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Philippe Morin, Nortel President of Metro Ethernet Networks
Philippe Morin, President of Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks (MEN) business, has been busy since last week's announcement that Nortel intends to sell the business. Earlier this week, Philippe did a "mini media tour," talking to multiple media pubs about Nortel's plans to divest the business. Below are links to the resulting articles, as well as a few nuggets that I've pulled from each.
Network World's Jim Duffy talked to Philippe Morin yesterday and wrote this article -- "Nortel looks to software as it shops Metro Ethernet unit." The article focuses on the overall shift for Nortel to "a more software-driven business model." Morin is quoted in the article with this comment: ""Nortel is really stating that it's now going to focus on more of an application services focus -- what we basically call ICT [Information, Communication and Technology]. When you look at MEN... it's addressing a unique market - different from all of the other businesses at Nortel - and it's a market that requires consolidation."
Philippe also talked to Simon Avery of the Globe & Mail, which resulted in this article, which says Nortel has "has seen interest from potential buyers around the world." The article also speculates a bit on vendors with possible interest.
