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  • April 2008

    • Laptops May Help Sense Quakes

      MIT Technology Review  |  Apr 22, 08 1:57 PM CDT

      Laptops May Help Sense Quakes

      (Newser) - Laptop computers are the key to a new earthquake-sensing project in California, the MIT Technology Review reports. Researchers are working to connect home and business computers in a network that could monitor activity and even provide early warning of big quakes. Motion detectors would report shaking to a central server, letting seismologists identify unusual movement concentrated in a particular area. More »

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      California  • earthquake  • laptop  • computer network

    • Denmark's Economy 'Most Networked'

      BBC  |  Apr 9, 08 4:42 PM CDT

      Denmark's Economy 'Most Networked'

      (Newser) - Denmark is the most IT-savvy country on Earth, according to the World Economic Forum, which today released its list of the world’s “most networked” countries. The list ranks 127 countries based on their ability to use new information and technologies, the BBC explains. It was Denmark’s second year on top, while South Korea, and the US saw big bounces, rising 10 and three spots respectively. More »

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      Denmark  • information technology  • World Economic Forum  • computer network  • network

  • March 2008
  • January 2008

    • Cisco Unveils A Much Faster Switch

      New York Times  |  Jan 28, 08 1:25 PM CST

      Cisco Unveils A Much Faster Switch

      (Newser) - Cisco is introducing a network switch today that can handle much greater quantities of data traffic than its current products. Aimed at corporations working with large amounts of Internet and remote data, as well as ISPs, the Nexus 7000 switch would be capable of transferring all 90,000 of Netflix’s movies in just 38.4 seconds, reports the New York Times . More »

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      Cisco Systems  • computer network  • data centers

  • December 2007

    • New Cisco Unit First Based Abroad

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Dec 26, 07 10:10 PM CST

      New Cisco Unit First Based Abroad

      (Newser) - Dozens of new cities are to be built in China, India, and the Middle East in the coming decade and Cisco Systems wants to network them top-to-bottom, the Financial Times reports. The networking equipment giant is setting up a new business center in Bangalore, India, as part of its push to expand in the developing world. More »

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      China  • Internet  • India  • Middle East  • technology  • telecommunications  • Cisco  • Cisco Systems  • Bangalore  • computer network

    • Cisco Goes Green with Energy Gauging

      PC World  |  Dec 26, 07 10:42 AM CST

      Cisco Goes Green with Energy Gauging

      (Newser) - Green-minded Cisco Systems is looking to improve energy efficiency by monitoring power consumption, operating temperature, and more from its enterprise data network. With energy costs and global warming worries escalating, Cisco plans to expand beyond communications and use its data network to help companies manage their power use and prevent servers from overheating and shutting down. More »

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      electricity  • Cisco Systems  • green  • computer network  • routers

  • November 2007

    • Cisco Profits Up, But Murky Outlook Drags Stock Down

      MarketWatch  |  Nov 7, 07 8:51 PM CST

      Cisco Profits Up, But Murky Outlook Drags Stock Down

      (Newser) - Cisco touted a 37% increase in its first-quarter profits, but it wasn’t enough on Wall Street to overcome a pessimistic outlook for the company's current quarter. The network equipment maker said its revenue-growth forecast of $9.79 billion will fall just short of the $9.81 billion most analysts expected. The news depressed the stock by 9% in after-hours trading, MarketWatch reports. More »

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      Cisco  • computer network  • John Chambers  • San Jose, California  • video conferencing

  • September 2007

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