| Nortel looks to software as it shops Metro Ethernet unit Nortel's decision to divest its carrier Ethernet and optical businesses was based on the company's shift to a more software-driven business model, the outgoing head of those businesses says. Nortel still signing up customers Nortel has signed up "hundreds" of new customers since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection three weeks ago, and is reconsidering its decision to sell its Metro Ethernet Networks business.
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