The 25 most powerful people in networking - JOHN ROTH CEO, NORTEL NETWORKS, 01/04/99

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The server has not found anything matching the Request-URI. No indication is given of whether the condition is temporary or permanent.

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Error 404--Not Found

From RFC 2068 Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1:

10.4.5 404 Not Found

The server has not found anything matching the Request-URI. No indication is given of whether the condition is temporary or permanent.

The 25 most powerful people in networking

Network World, 01/04/99

JOHN ROTH CEO, NORTEL NETWORKS

John Roth is a man of boldness and vision, one who would rather strike than be stricken.

Nortel's Bay acquisition is an example of Roth's resolve. Arguably, Bay was the most attractive target of the Big Four data network vendors. Its market valuation was one-tenth that of Cisco's, yet Bay was the No. 2 supplier of IP routers and a leader in LAN hubs and switches for enterprise networks.

Indeed, Roth's play for Bay was a preemptive strike against archrival Lucent and new enemy Cisco. It instantly gave Nortel a stronger, more credible IP data network story than Lucent and created a formidable competitor to both Cisco and Lucent in the IP convergence battle.

While Cisco and Lucent pluck away at purchasing smaller voice and data vendors for less than a half billion dollars, Nortel made the big, bold move by acquiring Bay for $9 billion. That's the way John Roth does things.

ROTH'S CHALLENGE: The Bay bet has to pay off. All eyes are on Nortel and Roth to see if Bay will deliver the dividends of leadership in IP telephony that Roth promised.

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