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Cisco to Make India Hub For Global Hardware Export
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Cisco to Make India Hub For Global Hardware Export

Networking giant Cisco today said it plans to make India a global export hub for its products, after recently having started manufacturing access points and routers at a facility in Pune. The US-based company also expects to complete 50 digitisation projects by the end of the year across India, which is part of its USD 100 million investment announced last year. "Our roadmap is very clear. Our first intention was to start with 5 or 6 products that we wanted to make in India for domestic market such as access points, routers etc. "The second stage is to make that centre (Pune) a global export hub. That is the next stage we are working on right now," Cisco President India and SAARC Dinesh Malkani said at the Cisco India Summit 2017. In March, Cisco had unveiled its first 'Made in...
Cisco to Acquire Software Firm Founded By Former IIT Delhi Student For 25000 Crore
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Cisco to Acquire Software Firm Founded By Former IIT Delhi Student For 25000 Crore

San Francisco-based software company founded by an IIT alumnus will be acquired by American technology giant Cisco for USD 3.7 billion. Jyoti Bansal founded application intelligence software company AppDynamics in 2008 with a vision to "help modern enterprises embark on their journey of digital transformation with a disruptive approach to managing their software applications." Cisco said it will acquire AppDynamics for approximately USD 3.7 billion in cash and assumed equity awards. It said AppDynamics's cloud application and business monitoring platform enabled the world's largest companies to improve application and business performance. "Applications have become the lifeblood of a company's success. Keeping those apps running and performing well has never been more important," sai...
Rs 2000 Cr Cisco Scam: BSNL to Look Into Allegations of Irregularity in Tender
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Rs 2000 Cr Cisco Scam: BSNL to Look Into Allegations of Irregularity in Tender

State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today said it will look into allegations of irregularity in award of network equipment tender to US tech giant Cisco in 2014. Reports said BSNL tender norms for procuring IP-MPLS equipment for the Network for Spectrum (NFS) project were allegedly tweaked to so that the Rs 2,000 crore contract went to US giant. "Prima facie there is no substance to the allegations, but since the reports have come we will look into the matter once again. In the past also, these things have come up before I joined, and a proper reply on the subject has been given," BSNL CMD Anupam Shrivastava told. Cisco, in an emailed statement, said the company does not comment on customer relationships or internal processes. "Cisco strives to maintain high standards of et...
Reliance Group in Partnership With Cisco Launched IoT Services Venture ‘UNLIMIT’
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Reliance Group in Partnership With Cisco Launched IoT Services Venture ‘UNLIMIT’

Anil Ambani promoted Reliance Group today announced a strategic partnership with Cisco Jasper for the launch of its new venture 'UNLIMIT' to provide Internet of Things (IoT) services to enterprise customers across India. The outlook for IoT services in India is virtually UNLIMITed, with the number of connected devices projected to rise from 200 million today to around 3 billion by 2020, and revenues set to increase from USD 5.6 billion today to USD 15 billion in 2020," Amitabh Jhunjhunwala, Group Managing Director, Reliance Group said. IoT, fuelled by machine-to-machine communication, essentially refers to microprocessor and sensor-fitted gadgets or things within a network talking to each other, swapping real-time data and information to perform specific actions. Examples of con...
Rajasthan Partners With Cisco For Connected Learning Solution
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Rajasthan Partners With Cisco For Connected Learning Solution

Rajasthan education department has partnered with US-based technology firm Cisco to promote digital learning across the state using virtual digital room solutions. "This initiative aims to enhance the quality of education through digital learning for academia to connect, collaborate, create and share content across 12 centres of State Institute for Education Management and Training (SIEMAT) in the state," Cisco said in a statement. The financial details of the partnership were, however, not disclosed. Under this association, Cisco and SIEMAT have committed to 50,000 manhours of training annually through the virtual digital classrooms. Cisco has partnered with the Rajasthan government to establish Digital Learning Solution Rooms (DLSRs) which will deploy virtual digital classroo...
Cisco to Cut 5,500 Jobs in Shift From Switches to Software
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Cisco to Cut 5,500 Jobs in Shift From Switches to Software

Cisco Systems Inc said it would cut nearly 7 percent of its workforce, posting charges of up to $400 million (roughly Rs. 2,672 crores) in its first quarter, as the world's largest networking gear maker shifts focus from its legacy hardware towards higher-margin software. The gradual move to fast-growing sectors such as security, the Internet of Things and the cloud is a response to sluggish demand for Cisco's traditional lineup of switches and routers from telecom carriers and enterprise customers, amid intense competition from companies such as Huawei and Juniper Networks Inc . Savings from up to 5,500 job cuts would be reinvested into key growth areas, Cisco said. "We think this is partly an effort by (CEO) Chuck Robbins to put a stake in the ground and send a message that ...
Apple Gears Up For Technology Integration With Cisco
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Apple Gears Up For Technology Integration With Cisco

Technology giant Apple is working on plans to facilitate integration of Ciscos Spark business collaboration service with iPhones in an effort to offer enterprise customers a better calling experience over Internet. Apple chief Tim Cook has said the company is making iOS devices to work better on Cisco technologies than any other mobile platform. "With iOS 10, we are making it easier to make and receive voice and video calls over IP(Internet Protocol). Now, Cisco Spark will integrate with iPhone for first-class calling experience. Its a seamless integration," Cook said in a video message at the Cisco Live Conference. Last year, Cisco had forged a strategic partnership with Apple, under which it optimised its network for iOS devices and apps, integrating iPhones with its solutions and ...