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This afternoon the International Trade Commission ruled that Arista switches infringe two additional Cisco patents, covering addressable memory and control plane policing, which are core technologies in network switching. By confirming Administrative Law Judge McNamara’s Initial Determination, the C…

Today, Cisco is announcing its intent to acquire the Advanced Analytics team and associated advanced analytics intellectual property developed by Saggezza, a privately-held technology services company. As applications are moving to the cloud and billions of things are connecting to the network, our…

Twenty years ago, Cisco Capital began with a simple purpose: to enable companies of all sizes to transform and develop through the acquisition of Cisco technology. While Cisco Capital has grown substantially since then, our mission has remained unchanged. Over the past two decades—from the dot-com b…

Over the past several years, an immense transition has taken place as networks have become more diverse and complex. Companies large and small have many branch sites – users at the edge that need to connect securely and quickly to the network and the cloud. Software-defined wide area networking (SD-…

The digital age has ushered in a new and exciting time for the media industry. It’s great for consumers who now have their pick of affordable, high-quality content from any device, anywhere, at any time. It’s great for media organizations that have embraced digitization and can respond rapidly to gi…

Are we there yet? If you have ever been on a road trip with kids, you know this question well.  The anticipation of reaching our destination never really disappears. I was recently asked by an astute observer of Cisco’s digital transformation, “When will Cisco achieve its goal of becoming a digital…

UPDATE (April 7, 2017): The U.S. CBP agency today decided to allow importation of Arista’s redesigned products into the U.S. while the ITC enforcement proceedings for case ‘944 are underway. The decision was issued after the agency met with counsel for both parties in late February, where our outsid…

Meetings By Design Cisco Spark Board just won Red Dot’s Best of the Best Award for “extraordinary, innovative design.” This is one of the world’s top design honors, and I could not be more proud of our team. Cisco won four more Red Dot Awards today, for Cisco Spark Room Kit and other tech components…

Our market economy, which produces goods and services and jobs for billions around the world, is built on the foundation of a strong commercial law system – a foundation that promises “a deal is a deal”, that rights and obligations can be enforced through courts offering equal justice under law. For…