Cisco news from Network World http://www.networkworld.com/news/financial/cisco.html The latest Cisco news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2012 Network World, Inc. Cisco all but kills Cius tablet computer http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/052512-cisco-cius-259634.html?source=nww_rss Cisco is slowly killing off its Cius business tablet less than a year after it started shipping. Jim Duffy 2012-05-25T11:00:37-04:00 10 years later, Alcatel-Lucent revisits Cisco and Juniper in the core http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/052212-alcatel-lucent-core-router-259510.html?source=nww_rss Alcatel-Lucent is set to give Cisco and Juniper another run for the money in core routing 10 years after its initial attempt failed. Jim Duffy 2012-05-22T12:15:06-04:00 Cisco's wireless unit shifts emphasis to "mobility" http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/051812-cisco-wireless-259429.html?source=nww_rss Cisco's Wireless Networking Business Unit doesn't actually talk so much about wireless networking these days. Increasingly, its message aimed at IT groups is about the broader concept of "mobility." John Cox 2012-05-18T09:55:28-04:00 Ethernet switching gets specialized http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/051712-ethernet-switching-259385.html?source=nww_rss Growth in the Ethernet switch market is now being driven by specialized devices for specific applications, rather than evenly across all customer deployments. Jim Duffy 2012-05-17T11:14:47-04:00 Cisco mobility bundles target BYOD, mobile virtual desktop http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/051712-cisco-mobility-259365.html?source=nww_rss Cisco announced yesterday three pre-tested bundles of products and services designed to cut through the confusing complexity of enterprise mobility. John Cox 2012-05-17T07:42:01-04:00 Largest Illinois healthcare system uproots Cisco to build $40M private cloud http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/051112-illinois-cisco-259192.html?source=nww_rss LAS VEGAS -- A healthcare network in Illinois is investing $40 million in Alcatel-Lucent switches to consolidate data centers into a private cloud. Jim Duffy 2012-05-11T09:09:18-04:00 U.S.-Israel project with Motorola leads to security-hardened industrial control system http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/050912-ics-motorola-259135.html?source=nww_rss The security associated with industrial control systems (ICS) is facing heavy criticism this week at the ICS Joint Working Group 2012 Spring Conference, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS is concerned cyberattacks could disrupt America's energy, water and manufacturing facilities. Ellen Messmer 2012-05-09T04:38:26-04:00 HP says SDNs are key to cloud deployment http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/050912-interop-hp-sdn-259129.html?source=nww_rss Software-defined networks (SDN) have the capability to provision applications in minutes instead of months, and speed deployment into the cloud, according to the head of HP Networking. Jim Duffy 2012-05-09T02:57:38-04:00 Cisco offers API to fight call fraud http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/050812-interop-cisco-api-259059.html?source=nww_rss Cisco this week at Interop 2012 released an API for its branch routers designed to enable third-party developers to write applications to enhance the security of phone calls over the router network. Jim Duffy 2012-05-08T09:15:37-04:00 HP, F5 partner to speed delivery of cloud apps http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/050812-interop-hp-259040.html?source=nww_rss HP this week unveiled several initiatives at Interop 2012 in Las Vegas to enhance the provisioning and performance of virtual applications over a network, including an alliance with application delivery controller leader F5. Jim Duffy 2012-05-08T07:00:00-04:00