Cisco bids to control IPTV
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Grabs for underlying architecture Analysis Cisco has virtually re-invented IPTV services by dropping key elements of the IPTV experience â VoD, network PVR, fast channel change and packet re-transmission â down a layer into the network layer, sitting on Cisco routers and servers in the network.â¦
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InfoWorld - A new application from Raketu Communications&#160;aims to integrate IPTV (Internet Protocol television) with social networking, two of the Internet&#39;s hip technologies.
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Move will allow Cisco channel partners to monitor their enterprise customers' networks to provide better service and support.
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Under the effort announced today, the two will share APIs and develop protocols to enable better interoperability between Microsoft's Network Access Protection technology and Cisco's Network Admission Control technology.
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(InfoWorld) - Cisco Systems has rolled out an online video publishing package for businesses, an offering in line with the company's strategy to move beyond its traditional focus on networks to make more of a splash in the unified communications market. Cisco said Tuesday that its Digital Media System could, for example, allow a company to stream an executive keynote online and then archive it immediately for further viewing. The company envisions a range of applications for the system from companies using it to train employees in remote locations to governments broadcasting public meetings online. The system is based on an IP (Internet Protocol) platform, Cisco said. The Digital Media System includes two media encoders, one portable and one a "studio-level" appliance, Cisco said. A second feature, the Digital Media Manager, is a batch of tools that allows metadata and keywords to be added to video clips along with publishing and archiving functions. The third component is a customizable portal to search and watch videos. The product comes out of Cisco's Emerging Market Technology Group, which Cisco described as an internal team that looks outside the company's core networking business. The Digital Media System starts at $133,000. Â
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Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. said that it intends to buy Perfigo Inc. for $74 million in cash, boosting the company's efforts to secure network "endpoints" and protect them from worms, viruses and hacking.
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Cisco Systems and Microsoft have announced a collaborative effort designed to bridge a divide between their emerging network access-control architectures.
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Cisco Systems has announced its intention to buy privately-held Perfigo, but while waiting for the acquisition to close, Cisco has licensed Perfigo&#39;s technology in an OEM deal.
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Cisco Systems Inc.  said on Wednesday it would buy privately held Reactivity Inc., a maker of equipment used in computer networks, for $135 million as part of an effort to diversify from its core business of making routers and switches.
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Cisco has sealed an alliance with Fujitsu in a bid to boosts its Japanese market presence. Fujitsu will act as a reseller for Cisco&#39;s high-end routing systems, especially the ultra-high-end
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Microsoft has teamed up with consumer electronics firm Thomson to launch set-top boxes supporting Microsoft TV&#39;s Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) software platform.
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Cisco Systems Inc. of San Jose, Calif., Monday acquired privately held P-Cube Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif. P-Cube develops service control platforms, which help service providers
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Internet hardware giant Cisco Systems is said to be preparing to launch a new family of routers that can manage both voice and data applications.
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Cisco Systems has confirmed that it is to spend $200m to acquire privately held P-Cube, a California-based developer of internet protocol (IP) service control platforms.
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European telecom equipment maker looks to push into corporate switching, a market long dominated by Cisco.
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Cisco Systems is buying IP-service control vendor P-Cube in a deal valued at $200 million. P-Cube&#39;s products help service providers identify subscribers, classify applications, improve service performance and charge for multiple IP services.
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Cisco Systems, which has been under growing competitive pressure lately in the high-end router space, announced a series of initiatives this week designed to improve its market position, as well as bolster its relationship with telecom service providers.