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National LambdaRail and Cisco Systems, Inc. Extend Strategic Relationship to 2013; Cisco and NLR...

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CYPRESS, Calif., Sep. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- National LambdaRail (NLR),

a consortium of leading U.S. research universities and private sector technology companies, announced today that its has extended its strategic relationship and agreement with Cisco Systems through July 2013. This action helps ensure that the research community has the necessary nationwide infrastructure to develop and implement major research projects into the next decade.

"Cisco Systems has been a major corporate partner of NLR from our infancy," said To

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