Cisco Seeks Top IT Vendor Spot : Tomorrow Starts Here

Cisco's ambition is to transform itself from being the top communications provider to the top information technology provider, said John Chambers, speaking at the Cisco Financial Analyst Conference Day in New York. The biggest growth opportunity for Cisco is in  providing complete architectural solutions for intelligent IP networks that meet business requirements. Chambers said the communications industry is at a strategic inflection...

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U.S. Mobile Operators to Deploy Text-to-9-1-1

The four leading mobile operators agreed to voluntarily offer their subscribers text-based emergency communication services, in accordance with the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) industry standard solution (currently expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2013), to requesting public safety answering points (PSAPs).  Participating carriers include AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile. Some key points...

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Indonesia's PT Telkom Deploys 100K Wi-Fi

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia has selected Cisco for the deployment of 100,000 access points across Indonesia to offload mobile data from the macro cellular network, as well as to offer more convenient mobile broadband services in malls, hotels, schools, hotspots and public areas. The companies described the Wi-Fi rollout as the largest such project in Asia. Deployment is underway.  Financial terms were not disclosed. PT Telekom is looking to...

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Cisco Backs IDEALondon Incubator in Shoreditch

Cisco, DC Thomson and University College London are teaming up to found a new Innovation and Digital Enterprise Alliance (IDEA) to better support Tech City in East London and the contribution of digital enterprise to the UK economy.  Tech City, which aims to host around 25 digital and media start-up companies, represents over £3.5m of investment by the three partners over the first three years of operation, with additional investment in individual...

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Napatech Adapters Pumps 100 Gbps throughput with Dell PowerEdge Servers

Napatech, which provides intelligent adapters for network monitoring and analysis, has achieved 100 Gbps throughput on a Dell PowerEdge R720 rack server. The configuration of the test was: Dell PowerEdge R720 with dual hex-core Intel Xeon E5-2600, 2.5 GHz processors 5 x Napatech NT20E2 dual port 10 Gbps low-profile adapters 10 ports of 10 Gbps traffic was generated and captured using a packet capture application.  Napatech said the test...

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Egenera Acquires FORT for Cloud Management

Egenera, which provides physical, virtual and cloud management, has acquired Fort Technologies, a cloud lifecycle software provider based in Dublin, Ireland. Fort’s cloud management capabilities will be added to Egenera's PAN Cloud Director software for enterprises.  The deal also expands Egenera’s sales footprint, partner network and customer base in EMEA. Financial terms were not disclosed. “The acquisition allows us to help our customers...

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