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Calabasas, CA, August 25, 2011 – Ixia (NASDAQ: XXIA), the leading global provider of converged IP and wireless network test solutions, will unveil IxLoad-VM – a unique solution for testing virtualized data centers and their infrastructures. IxLoad-VM measures the quality and capacity of cloud data center components, applications, and networks to deliver effective cloud-based services. At VMWorld 2011, Las Vegas from August 29 to September 1 at booth #1347, Ixia will use IxLoad-VM and other Ixia products to demonstrate the testing of a fully virtualized data center with virtual security elements, virtual router/switch nodes, and actual web infrastructure.

Application virtualization in a cloud environment is a compelling solution with economic, flexibility, and capacity benefits for enterprises of all sizes. The shared and distributed nature of cloud computing components, however, makes it extremely difficult to predict requirements and optimize performance. In order to measure the true capacity and quality more

Multichannel service disruption time (SDT) is key to enhanced testing for labs and network development environments

QUEBEC CITY, CANADA, August 25, 2011 — EXFO Inc. (NASDAQ: EXFO, TSX: EXF) announced today the addition of multichannel testing capabilities to its FTB/IQS-8120NGE/8130NGE Power Blazer Next-Generation Multiservice Test Modules and FTB/IQS-8140 Transport Blazer 40/43 Gigabit SONET/SDH/OTN Test Modules. These newly launched capabilities provide leading 10G/40G labs and network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) with the ability to test all channels simultaneously, accelerating testing time and improving the efficiency of their development environments.

In today’s competitive market, multichannel test capabilities are key to speeding up verification in labs and network development. With these new test capabilities, it is now possible to simultaneously perform SDT measurements on multiple channels and to monitor in real time errors and alarms on all channels for SONET/SDH and OTN signals.

With this in mind, EXFO is bringing more

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Strategy Analytics shows why the mobile broadband policy and traffic management industry is ripe for partnerships and mergers in a new report from its Mobile Broadband Opportunities (MBO) service, “Mobile Broadband Policy and Traffic Management - Industry Consolidation Coming?” This report examines major tactics for vendors, and demonstrates where industry consolidation is most likely.

Sue Rudd, Director, Service Provider Analysis, noted, “Many of these players already partner with each other — and with traditional equipment manufacturers – in order to deliver complete solutions for mobile operators. As service providers race to optimize capacity that will satisfy mobile broadband demand, policy management has changed from a passive network tool to a strategic business weapon. To meet operator needs, players may need to team up permanently to integrate and test high performance solutions that can increase capacity by 50 percent at a fraction of the cost of new infrastructure.”

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Cisco introduced the Cisco Certified Technician (CCT) to its Career Certification Program. The CCT training and certification programs are designed for technicians who perform onsite support and maintenance of Cisco infrastructure for Routing and Switching, TelePresence and Data Center solutions.

As the network evolves to meet new organizational and business requirements, the demand for skilled IT professionals continues to grow.

Developed by the Cisco Technical Assistance Center, the CCT certifications validate the job skills of hardware field engineers who perform onsite support, maintain Cisco equipment and effectively work with the Cisco Technical Assistance Center to resolve onsite support issues.

The modular online training can be conveniently accessed when needed, maximizing flexibility for technicians serving customers in the field.

Career Certification Validates Job Skills for Technicians

- The CCT certifications validate product-specific skills in installing, verifying, replacing and troubleshooting Cisco networking equipment onsite.

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ST. LOUIS, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Amdocs (NYSE: DOX), the leading provider of customer experience systems, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Bridgewater Systems Corporation (TSX: BWC) (”Bridgewater”), a publicly held provider of policy management and network control solutions. Amdocs acquired 25,178,827 common shares of Bridgewater (representing 100 percent of Bridgewater’s outstanding common shares) for CAD$8.20 per share in cash, through a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Amdocs. Prior to the acquisition, Amdocs did not own any securities of Bridgewater. The transaction is valued at approximately CAD$211 million, or CAD$139 million net of Bridgewater’s cash as of June 30, 2011. The acquisition will further expand Amdocs’ Customer Experience Systems (CES) portfolio, allowing service providers to implement new value-based data monetization strategies to capitalize on the data explosion.

In order to better monetize their networks and data services, service providers are moving away from unlimited data more

CINCINNATI & BONN, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in relationship management, announced today that Telekom Deutschland’s wireline subscribers have gone live on a state-of-the-art Convergys Smart Revenue Solution. Telekom Deutschland is the German operating company of Deutsche Telekom AG and has approximately 25 million fixed net subscribers.

Convergys and Telekom Deutschland have been working together on a major, multiphase BSS project to migrate Europe’s largest telecommunications provider from its legacy billing system to a new Convergys Smart Revenue Solution that includes Rating and Billing Manager. Convergys also implemented more than 25 new features in Rating and Billing Manager for Telekom Deutschland.

The implementation team has now finished moving Telekom Deutschland’s wireline customers to the new Convergys Smart Solution. Phase one of the project involved moving Telekom Deutschland’s broadband subscribers to the platform.

“In addition, the Convergys team has proven itself adept at collaborating effectively more

LogiSense, a billing and OSS software company that has been making a good deal of noise lately, reported another successful deployment of its EngageIP platform - this time, with Apogee - the nation’s leading Campus Network Service Provider.

Headquartered in Austin, TX, Apogee is the largest provider of on-campus residential networks (ResNet) for institutes of higher education, and is widely recognized as the industry’s pioneer. Apogee’s custom solutions enhance the network infrastructure of colleges and universities to better manage users’ increasing data consumption, while simultaneously reducing the workload of campus administrators.

“Our growth and market penetration over the past twelve months has been explosive,” said Apogee Director of Marketing and Communications, Nat Nealeigh. “In our search for a reliable solution that could accommodate our projected growth, LogiSense truly stood out from other vendors. Their track record of successful deployments, coupled with the competitive pricing, flexibility and functionality more

YONKERS, N.Y., Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — While Americans are still using plenty of cash, checks, credit and debit cards to pay their bills, new electronic methods such as paying by cell phone or digital wallets are emerging. But before jumping in, consumers should be aware of disparities in loss liability and consumer protections, according to Consumer Reports.

CR’s latest investigation into these new payment options finds that banks and technology companies are jostling for a greater share of the $50 billion a year in fees generated by everyday transactions. Some services by PayPal, Obopay, Square, Zong, and FaceCash already allow you to pay for purchases with your cell phone, but so-called digital wallet services are scheduled to hit the market soon. For more information visit www.ConsumerReportsenEspanol.org.

Google said in May that it planned to launch its version this summer. At least three competing digital wallets are planned more

ISLANDIA, N.Y., July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Watchmouse B.V. (WatchMouse), an innovator in SaaS-based monitoring for cloud, mobile and traditional Web applications. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

WatchMouse solutions utilize a globally-distributed infrastructure of more than 60 monitoring stations in more than 40 countries. WatchMouse replicates real-user transactions from these locations to provide rich, up-to-the-minute insight into application performance and availability.

With WatchMouse technology, customers of both CA Technologies Service Assurance and Nimsoft will gain the ability to:

* Proactively manage the end-user experience around the world;
* Quickly identify and resolve application performance issues; and,
* Keep cloud vendors accountable for their service level agreements (SLAs).

Delivered as a SaaS model, WatchMouse solutions provide these high-value capabilities in an easy-to-use format that doesn’t require customers to install or manage more

Tokyo – July 26, 2011 – The growth in Internet traffic across service provider networks as well as Internet Exchange Points (IXP) is driving the deployment of 100G Ethernet networks. To validate the readiness of Japan’s carriers to support high speed Ethernet services, Internet Multifeed Co. (MF) conducted the first 100G Ethernet IXP Interoperability Test (IOT) on its Japan Network Access Point (JPNAP), the country’s largest Internet exchange. The test leveraged the award-winning Spirent TestCenter solution, which was provided by Toyo Corporation, Spirent’s channel partner in Japan.

The IOT, conducted in partnership with Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) and NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com.), Japan’s two largest service providers, tested the interoperability of routers and switches from Brocade, Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. JPNAP, IIJ and NTT Com interconnected the routers and switches to test the interoperability of the physical and network layers, optical switches, routing exchange and redundant more