Computer Weekly has announced the third UKtech50, our annual definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT - the CIOs, industry executives, public servants and business leaders driving the role of technology in the UK economy. ...
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Cisco futurist Dave Evans has predicted that the technology to "print" food will be available in the relatively near future. Answering questions in a Twitter interview this afternoon under the hastag '#AskFuturist', Evans provided a ...
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Networking hardware giant Cisco is to acquire privately held Meraki for $1.2bn (GBP 755m). Meraki, which was founded in 2006 and has offices in New York, London and Mexico, offers mid-market customers easy-to-deploy on-premise networking ...
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A taste of Cisco's acquisitions The threat from software-defined networking(SDN)Cisco diversifies portfolio Acquisitions more cost-effective than R&D Extending customer base and innovation There is nothing unusual about an industry ...
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Network equipment supplier Cisco is buying US cloud networking firm Meraki in a$1.2bn deal. Cisco,which is keen to raise its profile in cloud computing,said the acquisition will help accelerate its evolution to software-centric offerings ...
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IDG News Service-Cisco said Sunday it intends to acquire Meraki,a vendor of technology for cloud based management of wireless LAN,security appliances,and mobile devices for US$1.2 billion in cash and retention-based incentives. The ...
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IDG News Service-The initial public offering of Ruckus Wireless on Friday highlighted the growing importance of Wi-Fi in mobile networks as service providers try to meet the demands of smartphone and tablet users. Ruckus,a maker of Wi-Fi ...
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IDG News Service-Though U.S.political leaders managed to spark some good news for the economy Friday,technology stocks are down for the week,showing a continued lack of confidence in the sector. The problem has been earnings.Tech ...
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Gartner is urging CIOs to change their IT budget to support a nexus of change arising from cloud, social, big data and mobile technology. The analyst expects traditional IT will have to split its budget to support these emerging ...
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IDG News Service-Cisco Systems and Qualcomm are putting their considerable wireless weight behind a system to make it easier for retail stores and other venues to offer information to visitors over Wi-Fi. Many shops,airports and other ...
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Cisco has bought software company Cloupia for $125m, making it the networking giant's eighth acquisition of 2012. The Santa Clara-based software firm specialises in automating datacentre hardware, giving businesses an overview of their ...
Cisco has bought software company Cloupia for$125m,making it the networking giant's eighth acquisition of 2012. The Santa Clara-based software firm specialises in automating datacentre hardware,giving businesses an overview of their ...
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Chairman and CEO, Netgear, talks about market competition and partner strategy in the India market. CW: Over the years, what has redefined the networking market, which was more about switches and routers? Lo: Presently, the network is ...
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Network World-Four things are clear from Ciscos better-than-expected Q1 FY 2013 results: Ciscos resolve to become the No.1 vendor in IT Collaboration and TelePresence remain challenging product areas for the company Europe and the public ...
Cisco has reported an 18% year-on-year rise in profits, hitting $2.1bn for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2013. Cisco's sales for the quarter came in at $11.9bn – equating to a more modest growth of 5.5% compared with 2011 ...
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