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PMC-Sierra's MIPS processor powers HP laser printer family
BURNABY, BC, March 29, 2001 - PMC-Sierra (NASDAQ: PMCS) today announced its RM5261(TM) MIPS RISC microprocessor has been selected for Hewlett-Packard Company's (NYSE: HWP) new LaserJet TM 4100 printers. The 64-bit RM5261 offers dramatically increased processing throughput for HP's best-selling family of laser printers for networked environments and workgroups.
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Celoxica initiates university programmes in Singapore
SINGAPORE - 27 March 2001 - Celoxica Limited, a supplier of products and services for rapid electronics design, is working with National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to support research projects and teaching curriculums with a fundamentally new approach to electronics design.
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Product News

CiscoWorks2000 VPN/Security Management Solution facilitates e-Businesses
March 30, 2001 - Cisco Systems, engaged in networking for the Internet, has launched CiscoWorks2000 VPN/Security Management Solution, an integrated set of Internet-enabled tools for successfully deploying, monitoring and troubleshooting security services and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
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Solution to overcome strain on bandwidth
March 30, 2001 - Packeteer, Inc. (NASDAQ: PKTR), a provider of application performance infrastructure systems, has deployed its PacketShaper product at a number of Hong Kong firms to ensure delivery of mission-critical applications under growing threat from the use of Napster, Gnutella and other peer-to-peer file sharing programs that can create significant bandwidth bottlenecks.
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Altera demonstrates 10 Gbps (OC-192) data processing on current APEX 20KE PLD family
Hong Kong, March 28, 2001 - Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) announced a major breakthrough by achieving 10 Gbps (OC-192) throughput on its APEX 20KE device family. Altera is the first programmable logic device company to achieve this significant milestone by using Altera's signal processing intellectual property (IP) cores in a single APEX 20K1500E device.
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Altera offers broad portfolio of signal processing functions
Hong Kong, March 28, 2001 - Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) announced two new intellectual property (IP) cores that extend Altera's presence in the digital signal processing (DSP) marketplace. Altera has the largest portfolio of signal processing IP with over 50 cores that are key enablers for next-generation wireless communication systems, specifically 3G wireless, LMDS (local multipoint distribution system), MMDS (microwave multipoint distribution system), and satellite communications.
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Monterey announces tape-out of communications chip by Infineon
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - March 28, 2001 - Monterey Design Systems, Inc. today announced that the Infineon Technologies Orion GMBH design center has taped-out one of their 0.18 micron process technology leading edge designs using Dolphin, Monterey's complete physical design solution. This System-on-Chip (SoC) design is part of Infineon Technologies' (DAX/NYSE: IFX) family of communication chips focussed on 3G mobile infrastructure and multi-service access equipment.
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Tornado and Siemens team up to deliver carrier-grade Unified Messaging
March 27, 2001 - Tornado Development, engaged in Unified Messaging (UM) technology, has been selected by Siemens as the first partner to add UM to Siemens' IP-based carrier network platform, SURPASS. Tornado will integrate its UM Engine, Tornado Messenger, with SURPASS, empowering service providers to offer sophisticated messaging services for their end users.
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Citrix and Ericsson accord to enhance application access with mobile communication devices
March 26, 2001 - Citrix Systems, Inc. and Ericsson Mobile Communications have announced a licensing agreement to incorporate Citrix Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) technology in Ericsson's integrated mobile information devices offering end-users a wealth of wireless applications and services.
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Appointments

VERITAS Software expands management team
March 28, 2001 - VERITAS Software Corporation (Nasdaq: VRTS) has appointed former Compaq executive Henry Ma as regional business development manager for Asia North, coinciding with the addition of a number of industry professionals to its US headquarters, including two former Oracle senior executives.
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