The well-deserved attention that Scott has enjoyed in the 1990s and 2000s has come not only from the jazz community, but from pop fans as well. I have met numerous rock and R&B musicians who aren't heavily into jazz but absolutely adore Jimmy Scott.

I think it's dramatically overdone. The only area that they missed was in the optical systems business.

He was dominating our press.

This is a big deal for ANTEC; it's kind of a minor event for Nortel. It does represent a change in structure, obviously, and a focusing on a space. I think it's probably a good move on both companies' parts.

Given where we are in the company's growth cycle, we think current levels serve as an excellent entry point for both growth and value investors.