The Cisco 6400 chassis takes data streams from multiple narrowband and broadband subscribers, grooms the traffic and terminates it at the edge of the service providers' or wholesalers' network. The system supports up to eight blades, making it suitable for provisioning broadband Internet access in large DSL networks. The new Cisco VPN 5000 concentrator and client support a range of tunnel mapping methods, including IPsec, L2TP LNS, 802.1Q VLANs and Frame Relay PVCs. In January 2000, Cisco Systems acquired Altiga Networks and Compatible Systems for their VPN technologies. Ericsson said it would make its wireless LAN products interoperable with its Bluetooth offerings.
Wind River provides software development tools and embedded real-time operating systems.
The company said its thin film technology could simultaneously coat up to twelve wafers at a time, far more cost-effectively than the labor intensive, single wafer deposition technologies now in use. Investors include Thomas Weisel Partners, E-TEK Dynamics, Asian Pacific Ventures and Trans Atlantic Technology. OptCom was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. Zenfinity is targeting its services to next-generation networks. The company is based in Iselin, New Jersey.