Surprise, surprise (well, not really), Nortel is cutting 1,100 jobs and reviewing its pension plan. The jobs cuts will reduce annual operating expenses by $100-million in 2007 and $175-million in 2008. The company also unveiled changes to its pension plan from defined benefits to defined contributions contributions to  defined benefits, which will save Nortel about $100-million a year. And everyone wondered why Nortel CEO Mike Zafirovski is so bullish about the company's prospects.