NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: JIM DUFFY WITH VIEW FROM THE EDGE 09/21/04 Today's focus: Light touch
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Network World Special Reports on Mobility, IP Telephony Security, the State of Wireless LANs and more are currently available. Download any or all of our Special Reports at: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=81406 _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: Light touch By Jim Duffy Members of three state public utilities promised a light regulatory touch on broadband over power line (BPL) service as electric companies begin to experiment with the alternative to traditional high-speed Internet service. Instead of heavy-handed regulation, state regulators want to encourage the rollout of BPL as an alternative to other broadband services. In June, President Bush pushed BPL as a way to help achieve his goal of universal broadband availability across the U.S. by 2007. <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0914regulpromi.html> Cisco announced plans to acquire Dynamicsoft, a maker of carrier VoIP software based on Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). Cisco will pay $55 million in cash for the Parsippany, N.J. company. The acquisition bolsters Cisco's ability to provide carriers software to support applications such as presence management and unified messaging. Cisco says its carrier VoIP products, such as its SIP-based BTS 10200 Softswitch, will be integrated with the Dynamicsoft software. <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0913cisvoip.html> Scientists from Fujitsu and The University of Tokyo claim to have developed a laser that is capable of maintaining a stable output over a wide temperature range at speeds and frequencies useful for optical communications. The device could enable the creation of optical networking equipment that is smaller, cheaper and consumes less power than current devices, the researchers said. <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0909japanteam.html> _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Jim Duffy Jim Duffy is managing editor of Network World's service provider equipment coverage <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/>. He has 18 years of high-tech reporting experience, including over 12 years at Network World. Previously, he was senior editor at Computer Systems News and associate editor/reporter at Electronic News and MIS Week. He can be reached at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Nokia NW Special Report: Preparing an Infrastructure for Mobile Applications. Mobility, properly done, increases productivity and decreases operating costs. 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