January 30, 2008

Cisco Announce the Nexus 7000 Data-Center Switching Platform

 

The Nexus 7000 series of data center platforms combine Ethernet, IP and storage units into the one network fabric. This is done using Ciscuc TrustSec architecture with the Nexus Operating system. Microsoft is currently testing the Nexus platforms in a laboratory environment to put the new technology through its paces.

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December 19, 2007

Retired Cisco Chairman gives $175 million to Wisconsin Students

The Associated Press reports that retired Cisco Systems Inc. chairman John Morgridge and his wife have given $175 million to help Wisconsin students pay for their college education at any public university in the state.Morgridge is generous with his time as well. He gave me several interviews for my book, The Technology Leaders, explaining the logic behind Cisco's very successful acquisition strategy.

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December 13, 2007

Cisco Views Video as Future Internet Killer App - Welcome to Yesterday

Note:  I really enjoy these headlines, by my count video has been the killer app since 2005 *cough YouTube *cough.  I thought Cisco would of gotten the memo first being that there enterprise level customer must be asking for more features in there switches to help with the bandwidth intensive video traffic.   Anyways glad to see they are onboard :)

Cisco Systems believes video is the killer app for the next generation of Internet. But that will likely not impact the enterprise for another five to seven years.  Cisco at its C-Scape conference in San Jose beat the collaboration drum in laying out its strategy and vision for the future of networking, with video playing a key part of collaboration.

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November 19, 2007

Cisco Thinks Stock is Undervalued, Buying $10 Billion Back

Cisco has boosted its stock buyback effort by $10 billion, a sign the Internet networking supplier still believes its shares are undervalued. The move, announced Friday, is a way for the San Jose-based company to increase the value of remaining investors' stakes, counter the effect of employees exercising stock options and protect its financial image.

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October 30, 2007

Cisco Enters the WiMAX Market

One week after the International Telecommunications Union approved WiMAX as a 3G technology, Cisco announced it is moving into the WiMAX space with the purchase of Navini Networks, a major manufacturer of WiMAX networking equipment.

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September 09, 2007

Cisco Rolls Out Enterprise Class Wi-Fi

Cisco Systems debuted on Sept. 4 its first enterprise-class wireless LAN access point based on the Wi-Fi Alliance's 802.11n standards. According to Cisco, the Aironet 1250 access point is the only commercially available product to have participated in the Alliance's 802.11n Draft 2.0 testbed.

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July 31, 2007

Should Cisco Kill the Linksys Brand?

Note:  Om has a nice write-up about the possibility of discontinuing the Linksys brand just as AT&T has absorbed Cingular into "The New AT&T".  I use this term loosely of course.  I think overall it would be better to have their product line under one name as long as the Cisco Quality goes along with the entire line.  I have purchased some Linksys networking gear lately and I have had hardware issues on simple pieces of gear that you would think would work right out of the box.

"Cisco Systems, apparently is facing a dilemma: whether to lose to the Linksys brand name or not? Cisco bought Linksys a couple of years ago for $500 million, and it has been a good addition to the portfolio, expanding Cisco’s reach into consumer, SOHO and small and medium sized business markets. (Read: Cisco’s born again consumerism.)" 

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May 22, 2007

Cisco to Buy BroadWare Video Surveillance Company

The networking giant announced late Monday that it plans to buy privately held BroadWare Technologies in an effort to bulk up its video surveillance business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Cisco said that it expects to close the acquisition in its fiscal fourth quarter, which ends July 27.

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May 07, 2007

Cisco Rolls Out Catalyst 6500 Series

Cisco has launched the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 32 with programmable intelligent services accelerator (PISA) technology. The company has also introduced a blueprint for network services called the Campus Communication Fabric that guides information technology (IT) managers through the transformation of their network into a strategic platform for all communications and collaboration.

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May 01, 2007

Student Suspended for Breaking Cisco's NAC

Note: Sounds like a very simple and elegant hack.  Too bad he got suspended and was told he was being unpatriotic. 
 
A University of Portland student was suspended for writing a program to bypass the Cisco Clean Access NAC system on campus. Apparently this incredibly dangerous activity is a Patriot Act violation. Or, at least, it is if you believe the letters being sent out by the administration at UP who seem to be confusing "skipping security checks" and "hack into a licensed product"

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April 13, 2007

US Military and Cisco Plans to Launch Internet Router Into Space

The U.S. military plan to test an Internet router in space, in a project that could also benefit civilian broadband satellite communications. Cisco Systems and Intelsat General, a subsidiary of Intelsat, are among the companies selected by the U.S. Department of Defense for its Internet Routing In Space (IRIS) project, which aims to deliver military communications through a satellite-based router.

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March 12, 2007

Cisco Launches 'Subnetting Game' to Help Students

Cisco today announced the availability of "The Subnetting Game," a new educational game designed to help make the highly technical topic of subnetting easier for students to learn. The game was developed in response to a recent survey by Cisco in which a majority of students responded that network addressing, and particularly subnetting, remains one of the most difficult skills to learn.

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February 25, 2007

Cisco Allows Apple Use iPhone Name

Cisco Systems and Apple Computer have finally called a truce, and will share the 'iPhone' name in exchange for exploring 'interoperability' between the companies' products in areas such as security, consumer, and business communication. Both Apple and Cisco have said they will dismiss any pending legal actions regarding the 'iPhone' trademark, but continue to remain tight-lipped about future products that might come out of the 'interoperability' deal.

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February 09, 2007

Cisco buys social networking company Five Across

Note:  Well I hope they can make a community that is fast as well as their switches :)

Cisco Systems Inc. acquired a small social networking company that allows businesses to create MySpace-like communities on their Web sites.  Cisco said Friday that it was paying an undisclosed amount to acquire privately held Five Across Inc., an 11 person San Francisco company whose software allows companies to add user-interaction functions and multimedia-sharing capabilities to their Web sites.

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February 02, 2007

Cisco Boosts Catalyst Switch Portfolio

Cisco has recently expanded its catalyst switch portfolio that offers twice the Power over Ethernet (PoE) support as its earlier offerings and also come bundled with expanded 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplink options.

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January 21, 2007

Cisco and other firms profiting from online-video craze

Note:  I would tend to agree with this.  Portable video content is hot right now.  We are finally seeing the wireless broadband coming from all the major cell phone carriers.  People now want all types of content on these little devices.  Here is an article about how Cisco is trying to capitalize on it:

"So far, when it comes to making money, the online video explosion is mostly about potential. Studios selling TV shows and movies for download, and Web sites like YouTube that link ads to user-generated content, stand to reap billions from the Internet's hottest trend."

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January 10, 2007

Breaking News: Cisco files infringement suit against Apple over iPhone

Note: Wow, I think some precedent will be set if this case goes to a ruliing. 
 
Cisco Systems Inc. late Wednesday said it has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against Apple Inc. seeking to prevent Apple from using the "iPhone" trademark.

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January 09, 2007

Jabber Teams with Cisco For Collaborative Messaging

Note:  I like the Jabber client.  I have used it internally and on a couple Asterisk installations.  Very solid IM client.

Jabber, a real-time messaging company, on Tuesday plans to announce the integration of its Jabber Extensible Communications Platform (Jabber XCP) with Cisco's Unified MeetingPlace conferencing product, bringing video, voice, and Web conferencing to customers through the Jabber Messenger client.

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December 18, 2006

Cisco Invests $50 Million in China Firm

Note: Everyone seems to be investing in China lately. 
 
Cisco Systems Inc. announced a $50 million investment in the newly public China Communications Services Corporation Ltd., making the U.S. network-equipment maker the largest foreign investor in CCS.

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December 15, 2006

Cisco approaches WiMAX with caution

Note:  Well I guess Craig McCaw will have to more time to make his case for Wimax 
 
Cisco Systems Inc. is taking a wait and see approach to WiMAX technology while continuing to market to what it sees as a largely untapped small to mid-sized business market. Charlie Giancarlo, Cisco's chief development officer, said his company is not planning on entering the radio market any time soon. “We've been sitting on the sideline for a number of reasons,” he said during a press conference Wednesday at CScape, Cisco's annual analyst conference.

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December 14, 2006

Cisco's top technologist wants to rally latent start-up spirit

 
 
Because the Cisco of today was built on a hundred acquired start-ups, the company's top technologist wants to know: "What happened to all those entrepreneurs?"

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December 12, 2006

Cisco and Citrix expand click-to-call functionality

Citrix Systems Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. today announced enhanced click-to-call technology that allows users to click on a phone number embedded in any application on a Citrix Presentation Server to have the call automatically dialed on a Cisco Unified IP phone.

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