Tuesday, March 23, 2004Interview with Ron Cates, VP Marketing SolarFlareRon Cates is VP of Marketing of Irvine-based SolarFlare (www.solarflare.com). SolarFlare introduced its new 10Gigabit Ethernet over copper products yesterday, and I thought a quick look at what the company is doing would be useful. BK: What are SolarFlare's products, and what is the new 10Gigabit Ethernet over copper innovation you are introducing?
RC: Solarflare is developing a transceiver in compliance with the emerging IEEE 802.3an standard for 10 Gigabit per second transmission over o (More info...)
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Interneer Launches Rapid Prototyping SoftwareCulver City-based Interneer (www.interneer.com) announced that it has launched a new product focused on rapid web prototyping. The company's Intellect RPD software allows companies to create functional requirements models in a browser, to help business users to share system requirements without writing code.
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Mindspeed Adds VoIP ProcessorNewport Beach-based Mindspeed Technologies (www.mindspeed.com) announced a new family of voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) processors. The company's new Comcerto processors provide telecom equipment manufacturers with integrated voice encryption, authentication, and denial-of-service (DoS) protection, along with other features to help manufacturers design VoIP products.
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Boingo Signs Broadband Equipment ProviderSanta Monica-based Boingo Wireless (www.boingo.com) has inked a deal with Wificom Technologies. Wificom will adopt Boingo's roaming standards to ensure compatibility between the company's equipment and Boingo roaming networks.
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SolarFlare Announces 10Gbps Over Copper TransceiversIrvine-based SolarFlare (www.solarflare.com) announced the availability of the company's 10 gigabit-per-second over copper physical layer transceivers. The new products, based on CMOS technology, allow for very high speed 10Gbps operation over standard Ethernet Category 5e wiring. The product eliminates the need for expensive optical fiber transceivers or cumbersome twinax coaxial cables currently needed for 10G Ethernet installations.
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USC Receives $8M From Electronic ArtsThe University of Southern California (www.usc.edu) has received an investment of $8M from Electronic Arts, to fund a master's program in designing video games. The funding will establish both the Electronic Arts Interactive Entertainment Program and the Electronic Arts Endowed Faculty Chair. The donation was made to USC's School of Cinema-Television.
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Feds Bust Man Over Google Click ExtortionFederal agents have arrested a Ventura County man for allegedly threatening to release a program to provide bogus Google advertising clicks for email spammers. The man allegedly tried to extort $100,000 from the company to stop him from releasing the program.
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Astute Networks Finds $15MSan Diego-based Astute Networks has received a $15M round of investment for its networking and storage protocol processors. The round was led by ComVentures and includes previous investors USVP, BA Venture Partners, Windward Ventures, and Dali Hook Partners.
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Interview: Ron Cates, SolarFlareRon Cates is VP of Marketing of Irvine-based SolarFlare. SolarFlare introduced its new 10Gigabit Ethernet over copper products yesterday, and I thought a quick look at what the company is doing would be useful. BK: What are SolarFlare's products, and what is the new 10Gigabit Ethernet over copper innovation you are introducing? RC: Solarflare is developing a transceiver in compliance with the emerging IEEE 802.3an standard for 10 Gigabit per second transmission over ordinary twisted pair cabl (More info...)
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