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NeoPhotonics Doubles Capacity of Narrow Linewidth Tunable Lasers for Coherent DWDM Systems

Narrow Linewidth Tunable Lasers are Critical Components for High Speed 40 and 100 Gbps Coherent Systems

San Jose, California – November 22, 2011 – NeoPhotonics Corporation (NYSE: NPTN), a leading designer and manufacturer of photonic integrated circuit, or PIC, based modules and subsystems for bandwidth-intensive, high speed communications networks, today announced that the company is in the process of doubling capacity for production of narrow linewidth tunable lasers. NeoPhotonics offers these lasers in an OIF MSA standard ITLA form factor and the products are designed to provide the low noise and narrow linewidths required for 40 and 100 Gbps coherent applications.

The NeoPhotonics products are compact, widely-tunable laser assemblies designed to be optimized for narrow linewidth with up to 35mW launch power in the C band and 20mW in the L band. The products’ narrow more

New Centrify Insight 1.1 Provides Advanced Splunk-Powered Reporting and Analysis for Identity and Access of UNIX and Linux Systems

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Nov. 22, 2011 — Centrify Corporation, the leading provider of security and compliance solutions that centrally control, secure and audit access to cross-platform systems and applications using Active Directory, today announced the general availability of Centrify Express 2012, the latest release of its free solution that has been acquired by more than 100,000 IT professionals and users in the past twelve months alone. Centrify Express 2012 is a comprehensive suite of five, free Active Directory-based integration solutions that deliver authentication, single sign-on, remote access, file-sharing, and reporting capabilities for cross-platform systems deployed on-premise or in the cloud. The new features in Express 2012 empower users to easily centralize identities to cross-platform systems and enable single sign on for the broadest set of platforms and applications.

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Cisco and US Signal announced the successful completion of the first 100 Gigabit (100G) coherent dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) trial — based on the Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP) system.

The 100G coherent trial was performed over an in-service 10G-engineered network between Chicago, Ill. and Kalamazoo, Mich. The successful trial confirmed that US Signal will deploy in-service, 100G coherent technology on networks originally designed for 10G transmission without any re-engineering, thereby extending the value and return on investment of the company’s existing fiber network.

This is analogous to a rail operator being able to deploy high-speed services merely by purchasing faster rail cars and without the need to upgrade the track infrastructure as is typically required. With customers’ increasing demand for intuitive, faster and more efficient networks to help them deliver next-generation services, such as data center virtualization, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IAAS) and Business Process Management (BPM), more

Cortado expands the range of solutions offered by the Cloud Printing Alliance to bring unlimited printing to secure corporate laptops

Denver, November 17, 2011 - Cortado, the leading innovator of the business class of cloud desktop services, announces today Cortado Instant Printer – a new software product that increases the security of laptops by making printer driver installation on the devices unnecessary. With Cortado Instant Printer, companies can completely prevent software and drivers from being installed by locking the laptop without requiring users to sacrifice printing performance.

Local installation of software (i.e. new printer drivers) by end users is an increasing security issue, which not only threatens to expose any sensitive personal information the user might have on their computer, but also threatens exposing sensitive corporate information. According to a Cisco commissioned international study by the U.S. market research institute, InsightExpress, half of all data loss in enterprises more

Today Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is introducing a new solution, called CloudBand, which brings together the computing power and flexibility of the cloud with the high performance, reliability and security of communications networks. CloudBand is the foundation for a new class of ‘carrier cloud’ services that will enable communications service providers to bring the benefits of the cloud to their own networks and business operations, and put them in an ideal position to offer a new range of high-performance cloud services to enterprises and consumers.

The public cloud model has transformed how we access applications and use computing power and data storage. Applications and data can now be accessed on-demand from data centers through the Internet. Some services, however, are dependent on levels of quality and performance that the public cloud is not able to provide.

Recent Alcatel-Lucent research that surveyed nearly 3500 enterprise IT decision more

Operator Chooses Affordable Compliance with CMSP Gateway

FORT MYERS, FL.—Nov. 17, 2011—Interop Technologies, a provider of core wireless solutions for messaging, mobile device management, and connectivity gateways, today announced that that MetroPCS Communications, Inc. has selected Interop’s hosted Commercial Mobile Service Provider (CMSP) Gateway. The Interop solution provides an affordable way for MetroPCS to deliver Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) alert messages to subscribers with CMAS-compatible handsets.

Interop’s solution, which has been designated a Certified CMSP Gateway Host by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), ensures compliance with CMAS standards in time for the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) implementation deadline of April 2012. Certification eliminates the need for operators to spend time and resources conducting testing with FEMA and ensures that they can deliver Presidential, Imminent Threat, and AMBER alerts as soon as they become available.

“Interop’s hosted CMSP Gateway minimizes the more

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon Wireless, named the nation’s “Fastest 4G Network Yet” by Popular Science’s 2011 Best of What’s New Awards, and No. 1 on PC World’s 100 Best Products of 2011, is turning on its 4G LTE network in 14 new markets and expanding in four markets on Nov. 17, bringing its blazingly fast speeds to 179 markets across the United States. Consumers and businesses in these areas can choose from 16 4G LTE-enabled devices, including the new HTC Rezound™ and DROID RAZR™ by Motorola, to connect to the fastest and most reliable 4G network in the country.

On Thursday, Nov. 17, the company will turn on its 4G LTE network in Little Rock, Ark.; Savannah, Ga.; Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, Iowa; Lexington, Ky.; Starkville, Miss.; Kansas City and Springfield/Branson, Mo.; Lincoln, Neb.; Orange County, N.Y.; Greater Providence, R.I.; Rapid City, S.D.; more

Net revenue increased 70%, net income increased 171%; Pre-tax profit run rate now above $2 million

SMTP, Inc. , a global email marketing and transactional email delivery leader, today announced record financial results for its 2011 third quarter.

For the third quarter ended September 30, 2011, net revenues increased approximately 70%, to $1.134 million, up from $0.668 million in the comparable period last year. The company reported pre-tax income of $0.578 million compared to $0.226 million for the periods ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, respectively, an increase of approximately 156%. Additionally, net income and earnings per share (diluted) for the same periods increased to $0.344 million and $0.02 as compared to $0.127 million and $0.01, respectively.

“While our company has been operating for over a decade, 2011 marked the beginning of a new corporate strategy. Our financial metrics continue to improve, and we more

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the industry association focused on driving the next generation Wi-Fi experience, published a report on the state of the global public Wi-Fi hotspot market compiled by analyst firm Informa.

This insightful market study includes a comprehensive survey of 259 service providers and Wi-Fi vendors.

The report reveals that global public Wi-Fi hotspot numbers are set to grow from 1.3 million in 2011, to 5.8 million by 2015 — a 350% increase. The number does not include ‘community hotspots’, where users share their own Wi-Fi access point with others, which add an additional 4.5 million worldwide.

China Mobile alone plans to deploy a million hotspots and Japan’s KDDI plans to grow its 10,000 Wi-FI hotspots to 100,000 within six months. The survey found that that this growth will be concentrated in three types of location: wide-area outdoor hotzones (e.g. parks); local-area outdoor hotzones more

4Caster™ C4 and Halo™ NMP receive impressive ratings from cable industry judges in BTR Diamond Technology Reviews

South San Francisco, Calif. — November 14, 2011 - Envivio, a leading provider of live and on-demand multi-screen IP video processing and delivery solutions, today announced that both its 4Caster C4 and Halo Network Media Processor (NMP) have been recognized by Broadband Technology Report’s 2011 Diamond Technology Review program as top solutions in the cable industry.

Envivio’s 4Caster C4 was awarded 4.5 Diamonds, as a unique and high quality encoding platform optimized for the growing variety of formats needed to support video delivery to any device at any time. The 4Caster C4 offers simultaneous video delivery from a single encoder to digital set-top boxes, connected TVs, PCs and Macs, as well as tablets and bandwidth restricted mobile screens.

“The 4Caster C4 Gen III allows for quality encoding that more