The IT industry graveyard 2009
Time to pay respects to the technology products, companies, and conferences that didn't survive the year
By Bob Brown | Network World
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IT industry graveyard 2009
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Nortel (as we know it)
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Novell BrainShare 2009
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EDS brand
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SOA (service-oriented architecture)
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Sun's multicore Rock processors
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IBM-Sun buyout
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Circuit City
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Ruckus free music network
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ConSentry Networks
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Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Popfly, Encarta, and Soapbox
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HP Upline
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Domain tasting
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Palm OS
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Nokia WiMax Internet Tablet
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Verizon VoIP hub for home users
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SiCortex
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Qwest Wireless cell phone service
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Yahoo's GeoCities Web hosting service
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Charles Darwin: Resurrected!
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Check out another slideshow: The Hardware Hall of Fame
Nortel (as we know it)
The "Great Sell-Off of 2009" will leave Nortel looking nothing like its old self, or possibly looking like nothing at all. Avaya has grabbed the company's enterprise business for $900 million-plus, Ericsson nabbed its wireless business and Ciena is purchasing Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks business, for starters.
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