International Business News - cisco http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Not unlike judges at Olympic gymnastic events, the board of Cisco Systems Inc. assigns numerical grades to the performance of the company's executives. Chief Executive John Chambers score for the last fiscal year was a 1.28, on a scale of 0 to 2. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/cisco-ceo-chambers-gets-12-3m-2008-pay-package.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:26:29 EDT Cisco Systems Inc. Friday said it would buy Jabber Inc., a maker of instant-messaging software for corporations. Denver-based Jabber is privately held, and the terms of the deal were not disclosed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/cisco-to-buy-messaging-provider-jabber.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:39:47 EDT Police are investigating the death of a 42-year-old high-tech executive from California whose body was found near a topless bar. Benjamin Goldman was fatally shot in the neck, Detroit police spokesman James Tate said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/detroit-police-investigating-death-of-cisco-exec.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:37:35 EDT Cisco Systems Inc., which makes computer networking gear, said Wednesday it will buy e-mail and calendaring software provider PostPath Inc. for about $215 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/cisco-to-buy-postpath-for-215-million.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:08:12 EDT Cisco Systems Inc. spent $300,000 in the second quarter to lobby on patent reform, trade measures and efforts to crack down on cybercrime, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/cisco-systems-spent-300k-to-lobby-govt-in-2q.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:25:39 EDT Shares of Cisco Systems Inc. climbed Wednesday morning after the networking equipment company reported earnings that narrowly beat Wall Street estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/cisco-systems-stock-up-after-4q-earnings-report.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:55:29 EDT Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, Aug. 5, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/earnings-roundup-cisco-west-pharma.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:12:13 EDT Cisco Systems Inc. expects revenue for its current quarter and the next one to fall below analyst estimates, due to the weak economy. Chief Executive John Chambers said Tuesday that revenue for the current quarter will grow by 8 percent from a year ago, suggesting revenue of $10.3 billion. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had on average been expecting revenue of $10.4 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/cisco-expects-revenue-below-expectations.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:01:56 EDT Cisco Systems Inc. said Tuesday that sales would be weaker than analysts had forecast in the next few quarters, but investors who had expected worse were cheered. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/103593-earns-cisco.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/cisco-earnings-up-4-4-percent-beating-street.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/cisco-earnings-up-4-4-percent-beating-street.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:51:43 EDT Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of networking gear, is slated to report earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter after the closing bell Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/ahead-of-the-bell-cisco-systems.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:10:35 EDT Cisco Systems Inc. on Tuesday reports financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended July 25. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/earnings-preview-cisco-to-report-4th-qtr-results.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:09:25 EDT FairPoint Communications Inc. has hired computer networking leader Cisco Systems Inc. to help expand broadband Internet access across northern New England. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/cisco-to-assist-fairpoint-in-northern-new-england.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:55:31 EDT Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. on Wednesday said it intends to buy Pure Networks, which makes home networking-management software and tools, for $120 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/cisco-to-buy-pure-networks-for-120-million.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:15:44 EDT An analyst called a recent decline in shares of Cisco Systems Inc. "overdone," and expects fundamentals to improve later this year. Shares of Cisco declined Wednesday to finish 5.7 percent lower at $21.58, and set a 52-week low of $21.54 earlier in the session. An RBC Capital Markets analyst cut his price target following comments from the company's chief executive on technology spending. Shares of the company have declined 15.5 percent so far this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/ahead-of-the-bell-analyst-cisco-sell-off-overdone.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:10:23 EDT An RBC Capital Markets analyst cut his price target on Cisco Systems Inc. in a client note Wednesday, saying the network equipment maker expects a recovery in technology spending later than first thought. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/rbc-cuts-target-on-cisco-shares-decline.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:14:28 EDT Among the premarket stories for Wednesday, July 9, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--An RBC Capital Markets analyst cut his price target on Cisco Systems Inc. in a client note Wednesday, saying the network equipment maker expects a recovery in technology spending later than first thought. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/premarket-roundup-cisco-verisign.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:39:33 EDT An RBC Capital Markets analyst cut his price target on Cisco Systems Inc. in a client note Wednesday, saying the network equipment maker expects a recovery in technology spending later than first thought. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/ahead-of-the-bell-rbc-cuts-target-on-cisco.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:10:12 EDT Cisco Systems Inc. agreed to buy Denmark's DiviTech AS to boost its ability to deliver video, the maker of networking equipment said Tuesday. Cisco did not disclose the financial terms of the deal for DiviTech, which makes equipment used by broadcasters and Web site operators to transmit video. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/cisco-to-buy-denmarks-divitech-to-boost-video-business.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:20:00 EDT The executive vice president of operations, processes and systems for networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. exercised options for 574,950 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/cisco-executive-vice-president-exercises-options.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:42:16 EDT Computer networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. spent $310,000 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government on cyber-crime legislation, broadband proposals and other issues. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/cisco-systems-spent-310k-lobbying-government-1q.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:26:12 EDT