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Cisco extends Microsoft support in data center portfolio

Posted April 16, 2013 - 4:14 pm

Cisco last week extended its data center product line to support Microsoft's Windows Server 2012 hypervisor and VM management features to more tightly align their respective data center and cloud architectures for joint customers.
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Skeptcism follows Cisco-IBM led OpenDaylight SDN consortium

Posted April 9, 2013 - 11:17 am

If you're skeptical about the intentions of the OpenDaylight SDN consortium, you're not alone.
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Avaya willing to share customers with Cisco, Microsoft in three-way networking battle

Posted March 28, 2013 - 3:52 pm

Avaya unified communications products can get along with Microsoft's Lync Server, and many customers will probably choose to deploy both rather than just one, says Avaya's CEO.
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Where do Cisco's network security plans go from here?

Posted March 21, 2013 - 8:54 pm

Despite its leadership position in most enterprise security product areas, Cisco faces a number of technological and competitive challenges to stay out in front.
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Cisco weds WebEx with telepresence

Posted March 20, 2013 - 10:35 am

Cisco announced at the Enterprise Connect conference in Orlando, Fla., today that it is now possible to patch WebEx users into Cisco telepresence conferences as full participants.
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Cisco aims software improvements at enterprise video communications

Posted March 19, 2013 - 8:10 am

Anticipating explosive growth in video communications, Cisco is readying product improvements designed to simplify the management of videoconferencing traffic and to streamline its use for employees.
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Software-defined networking is a 'limiting vision', says Cisco CTO

Posted March 15, 2013 - 9:22 am

Software-defined networking (SDN) may be the buzzword of the moment within the enterprise networking industry, but it is a “limiting vision” according to Padmasree Warrior, chief strategy and technology office at Cisco.
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Cisco-funded startup unveils breakthrough router, targets SDNs

Posted March 12, 2013 - 11:53 am

A Cisco-funded router startup has unveiled its first product, which the company says implements breakthrough silicon-to-photonics circuitry for scaling service provider networks and enabling them for software-defined networking (SDN).
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Cisco, EMC data center coalition feels on solid ground

Posted March 4, 2013 - 8:12 am

VCE looking ahead as market leader in converged infrastructure despite competitive strain between founders.
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West Virginia auditor blasts Cisco, state for 'oversized' router buy

Posted February 26, 2013 - 10:29 am

West Virginia wasted millions in federal grant money when it purchased 1,164 Cisco routers for $24 million in 2010, a state audit concluded.
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Cisco brings server virtualization to the branch office

Posted February 25, 2013 - 1:48 pm

The Cisco UCS Express family is a new set of blades that add high-performance general-purpose Intel server capabilities to the ISR G2 series of routers.
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Cisco virtual router targets the cloud

Posted February 25, 2013 - 12:52 pm

The Cisco CSR 1000V router is designed for enterprise network managers who want to have a little piece of their Cisco infrastructure in the cloud.
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Unified communications Battle Royale: Cisco, Avaya feel the heat from Microsoft Lync

Posted February 21, 2013 - 2:01 pm

It seems Microsoft's unified communications system Lync is becoming so popular among businesses that it is the No.1 threat to the top vendors Cisco and Avaya. Cisco this week launched an online blogging campaign to point out Lync's shortcomings, and Avaya volunteered a nearly identical list of what it perceives as Lync limitations.
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Cisco declares war on Microsoft unified communications system

Posted February 19, 2013 - 2:42 pm

Cisco chose the eve of Microsoft's first Lync conference to attack the Microsoft unified communications platform as incomplete when compared to Cisco's enterprise UC offerings.
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Cisco posts higher profit and revenue in Q2

Posted February 13, 2013 - 6:00 pm

Cisco Systems posted higher revenue and profit in its fiscal second quarter as Chairman and CEO John Chambers reiterated the company's ambitious goal to become the biggest company in IT.
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Cisco vs. Juniper: How different are their SDN strategies?

Posted February 7, 2013 - 4:52 pm

On the surface, Cisco and Juniper's SDN strategies seem to have sharp contrasts if recent announcements are any indication. For example:
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Cisco Catalyst marries wired, wireless and SDN in one switch

Posted January 29, 2013 - 5:30 pm

Cisco this week unveiled a new Catalyst switch and WLAN controller designed to converge wired and wireless networks and centralize management of both environments.
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Cisco virtual desktop users to get access to Jabber HD voice and video

Posted January 17, 2013 - 12:04 pm

Users of Cisco's virtual desktop system will soon be able to engage in voice and video communications with their colleagues using the Jabber instant messaging tool.
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Cisco working to fix broken patch for VoIP phones

Posted January 7, 2013 - 11:14 pm

Cisco Systems plans to release a new patch for a vulnerability in its VoIP phones after the first patch did not fix the problem, which could allow an attacker to eavesdrop on conversations.
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Cisco and NXP invest in connected car technology company

Posted January 4, 2013 - 6:46 am

Cisco Systems and NXP Semiconductors have both invested in connected car equipment vendor Cohda Wireless, as they look to make the Internet of things a reality and take a piece of a quickly growing market.
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Technologies to watch 2013: Cisco products, more maturity for SDNs in 2013

Posted January 2, 2013 - 11:52 am

There was a lot of news and hype swirling around Software-Defined Networking in 2012, so what's on tap for 2013?
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Cisco uses LISP to articulate programmability

Posted December 20, 2012 - 10:05 pm

Network virtualization is one of the hotter trends in the industry today, and when Cisco speaks to it you hear a distinct LISP.
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7 low-cost videoconferencing services: Which is best for your meeting?

Posted December 19, 2012 - 8:35 am

Remote colleagues and friends are the norm today. We look at 7 online services that help you keep in touch.
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13 events that defined Cisco's 2012

Posted December 12, 2012 - 10:19 pm

From software defined networking challenges to killing Cius and corporate restricting moves, it was a busy year for Cisco.
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12 useful websites for IT security

Posted December 11, 2012 - 9:00 am

From Microsoft and Cisco to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, we look at some of the most useful IT security websites
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