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NEWS ABOUT: Cisco

Cisco stories: 30 news summaries

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2nd Possible CEO Successor
Quits Cisco

A leadership team will replace Charles Giancarlo

Dec 21, 07 11:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Charles Giancarlo, chief development officer and exec VP of Cisco, will leave the company after 14 years, in the networking giant's second major departure of 2007. Giancarlo, who was seen as a possible successor to CEO John Chambers, will become managing director of private equity firm Silver Lake in January,... More »

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Cisco • management • Charles Giancarlo • Michelangelo Volpi

Valley Tech Giants Ditch Cubicles for Open Space

Some people miss them... for a little while

Dec 4, 07 5:32 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Silicon Valley • Intel • Sun Microsystems • Cisco • cubicle

HP Earnings Spike 28%

The PC and server giant enjoys high sales, not affected by economic slump

Nov 19, 07 6:37 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Bank Industry Woes Spill Over to RIM

BlackBerry maker’s stock drops after Cisco's negative projections

Nov 9, 07 10:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Research in Motion’s share price run-up ended yesterday on worries about softness in the banking industry, after Cisco Systems reported declining orders for its products, Reuters reports. The BlackBerry maker’s stock was up 140% since June, with analyst raising price targets 30-50% after its Oct. 5 quarterlies. RIM... More »

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BlackBerry • stock • Cisco • Research in Motion

Cisco Profits Up, But Murky Outlook Drags Stock Down

Networking giant posts solid first
quarter; prospects dimmer for next one

Nov 7, 07 8:51 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Cisco Marches Into China With $16B Expansion

Network king partners with Chinese firm on censored Internet

Nov 1, 07 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cisco Systems, the giant of network gear, has announced a long-term, $16 billion expansion into Chinese markets, reports the AP. The multi-part expansion includes doubling Cisco's manufacturing in the country, a venture capital program in collaboration with a government bank, and a partnership with China's largest commerce website to produce... More »

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China • Internet • censorship • Cisco • routers

More Losses at Alcatel, and More Layoffs

French-American telecom giant still sputtering 18 months in

Nov 1, 07 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alcatel-Lucent, the troubled Franco-American telecommunications company, announced yet more job cuts yesterday as the company posted its third consecutive quarterly loss. Alcatel had already planned to downsize by 12,500 employees, but another 4,000 will lose their jobs to reduce costs. 18 months after the French takeover of Lucent,... More »

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telecom industry • Cisco • Patricia Russo • Ericsson • Alcatel Lucent

Tech Giant Cisco Will Buy WiMax Firm for $330M

Navini's technology will enable widespread 3rd world internet access

Oct 24, 07 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cisco Systems announced yesterday that it will purchase WiMax innovator Navini Networks for $330 million in cash and stock, Fortune reports. WiMax is similar to existing wireless technology except that its signals can be received by computers up to five miles away. Cisco's acquisition represents a reversal of previously held... More »

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Cisco • WiMax • Navini Networks

Microsoft Sees Office Phone as Next Frontier

Software giant likely to butt heads with Cisco in lucrative market

Oct 17, 07 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft is famous for ever-more-complicated programs for ever-faster computers, and now it's taking aim at an overlooked piece of hardware: the phone. Yesterday, Bill Gates launched a line of software designed for office telephones that aims to make phone tag a thing of the past. It's a multi-billion-dollar sector, Fortune... More »

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Microsoft • Bill Gates • Cisco • telephone

Techs Surge Despite Late Drop

Nasdaq up more than 2%

Aug 8, 07 4:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - The major indexes were up again today, buoyed by the tech sector as the Nasdaq gained 51.38—more than 2%—to close at 2612.98. Losses just before the bell came close to erasing earlier gains, as rumors amplified that Goldman Sachs would liquidate a major fund and that... More »

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stock market • Goldman Sachs • subprime mortgages • Bear Stearns • Freddie Mac • Fannie Mae • Cisco • Countrywide Financial

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