Cisco Systems
Vodafone deploys Cisco’s SON to cut call drops
28 Jan 2016
Cisco to acquire video conferencing software maker Acano for $700 mn
21 Nov 2015
US networking equipment giant Cisco Systems Inc is set to buy UK-based Acano Ltd, a privately-held provider of collaboration infrastructure and conferencing software
Apple joins forces with Cisco to enhance its corporate presence
01 Sep 2015
Apple has teamed up Cisco to enhance the performance of its iPad and iPhone devices on corporate networks
Cisco names Chuck Robbins as CEO; John Chambers is executive chairman
04 May 2015
Chuck Robbins joined Cisco in 1997 and has moved quickly through the company’s ranks, most recently serving as Cisco’s senior vice president of worldwide operations
Cisco ties up with IL&FS to network upcoming ‘smart cities’
09 Dec 2014
The companies will jointly develop Internet of Everything (IoE)-based digital solutions to pursue opportunities in the infrastructure sector and smart cities in India
Consortium to focus on developing a new architecture for the internet
12 Sep 2014
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles are collaborating with Verisign, Cisco, Panasonic and other corporations to advance Named Data Networking protocol that promises to increase network security, higher bandwidth and simple but sophisticated applications
Cisco to cut 6,000 jobs amidst lacklustre quarterly results
14 Aug 2014
The latest round of layoffs comes as the third workforce cut in about that many years for a company that was once integral to the internet boom
Cisco upbeat about Modi, likely to beef up India investments
28 Jun 2014
Cisco CEO John Chambers expects the company’s Indian business to account for 5 per cent of Cisco’s revenue, up from the existing 2 per cent.
Cisco makes strong case for differentiation in internet services
11 Jun 2014
All ‘bits’ running over the internet are not equal and should not be treated that way by broadband providers despite calls by net neutrality advocates for traffic-neutral regulations
Cisco to invest $1 bn on cloud business
25 Mar 2014
Networking giant Cisco will develop a network of clouds in the next two years to challenge rivals like IBM and Amazon
Google, Cisco in long-term patent cross-licensing pact
05 Feb 2014
The deal allows the two companies to extract significant value from their patent portfolios through a license to each other's portfolio and helping to reduce the risk of future litigation
Cisco buys rest of Insieme Networks
08 Nov 2013
Cisco enters data storage business with Whiptail acquisition
11 Sep 2013
With this acquisition, though Cisco will enter the $50-billion enterprise storage industry, the deal could affect its existing partnerships EMC and NetApp, both of whom make storage systems-based on flash memory chips
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