FBI worried as DoD sold counterfeit networking gear

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is taking the issue of counterfeit Cisco equipment very seriously, according to a leaked FBI presentation that underscores problems in the Cisco supply chain. ...continue reading 'FBI worried as DoD sold counterfeit networking gear'

Cisco's Nexus forms core of data-center drive

As servers and storage start to merge into unified, virtualized systems, Cisco wants to do the same thing with the networks that connect them. ...continue reading 'Cisco's Nexus forms core of data-center drive'

It's hard to overstate how important the Nexus data-center switching platform is to Cisco Systems: for the dominant networking vendor's enterprise business, it's the biggest thing since the Catalyst 6000, which made its debut in 1999, according to the two key executives on the project. ...continue reading 'Cisco's Nexus is big -- and a big deal'

Cisco green plan looks beyond routers

Power is a growing issue in data centers as the cost of energy rises and concerns about global climate change increase. Being able to collect and analyze information about power usage is a big part of the battle and becoming more crucial in the age of virtualization, says Paul Marcoux, vice president of green engineering at Cisco. ...continue reading 'Cisco green plan looks beyond routers'

Cisco hires environmental guru for green efforts

Cisco has hired one of the founders of the 'Green Grid,' Paul Marcoux, to be its new environmental guru. ...continue reading 'Cisco hires environmental guru for green efforts'

Cisco's WiMax focus is in developing world

Cisco Systems sees a big market for WiMax, but not primarily in high-profile deployments in the developed world such as Sprint Nextel's nationwide network, planned for commercial launch in the U.S. next year. ...continue reading 'Cisco's WiMax focus is in developing world'

Cisco's EOS online-content platform coming next year

Cisco will introduce next year its Entertainment Operating System (EOS), a platform for delivering multimedia content to online communities. ...continue reading 'Cisco's EOS online-content platform coming next year'