Cisco Systems Inc.
Cisco is the enterprise and telecom networking leader, but the company's expansion into new markets such as telepresence, collaboration, video conferencing and consumer electronics may be more notable. Cisco reloads well in an economic downturn, makes smart acquisitions such as Pure Digital, WebEx and Tandberg, and plots a long-term strategic vision well.
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Following a seal of approval from the European Commission, now the U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly following suit in the matter of Google's proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility.
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HP has unveiled the next phase of Project Voyager, a venture designed to "redefine the economics and expectations of data center operations in the cloud era."
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The latest tablet from Samsung may not have much reason to exist, but it does have Android 4.0.
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We're going to see approximately 169 percent growth in HDD capital spending from 2011 to 2016, according to data storage consulting firm Coughlin Associates.
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A new Forrester research report sees over 1 billion smartphones being used by 2016, while app store spending increases and 'bring your own' device becomes the norm.
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Cisco: Focus pays off in Q2
Cisco reported fiscal second quarter earnings of $2.2 billion, or 40 cents a share, on revenue of $11.5 billion. Non-GAAP earnings were 47 cents a share.
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Cisco launches enhanced network switches to support rapid move to cloud computing
Cisco believes that the future includes a rapid rise in network use driven by new access devices, greater use of non-structured data and is responding by launching enhanced network switches.
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Cisco launches new Aironet wireless access points; Eyes more spatial streams
Cisco is betting that the Aironet line can maintain quality as workers video conference, connect to virtual desktops and make wireless local area network calls from their devices.
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Most cyber security experts believe cyber arms race is on
More than half of of global security experts believe that an arms race is already taking place in cyber space, according to McAfee.
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Gartner Adds Silver Peak, Drops Cisco As Leader in WOC Magic Quadrant
Cisco was dropped from the Leader quadrant of Gartner's Magic Quadrant on WAN Optimization Controllers (WOCs ) while Silver Peak was added to the prestigious list. Gartner's Magic Quadrant is one...
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Conversation about UCS with Todd Brannon of Cisco
Cisco discusses some of the thought behind the UCS family of systems. It's my view that making a mainframe out of X86 system components is one of Cisco's goals.
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Cisco takes a bite out of the datacenter server market
Cisco's Unified Computing System proves that it has what it takes to play with the big boys in the server business.
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Accommodating personal devices at work and other IT 'myths'
Many executives argue that allowing personal technologies in the workplace is not actually a strong recruitment or retention tool, according to a new report.
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Global spam declines as malware encounters pick up: report
Enterprise users experienced an average of 339 malware encounters online per month during the last quarter of 2011, according to Cisco.
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Cisco: Nearly half of IT managers still against BYOD trend
Nearly half of IT managers and executives polled in six leading economies said they would never let employees bring their own devices to work, according to Cisco.
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Cisco seeks to lock up smart grid influence
Networking giant updates and extends its Connected Grid portfolio along with technology partner Itron; network interoperability will be its key competitive argument with utilities.
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Attack tool published for WiFi setup flaw; Cisco issues warning
A working attack tool for this vulnerability is publicly available so it's important for affected users to heed all vendor warnings.
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Teenagers view voice calling as 'more suitable' for adults (study)
Surprisingly, a new study shows that younger teenagers care more about having a smartphone while older teenagers might not care as much about the difference between a smartphone and a featurephone.
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Cisco: Cyber criminals keen on mobile device, cloud hacking
Cisco's annual security report reveals some of the areas where cyber criminals are increasingly investing their resources.
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Young professionals more willing to break IT rules: Cisco
Young professionals and college students are far more willing to go to extreme measures and break IT policies, reflecting all sorts of possible trends, according to new research from Cisco Security.
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CloudVerse: Cisco unveils their unified cloud strategy
With the CloudVerse Cisco attempts to bring their unified computing vision to cloud services.
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The Ethernet Switch market explodes and Cisco wins
It's a network world out there as the worldwide Ethernet switch market reached record revenues of $5.9 billion in the third quarter of 2011 according to IDC and Cisco is leading the way.
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Cisco solidifies cloud strategy, launches CloudVerse
Cisco goes public with its cloud strategy, a framework called CloudVerse that's designed to cater to all flavors of cloud computing.
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Cisco WebEx, Jabber get closer to being fully accessible anywhere
Cisco delivers updates for WebEx and Jabber to boost connectivity with other devices and applications.
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Cisco delivers better than expected Q1
Cisco CEO John Chambers said the first quarter was solid as the company weathered economic uncertainty well.
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