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Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, SEHK: 4333) is a multinational corporation with more than 66,000 employees and annual revenue of US$39 billion as of 2008. Headquartered in San Jose, California, it designs and sells networking and communications technology and services.

Cisco's stock was added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average on June 8, 2009. It replaced General Motors which had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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A woman watches the trailer for the upcoming movie about Michael Jackson on a computer

Video spurs explosion of Internet traffic

Technology / Internet

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Internet traffic will have increased six fold by 2012 in a five-year period as more users view and post videos online, delegates at an Internet forum heard on Wednesday.


Cisco raises bid for Tandberg to $3.4 billion (AP)

Cisco raises bid for Tandberg to $3.4 billion

Technology / Business

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. said Monday it raised its bid for Norway's Tandberg ASA after only a fraction of Tandberg shareholders agreed to Cisco's initial offer.


Logitech is buying video-conferencing equipment firm LifeSize Communications

Logitech buys video conferencing firm

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created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Switzerland-based Logitech is buying video-conferencing equipment firm LifeSize Communications in a 405-million-dollar deal expected to close next month.


Hewlett Packard to buy 3Com for $2.7B (AP)

HP's 3Com takeover marks a shot at Cisco

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created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $2.7 billion takeover of 3Com Corp. is a shot at networking leader Cisco Systems Inc. - and a sign of how old relationships are being frayed by a flurry of maneuvers by technology ...


Cisco earns down but says 'tipping point' passed (AP)

Cisco forecasts first revenue growth in a year

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. doesn't want Wall Street to interpret its forecast for its first quarterly revenue growth in a year as evidence that the U.S. and other economies are roaring back.


Cisco said it will pay cash and retention-based incentives for ScanSafe

Cisco to buy ScanSafe for $183 million

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created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cisco announced on Tuesday it has agreed to buy Web security company ScanSafe for some 183 million dollars, the latest in a string of acquisitions by the US networking giant.


India's Wipro posts 19 percent rise in profits

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created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

India's third-largest software group Wipro on Tuesday reported a 19-percent rise in net profit and forecast improving demand, underscoring new optimism in the sector.


Cisco expands again, buying Starent for $2.9B (AP)

Cisco expands again, buying Starent for $2.9B

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created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Betting on the growing popularity of data-hungry phones like the iPhone, Cisco Systems Inc. said Tuesday it had agreed to pay $2.9 billion for Starent Networks Corp., a maker of equipment for wireless ...


Cisco has launched new software that shines light on potentially troublesome websites

Cisco shines light on dark corners of the Web

Technology / Software

created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Cisco launched software that shines light on potentially troublesome websites hidden in what the US computer security firm dubbed the "Dark Web."


Tech industry takes unlikely lead on reforming executive pay

Technology / Business

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Technology companies are hardly the most prominent villains in the ongoing drama over exorbitant executive pay.


Cisco uses cash hoard to buy Norwegian co. for $3B

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created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. tapped its immense cash hoard and announced a deal Thursday to buy Norway's Tandberg ASA for $3 billion in a bid to dominate the global market for videoconferencing equipment.


Cisco falls short of its high standards on compensation

Technology / Business

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

When I think of Silicon Valley companies I admire, Cisco Systems is usually one of the first that comes to mind.


Cisco wants to better connect entertainers and fans

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created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In addition to routers and switches, Cisco Systems' business plan now includes Paramore, Trey Songz and Halestorm.


Likely culprits to check when wireless connection crawls

Technology / Other

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Q: I have a problem with our Dell laptop computer's wireless connection using Internet Explorer. At various times, the speed drops down to sloth and then stops altogether. At the same time, other computers, a desktop connected ...


Cisco earnings fall 46 pct but upturn expected (AP)

Cisco earnings fall 46 pct but beat expectations

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created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. said earnings fell 46 percent in its latest quarter, but the profit beat Wall Street expectations, and the company said the quarter may have been the bottom of the recession-related ...