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Cisco to buy maker of Flip Video for $590M

Cisco Systems Inc. said Thursday it plans to buy Pure Digital, the company behind the popular Flip Video camcorder, for about $590 million in stock.

Correction: Cisco-Preview story

In a March 14 story about Cisco Systems Inc., The Associated Press misspelled the surname of an executive at Juniper Networks Inc. His name is Mike Banic, not Banick.

Cisco announces its first servers, riling rivals

Cisco Systems Inc. wants a bigger chunk of the corporate computing market, and plans to start selling servers in competition with old partners like Hewlett-Packard Co. and IBM Corp.

Cisco expected to present servers Monday

Cisco Systems Inc. is expected to provide details on Monday on its push into the server market, a move that is seen as treading on the toes of longtime partners Hewlett-Packard Co. and IBM Corp.

Cisco earnings down; January notably weak

Technology bellwether Cisco Systems Inc. said Wednesday that incoming orders declined dramatically in January, indicating that the shrinking economy has more pain in store for the industry.

Contractor who defrauded Cisco gets 5-year term

A federal judge has sentenced a former Newark city contractor to five years in prison for a scam that defrauded a prominent computer company of several million dollars.

Cisco plans 4-day shutdown to cut costs

Cisco Systems Inc. will close most of its U.S. and Canadian offices for 4 days over the holidays as part of a plan to cut $1 billion in costs in the current fiscal year, the company said Tuesday.

Cisco CEO Chambers gets $12.3M 2008 pay package

Not unlike judges at Olympic gymnastic events, the board of Cisco Systems Inc. assigns numerical grades to the performance of the company's executives. Chief Executive John Chambers score for the last fiscal year was a 1.28, on a scale of 0 to 2.

Cisco expects revenue below expectations

Cisco Systems Inc. expects revenue for its current quarter and the next one to fall below analyst estimates, due to the weak economy.

Cisco earnings up 4 percent, beating forecasts

Cisco Systems Inc. said Tuesday that sales would be weaker than analysts had forecast in the next few quarters, but investors who had expected worse were cheered.

Cisco 3Q profit beats views, shares rise

After seeing Cisco Systems Inc.'s market value plunge $50 billion over the past six months, investors were relieved that the networking equipment maker managed to weather U.S. economic turbulence better than expected in its fiscal third quarter.

Cisco Shares Fall on Gloomy Outlook

Cisco Systems Inc. CEO John Chambers' troubling assessment of the health of U.S. technology spending late last year triggered a stock sell-off that chopped Cisco's market value by one-third.

Cisco Changes Management Structure

A "development council" composed of several executives will replace Cisco Systems Inc. CEO heir-apparent Charles Giancarlo, who has resigned.

Cisco Snaps Up Former Motorola CTO

Cisco Systems Inc. has snapped up Motorola Inc.'s former chief technology officer, adding valuable experience in mobile communications to the ranks of the world's largest Internet networking supplier.

Cisco to Buy Back $10 Billion in Stock

Cisco Systems Inc. has boosted its stock buyback effort by $10 billion, a sign the Internet networking supplier still believes its shares are undervalued.

Cisco 1Q Profit Sizzles, but Stock Slips

Amid worry that fluctuations in U.S. business orders are hampering Cisco Systems Inc.'s growth, the company's executives are pointing to surging sales for Cisco's sophisticated Internet machinery outside the U.S.

Cisco Announces $16B China Expansion

Network gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. unveiled a multiyear, $16 billion expansion in China on Thursday with investments in manufacturing, venture capital and education.

Cisco, Wipro Enter Technology Alliance

Cisco Systems Inc. and Indian software company Wipro Ltd. agreed Wednesday to develop information technology in an alliance that could fetch $1 billion in new business annually for the two companies.

Cisco to Buy Navini for $330 Million

Cisco Systems Inc. is snapping up privately held Navini Networks Inc. for $330 million, extending the networking equipment maker's acquisition streak and providing the latest validation for the new wireless network technology called WiMax.

Mass. Man Arrested in Cisco Fraud Plot

A Massachusetts businessman who resold Cisco Systems Inc. networking gear was arrested on charges he defrauded the technology company out of millions of dollars by cheating its program to replace broken or defective hardware.

Cisco, Apple Settle 'iPhone' Dispute

Cisco Systems Inc. and Apple Inc. have agreed to share the "iPhone" name, but both companies are staying tightlipped about what future products might come from the resulting deal to collaborate on "interoperability" between the companies' products.

Apple, Cisco, Ready for an IPhone Truce?

Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. are apparently suspending their court battle over the iPhone to return to the negotiations table.

Cisco Sues Apple Over IPhone Name

What's a name worth? To find out, Cisco Systems Inc. and Apple Inc. may spend millions of dollars in a high-stakes legal battle — and the winner could walk away with the rights to the coveted name "iPhone."

Cisco Sues Apple Over Use of iPhone Name

Apple Inc.'s much-ballyhooed iPhone was unveiled this week after 30 months and millions of dollars in top-secret development. But the sleek new iPod-cell phone combination could wind up costing the company a lot more.

Five Characteristics of America's Most Successful Entrepreneur
Source: blogs.bnet.com

There's a grave tendency to focus on the errors of poor leaders, such as the recent Ten Worst Businessmen list.

4G = IP
Source: 4G = IP

A place where the future of the mobile Internet is being explored. A portal to understand 4G broadband wireless, and to see that it's really all about IP

IT Certifications: To Certify or Not To Certify?

This post and poll is actually a spin-off of another thread. A discussion formed about the value of certifications, so I offer that point up now to everyone to discuss. I have also created a poll.

Why Is It Good When a 9 Year-Old Becomes a Microsoft Certified Professional?
Source: Wired News

Here I thought it was impressive that I won a regional science fair at the age of 12. But now comes the story of M.Lavinashree, a girl from the Tamil Nadu state in India, who has passed the Microsoft Certified Professional exam at the age of 9.

Google To Doom Juniper
Source: sdtimes.com

For a long time now, Juniper has had one big ol' customer floating its bottom line: Google. It makes sense, as Juniper specializes in gigantically powerful boxes for routing traffic, and Google exists as one giant pool of information in a constant state of flux.

Cisco wants to entertain you
Source: International Herald Tribune

Cisco Systems, the dominant provider of the digital pipes that run the Internet, is making a big play in digital entertainment.

Follow-Up: SF Network Admin Gives Hostage Password To Mayor - The Channel Wire
Source: crn.com

Disgruntled San Francisco system administrator Terry Childs has finally relented and turned over the password to the FiberWAN network he has been holding hostage.

System Administrator Resets All Passwords... Where Is The Backup Plan?
Source: efluxmedia.com

Child is accused of changing the administrative passwords of San Francisco's FiberWAN network system, which makes accessing the system impossible now without the passwords only he knows.

U.S. Stocks Fall as Analysts Say Slowdown Hurting Cisco, Intel
Source: Bloomberg.com

Bloomberg reports: U.S. stocks declined after analysts said a slowing economy may hurt sales at Cisco Systems Inc. and Intel Corp., offsetting gains by materials producers as Alcoa Inc. beat profit estimates because of higher aluminum prices.

Cisco Administration 101: Understand the OSI Model to become a better Cisco troubleshooter |
Source: blogs.techrepublic.com.com

The OSI model is a hierarchical model of how different devices, protocols, and applications can interoperate to provide a network. The OSI (open systems interconnect) model was created by the International Standards Organization (ISO).

Hacking the "Great Firewall of China"
Source: FOXNews.com

Some of the biggest advocates and conduits for free speech in America are simultaneously helping Chinese authorities censor the Internet in that country. Outraged by this apparent double standard, New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith is calling for change.

US, China Corporations to Sign 30 Commercial Deals Worth Billions
Source: Raw Story

Top firms from the United States and China will sign Monday more than 30 commercial deals worth billions of dollars ahead of senior level official talks on critical economic issues, an official said.

Cisco Says Internet Video Could Swamp The Internet
Source: InformationWeek

Cisco, has just issued a report that backs up claims by many Internet service providers, that video viewing over the Web is gobbling up huge quantities of network capacity and the problem is only going to get worse.

IronPort Research Discovers Links Between Malware Originators and Illegal Online Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
Source: CNN

IronPort® Systems, a leading provider of enterprise spam, virus and spyware protection, and now part of Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), today announced that recent research has identified a link between originators of malware, such as Storm, and illegal pharmaceutical supply chain busines …

Dodgy drug sales underpin Storm worm
Source: The Register (UK)

Illegal pharmaceutical supply chain outfits have become the main customers of botnet farmers. Spam-pushing botnets, such as that established by the Storm worm, are raking it in advertising dodgy drug websites, according to a study by security appliance firm IronPort.

Teleporting...the Next Generation!

Many of you know that I use holographic video conferencing in my "Meeting of the Minds" conferences. It always blows everyone away people think it is way more compelling than they expected.

Rights Group Says Cisco Helps China Repression
Source: cio-today.com

The Global Internet Freedom Consortium showed a Senate subcommittee a PowerPoint presentation of Cisco working with China to control Internet information. Shiyu Zhou of the consortium said Cisco helps run China's Golden Shield Project, or Great Firewall.

Gamers Offered Chance at $10k by Cisco
Source: Reuters

Cisco's creative Edge Quest Tournament of Aces offers online gamers an opportunity to win $10,000 grand prize

Re-Thinking Social Responsibility
Source: Forbes

The definition of a company and its involvement in wider society is expanding, as is the expectations of shareholders, employees and consumers.

Al Gore: Business is ahead of government on climate change
Source: CNET News.com

Can Web 2.0-style collaboration halt climate change? Well, not entirely, but it can certainly help.

Live from Apple's iPhone SDK press conference
Source: Engadget

Wow. Apple is hitting an Enterprise home run today at their special iPhone conference. A few tidbits:

Cisco, Google, others rally around emerging standard DKIM to fight phishing
Source: networkworld.com

There's a new gun in town, and some of the Internet's most powerful companies -- including Yahoo, Google, PayPal and AOL -- are brandishing it in the ongoing battle against e-mail fraud.

Cisco Sees Customers 'Increasingly Cautious'
Source: cnbc.com

Cisco Systems shares tumbled Wednesday after company Chief Executive John Chambers said the company is seeing its U.S. and European customers being "increasingly cautious."

Cisco Systems unveils 'virtual Mediterranean community' in Nazareth
Source: JPost.com

AsCisco Systems CEO and President John Chambers arrives in Israel for a first visit, the computer networks giant has completed preparations in Nazareth for the launch of two community projects, worth $2.5 million, aimed at using communications technology to advance peace and assi …

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