Manuel Garcia-Rulfo delivers his best performance yet in The Lincoln Lawyer 4, applauds Deepa Gahlot.
Cisco, in collaboration with AICTE, is offering virtual internships in networking and cyber security through the Cisco Networking Academy. This remote, two-month programme provides hands-on learning, industry exposure and a chance to build practical technical skills that will enhance the student's employability.
India has its share of both large tech companies and large national laboratories, but why is it that these don't seem to be at the forefront of any innovation news headlines? asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Patent filings suggest that the networking giant is mulling a foray into high-end wireless phones. That's not such a bad idea, say analysts
It is eyeing the transportation and infrastructure modernisation opportunity in the country, expected to attract $500 billion in investment over the next five years.
Warrior, 54, had joined Cisco in 2008.
It's a $38-billion company with a touchingly simple ambition. Cisco wants to become a household name. Having sold over 80 million devices to consumers the world over, it no longer wants to be perceived as a boring company that only manufactures networking gear such as routers and switches. The ambition may sound soft but for Cisco, it is serious business.
Cisco on Friday announced the opening of its Pune office. The opening is in line with Cisco's strategy to expand its customer engagements in Maharashtra and Goa.
Cisco's pervasive strategy aims at making video available on any device of one's choice.
Focussed on growing its business in India, networking giant Cisco said it invests as much as $1.7 billion annually in its operations in the country across areas like R&D and employee training.
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In an interview with Peerzada Abrar and Romita Majumdar, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said that his company would continue to bet heavily on India's engineering talent pool.
The foundation for a Digital India will be intelligent networks.
Technology giant Cisco has meanwhile hired Padmasree Warrior as its chief technology officer.
Cisco Systems, the world's biggest maker of data networking equipment, plans to launch a business group, based in Bangalore, India, that will wire new buildings and even entirely new cities with state-of-the-art networking technology.
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Cisco Systems has appointed Owen Chan as senior vice president, Asia Pacific operations. Chan will be based in Hong Kong and report to Richard Justice, Cisco's senior vice president of Worldwide Field Operations.
In a move to diversify its offerings, networking giant Cisco Systems Inc will acquire media software provider ExtendMedia for an undisclosed amount.
Infrastructure major HCC's realty arm, Lavasa Corporation, that has floated a firm, MyCity Technology, in partnership with IT major Wipro, today tied-up with networking leader Cisco to provide Information and Communication Technology services in the newly-created Lavasa city.
In a sign of the expanding Apple supplier ecosystem in India, American multinational Jabil Inc will set up an electronics manufacturing facility in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu with an investment of Rs 2,000 crore. Jabil is one of the 14 Apple suppliers in India, of around 200 globally, while another 14 have reportedly received preliminary clearance to form joint ventures with Indian companies to set up facilities. Interestingly, of the 14 existing manufacturing units in the Apple supply chain, seven are already in Tamil Nadu.
Network-equipment maker Cisco Systems on Friday said it remains committed to the Indian market and its plans to increase headcount to 10,000 is on track.
Cisco has licensed HCL the intellectual property for one of its network management products.
It expects to garner 5 per cent of its revenues from the Indian market in the next five years with business targeted to grow over 20 per cent during the period.
Cisco Systems on Wednesday announced the appointment of Pramodh Menon as vice president-channels, India and SAARC.
US-based communications networking major Cisco Systems on Friday announced its plans to develop a new campus in Bangalore, covering one million sq.ft area at a cost of $50 million.
Domestic IT company Wipro Technologies and global networking company Cisco are eyeing $1 billion revenue from their strategic alliance for developing and delivering IT services solutions in the global market. The partnership aims at $1 billion revenue over the next three years, said John Chambers, chairman and CEO of the $35 billion California-based company
Cisco Systems Executive V-P and Chief Globalisation Officer Wim Elfrink said this after inaugurating a global delivery centre set up jointly by Cisco and Pune-based Zensar Technologies. Elaborating Cisco's future expansion plans in India, he added, "More than 20 per cent of Cisco's overall employee strength is based in India. The broadband penetration and networking infrastructure are very poor in this country.
Networking giant Cisco Systems on Monday said it has frozen the hiring process and is adopting a wait and watch policy due to the global slowdown besides cutting costs up to $2 billion through various means. Cisco is adopting a wait and watch policy of 6-8 weeks before taking any decisions. It also plans to cuts costs up to $2 billion through measures like slashing travel costs.
Organisations are facing growing privacy concerns over the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) while getting attractive returns from investments in privacy, according to Cisco's latest Data Privacy Benchmark Study. The findings highlight the responses from 2,600 privacy and security professionals across 12 geographies, said the annual review of key privacy issues impacting business. "Organisations see GenAI as a fundamentally different technology with novel challenges to consider," said Dev Stahlkopf, Cisco Chief Legal Officer.
Tech and startup industry bodies have again pushed back against calls by telecom operators to bring over-the-top (OTT) services under a licensing regime similar to telcos, and open them up to taxation. Ahead of public consultations on the issue later this week, the Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), Nasscom and the US India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), among others, have written to the government arguing against such efforts.
"Our strategy is pretty straight forward. Start with basic home networking products, offer VOIP to support triple play services, then build networked entertainment devices and services and perhaps add home monitoring and control over time. India is a key market for our consumer strategy," says Cisco chairman John Chambers.
The highest-ranking female executive in Motorola's nearly 80-year history, Indian-born IITian Padmasree Warrior, has now joined Cisco as its chief technology officer (CTO) after spending over two decades at Motorola.
The company is preparing Information and Communications Technology master plan for four smart cities proposed under the DMIC project.
Realising India as its platform for globalisation efforts, US-based networking giant Cisco on Monday said it will increase its headcount in the country by over three-fold to 10,000 by 2010.The company currently has 3,000 people in India, John Chambers, CEO, Cisco said. In October 2005, Cisco had announced an investment of $1.1 billion in India for the next 2-3 years.
The building that will house 1,500 employees is a showcase of the company's 'smart connected communities'.
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