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Cisco’s Chambers Keynote Foreshadows Restructuring
While Cisco Systems continues to innovate, it has become too complex and needs to become more streamlined and easier to work with, CEO John Chambers said in his opening keynote at the Cisco Live show in Las Vegas. As a result, Chambers acknowledged the company will undergo a restructuring although he didn t disclose any…
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Microsoft’s Windows Phone Takes Center Stage
Microsoft executives used the second day of the company s Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles to offer a few glimpses of upcoming Windows Phones. Acer, Fujitsu, ZTE, and Samsung had manufactured the devices on display for part of the July 12 keynote speeches, all of them embracing a thin-and-light design style that will apparently…
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Cisco Job Cuts Could Total 5K in August
Cisco Systems may cut as many as 5,000 jobs in August, the latest significant move as the networking giant looks to reorganize its business and improve its bottom line, according to market research firm Gleacher & Co. In a research note July 11, Gleacher analyst Brian Marshall said the job cuts could rival the 8,000…
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Microsoft’s Ballmer Talks Up Windows Phone
Microsoft is putting a brave face on the marketplace prospects of Windows Phone. During a July 11 keynote speech at the company s Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles, CEO Steve Ballmer described Windows Phone s market presence as very small. Nonetheless, he went on to insist that other metrics boded well for the smartphone…
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Microsoft Talks Cloud, Office 365, But Not Billing
While keynote addresses on Microsoft’s second day of its Worldwide Partner Conference were all about cloud and mobility, no mention was made about the issue that’s been at the crux of why many partners have been slow to adopt Microsoft BPOS and Microsoft Office 365. Who owns the billing? VARs and MSPs want to bundle…