Net neutrality holding back European fibre investment – Cisco

Net neutrality is holding service providers back from investing in their fibre networks, according to Chris Dedicoat, Cisco's president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. [...]

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EU lawmakers ignore consumers’ views on net neutrality claim
A leading European organization has said that the European Commission is ignoring consumers’ views...

Cisco CTO: Software integration will drive intelligent networks

Networking giant Cisco plans to make software one of the company's “core competencies”, with the aim of creating a networking operating system that is more intelligent and contextualised. [...]

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Cisco settles antitrust suit over software updates
Cisco Systems has settled a 2008 lawsuit in which independent network maintenance company Multiven charged...
Cisco announces plan to buy Axioss management software
Cisco Systems has agreed to acquire service fulfillment software assets from the U.K. subsidiary of Comptel,...
Cisco rolls out social network monitoring software
Cisco this week unveiled software designed to let companies track customers and prospects on social media...
Cisco eats its own IPv6 dog food
Cisco has been selling IPv6-enabled routers, software and services for many years. Now, Cisco is taking...

Cisco Aironet 3600 access point boosts tablet performance

Cisco has today announced a new wireless access point, the Aironet 3600 Series, which the company claims is the industry’s first three spatial stream 802.11n access point with a fourth antenna. [...]

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Cisco aims Wi-Fi access point at iPad profusion
Cisco Systems developed its latest enterprise access point with corporate bring-your-own-device policies...
Cisco shipping special Wi-Fi gear for arenas
Cisco has announced a new Wi-Fi access point and stadium antenna that covers a smaller cell area for...
Misconfigured Cisco gear could lead to Wi-Fi breach
Users of a popular Cisco Systems wireless access point may be setting themselves up for trouble if they...
Cisco rolls out military-strength encryption for ISR router
Cisco has announced a hardware encryption module for its ISR G2 router that allows point-to-point encryption...

Cisco Ethernet switches make big leap to 40/100G

Cisco this week unveiled significant extensions to both of its major switching lines with the addition of 40/100G Ethernet capabilities. [...]

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Cisco compacts Catalyst switches
Cisco this week is rolling out two lines of Catalyst Ethernet switches in compact form factors intended...
New Cisco Ethernet switches to play broader video, security roles
Cisco Wednesday is unveiling new Ethernet access switches and enhanced routers designed to take on more...
Cisco injects new life into Catalyst 6500 switch
Cisco Tuesday took dead aim at HP and its own shrinking profit margins by introducing a major refresh...
Cisco cranks up Internet TV volume at CES
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week Cisco unveiled extensions to its Internet TV...

Cisco aims Wi-Fi access point at iPad profusion

Cisco Systems developed its latest enterprise access point with corporate bring-your-own-device policies in mind, aiming to give tablets and smartphones as well as traditional workplace devices strong and consistent performance. [...]

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Cisco Aironet 3600 access point boosts tablet performance
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Cisco shipping special Wi-Fi gear for arenas
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Misconfigured Cisco gear could lead to Wi-Fi breach
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Cisco develops VPN client for PCs, smartphones
Cisco Systems will soon release a VPN client for smartphones and PCs aimed at enterprise administrators...

Cisco’s project “Futurama” targets consumerization of IT

Cisco is in the midst of a major initiative to better integrate its various collaboration products and to give their interfaces a uniform, consistent design in order to make them easier to use and more effective at helping employees work with each other. [...]

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Cisco doubles down on collaboration with 61 new products
Cisco Systems Inc. massively expanded its portfolio of collaboration technologies today, announcing 61...
Cisco showcases big bets on collaboration
Unveiling 61 new products and features for enterprise employees to communicate with each other and partners,...
Cisco, EMC unveil data center joint venture
Cisco and EMC this week unveiled their anticipated collaboration, which will provide integrated products...
Cisco backs embattled RSA SecurID in new security architecture
With all of the recent security problems around RSA's SecurID two-factor authentication technology as...

Cisco expands smart grid portfolio

Cisco this week expanded its smart grid portfolio for utilities with a reference architecture, products and services intended to modernize the electric grid. [...]

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Cisco forms smart grid ecosystem
Cisco is lining up partners in its smart grid initiative, an effort to upgrade utility information infrastructures...
Q&A: Why IP is the right choice for Smart Grid
The biggest network upgrade in the United States today is Smart Grid, a multibillion dollar modernization...
Smart Grid cash up for grabs
The Federal Government is calling on the energy industry to for the $100 million smart grid. The ‘Smart...
Cisco buys wireless smart grid company
Cisco this week said it will acquire Arch Rock Corporation, a privately held developer of IP-based wireless...

Cisco sending enterprises to the cloud

In an effort to accommodate enterprise users looking to implement private and hybrid clouds, Cisco in the coming months will unveil an “integrated” WAN routing system of existing, but enhanced, products. [...]

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New Cisco cloud computing framework pushes management, collaboration
Cisco this week unveiled products and packaging options for customers looking to implement public, private...
Cisco, EMC and VMware help Orange build private clouds
Orange Business Services has formed an alliance with Cisco, EMC and VMware to help enterprises adopt...
Cisco/EMC cloud packages proprietary, but may not cause lock-in
The private cloud packages developed by Cisco and EMC could integrate with existing internal clouds....
Cisco CEO says public and private clouds are what networking is all about
Cisco CEO John Chambers addresses competitors' criticism of premium pricing, proprietary technology and...

Cisco cranks up Internet TV volume at CES

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week Cisco unveiled extensions to its Internet TV platform and strategy that enable “video in the cloud” services. [...]

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Cisco Ethernet switches make big leap to 40/100G
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Cisco unveils latest Nexus data center switch
Cisco this week unveiled a raft of networking enhancements and extensions designed to scale data centers...
Cisco CTO Warrior: We needed better accountability
Cisco's massive user show, Cisco Live, is going on this week in Las Vegas. Padmasree Warrior, Cisco's...
Cisco CTO Warrior: We needed better accountability
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Cisco’s Umi still dead. As a doornail. Really, really dead

Cisco’s Umi consumer TelePresence product really is dead – a fact the company had to reiterate to a disbelieving public this week even though it had telegraphed the move back in April.  [...]

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Cisco CIO Offers Tips for Talkin’ Business
Cisco CEO John Chambers this week announced a major restructuring of the company's business after two...
Cisco may call home TelePresence ‘UMI’
Cisco Systems may be planning to give its consumer TelePresence system the friendly sounding name "UMI,"...
Cisco CSO on self-defending networks: The marketing’s dead, the goal’s alive
For a long time, Cisco CEO John Chambers played up his vision of the self-defending network. But we haven't...
Dead Space 2 pre-order deal
EA's Visceral Games is offering Dead Space Ignition free to anyone that pre-orders Dead Space 2 at participating...