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Register today to find out how to protect yourself. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=84854 _______________________________________________________________ Edge News Alert VPN service exploits multiple MPLS nets, 10/11/04 Virtela this week is set to unveil a site-to-site VPN service that overcomes one of the biggest hurdles to creating far-flung Multi-protocol Label Switching networks: It guarantees classes of service across different carriers' backbones. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101104virtela.html?nl> Carriers speak out on consolidation, 10/11/04 Despite reports that AT&T and MCI are preparing to seek or are actively seeking buyers, the RBOCs are all but ruling themselves out as potential suitors. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101104rbocs.html?nl> MCI getting a better handle on its VPN services, 10/11/04 MCI is deploying new technology that the company says will make it easier for the carrier to manage its IP VPN offerings and that should result in better customer service. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101104mcivpn.html?nl> AT&T cuts 7,400 more jobs, 10/07/04 AT&T this week said its is laying off 7,400 more people than planned this year as it retreats from consumer telephony. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1007att.html?nl> HP launches standards-based telco push, 10/07/04 HP on Thursday signaled its commitment to the Intel processor architecture and carrier-grade Linux for telecommunications infrastructure, announcing it will introduce a blade server based on those specifications as part of a new hardware, software and ... <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/1007hplaunc.html?nl> Qwest turns up IP Centrex, 10/06/04 Qwest this week rolled out an IP Centrex service designed to help enterprise firms migrate from traditional Centrex and PBX services. <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/1006qwest.html?nl> Sprint backs out of dial-up, 10/05/04 Sprint late last week announced that it is divesting its dial-up Internet access assets. <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/1005sprintdial.html?nl> Avaya to buy German IP telephony vendor, 10/05/04 U.S. telecommunications equipment maker Avaya increased its presence in Europe to the tune of about $635 million on Tuesday, agreeing to acquire German enterprise communications vendor Tenovis. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1005avayatobu.html?nl> _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Network World Staff Contact Edge Managing Editor Jim Duffy at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Veritas Meta Group Whitepaper Database Infrastructure Performance Challenges: Approaches to Better Manage Application Database and Storage Subsystem Performance Corporate relational databases now manage the majority of business-critical data within the enterprise. 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