Quentin Hardy discusses the latest earnings report from Cisco Systems, and what it says about the health of the technology industry. full story ![]()
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures fell on Thursday in the wake of weaker-than-expected growth data from Europe and Japan and a disappointing outlook from technology bellwether Cisco Systems .
reuters.com (3 months and 8 days ago)
To hear Cisco tell it, the world is quickly running out of wireless spectrum. Tim Farrar, of TMF associates, says a look at the numbers shows that Cisco first overstated them, then revised them, and is now overstating them again.
gigaom.com (3 months and 13 days ago)

Cisco chose the eve of Microsoft's first Lync conference to attack the Microsoft unified communications platform as incomplete when compared to Cisco's enterprise UC offerings. Cisco has launched what it calls a frank and direct conversation and a weeks-long debate about what's important when IT executives decide which platforms to choose, and in its initial salvo finds...
pcworld.com (3 months and 3 days ago)
Cisco announced a healthy set of Q2 FY 2013 results February 13 as revenues grew 5% and operating income 2% over the same period last year. A one-time tax benefit however helped Cisco grow its net income by a huge 44% y-o-y.
forbes.com (3 months and 8 days ago)
As one of the world's biggest news organizations, the Associated Press is a bellwether for changes in society. Now, that bellwether is saying that gay men and women in lawful marriages should be described by the same terms as their straight counterparts: "husband" and "wife."
forbes.com (3 months and 1 day ago)
Cisco announced a strong set of Q3 FY2013 results May 15, sending the stock up by around 10% in after-hours trading. Revenues increased by more than 5% over the same period last year, and operating profits grew at a faster 7% rate for the sixth quarter in a row. The biggest relief for Cisco’s investors was that the macro-economic situation continued to see a slow and steady...
forbes.com (6 days ago)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Cisco will report its fiscal third-quarter earnings on Wednesday. Even though it's no longer the days of the tech bubble, you couldn't tell by the company's recent performances. After overcoming some missteps in execution, the network giant has now strung together eight consecutive earnings beats. Investors are anxious to see if Cisco, which still...
thestreet.com (9 days ago)
(Reuters) - Shares of Cisco Systems Inc rose as much as 14 percent on Thursday, a day after the company reported quarterly results and financial targets that were better than Wall Street expected. Cisco shares hit a multiyear high of $24.24 on the Nasdaq after the results and the company's forecast eased concerns about weak technology spending after many technology rivals...
yahoo.com (7 days ago)
Lingering oil residue at the bottom of Gulf Coast marshes caused heart defects and hindered reproduction in a small fish seen as an environmental bellwether, researchers said Thursday.
cnn.com (20 days ago)
Cisco president Chris Dedicoat tells why the company is performing much better than that of its rivals.
cnn.com (3 months and 8 days ago)
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