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Cisco Tries Reinvention in Tough Time

Cisco Systems Inc. shares tumbled this time last year after executives warned their biggest corporate customers were ordering less equipment. If history repeats itself this week, the networking giant will join a dreary but growing club.

HP Makes a Big Play in Software-Defined Networks

A conversation with HP networking head Bethany Mayer.
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Vidyo Raises $17 Million in Round Led by Triangle Peak

A new investor.
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Violin Memory Is Raising More Money Ahead of Planned May IPO

The money will fund operations until then.
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Violin Memory to Acquire GridIron Systems

A batch of patents to improve on the product.
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How Big Data and Cloud Computing Are Pushing Networks to the Brink

A survey by Juniper Networks finds that a majority of senior IT executives say their networks aren’t up to the tasks that are being demanded of them.
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Cloud-Collaboration Service FuzeBox Hires VoIP Pioneer Michael Knappe

The surprisingly cool cloud-based virtual meeting and collaboration service names a new director of engineering.
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AT&T Adds Mobile Security Service for Businesses to Growing Lineup

Continuing its expansion in the services business, AT&T is announcing on Tuesday a service for business that combines antivirus and malware protection with tools to manage mobile devices. It builds on a deal announced earlier this year with Juniper Networks, whose technology powers the service.

Plumgrid, Another Virtual Networking Start-Up, Raises $10.7 Million

But don’t ask what it’s building just yet.
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Juniper Networks Net Down 50 Percent on Weak Router Sales

Juniper Networks Inc.’s second-quarter income fell 50 percent as soft router and other hardware sales kept challenging the company’s results.