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Cisco rival Nortel liquidating assets

3Com bests Cisco in school upgrade; M&A rumors include Cisco, Juniper
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Cisco rival Nortel liquidating assets

Nortel this week began an asset liquidation, having failed in its attempt to transform the company into a viable competitor after filing for bankruptcy earlier this year. Nortel sold its CDMA and LTE wireless business to Nokia Siemens and is shopping around its other operations, including the enterprise unit. Read full story

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