For example, Goldman said it is "in discussions" with Massachusetts securities regulators about their probe into certain research activities at the firm.

WSJ: Goldman Discloses CFTC Probe

"For all the talk coming out of Cisco about adding Old World technology to their Internet products, it's really up to companies like Lucent and Nortel, who actually have experience in the old telecom world, to make it happen, " says Hilary Mine of Probe Research.

CNN: Lucent's IP fever