In brief: Hammerhead unveils net mgmt system

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• Hammerhead Systems last week unveiled a network management system designed to enable service providers to monitor and control Web-based services. The Pegador SOA system is intended to support 1,000 service profiles on one port of the company's HSX 6000 multiservice edge switch, with VoIP, IP Video, Internet, e-mail and business services. The profiles can be pre-engineered onto a network, enabling rapid provisioning of services using automated tools. The system supports the TeleManagement Forum 854 XML/SOAP Interface. It is expected to ship in October.
• MCI announced last week it is deploying an IP MPLS network in Europe for StorageTek, a data storage and life-cycle management company. StorageTek is in the final phase of replacing its global frame relay network with MCI's fully managed Private IP MPLS service. MCI has already deployed the service for StorageTek in Asia Pacific and Latin America. This final leg of the deployment connects 45 cities in Europe with the company's sites in Asia, Latin America and Canada.

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