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Cisco Plans $1B in Cuts by October, Layoffs Likely
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) plans to cut $1 billion in costs from its fiscal 2012 run rate as it seeks to right itself, according to CEO John Chambers who addressed analysts in a conference call following the company’s third quarter earnings release May 11. Most of the $1 billion in cost cutting will be executed by…
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Microsoft Releases Windows Azure Toolkits for Smartphones
Microsoft has announced a set of toolkits to further enable developers to build device applications that take advantage of Windows Azure, the Windows Azure Toolkits for Devices. Microsoft announced Windows Azure Toolkits for Devices, consisting of assets for Windows Phone, iOS and a preview of tools for Android. Using the toolkits, developers can use the…
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Cisco Debuts Branch Office WLAN Controller at Interop
Cisco Systems officials over the past few months have built out the capabilities of their Borderless Networks initiative in such areas as mobility, security and management. Now the networking giant is looking to extend the reach of the strategy into branch offices. At Interop 2011 this week in Las Vegas, Cisco officials are showing off…
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Revenue Up, Profit Down at Symantec
Data protection and software management provider Symantec on May 11 reported a 9 percent decline in its profits for its fourth-quarter 2011 earnings, but the company still bettered Wall Street analysts’ projections. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company that makes the popular Norton Security Suite cleared $168 million (22 cents per share) for the three-month period…
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10 Things Steve Jobs Would Do If He Were Leading HP
10 Things Steve Jobs Would Do If He Were Leading HP 1. He’d Double Down On WebOSHP’s decision to acquire Palm was a good one. With that acquisition, the company was able to take over Palm and thus, establish itself as another software provider, thanks to WebOS. Given Steve Jobs’ history with Mac OS X,…
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Microsoft Skype Deal Skype Means Business
Microsoft Skype Deal Skype Means Business Sept. 2010: Skype makes clear its intentions to target business by announcing a new channel partner program for VARs and systems integrators, designed to provide training, sales and marketing collateral to qualified partners. Skype still sells its products direct to customers, but channel partners sell their own services such…
