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  • July 2008

    • Tech Triggers Big Drop

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 9, 08 3:37 PM CDT

      Tech Triggers Big Drop

      Stocks fell today as investors saw weakness across the economy, particularly in tech bellwethers Cisco and Intel, MarketWatch reports. Oil also rebounded from a two-day fall, trading up 65 cents to $136.69 a barrel. The Dow fell 236.77, closing at 11,147.44. The Nasdaq shed 59.55 to close at 2,234.89, and the S&P 500 lost 29.01, settling at 1,244.69. More »

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      S&P 500  • Nasdaq  • oil price  • Dow Jones Industrial Average  • Citigroup  • Bank of America  • Cisco Systems

  • June 2008

    • Web's Growth Shows No Sign of Pause

      newser  |  GigaOm  |  Jun 16, 08 2:21 PM CDT

      Web's Growth Shows No Sign of Pause

      Internet traffic continues to grow at an astonishing pace, GigaOm reports. A study by Cisco Systems has found that world network traffic will increase 46% from 2007 to 2012. By 2012, the annual bandwidth demand is estimated to become 522 exabytes—a billion gigabytes. More »

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      Internet  • Cisco  • Cisco Systems  • bandwidth  • growth  • bandwidth usage  • Internet infrastructure

    • Startup Site Wants to See Your Paycheck

      newser  |  TechCrunch  |  Jun 11, 08 2:06 PM CDT

      Startup Site Wants to See Your Paycheck

      Ever wonder how much people at Google or Microsoft really make? Just-launched Glassdoor.com wants to tell you, TechCrunch reports. Essentially, the site collects self-submitted compensation reports and reviews for as many jobs at as many firms as possible. Open to everyone are full details for Googe, Yahoo, Microsoft, and Cisco; users can get dirt on other outfits by submitting their own details. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Apple  • Yahoo  • Cisco  • Cisco Systems  • compensation  • employer

  • March 2008

    • Oracle Stock Dives 8% on Flagging Q3 Revenue

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 27, 08 7:45 AM CDT

      Oracle Stock Dives 8% on Flagging Q3 Revenue

      Oracle missed its third-quarter revenue projections yesterday and investor reaction was swift and dramatic: shares of the software maker dropped 8% in after-hours trading, reports the Wall Street Journal . This despite the fact that Oracle’s profits rose 30% to $1.34 billion, 26 cents per share, from $1.03 billion, 20 cents per share a year ago. Revenue rose 21% to $5.35 billion, short of analysts’ $5.42 billion expectations. More »

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      Goldman Sachs  • corporate earnings  • IBM  • Oracle  • BEA Systems  • Cisco Systems

    • Justices' Stock Portfolios Cripple Cases

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Mar 7, 08 7:35 PM CST

      Justices' Stock Portfolios Cripple Cases

      The stock portfolios of Supreme Court justices have become a flash point this term, in which six cases could be affected by justices recusing themselves because they own financial stakes in companies involved. Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito, and Justice Stephen Bryer have bowed out of cases involving Pfizer, Exxon and Cisco, respectively—apparently because of stock holdings, Bloomberg reports. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • John Roberts  • ExxonMobil  • Pfizer  • Samuel Alito  • Anthony Kennedy  • Cisco Systems  • Stephen Breyer  • conflicts of interest

  • February 2008

    • Fortune Names Top Employers

      newser  |  CNN  |  Feb 3, 08 5:32 AM CST

      Fortune Names Top Employers

      Thinking of a career move? Fortune Magazine has released its 100 best employers for 2008 list—and the top 10 are: Google (Mountain View, CA) Quicken Loans (Livonia, MI) Wegmans Food Markets (Rochester, NY) Edward Jones (St. Louis, MO) Genentech (South San Francisco, CA) More »

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      list  • Google  • Starbucks  • Cisco Systems  • Genentech  • Fortune

  • January 2008

    • Cisco Unveils A Much Faster Switch

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

      Cisco Unveils A Much Faster Switch

      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

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

      New Cisco Unit First Based Abroad

      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

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

      Cisco Goes Green with Energy Gauging

      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

    • Valley Tech Giants Ditch Cubicles for Open Space

      newser  |  San Jose Mercury News  |  Dec 4, 07 5:32 PM CST

      Valley Tech Giants Ditch Cubicles for Open Space

      Silicon Valley giants like Intel, Cisco, and Sun, are experimenting with ditching cubicles to improve productivity. Execs at the companies say that the typical office gray maze isn't ideal anymore for the modern, connected workplace. "Collaboration has been shown to spark innovation and speed product to market," says a designer at an office architectural firm. More »

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      Intel  • Silicon Valley  • Cisco Systems  • Sun Microsystems  • cubicle

  • November 2007

    • HP Earnings Spike 28%

      newser  |  CNN  |  Nov 19, 07 6:37 PM CST

      HP Earnings Spike 28%

      Computer and printer giant Hewlett-Packard rode strong server, software, and PC sales to a 28% boost in fourth quarter earnings from a year ago, CNN Money reports. The company posted a net profit of $2.2 billion, with a share price of 81 cents, up from 60 cents a year ago. The profits defied low industry expectations set by tech companies like Cisco Systems and Qualcomm, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      computer  • corporate earnings  • Dell  • Cisco Systems  • Sun Microsystems  • Qualcomm  • servers

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