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Cisco's Earnings Beat Analyst Estimates By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 16, 2013 The networking vendor's revenue and profits both grew about 5 percent. Tags: networking, earnings, Switches, Cisco, revenue Cisco, Microsoft Team Up on Data Center Offerings By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 12, 2013 Cisco products will support Microsoft's cloud and virtualization technologies. Tags: Microsoft, cloud computing, UCS, Enterprise, Hyper-V, Cisco, data center, virtualization Networking Vendors Work Together on OpenDaylight SDN Project By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 08, 2013 Cisco, IBM, Citrix, Juniper and many others will collaborate on standards for software-defined networking. Tags: SDN, Juniper Networks, IBM, networking, Cisco, open source, Software-Defined Networking, Citrix Cisco Buys Small Cell Maker Ubiquisys By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 03, 2013 The networking giant reportedly paid $310 million for the UK-based company. Tags: merger and acquistion activity, Femtocell, small cell technology, networking, wireless, Cisco Cisco Lays Off 500 Workers By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 28, 2013 The job cuts are less than 1 percent of the company's workforce. Tags: networking, EMC, layoffs, Cisco Cisco Now a Top 5 Server Vendor By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 28, 2013 IBM remains the leader. Tags: Cisco, HP, Oracle, IDC, IBM, servers Cisco's Quarterly Profits Beat Expectations By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 14, 2013 However, the CEO warned that the company faces challenges ahead. Tags: earnings, Cisco, quarterly financials, profits, forecast Cisco Sells Linksys to Belkin By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 25, 2013 The networking giant continues to shed its consumer product lines. Tags: Cisco, networking equipment, merger and acquistion activity, Linksys, Belkin, routers Cisco and NetApp Aim Flexpod at the Cloud, Branch Offices By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published January 24, 2013 IT companies strengthen their technology partnership and expand their market reach by offering converged systems for cloud services providers and branch offices. Tags: cloud computing, Cisco, NetApp Cisco to Buy Intucell for $475 Million By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 23, 2013 The Israeli startup makes software for wireless network carriers. Tags: networking, Cisco, merger and acquistion activity, wireless carriers Google Repeats as 'Best Company to Work For' By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 21, 2013 Other tech firms in the top 10 included SAS, NetApp and Ultimate Software Tags: Cisco, Google, Salesforce, NetApp, Intel, Microsoft, employers Report: Cisco Wants to Sell Linksys Division By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 17, 2012 Unnamed sources say Cisco has hired Barclays to help with the deal. Tags: networking, Linksys, routers, Cisco Cisco to Expand Services Business By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 10, 2012 The networking provider is looking to reinvent itself with a new business strategy and a new advertising campaign. Tags: networking, services, cloud computing, Cisco Server Revenues Fall in Q3 By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 03, 2012 Dell and Cisco were the only two vendors to see market share gains during the period. Tags: Linux, server, IBM, Gartner, IDC, Cisco, Dell, revenue, HP Cisco to Buy Cariden Technologies for $141 Million By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 29, 2012 Cariden makes software for telecommunications planning, design and traffic management. Tags: networks, merger and acquistion activity, Cisco, software, telecommunications Cisco Buys Wi-Fi Networking Firm Meraki for $1.2 Billion By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 19, 2012 Cisco says the purchase will help it expand its customer base with more mid-market firms. Tags: merger and acquistion activity, Cloud, WiFi, Wi-Fi, Cisco, networking Cisco Advances Data Center Cloud Orchestration with Cloupia Buy By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 15, 2012 $125 million acquisition will add new automation capabilities to Cisco's portfolio. Tags: cloud computing, data center, Cisco Cisco to Buy Cloupia for $125 Million By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 15, 2012 The startup sells automation tools for data center and cloud infrastructure management. Tags: infrastructure management, Cisco, software, data center management, cloud computing, merger and acquistion activity, automation Cisco Profits Beat Expectations By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 14, 2012 The company's stock price jumped up as a result. Tags: quarterly financials, networking equipment, Cisco, earnings, routers, Switches, data center Making the Case Against Patent Trolls By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 11, 2012 As studies detail the impact of patent trolls, tech companies are fighting back. Tags: Twitter, Cisco, Netgear, Motorola, patent lawsuit EMC, Cisco, and SAP HANA -- And Oracle Collateral Damage By Rob Enderle | Article Published July 30, 2012 Recent moves in the big data sector, and a potentially tough climate for Oracle. Tags: EMC, SAP, Cisco, big data, HANA, Oracle Cisco Cuts 1,300 Jobs in 'Limited Restructuring' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 24, 2012 The layoffs will amount to 2 percent of the networking vendor's global workforce. Tags: layoffs, networking, restructurings, Cisco Cisco to Break the 1 Gigabit Barrier on Enterprise WiFi Networks By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 11, 2012 The networking vendor will launch an 802.11ac-based access point next year. Tags: wireless, networking, Cisco, Enterprise, access point Cisco Connect Cloud Rains on Linksys Router Fans By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published July 06, 2012 Cisco faces the Internet’s wrath after an automatic firmware update linked some Linksys home network routers to the company’s cloud. Tags: Cisco, router, cloud computing, Linksys Server Shipments Rise Slightly, but Revenues Decline in Q1 By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 31, 2012 Cisco Systems and Fujitsu had a pretty good quarter, but HP, Dell, IBM and Oracle had a difficult quarter for server sales. Tags: server shipment stats, Fujitsu, Oracle, Dell, IBM, HP, Cisco Cisco: IP Traffic Set to Quadruple by 2016 By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 30, 2012 Within four years, there may be 2.5 network connections for every person living on earth. Tags: traffic, Internet, IP, VNI, Cisco Cisco Ends Investment in Cius Tablet in Face of BYOD, Cloud By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 25, 2012 The networking vendor is cancelling future development of its two-year-old tablet. Tags: software, collaboration, Cius, tablet, Cisco Cisco: Enterprises Are Embracing BYOD By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 18, 2012 A survey finds that 95 percent of enterprises allow employee-owned devices in the workplace. Tags: BYOD, Cisco, Enterprise, mobile Cisco Hits Record Quarterly Revenue By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 10, 2012 The trend towards cloud computing has been good to the networking vendor. Tags: networking, Cisco, earnings, revenue Cisco CTO: The Network Is Evolving By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 08, 2012 Cisco CTO delivers a vision at Interop for where the networking world is headed. Tags: Cisco, networking, cloud computing HP, IBM and Cisco Battle for Cloud Dominance By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published March 27, 2012 HP and IBM are fighting for the cloud infrastructure top spot while Cisco closes in with a little help from its UCS portfolio. Tags: cloud computing, Cisco, HP, IBM Cisco Acquires Israeli Video Software Firm NDS for $5 Billion By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 15, 2012 NDS software helps providers deliver content to set-top boxes. Tags: video, Cisco, merger and acquistion activity Cisco's Jacoby: IT is all about Services By CIOUpdate Contributor | Article Published March 13, 2012 To fundamentally change the way IT was viewed and consumed at Cisco, the CIO transformed IT from technology-focused to services-centric, writes Rebecca Jacoby, Cisco's CIO. Tags: LOB, Cisco, showback, IT services Cisco Buys Optical Networking Company for $271 Million By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 27, 2012 With its purchase of Lightware, Cisco acquires CMOS photonics silicon expertise. Tags: merger and acquistion activity, Cisco, networking Why Cisco Is Challenging Microsoft-Skype Merger By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 16, 2012 Cisco is asking the EU to reconsider the conditions for approving the deal. Tags: Microsoft, Cisco, Skype, Video Calling Cisco: Nearly Half of IT Managers Still Against BYOD Trend By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 24, 2012 Enterprise IT managers are concerned about tablet security and worry that BYOD diverts attention from more important projects. Tags: Cisco, BYOD Cisco Lays Out Aggressive Strategy to Capture More Cloud Business By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 07, 2011 The company has unveiled a new CloudVerse line of products aimed at enterprises building their own data centers. Tags: Cisco, cloud computing Social Media Trumps Salary in the Workplace By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 03, 2011 New study from Cisco find some surprising results in how millennials view the need for social media at work. Tags: millennials, Cisco, social media Cisco and HP Collaborate on Blade Switch By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 17, 2011 The fierce rivals worked together on the Cisco Fabric Extender for HP BladeSystem. Tags: Cisco, HP Cisco Networks with Oracle at OpenWorld By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published September 23, 2011 Make no mistake about it, Oracle's upcoming OpenWorld event is an Oracle event. That doesn't mean however that other vendors won't be there to take the center stage. Tags: Oracle, Cisco, OpenWorld Cisco Opens Up a New Type of Data Center By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published September 12, 2011 Cisco transforms its data center in North Carolina, providing a new type of flexibility. Tags: Cisco, data center facilities management HP's Not So Secret Plan to Make Cisco Extinct By Rob Enderle | Article Published August 16, 2011 HP's plans for an optical switch product may offer Cisco a major competitive challenge. Tags: Switches, Cisco, networking, HP Cisco Doubles Down on UCS By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published July 13, 2011 Cisco server platform doubles its virtual network interface capacity as it scales up for the cloud. Tags: Cloud, Cisco, UCS Cisco Working on Big Chinese Surveillance System By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 05, 2011 Cisco's equipment will be used to network 500 cameras in the city of Chongqing. Tags: Cisco, China Cisco Challenges 'Good Enough' Networking By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 29, 2011 In what appears to be an answer to newly tough competition, Cisco makes noise about networking standards. Tags: Cisco, standards, Juniper Networks, networking Leaders in Virtualization Security? By Paul Rubens | Article Published April 20, 2011 An analyst report identifies current leaders in virtualization security, yet notes that these top dogs may lose their perch. Tags: Cisco Cisco Goes Green With New Data Center By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 15, 2011 Cisco opens new Texas data center to power its own operations. Tags: UCS, data center, green IT, Cisco, networking Cisco Kills Cloud Computing Email By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 23, 2011 After pumping millions into hosted email effort, Cisco throws in the towel. Tags: cloud computing, Cisco, Linux, networking, Email management Cisco's SecureX Claims Context-Aware Security By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 18, 2011 The network giant touts its new solution as still more secure than the self-defending network architecture it has long promoted. Tags: networking, SecureX, Cisco, networking equipment, security OpenStack Expands with Glance, Ubuntu and Cisco By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 03, 2011 Open source cloud computing platform debuts new image discovery service to enable cloud portability as new members join the effort. Tags: OpenStack, Linux, open source, Ubuntu, Cisco Can Virtualization Save Your Life? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 27, 2011 Virtualization is a key component of enterprise IT consolidation and its also being used to help improve medical reliability too. Tags: Cisco, Virtual Cloud Management, virtualization, Enterprise IT, health care IT Cisco: Java Attacks on the Rise As Spam Declines By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 20, 2011 Annual security report from Cisco shows the first ever decline in spam volume, but dont get too optimistic -- other types of attacks are growing. Tags: Cisco, Java, Oracle, security, spam Cisco to Leverage Open Source in Cloud Computing By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 06, 2011 Networking giant Cisco plans on using open source as it continues to build presence in cloud computing deployments. Tags: open source, networking, cloud computing, Cisco, standards Cisco Hits Air Pocket as Cable, Government Revenues Fall By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 11, 2010 Ciscos data center business continues to grow, though its not all smooth sailing as IT spending troubles resurface. Tags: Nexus, networking, Cisco Network Management, Cisco, earnings Cisco's Chambers Stumps for Business-Led Economic Recovery By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published October 21, 2010 CEO of networking giant urges government-business collaboration to speed economic recovery, pitches his own version of a stimulus plan through tax reform. Tags: broadband, John Chambers, Cisco, video conferencing, networking Cisco Touts Network Architecture Strategy, Dividends By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published September 16, 2010 The networking giant is enlarging its enterprise IT footprint while charming investors with talk of dividends. Tags: Cisco Network Management, Firewall Management, network configuration, Enterprise IT, Cisco Will Open Source Vyatta Challenge Cisco? By Drew Robb | Article Published September 14, 2010 Open source is moving into the networking sector, yet observers scoff at the notion that Cisco is threatened. Yet Vyatta has grown dramatically recently. Tags: networks, networking, Cisco, Vyatta, open source Cisco's New FabricPath Reduces Large Networks' Need for Switches By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published June 30, 2010 Ahead of IETF standards, Cisco rolls out its new FabricPath technology to help minimize the number of switching layers in networks, while also introducing new WAN acceleration and hosted collaboration services. Tags: Network Platform, Cisco, networking, Switches, network tools Red Hat Focuses on Partnerships With Q1 Earnings Ahead By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published June 22, 2010 The Linux leader is set to report its first-quarter fiscal 2011 earnings amid a spate of partner and business momentum developments that indicate that Red Hat is still growing. Tags: Red Hat, enterprise linux, Linux, Cisco, earnings iPad, iPhone Join Cisco's Collaboration Push By David Needle | Article Published June 14, 2010 Cisco Quad, the networking giant's upcoming enterprise collaboration platform, embraces the popular Apple products as well as its own "business-class" Flip MiniPRO camcorder. But there's more than just video in the mix. Tags: iPad, WebEx, collaboration, Cisco, iPhone LISP: The Future of Internet Routing? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published June 01, 2010 No, it's not your grandfather's programming language, but it could be your grandson's Internet architecture. A look at what Locator ID Separation Protocol offers for Internet users and IT administrators. Tags: Juniper, routers, HP, Cisco, LISP Xerox's ACS Rolls Out Public, Private Cloud Service By Larry Barrett | Article Published May 24, 2010 New enterprise cloud service lets companies pick and choose from public and private cloud computing options to speed application deployment and reduce overall IT costs. Tags: cloud computing, SaaS, software, Vblock infrastructure, Cisco Michael Capellas and EMC/Cisco/VMware's Ambitious Partnership By Rob Enderle | Article Published May 07, 2010 The joint initiative, targeting virtualization and cloud computing in the data center, gains credibility based on the leadership of Michael Capellas. Tags: virtualization, cloud computing, EMC, VMware, Cisco Cisco Upgrades Servers, Targeting HP, IBM By - Reuters | Article Published April 06, 2010 Network giant Cisco announced a major server upgrade, boosting competition against leaders like HP and IBM. Will its efforts result in greater market share? Tags: hardware thin client, HP, servers, IBM, Cisco Businesses Go Multiplatform for Social Media By David Needle | Article Published February 26, 2010 A cross-section of companies in a recent survey say they are supporting eight different social media platforms on average. Which are most effective? Tags: social media, LinkedIn, Facebook, Cisco, Twitter Cisco Ditches HP as a Certified Partner By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 19, 2010 Friendly co-opetition between two tech titans isn't so friendly anymore as Cisco ends its certified partner relationship with HP and gears up for full scale competition. Tags: HP, networking, 3Com, Cisco, servers IBM Launches Academic Cloud By Larry Barrett | Article Published February 10, 2010 By making some of its information management and business analytics applications available through the cloud, IBM spreads it brand and universities get free access to new tools. Tags: Google, cloud services, IBM, Cisco, cloud computing The Benefits of Centralized WLAN Management By Charlie Schluting | Article Published January 21, 2010 Managing a heterogeneous wireless network with central controllers is clearly the easiest way to deploy a scalable WLAN infrastructure. Tags: Network Solutions, Cisco, Network Management & Monitoring, WLAN, networking Cisco Goes After Wireless Video By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 19, 2010 New VideoStream tech coming from networking giant aims to make wireless video as good (if not better) than wired video. Tags: Cisco, video stream, load balancing, wireless, bandwidth Unified Communications Market Headed Upward By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 15, 2010 An Infonetics Research report forecasts worldwide revenues for the unified communications market will drop by four percent in 2009, but will rise by more than 100 percent over the next four years to top $1 billion by 2013. Tags: Avaya, unified communications, Nortel, Infonetics, Cisco Cisco: Social Networks Need IT Oversight By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 13, 2010 New Cisco-sponsored study concludes that more IT control is needed for social media use in the enterprise. Tags: IT, Social Networking Tools, Cisco, Facebook, Twitter How Many Zettabytes Do We Devour? By Andy Patrizio | Article Published December 10, 2009 The researchers compare the total bytes consumed to a fat stack of paperback novels stacked seven feet high across the entire project. Tags: IBM, Oracle, Storage, Cisco, AT&T Cisco, EMC: Cloud Partners? By - Reuters | Article Published November 02, 2009 EMC and Cisco Systems are partnering to sell a new line of networking gear, computers and storage equipment designed for use with cloud computing, according to sources familiar with their plans. Tags: Cisco, cloud computing, virtualization, EMC, virtual Cisco to Acquire SaaS Security Firm ScanSafe By - Reuters | Article Published October 27, 2009 ScanSafe offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model where applications are licensed to companies for on-demand use. Tags: consumer, security, Cisco, SaaS Cisco ISR Routers Get Big Refresh By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published October 21, 2009 The ISR facelift includes the latest iteration of routing, processing, video and scalability features. Tags: Tandberg, Cisco, virtual, routers, acquisition |