Juniper Networks is negotiating a deal with Radware to license application delivery controller technology from the company, according to investment firm Oppenheimer & Co.

Hundreds of popular websites -- including Google, Facebook, Yahoo and Bing -- are participating in a 24-hour trial of a new Internet standard called IPv6 on June 8, prompting worries that hackers will exploit weaknesses in this emerging technology to launch attacks.

This year saw the slow, painful dismantling of Nortel. Its gradual exit from the tech scene played out the entire year, as each month brought news of more layoffs, markdowns or sell-offs.

Nortel Networks announced that it is selling application delivery technology to Radware for $US17.65 million, a fraction of the $6 billion-plus price it paid for it in 2000. Nortel Networks this month sold application delivery technology to Radware for a fraction of the $6 billion-plus price it paid for its developer, Alteon WebSystems, in 2000.

Nortel wants to sell off its application-delivery gear to Radware, but to keep on selling it under an OEM agreement.