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    Cisco's Extreme Ambitions  Nov 23, 2009
    Despite Cisco's size, CEO Chambers says it will now be far more nimble Eric Millette ... During Cisco Systems' () annual meeting on Nov. 12, John T. Chambers, chairman and chief executive, strode confidently around the auditorium at Silicon Valley's Santa Clara Convention Center ... "At what size does Cisco become so big and diverse that its growth and profitability will plateau?" one investor asked. (BusinessWeek)

    Strong ties profit Bay Area, India, report says  Nov 21, 2009
    Hardware makers like Hewlett-Packard and software companies like Oracle have turned India's growing information technology sector into big markets, while networking giant Cisco Systems and Internet power Yahoo are among the firms with engineering centers in India ... This article appeared on page D - 1 of the San Francisco Chronicle ... BART director Tom Radulovich , who represents San Francisco, did not ask for a raise at Thursday's marathon of a BART Board of Directors meeting. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    Cisco launches free security application for iPhone  Nov 21, 2009
    SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Cisco on Friday announced the launch of a free application for Apple's iPhone, which the networking giant said can give users real-time access to actionable security information while they are on the go. Called SIO To Go, the application is powered by Cisco Security Intelligence Operations (SIO), a system which gathers security information from various sources including more than 700,000 globally deployed Cisco security devices ... The application enables users... (Xinhuanet, China)

    Reportlinker Adds The Cable Set Top Box Market: After a Record Year in 2008, Slightly Lower Demand in 2009  Nov 21, 2009
    Cisco Systems: Digital Cable Set Top Box Models ... Cisco Systems: 2008 Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments (Units in Thousands) ... Cisco Systems: 1H09 Digital Cable Set Top Box Unit Shipments (Units in Thousands). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    WBU: Global HD Satellite Feeds Increasingly Seamless  Nov 21, 2009
    Vendors involved in the tests included ADTEC, ATEME, Cisco Systems, Comtech TV, Evertz Microsystems, Fujitsu, Harmonic, International Datacasting, NTT Electronics Corporation, Sencore, Tandberg Television and Thomson Grass Valley. Full results for video, audio and lip synch tests broken down by vendor can be found. (Multichannel News)

    Calling the Broadband Bluff  Nov 21, 2009
    Expectations are that the bandwidth usage will only increase; Cisco forecasts a from 2008-2013 ... "Video is now estimated to be 27% of all Internet traffic (per Sandvines 2009 survey of 20 ISPs)," And I'm sure Sandvine is a truley unbiased source with no dog in the fight "surpassing peer-to-peer formerly the top bte noire of network providers. Online video viewing is increasing in the double digits year-to-year. Expectations are that the bandwidth usage will only increase; Cisco... (Multichannel News)

    How Venture Capital Lost Its Way  Nov 21, 2009
    True enough, the venture capital ecosystem has nurtured startups that became household names among them Apple (), Cisco (), Google (), Microsoft (), and Starbucks (). For much of the 1990s and thereafter, venture capital was seen as the "secret sauce" of American entrepreneurship and an engine of job growth. (BusinessWeek)

    Five tech tools of the trade  Nov 21, 2009
    It may seem a complex piece of technology but video conferencing is not just for the big corporations any more, thanks to products such as Skype and Cisco WebEx. This is one way businesses can save on sending employees on time-consuming and expensive trips. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    Cisco's web security app for iPhone  Nov 21, 2009
    Cisco releases Web security app for iPhone- Software-Infotech-The Economic Times ... Cisco releases Web security app for iPhone20 Nov 2009, 2151 hrs IST, AGENCIES ... SAN FRANCISCO: Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet. (India Times)

    JSE ends down amid risk aversion  Nov 21, 2009
    Technology components Cisco and Intel were down about 0. 7% each, reflecting disappointment across the sector after Dell reported a 54% drop in its fiscal third-quarter profit, missing analysts' estimates on a double-digit drop in revenue. (Business Report, South Africa)

    New worm poses DoS attack threat  Nov 20, 2009
    Cisco Systems' new App Store entry, featuring customized alerts and threat information delivered to the handheld device, targets security professionals. Video. (Yahoo News -- Computer Viruses & Worms)

    Does a work-from-home system contribute ot increased employee productivity?  Nov 20, 2009
    A raft of technology firms such as Hewlett-Packard, Nokia Siemens Networks, Dell, Cisco and IBM reckon that letting employees work from home not only saves office expenses, but also helps ramp up productivity by saving precious time wasted in Indias labyrinthine peak-hour traffic ... So, if you dial in a Cisco employee on a landline, the call will reach him, whether hes in office or not ... Quality of life gets better with this, says Subhash Rao, Ciscos HR director. (India Times)

    HP Adds ProCurve One Partners, Apps  Nov 20, 2009
    The HP ProCurve ONE update comes at an interesting time in the networking applications space, with rival Cisco recently rolling out a new providing applications on router technology. At its core, HP ProCurve ONE is a Linux operating system sitting on a blade module that plugs into an HP ProCurve switch. (HardwareCentral)

    Cisco seeks smart grid CTO  Nov 20, 2009
    Cisco Systems is looking for a few good power engineers including a chief technology officer for its new smart grid business unit ... The group is now hiring engineers with a focus on people inside Cisco and power engineers from utilities ... "We need to have expertise in all the different sorts of grid systems we will touch," said Laura Ipsen, general manager of the group and former vice president of policy for Cisco in Washington D.C.. (EETimes)

    NetApp: We're Not Afraid of EMC  Nov 20, 2009
    NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) posted much stronger than expected quarterly results late yesterday and said it isn't worried about a new partnership between rival EMC (NYSE: EMC) and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and VMware (NYSE: VMW) ... " A t the end of the day, this relationship doesn't produce anything for the customer, and to be perfectly honest, I think what Cisco is going to find is once they move away from EMC's stronghold accounts, they are going to find that their transforming is hindered by EMC,"... (EnterpriseStorageForum)

    CableLabs Advanced-Ad Interop Draws 24 Companies  Nov 18, 2009
    Companies that participated in last week's interop were: Alcatel-Lucent, Arris, Avail-TVN, BigBand Networks, BlackArrow, Cisco Systems, Concurrent Computer, Ensequence, FourthWall Media (formerly BIAP), Motorola, NBC Universal, NDS, Nielsen Claritas, OpenTV, RGB Networks, SeaChange International, Sigma Systems, Softel, Strategy and Technology, Tandberg Television, ThinkAnalytics, ThisTechnology, UniSoft and Visible World. The companies showed end-to-end interoperability for various ad formats... (Multichannel News)

    Video: Duke Energy CTO calls for open smart grids  Nov 18, 2009
    (11/17/2009 9:24 PM EST). Electric utilities need to cut a path to open smart grid networks and China's burgeoning energy sector could lead the charge, said an executive from a large electric utility. (EETimes)

    ARM, Aricent jump on Android bandwagon  Nov 18, 2009
    The company has designed systems including handsets for LG Electronics, a media gateway for Cisco Systems and a WiMax base station for Alvarion. Android has from a wide range of consumer and embedded systems manufacturers. (EETimes)

    EMC, Cisco and VMware Unveil 'Vblock'  Nov 18, 2009
    EMC (NYSE: EMC), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and VMware (NYSE: VMW) officially unveiled their long-awaited data center partnership today, a coalition by Enterprise Storage Forum in August. The three companies have come together as the Virtual Computing Environment coalition which also works out nicely to be an acronym of the three IT giants to sell and support new Vblock systems that combine Cisco's (UCS) and switches, EMC storage and security and VMware virtualization technology ... Cisco and EMC are... (EnterpriseStorageForum)

    HP Snaps Up 3Com, Tech Mergers Heat Up  Nov 17, 2009
    NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co is making a move into the network equipment market by striking a $3. 1 billion deal for 3Com Corp, in a major challenge to Cisco Systems Inc. ... Cisco itself this year pushed into the server market, of which HP is a major player. (Datamation)

    Cisco ups Norway video firm bid  Nov 17, 2009
    Cisco said it would look elsewhere if its bid was not accepted. US computer group Cisco has raised its bid for Norwegian video conferencing company Tandberg to $3 ... Cisco said its new bid already had the backing of 40% of shareholders, and analysts said it was likely to succeed. (BBC News -- Americas)

    Cisco raises bid for Tandberg to $3.4 billion  Nov 17, 2009
    Cisco raises bid for Tandberg to $3 ... Cisco raises bid for Tandberg to $3 ... Paul Sakuma / APCisco Systems Inc. on Monday raised its bid for Norway's Tandberg ASA to $3. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Jill Biden stops by GateWay college  Nov 17, 2009
    Stephen Choi, 17, a senior at the high school, will graduate this year with 81 college credits and a certificate of completion for Cisco Networking. The Chandler resident is planning to go to four-year university to study pharmacy. (AZCentral -- News)

    Here's the virtual buzz around the virtual water cooler  Nov 17, 2009
    It may seem like a complex piece of technology, but video conferencing is no longer just for the big corporations thanks to products like Skype and Cisco WebEx. These can help businesses save on sending employees on long, expensive and time-consuming trips just to visit customers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Just the facts  Nov 17, 2009
    Investment grade issuers included Cisco Systems $5. 0bn, GE Capital $1. (Asia Times Online)

    World's Top Chief Executives to Convene at Wall Street Journal CEO Council Annual Meeting  Nov 17, 2009
    John T. Chambers, chairman and chief executive officer, Cisco Systems, Inc. * Kenneth I. Chenault, chairman and chief executive officer, American Express Company * Louis R. Chenevert, president and chief executive officer, United Technologies Corporation * Delos M. Cosgrove, M.D., president and chief executive officer, Cleveland Clinic * Lynn L. Elsenhans, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Sunoco, Inc. * Carlos Ghosn, president and chief executive officer, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.;... (Primezone Releases)

    YTL making its 4G move  Nov 17, 2009
    It has partnered with Cisco Systems Inc, Clearwire Communications, GCT Semiconductor Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to develop the 4G Innovation Network ... Cisco will help build and integrate YTLs WiMAX core network, as well as offer interoperability testing labs to quickly develop and launch new services for YTL.. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)

    Hewlett-Packard Challenges Cisco With 3Com Popgun: David Pauly  Nov 16, 2009
    What might have been: 3Com started in 1979, five years before Cisco. Ciscos annual sales are now $36 billion compared with 3Coms $1 ... Customers who buy network gear have to be happy with the prospect of stiffer competition for Cisco with Hewlett-Packard in the game. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)

    Small digital recorders hot holiday gifts  Nov 16, 2009
    Flip Video, which was acquired by Cisco in May, offers thousands of exterior choices for its MinoHD and UltraHD lines ... There are even two versions based on the upcoming "New Moon" movie: One says "Twilight Fanpire," the other, "Twilight Junkie." These exteriors are not plastic skins, they're "literally custom-painted ... the plastic is heated up, and the ink is almost tattooed into the metal," said Simon Fleming-Wood of Cisco's consumer division. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Videoconferencing: Cisco, Logitech Target the Mainstream  Nov 16, 2009
    Logitech's acquisition of LifeSize and Cisco's bid for Tandberg are aimed at grabbing market share and expanding sales to more businesses and even consumers ... Yet seemingly overnight, companies including Cisco Systems (), Logitech International (), and several lesser-known startups are engaged in a flurry of dealmaking aimed at grabbing more of the market and bringing the technology into more businesses and homes ... Cisco is hoping to close on its $3 billion purchase of market leader Tandberg... (BusinessWeek)

    Cultural factors help limit recession's impact  Nov 16, 2009
    "With their American experience, they can leverage that and start their own company" back home, says Hector Javier, a native of Manila in the Philippines and a consultant in technology operations at Cisco Systems in the Research Triangle. "The first generation is going back.". (Pensacola News Journal)

    HP Puts Ibrix to Work  Nov 16, 2009
    The news was part of an HP announcement on that followed by a day the of a partnership between EMC (NYSE: EMC), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and VMware (NYSE: VMW). Follow Enterprise Storage Forum on. (EnterpriseStorageForum)

    HP to acquire 3Com in $2.7 billion deal  Nov 14, 2009
    In a direct challenge to networking giant Cisco Systems Inc., HP announced this week it will acquire network equipment provider 3Com in a deal worth $2 ... Cisco's recently announced partnership with storage equipment and software company EMC was a push against HP, IBM and Dell in the computer server business. (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    Logitech buys video conferencing firm  Nov 14, 2009
    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Switzerland-based Logitech is buying video-conferencing equipment firm LifeSize Communications in a 405-million-dollar deal expected to close next month. The acquisition promises to transform Logitech from a side player in the growing "tele-presence" market to a major contender vying with technology powerhouses such as Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Cisco Systems. (Yahoo! Asia News)

    Risk Increases With Late-Stage Patterns  Nov 14, 2009
    In the 1990s, Cisco Systems () formed base after base without any blowups. After clearing a high handle in November 1990, Cisco cleared five more bases successfully ... 90 a share to expand in China and better compete against Cisco Systems (CSCO), which recently entered the server market where Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) is strong. (Investors Business Daily)

    Spam surge drives net crime spree  Nov 14, 2009
    Paul King, a senior security advisor for Cisco, said it also showed said how malicious software was becoming more targeted. Gone, he said, were the days when millions of e-mail addresses got the same virus. (Yahoo News -- Spam & Junk Email)

    More banks opting for video tech to cut costs  Nov 14, 2009
    In Malaysia, some local and foreign banks were already in talks to implement video technology such as Ciscos TelePresence to enhance efficiency and boost revenue, said Cisco Systems (M) Sdn Bhd (Cisco Malaysia) managing director Anne Abraham ... On the difference between video conferencing and TelePresence, Cisco Malaysia director for sales Albert Chai said: Unlike video conferencing, TelePresence creates life-like, in-person experiences so that people everywhere can work, live and learn... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    Comcast's plans for consistent DTA experiences may have hit a snag. Customers...  Nov 14, 2009
    about a year ago and has since rolled them out in other markets, including Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay Area, New Jersey and Delaware ... The MSO is using DTAs from Motorola, Cisco Systems, Pace and Thomson, and the devices from all four of those manufacturers function and are installed in exactly the same way, Reynolds said ... "We didn't want our customer-service people having to ask, Is that the Thomson DTA or the Cisco DTA?'" he said. (Multichannel News)

    Profit taking sees JSE end flat  Nov 13, 2009
    Cisco was also down, sliding 0 ... The deal is expected to help H-P compete against Cisco. (Business Report, South Africa)

    Is Salesforce.com an Acquisition Target?  Nov 13, 2009
    While he declined to name names, Fauscette said that in the tech world there are three distinct castes: the top-tier companies who do the buying (Microsoft, IBM, HP, Cisco and the like); the attractive targets, such as Salesforce. com; and everyone else (those without the deep pockets to buy the missing pieces they need to be successful, and also lacking enough IP to be worth acquiring, except after a bankruptcy proceeding). (Datamation)

    Hewlett-Packard to buy 3Com in $2.7 billion cash deal  Nov 13, 2009
    By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO on Wednesday said it will acquire computer-networking equipment maker 3Com for about $2 ... The latest deal positions HP squarely against Cisco ... Cisco responded swiftly, issuing a statement before HP's brief webcast concluded. (USA Today -- Tech)

    HP's 3Com takeover marks a shot at Cisco  Nov 13, 2009
    7 billion takeover of 3Com Corp. is a shot at networking leader Cisco Systems Inc. and a sign of how old relationships are being frayed by a flurry of maneuvers by technology heavyweights ... One of the areas HP is eyeing is computer networking, a market dominated by Cisco ... HP has been trying to muscle into Cisco's turf with its ProCurve line of networking gear, which has been growing but is still a very small part of HP's business. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    HP Buys 3Com for $2.7 billion  Nov 13, 2009
    As HP sees it, such an offering is needed in a field overshadowed by one player: Cisco ... Cisco, as it turns out, has been making its own effort to broaden its hold on the data center. (CIO Information Network)

    Video Conferencing Deals Bode Well for Polycom  Nov 13, 2009
    Polycom CEO Hagerty sees the equipment maker partnering with Microsoft, IBM, Avaya, and Hewlett-Packard, as they duke it out with Cisco and Logitech for the video conferencing market ... Hagerty said he thinks his company's independent status will make it a preferred partner for giants such as Microsoft (), IBM (), and Hewlett-Packard (), as they duke it out with Cisco () and Logitech () ... Hagerty didn't pull any punches in his comments about Cisco. (BusinessWeek)

    Logitech's LifeSize Agenda  Nov 13, 2009
    Both Quindlen and Craig Malloy CEO of LifeSize also used the analyst day event as an opportunity take aim at their new joint competitor, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) which they also credited with helping to expand the market. "With a large player like Cisco getting into the market and not just with Tandberg but their marketing and positioning that they've been doing for years, doing all the advance marketing work and building awareness has really helped to validate the market," Malloy said ... Cisco... (SmallBusinessComputing)

    High-tech firms in high demand in Bay State  Nov 13, 2009
    Earlier this month, Cisco announced a joint venture with Hopkinton s , the top maker of high-end data storage gear. And this week, the huge computer company said it would buy Cisco competitor 3Com Corp. of Marlborough for $2. (Boston Globe)

    H-P to Buy 3Com for $2.7 Billion; Sees Rosy Q4  Nov 13, 2009
    Giants such as H-P, Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) and Dell Inc. (DELL) and International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) have steadily encroached into each other's core businesses, prompting more deals. With 3Com, H-P gains a networking operation that directly targets Cisco's core routing and switching business ... While 3Com may benefit from H-P's distribution, it is still far overshadowed by Cisco, which remains dominant in the networking business. (SmartMoney)

    Blackhawks value jumps 26%: Forbes  Nov 13, 2009
    Big revivals in markets like Chicago, Pittsburgh and Washington, as well as new deals with such companies as Honda Motor Co Ltd., Cisco Systems Inc. and McDonald's Corp helped boost gate receipts and sponsorship revenue, according to the magazine's annual study. The teams dubbed the "Original Six" ranked among the top seven most valuable of the league's 30 teams, with the Philadelphia Flyers at No. 5 the only interloper, according to the list, which was released late on Wednesday. (Crain's Chicago Business)

    Songdo City defies crisis odds  Nov 12, 2009
    Sheraton opened a new 319-bedroom hotel in August, golfing legend Jack Nicklaus is overseeing the construction of an 18-hole 7,300 yard (6,600 meter) championship course; and in April this year, US tech multinational Cisco Systems signed a multi-billion dollar deal to provide network technologies to the new city. Like most grandiose schemes, Songdo is suspended on a billowy featherbed of confidence - and debt. (Asia Times Online)

    Hewlett-Packard to purchase 3Com Corp.  Nov 12, 2009
    HP's acquisition of 3Com is at once a shot at networking leader Cisco Systems Inc. and a reminder of how a flurry of recent maneuvers by technology heavyweights is straining old relationships. HP has been trying to muscle into Cisco's turf with its ProCurve line of networking gear ... HP and Cisco have been longtime partners, but the two companies lately have been squaring off in areas in which they've never competed before. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Hewlett Packard to Buy 3Com for $2.7B  Nov 12, 2009
    (AP) Hewlett-Packard Co., looking to expand into a business long dominated by Cisco, said Wednesday it has agreed to buy networking software and equipment maker 3Com Corp. in a deal the companies valued at $2 ... HP also said in a statement that customers want more than one vendor in a sector dominated by Cisco Systems Inc.. (CBS News)

    CPI, which is a branch of MCTV, is the best cable/internet/voip provider I've had...  Nov 12, 2009
    According to Egan, the two cable technology incumbents -- Motorola and Cisco Systemshave no incentive to deliver low-margin adapters. Instead, he said, they push more expensive alternatives such as upgrading the outside plant or implementing switched digital video. (Multichannel News)

    Motorola's Set-Top-Box Unit: A Hard Sell  Nov 12, 2009
    Each has an eye on Cisco Systems () already the star in networking equipment which boldly entered the set-top-box business with its 2005 acquisition of Scientific Atlanta. While Ericsson likely has the resources, it recently bought similar assets from Nortel Networks. (BusinessWeek)

    Hewlett-Packard's $2.7 Billion Buyout of 3Com Heats Up Rivalry With Cisco  Nov 12, 2009
    Hewlett-Packards Takeover of 3Com Heats Up Rivalry With Cisco - Bloomberg ... Hewlett-Packards Takeover of 3Com Heats Up Rivalry With Cisco ... Cisco, the No. 1 maker of networking equipment, estimates the market for data-center products at $20 billion. (Bloomberg -- US)

    Logitech gets LifeSize  Nov 12, 2009
    Fremont's Logitech, a maker of personal computer equipment, will be competing against Cisco Systems, Polycom, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and IBM, which have all made investments in the industry ... This article appeared on page D - 2 of the San Francisco Chronicle. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    HP to buy 3Com for $2.7B  Nov 12, 2009
    The acquisition thrusts HP, the Palo Alto firm that makes everything from ink-jet printers to corporate data centers, into direct competition with Cisco Systems, the San Jose company that has been the dominant vendor for computer networking. "This is definitely a move from HP that competes with Cisco in that space," said analyst Vanessa Alvarez of Frost van business consultants, adding that HP was stung earlier this year when Cisco introduced a server computer that invaded a market important to... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

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    HP's 3Com takeover marks a shot at Cisco by AP: Yahoo ... HP's 3Com takeover marks a shot at Cisco ... 7 billion takeover of 3Com Corp. is a shot at networking leader Cisco Systems Inc. and a sign of how old relationships are being frayed by a flurry of maneuvers by technology heavyweights. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    3Com to be sold to HP for $2.7b  Nov 12, 2009
    Computer giant takes aim at Cisco s network business ... The deal will position HP to attack the heart of Cisco s market, and it comes only a week after Cisco teamed up with data storage titan of Hopkinton to invade HP s stronghold in server computers and storage ... In October, Cisco said it will pay $2. (Boston Globe)

    Bing Now a Serious Challenger to Google  Nov 12, 2009
    HP is intensifying its rivalry with Cisco. The purchase of 3Com signals that the gloves are off and the battle for the data center is getting hot. (Newsmax)

    HP Ratchets Up Cisco Rivalry  Nov 12, 2009
    HP's 3Com Acquisition Will Challenge Cisco - BusinessWeek ... HP's 3Com Acquisition Will Challenge Cisco ... Through its acquisition of networking gear maker 3Com, Hewlett-Packard will accelerate competition with Cisco Systems (), especially in China, practically overnight. (BusinessWeek)

    Analysts Expect Strong Earnings from NetApp, Brocade  Nov 12, 2009
    Brocade competitor Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) also reported strong results, the analysts said, adding that "our own checks with OEM partners, resellers and customers lead us to believe that BRCD should beat the Street estimate.". They then took issue with that Brocade is up for sale. (EnterpriseStorageForum)

    3Com Option Trades May Have Been More Than `Luck' Before $2.7 Billion Bid  Nov 12, 2009
    Somebody knew something was coming, said , founder of Livevol Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of options market data and analytics ... The purchase of 3Com increases competition with Cisco Systems Inc., the worlds largest maker of computer-networking equipment, which is also expanding into Hewlett-Packards businesses. (Bloomberg)

    Cisco Showcases Big Bets on Collaboration  Nov 11, 2009
    Unveiling 61 new products and features for enterprise employees to communicate with each other and partners, Cisco Systems executives emphasized the importance of collaboration at an event in San Francisco on Monday ... On Monday, Cisco had several new tools for those tasks, mostly for delivery within the next several months ... "This isn't a technology or product announcement today. This is an architectural announcement that enables change in business or government strategy at a much faster... (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    Broadband market heating up  Nov 11, 2009
    The company raised eyebrows yesterday when it formed a cooperation with major telecommunication players Cisco, Clearwire, Samsung and GCT Semiconductor Inc to create content and devices for WiMAX.. Globally, WiMAX Forum says there are nearly four million WiMAX subscribers and the numbers are expected to grow significantly as more countries deploy WiMAX.. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    A competition to get best content and devices for 4G WiMAX network  Nov 11, 2009
    YTL Coms partners are the big boys in the technology business such as Cisco, US-based Clearwire, CGT Semiconductor Inc and Samsung. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who witnessed the signing, said as a nation we have travelled very far and Malaysia has transformed by leap and bounds. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    Logitech to buy HD video company for $405 million  Nov 11, 2009
    The acquisition could put Logitech in competition with companies including Cisco Systems, which has been pushing deeper into the telepresence and videoconferencing markets. Cisco is currently trying to buy videoconferencing provider Tandberg for $3 billion, although it has. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    VMware's View 4 Delivers PC-Over-IP  Nov 11, 2009
    VMware on Monday served up View 4, a desktop virtualization suite that runs on its vSphere platform and includes a new PC-over-IP protocol that's supported by a wide range of key vendors including Cisco, Dell, HP and IBM. ... By virtue of its recently announced landmark with Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and VMware's parent, EMC, the company now can provide enterprise customers with a fully integrated, tested, validated and production-ready infrastructure package that includes virtualization... (SmallBusinessComputing)

    Cisco says it may drop Tandberg  Nov 11, 2009
    s a good reason Cisco for Tandberg another nine days: Less than 10% of shareholders accepted the deal ... Cisco today said it may drop its if it fails to generate 90% shareholder acceptance by the new deadline of Nov. 18 ... Cisco has only received acceptance from 9. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    Television and Digital Media Industry Leaders to Gather at Prestigious Future of Television Forum in NYC, November 18-19, 2009  Nov 11, 2009
    Service Provider Video Marketing, Cisco David Neuman, President, Programming, Current TV Shelly Palmer, Host & Author, MediaBytes / "Television Disrupted" Mark Pascarella, President & CEO, Gotuit Media Corp. Jean-Briac Perrette, President, Digital Distribution, NBC Universal Juliette Powell, Author, Entrepreneur, Integrated Media Specialist, The Gathering Think Tank Frank Rose, Contributing Editor, Wired Magazine Kurt Scherf, VP & Principal Analist, Parks Associates Even Shapiro, President, IFC... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Court Throws Out Cable-Modem Patent Claims  Nov 10, 2009
    The cable operators in turn requested indemnification from their suppliers, leading six manufacturers -- Cisco Systems, Motorola, Arris, Thomson, Ambit Microsystems (now called Ubee Interactive) and Netgear -- to countersue Rembrandt and seek a judgment that their products ... Cisco, commenting on the ruling, said, "We are gratified that after four years of Rembrandt's litigation, the court has dismissed all of Rembrandt's infringement claims against us, and Rembrandt has agreed to never again... (Multichannel News)

    The Global Innovation Migration  Nov 10, 2009
    IBM employs nearly 100,000 workers in India, HP has 26,000, Microsoft () has 5,500, and Cisco () has 5,000. Pfizer employs 4,000 in China and 2,300 in India. (BusinessWeek)

    2 Cloud Computing Allies: Cisco, VMware, EMC  Nov 10, 2009
    Cloud Computing Allies: Cisco, VMware, EMC Datamation ... Cloud Computing Allies: Cisco, VMware, EMC ... The new effort includes a joint venture called Acadia, designed to help speed customer build-outs of private cloud infrastructures through "an end-to-end enablement of service providers and large enterprise customers." In particular, the plan centers around a technology they call Vblocks, which combines virtualization technology from VMware, storage from EMC (NYSE: EMC) and networking... (Datamation)

    Point Park brings MBA program to workplaces  Nov 10, 2009
    Since 1996, Carnegie Mellon University s Tepper School of Business has used video conferencing to offer MBA classes direct to employees of such out-of-state companies as Lockheed Martin, Cisco Systems and Goldman Sachs, said Susan Rostek, the university s associate director for distance education. With two courses per mini-semester, students complete the program in two-and-a-half to three years. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)

    Growth in U.S. Will Be Driven by Factories as Spending Cools, Survey Shows  Nov 10, 2009
    San Jose, California-based Cisco, the biggest maker of network equipment, also trimmed costs in the past year, including a hiring freeze and travel cutbacks. The numbers are indicating us being in the early, initial phase of a recovery -- with the U.S. leading the way, Chambers said in an interview last week, following the release of Ciscos quarterly results. (Bloomberg -- US)

    Cisco sells $5B of debt  Nov 10, 2009
    Cisco Systems sells $5 billion worth of debt. Article:Cisco Systems sells $5 billion worth of debt:/n/a/2009/11/09/financial/f163915S80 ... DTL Article:Cisco Systems sells $5 billion worth of debt:/n/a/2009/11/09/financial/f163915S80. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    61 new Cisco products  Nov 10, 2009
    Cisco doubles down on collaboration with 61 new products. Article:Cisco doubles down on collaboration with 61 new product:/g/a/2009/11/08/urnidgns852573C40069388000257669001B9146 ... DTL Article:Cisco doubles down on collaboration with 61 new product:/g/a/2009/11/08/urnidgns852573C40069388000257669001B9146. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    Spam surge drives net crime spree  Nov 10, 2009
    Paul King, a senior security advisor for Cisco, said it also showed said how malicious software was becoming more targeted. Gone, he said, were the days when millions of e-mail addresses got the same virus. (Yahoo News -- Spam & Junk Email)

    Stocks Dismiss Jobs Report  Nov 9, 2009
    5:15 p.m. Update: Stocks opened strong and finished strong Thursday, boosted by better-than-forecast economic data and optimistic comments from Cisco Systems (CSCO) Chief Executive John Chambers ... Cisco rose 3% early following its latest. (Investors Business Daily)

    Cisco Sends Stocks Soaring  Nov 7, 2009
    Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) led a powerful stock market rally Thursday, as investors cheered signs that the economy may be coming back to life. Cisco's and a drop in weekly jobless claims ahead of the government's monthly unemployment report gave stocks their best day since July after two weeks of selling ... Cisco CEO John Chambers made his strongest comments yet that the economy and IT spending are beginning to recover, which helped investor confidence return. (SmallBusinessComputing)

    A New Uptrend Could Help Fix Flaws In Chart  Nov 7, 2009
    Cisco Systems' (CSCO) 4% gain helped boost the index. 09/28/2009 05:07 PM ET. (Investors Business Daily)

    Cisco undervalues Tandberg, investment firms say  Nov 7, 2009
    Stephen Lawson, IDG News Service\San Francisco Bureau ... (11-06) 16:51 PST -- Two investment consulting companies laid out objections to Cisco's US$3 billion offer for Norwegian videoconferencing vendor on Friday, saying in an open letter to Cisco and a press interview that the bid undervalues Tandberg ... Cisco and Tandberg announced the deal on Oct. 1, but it still needs to be approved by Tandberg's shareholders. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    Cisco and EMC team up to challenge IBM, HP  Nov 7, 2009
    Buzz A between networking giant Cisco Systems and storage-maker EMC's VMware subsidiary will attempt to directly challenge tech giants IBM and Hewlett-Packard ... Cisco and EMC are setting up a 130-person company, called Acadia, that will open for business in early 2010 ... Acadia will offer corporations pre-bundled systems that combine computer servers from Cisco, data storage technology from EMC and virtualization systems from VMware. (USA Today -- Tech)

    Employers in U.S. Probably Cut Fewest Jobs in a Year as Recovery Took Hold  Nov 6, 2009
    Cisco Systems Inc.s , one of the first technology leaders to herald the recession two years ago, said yesterday he now sees a global economic recovery, fueling a rebound in his companys sales this quarter. The numbers are indicating us being in the early, initial phase of a recovery -- with the U.S. leading the way, Chambers said in an interview. (Bloomberg -- US)

    Stocks surge  Nov 6, 2009
    A bright forecast from Cisco Systems and upbeat economic news sent stocks soaring Thursday and propelled the Dow Jones industrials back above 10,000 ... The Dow bolted up 203 points, or 2 percent, while the Nasdaq composite index, led by Cisco's outlook, rose nearly 2 ... Cisco Systems Inc. boosted hopes for the technology industry after the largest maker of computer-networking gear forecast revenue growth for the first time in a year. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

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    Cisco forecasts first revenue growth in a year by AP: Yahoo ... Cisco forecasts first revenue growth in a year ... Cisco Systems Inc. doesn't want Wall Street to interpret its forecast for its first quarterly revenue growth in a year as evidence that the U.S. and other economies are roaring back. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

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