| Sharp turns like Cisco's have a long history If Cisco announces its first blade servers on Monday, as expected, the news may well herald a major expansion of the dominant networking company's business. But even though it's the most hotly anticipated move in a long time for an IT vendor, this isn't the first case of a company taking a big gamble on entering into a new business. Cisco's data-center push holds promise, perils Cisco's move into the heart of data centers, expected to be laid out at an event next Monday, holds the promise of easing a big IT headache but may also escalate competition between the company and its partners.
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Cisco planning significant data center assault
Cisco exec rationalizes data center invasion Microsoft, Intel to back Cisco's "Unified Computing" launch Contrary to previous reports, Cisco's data center vision does not seem to be a largely solo effort. Microsoft/Cisco unified communications group Did you know that some people in Microsoft's UC group moved over to Cisco? Alex Lewis tells a story of using one presence app to locate the other folks. Cisco cuckoo for comic strip campaign Looking for someone other than itself to pat its back, Cisco pitched a story on its new comic strip character-based advertising campaign for its security products to no less than four Network World editors this week. Nortel enterprise biz not on Cisco's plate Nortel is in talks with rivals about selling off its enterprise and wireless businesses but sources say one rival that is not interested in the enterprise business is Cisco. Cisco's "limited restructuring"Word that Cisco is quietly downsizing one of its technology groups and outsourcing engineering positions and there could be more of these LRs to come. Why CxOs, VP’S and director’s should always return e-mails and calls In this economy, everyone is learning a scared truth – everything you do in the business world eventually comes full circle. So ponders Cisco Subnet blogger Larry Chaffin. So – are the router prices lower, or not? Cisco Subnet blogger Wendell Odom is on the hunt for bargains for home labs and he's got some good news and bad news for you. Cisco and Pure Digital? Can't go for that (no can do) An interesting connection between flip video device maker Pure Digital, the surprising rumored buyout target of Cisco is that its VCs were the original backers of Cisco, says Cisco Subnet blogger Brad Reese. Remaking the DJIA Should Cisco be added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average … some say yes. Today on Cisco Subnet Winners of the January and February giveaways. Enter for a Microsoft training giveaway from New Horizons
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