiment with the alternative to traditional ... <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0914regulpromi.html?nl> Cisco to buy VoIP software vendor, 09/13/04 Cisco this week announced plans to acquire Dynamicsoft, a maker of carrier VoIP software based on Session Initiation Protocol. <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0913cisvoip.html?nl> _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Network World Staff Contact Edge Managing Editor Jim Duffy at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Alterpoint Read the latest analyst report on Network Change and Configuration Management (NCCM) written by EMA's Dennis Drogseth. 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