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Dont think this will be the case.

13-Aug-08 09:15 ET In Play Sonus Networks’ collapsed valuation could pique buyer interest - FT Mergermarket (3.49 ) -Update : FT Mergermarket reports amid activist shareholder pressure, the current depressed valuation of Sonus Networks may have reached a level that could pique the interest of either strategic buyers or private equity firms, industry bankers said. In addition, if Sonus' technology continues to maintain its 30%-plus market share, it could interest private equity buyers such as the Gores Group that specialize in scooping up publicly traded mid-sized technology and telecommunications companies, the banker said. Sonus started developing its softswitch technology which provides a more cost efficient way to transport voice traffic over IP networks more than 10 years ago, a company spokesperson said. However, a second industry banker believed a strategic buyer showing interest in Sonus is more likely than a private equity firm, noting that financial buyers are wary of acquiring a single-product technology company in an industry with few end buyers and sluggish growth, such as the telecommunications sec