The investment gives NUKO exclusive marketing rights for the MPEG-2 chip in specific markets. CPC9 VX process. Sampling is expected to begin before the end of 1997. Assured Access Technology, which was founded in September 1996 by former employees of Alantec, hopes to have the product on the market by year's end. Ascend Communications is seen as the target competitor.
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In an extensive interview published by LAN magazine, David House, Chairman and CEO of Bay Networks, discusses the trend towards commoditization in the enterprise networking business. House contends that the consolidation to IP networks and the arrival low-cost of switching processors will force the industry to mature much in the same way the PC industry has evolved. Full text is online.