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• Cisco's consumer business chief resigns

  The head of Cisco Systems' consumer products business is leaving the company less than two years after he arrived with the acquisition of Flip camcorder maker Pure Digital Technologies.

• Cisco revenues push to $10.4 billion in Q2

  Cisco beat analyst estimates with its second-quarter earnings, posting revenue of US$10.4 billion and earnings per share, excluding expenses, charges and other items, of $0.37.

• Cisco backs OpenStack cloud platform

  Cisco Systems has thrown its weight behind OpenStack, the open-source cloud infrastructure platform developed jointly by NASA and managed service provider Rackspace Hosting.

• Cisco, Verizon enlist in 24-hour IPv6 trial

  Two leading network vendors -- Cisco and Verizon Business -- have enlisted in an upcoming trial-by-fire of IPv6, the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol called IPv4.

• US peer-to-peer traffic lower than world average

  The U.S. has one of the lowest relative rates of use of P-to-P (peer-to-peer) networks compared to the rest of the world, according to a new study.

• Intel gives away FCOE to simplify data centers

  Intel has eased the migration to a single network infrastructure throughout data centers by introducing Open FCOE, a free software stack for Fibre Channel Over Ethernet.

• Cisco adds Mozy cloud service to desktop Smart Storage box

  Cisco Systems today unveiled a cloud storage feature for its series of entry-level desktop NSS 300 Series Smart Storage storage arrays.

• Cisco compacts Catalyst switches

  Cisco this week is rolling out two lines of Catalyst Ethernet switches in compact form factors intended for deployment in workgroups closer to users vs. wiring closets.

• Cisco's Cius tablet coming to Verizon LTE

  Verizon Wireless will introduce Cisco's Cius tablet for its fast LTE mobile broadband network in the spring of 2011, and the companies will also offer LTE interfaces for Cisco's second-generation Integrated Services Router for small and medium-size businesses.

• CES - Cisco Videoscape attempts to be single source of video

  Cisco Systems on Wednesday showed an offering that will give people a unified way of viewing video on TV's, mobile phones, and tablet computers.

• Duke MBA program networks over Cisco's Quad

  Diversity is key in Duke University's MBA-Cross-Continent program, which brings together students from around the world and sends them to several continents to learn. But when it comes to tools for linking the students and faculty in that program, a unified platform from Cisco Systems has brought several advantages.

• BMC and Cisco team up to deliver new cloud platform

  BMC and Cisco have teamed up to address the multi-tenancy cloud market. The two companies have agreed to develop software to simplify the offerings made to service providers. As part of the deal, BMC and Cisco are set to introduce the Integrated Cloud Delivery Platform

• Will videoconferencing replace the telephone?

  In a famous exhibit at the 1964 World's Fair in New York City, AT&T Bell Labs demonstrated the Picturephone Mod 1, a small, oval device with a camera and a screen that allowed two people to see each other while they talked over the telephone network. Six years later, the device was still in trials.

• 'Cisco Cultural Advisor' might help workers collaborate

  Cisco Systems is quietly developing a mobile application that profiles how users work and communicate, with the aim of helping them work better together.

• Cisco's Cius business tablet to ship in March

  Cisco Systems on Monday said its Cius tablet, which is targeted at businesses, will become generally available starting in March.