The phrase "a maker of networking" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or something that creates or facilitates networking opportunities or connections, often in a professional or social context.
Example: "As a maker of networking events, she has helped countless professionals connect and collaborate."
Alternatives: "a creator of networking" or "a facilitator of networking".
Don Jones of Qualcomm, a maker of networking technology, argues that the trend speeds diagnosis and treatment, and saves doctors' and nurses' time.
The most recent technology offering was last month, from Netgear Inc., a maker of networking technology for homes and small businesses, whose stock issue raised $98 million.
"Technology can't solve the problem, just lower the probability of accidents," explains John Stewart, the chief security officer of Cisco, a maker of networking equipment.Other experts point out that companies face a fundamental difficulty.
Expanding its reach into wireless computing, the Intel Corporation said yesterday that it would buy Xircom Inc., a maker of networking devices for laptop computers and mobile devices, for about $748 million in cash.
In December, Ms. Lindstrom bought at 52 the CCC+-rated 5percentt bonds due in 2005 issued by Efficient Networks, a maker of networking equipment, when its stock was at $15. "The option is irrelevant here," she said.
Redback Networks, a maker of networking equipment that lets phone companies easily add and manage data services, has poached dozens of engineers and salespeople from industry kingpin Cisco Systems.
Its most recent bet was Chelmsford, Mass.-based Sycamore Networks scmr, a maker of optical networking gear that went public on Oct. 22.
Brocade Communications Systems, a maker of computer networking equipment, said Monday that it had agreed to buy Foundry Networks for about $3 billion to expand its product line, customer reach and sales channels.
Ciena, a Linthicum, Md., a maker of optical networking systems, rose 119.3percentt in the quarter.
Cisco Systems, a maker of computer networking equipment that is Santa Clara County's largest private employer, laid off 1,331 workers last year.
"This is an industry in turmoil," Gary B. Smith, the president of Ciena, a maker of optical networking equipment, said yesterday.
