The Education Problem: Raj Reddy (Part 12)

After having dealt so much with education, we also examine some of the other issues which are of interest and importance to Raj. SM: We have spent a good amount of time addressing education. What other issues are on the top of your mind at this point? RR: The big picture where education comes in,

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Turn Around Series: Jerry Rawls, Finisar (Part 12)

Jerry now discusses the future of Finisar, given the altered landscape. JDSU just bought Picolight, a leading designer and manufacturer of optical pluggable transceivers for $125 Million. Infinera, which integrates optical and electronic functions in its proprietary InP-based photonic ICs, intends to raise $150 million through an IPO filed on February 26, 2007. The number

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Online Video Beneficiaries: Introduction

Last night, I started publishing an interview with Jerry Rawls, CoFounder and CEO of Finisar (FNSR), an fiber optics components leader that has gone through tremendous turmoil in its relatively long history. Remember, fiber optics, at one time, was a very hot market. Numerous startups got funded, massive amounts of venture money went down those

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Amidst the VoIP action

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