Hopefully RU will get a bowl bid as a reward for their 2009 season

They shut down a very explosive West Virginia offense and made big stop after big stop, especially on numerous third-and-short situations.3. Most impressive to me were the halftime adjustments made by head coach Greg Schiano and the RU coaching staff and the resulting second half play of the defense.Finally, except for the "egg" they laid at Syracuse and the opening game blow-out byCincinnati, the team's other losses (Pittsburgh and West Virginia) were to very solid football teams.Hopefully, RU will get a bowl bid as a reward for their 2009 season.I'm convinced that Rutgers will continue to evolve into a strong football program. . Birch Boosts Network Performance and Cuts Ownership Costs Through SinglePlatform Provisioning of EFM, Voice, ADSL2 and T1 ServicesOAKLAND, Calif.(Business Wire)Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZHNE), the global leader in single-platformdelivery of voice, DSL, EFM, FTTx and wireless services, announced that BirchCommunications has selected Zhones MALC(TM) multi-service access platform(MSAP) to support the companys IP network upgrade extending from Dallas/Ft.Worth to north and central Texas. Headquartered in Atlanta, Birch Communicationsserves a 31 state region throughout the South and Midwest and ranks as one ofthe fastest-growth companies in Georgia. Birch Communications recent Texas deployment is one of a series of steps in thecompanys strategy to migrate to an all-packet network throughout its 31 statefootprint. By delivering all of its access offerings, including EFM, ADSL2, T1and voice over Internet Protocol via one integrated platform, Birch canprofitably deliver elite communications services while ensuring maximum valuefor its customers.

With Zhones MSAP, Birch saves in equipment overhead, powerand field training while ensuring its customers industry-leading functionalityover copper, fiber or Wi-Fi networks. "There is a race to help carriers realize the inherent efficiency gains bymigrating to IP networks and MSAP provisioning," said Steven Glapa, Zhones VPof product management and marketing. "The Birch network strategy is a model forfast-growth service providers adapting to escalating demands for ultra highefficiency IP networks. By selecting Zhones MSAP, Birch can provision higherprofit, higher performance access services while cutting ownership costs by upto 50 percent." "We selected Zhone because it is recognized as a premier, best-in-class IPequipment provider with over 700 operator deployments worldwide," said TomStachowiak, VP of Engineering for Birch Communications.

"Our customers haveextremely high expectations for Birchs reliability, and the capabilities of theBirch network and Zhones equipment is operating flawlessly." "Our new IP network upgrades allow us to provide more features, flexibility andsavings to Texas businesses," said Chris Aversano, COO for Birch. Birch was the firstin its class to deploy its own private IP network utilizing soft switchtechnology to deliver innovative, high quality, affordable voice and broadbandcommunications services to small and medium business customers Please visit for more information. About Zhone Technologies - Access for a Converging WorldZhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZHNE) is a global leader in multi-serviceaccess network (MSAN) solutions, serving more than 700 of the world's mostinnovative network operators. The company offers the industry's broadestfully-integrated portfolio of MSAP, FTTx, EFM and Wi-Fi access technologies,enabling a full suite of services, including residential and business broadband,VoIP, and High-Definition IPTV.