<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - cisco</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/cisco</link><description>Newsvine - cisco</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 7 Mar 2013 14:04:42 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 06:05:19 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Cisco to set up tech training centers in Myanmar</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems plans to establish two network training centers in Myanmar, as global technology companies begin to move into one of the least-connected places on Earth.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Erika Kinetz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Erika Kinetz]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17223104-cisco-to-set-up-tech-training-centers-in-myanmar</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17223104-cisco-to-set-up-tech-training-centers-in-myanmar</guid><category>technology</category><category>myanmar</category><category>cisco</category><category>as</category><category>cisco-systems</category><pubDate>Thu, 7 Mar 2013 13:03:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fcd1a3b4-9ecd-424d-bdf3-be5632a18c79.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="247" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fcd1a3b4-9ecd-424d-bdf3-be5632a18c79.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;USAID head Rajiv Shah gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Cisco Systems plans to establish two network training centers in Myanmar, as global technology companies begin to move into one of the least-connected places on Earth. The announcement Thursday came on the heels of a USAID-sponsored delegation of executives from Cisco, Google, HP, Intel and Microsoft to the fast-opening country. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b3b839a8-9cad-42ad-aa11-6b87c6a14b60.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="259" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b3b839a8-9cad-42ad-aa11-6b87c6a14b60.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;USAID head Rajiv Shah, second from right, watches Aung Naing, USAID Program development specialist, translates during an interactive session followed by a speech in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Cisco Systems plans to establish two network training centers in Myanmar, as global technology companies begin to move into one of the least-connected places on Earth. The announcement Thursday came on the heels of a USAID-sponsored delegation of executives from Cisco, Google, HP, Intel and Microsoft to the fast-opening country. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cisco's fiscal 2Q earnings rise above Street views</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco's latest quarterly report provided further evidence that spending on technology gear is rising modestly in most parts of the world, despite persisting concerns about a still-shaky economy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Liedtke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Liedtke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16952393-ciscos-fiscal-2q-earnings-rise-above-street-views</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16952393-ciscos-fiscal-2q-earnings-rise-above-street-views</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>cisco</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:18:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9b8728a1-157a-4497-8815-f97189a02ce6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="331" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9b8728a1-157a-4497-8815-f97189a02ce6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="100" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2010 file photo, a pedestrian walks by a Cisco sign outside of the office headquarters in San Jose, Calif. Cisco Systems Inc. releases financial results for the last quarter of 2012 on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, after the market closes. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Belkin to buy Linksys router maker from Cisco</title>
<description><![CDATA[Belkin, a maker of smartphone cases and computing accessories, said Thursday that it is buying the home networking business unit of Cisco, including the Linksys router brand.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16683488-belkin-to-buy-linksys-router-maker-from-cisco</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16683488-belkin-to-buy-linksys-router-maker-from-cisco</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>cisco</category><category>belkin</category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:35:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cisco grabs for 'No. 1 IT company' crown</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems Inc. isn't content to be the world's largest maker of computer networking gear. It says it wants to become the "No. 1" supplier of information technology to big businesses by broadening its offerings of services and software.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/07/15755181-cisco-grabs-for-no-1-it-company-crown</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/07/15755181-cisco-grabs-for-no-1-it-company-crown</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>strategy</category><category>cisco</category><category>cisco-systems</category><category>tec</category><pubDate>Fri, 7 Dec 2012 17:18:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cisco 1Q income up as US businesses buying again</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer networking gear, said Tuesday that U.S. companies are starting to spend again, helping Cisco find more solid footing after some shaky months early this year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15143146-cisco-1q-income-up-as-us-businesses-buying-again</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15143146-cisco-1q-income-up-as-us-businesses-buying-again</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>cisco</category><category>cisco-systems</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:28:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cisco elevates 2 execs to president role</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems Inc. hasn't had a president since CEO John Chambers gave up the title in 2006. Now, as the company thinks about a successor to the long-serving CEO, it's appointing two presidents &#8212; twice the number most companies have.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/04/14227108-cisco-elevates-2-execs-to-president-role</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/04/14227108-cisco-elevates-2-execs-to-president-role</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>cisco</category><category>cisco-systems</category><category>personnel</category><category>ceo-john-chambers</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Oct 2012 21:05:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cisco's 4Q earnings rise 56 pct, raises dividend</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, is seeing its ambitions cramped by the global economic turmoil, but results for its latest quarter were strong enough that it announced an increase to its dividend.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/15/13301234-ciscos-4q-earnings-rise-56-pct-raises-dividend</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/15/13301234-ciscos-4q-earnings-rise-56-pct-raises-dividend</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>cisco</category><category>cisco-systems</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:28:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ahead of the Bell: Cisco to report 4Q earnings</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems, the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, is set to report fourth-quarter results after the market closes Wednesday, and analysts will be listening for hints about global demand.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/15/13295534-ahead-of-the-bell-cisco-to-report-4q-earnings</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/15/13295534-ahead-of-the-bell-cisco-to-report-4q-earnings</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>ahead</category><category>bell</category><category>of-the</category><category>cisco</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:11:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cisco strategy head Hooper leaves to start fund</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems Inc.'s chief strategy officer, who was responsible for scouting for acquisition opportunities, has left for an investment fund, the company said Tuesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/26/12420283-cisco-strategy-head-hooper-leaves-to-start-fund</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/26/12420283-cisco-strategy-head-hooper-leaves-to-start-fund</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>cisco</category><category>cisco-systems-inc</category><category>personnel</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:33:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cisco CEO hopes to create jobs for Israeli Arabs</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems Inc. CEO and Chairman John Chambers on Wednesday introduced a campaign to help create 12,000 high-tech jobs in Israel's distressed Arab sector over the next four years.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Blake Sobczak]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Blake Sobczak]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/20/12320752-cisco-ceo-hopes-to-create-jobs-for-israeli-arabs</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/20/12320752-cisco-ceo-hopes-to-create-jobs-for-israeli-arabs</guid><category>technology</category><category>israel</category><category>cisco</category><category>cisco-systems-inc</category><category>cisco-systems</category><category>ml</category><category>jerusalem---cisco-systems</category><category>chairman-john-chambers</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:27:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c6720927-bcf8-48ed-a060-8b6cf11f1772.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="259" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c6720927-bcf8-48ed-a060-8b6cf11f1772.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2011 file photo, Cisco Chairman &amp; CEO John Chambers speaks during a conference at the Mobile World congress in Barcelona, Spain. Chambers on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 announced an ambitious effort to help create 12,000 high-tech jobs in Israel's distressed Arab sector over the next four years. Chambers said the initiative represents a significant expansion of ?Maantech,? a year-old project launched by major high-tech companies and backed by the Israeli president that aims to reduce gaps between Israeli Arabs and Jews. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cisco's sobering forecast overshadows 3Q earnings</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco raised the specter late Wednesday of a jarring slowdown in technology spending, alarming investors already fretting about the economy's fragile condition.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Liedtke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Liedtke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/09/11622289-ciscos-sobering-forecast-overshadows-3q-earnings</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/09/11622289-ciscos-sobering-forecast-overshadows-3q-earnings</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>cisco</category><category>cisco-systems-inc</category><pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 20:21:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fe473d97-11b9-4d4a-be7f-cef356c66a1b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="260" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fe473d97-11b9-4d4a-be7f-cef356c66a1b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Exterior view of Cisco headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Cisco Systems Inc.'s quarterly earnings surged 20 percent in the latest sign that a recently completed overhaul is paying off for the world's largest maker of computer-networking equipment. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=04fef22b-926d-4311-8a6f-4024c9283476.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="325" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=04fef22b-926d-4311-8a6f-4024c9283476.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="189" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Exterior view of Cisco headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Cisco Systems Inc.'s quarterly earnings surged 20 percent in the latest sign that a recently completed overhaul is paying off for the world's largest maker of computer-networking equipment. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>'Painful loss': Cop shoots dog after botched 911 call</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/17/11250668-painful-loss-cop-shoots-dog-after-botched-911-call</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/17/11250668-painful-loss-cop-shoots-dog-after-botched-911-call</guid><category>texas</category><category>police</category><category>dog</category><category>cattle</category><category>cisco</category><category>improvements</category><category>investigations</category><category>responding</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:13:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120417-cisco-photo.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="347" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120417-cisco-photo.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="105" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A man whose Australian cattle dog Cisco was shot dead by a Texas police officer responding to a 911 call at a wrong address is asking for improvements to how authorities handle animals they encounter during such investigations.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cisco to buy video tech company NDS for about $4B</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems Inc. is buying digital video technology company NDS Group Ltd. to enhance the range of products it sells to pay-TV providers and to expand in emerging markets.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara Ortutay]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Barbara Ortutay]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/14/10699659-cisco-to-buy-video-tech-company-nds-for-about-4b</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/14/10699659-cisco-to-buy-video-tech-company-nds-for-about-4b</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>cisco</category><category>group</category><category>cisco-systems</category><category>nds-group</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:24:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2751a89f-9b6b-40a2-b25a-e1854cdbfccc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2751a89f-9b6b-40a2-b25a-e1854cdbfccc.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Feb. 3, 2009 file photo, shows the Cisco Systems logo at Cisco Systems headquarters in San Jose, Calif. Cisco Systems Inc. said Thursday, March 15, 2012, it is buying digital video technology company NDS Group Ltd. for about $5 billion to enhance its video offerings to pay-TV providers and expand in emerging markets. The deal includes about $1 billion in debt. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cisco appeals Microsoft-Skype deal</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/15/10417459-cisco-appeals-microsoft-skype-deal</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/15/10417459-cisco-appeals-microsoft-skype-deal</guid><category>internet</category><category>video</category><category>cisco</category><category>skype</category><category>microsoft's</category><category>european-commissions</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>commission's</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:05:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cisco challenges Microsoft takeover of Skype in EU</title>
<description><![CDATA[Networking company Cisco said Wednesday that it is challenging Microsoft's $8.5 billion takeover of Skype at the European Union's top court to ensure Microsoft won't block other video conferencing services.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gabriele Steinhauser]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Gabriele Steinhauser]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/15/10417114-cisco-challenges-microsoft-takeover-of-skype-in-eu</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/15/10417114-cisco-challenges-microsoft-takeover-of-skype-in-eu</guid><category>technology</category><category>business</category><category>microsoft</category><category>cisco</category><category>european-union</category><category>skype</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:36:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cisco beats estimates with 2Q earnings, sales</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco, the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, on Wednesday said that its net income jumped 44 percent in the latest quarter as it continues to put last year's slump behind it.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/08/10354364-cisco-beats-estimates-with-2q-earnings-sales</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/08/10354364-cisco-beats-estimates-with-2q-earnings-sales</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>cisco</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 21:23:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/27869d1f-6538-4b7e-abee-7bc0c5e21c6f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="342" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/27869d1f-6538-4b7e-abee-7bc0c5e21c6f.jpg" width="120" height="103" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Feb. 2, 2012 photo, shows Cisco CEO John Chambers watching a Stanford basketball game in Palo Alto, Calif.   Cisco, the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, says its net income jumped 44 percent in the latest quarter as it continues to put last year's slump behind it. Cisco Systems Inc. has emerged leaner after a round of layoffs and a narrowing of its focus.  Net income was $2.2 billion, or 40 cents per share, in the fiscal second quarter, which ended Jan. 28. That compares with earnings of $1.5 billion, or 27 cents per share, a year ago. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c89efcb8-76bb-4817-b30d-9cc4238099ac.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="318" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c89efcb8-76bb-4817-b30d-9cc4238099ac.jpg" width="120" height="96" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Feb. 2, 2012 photo, shows Cisco CEO John Chambers watches a Stanford basketball game in Palo Alto, Calif. Cisco Systems Inc., reports quarterly financial results Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, after the market close. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cisco spends $850,000 to lobby in 3Q</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer networking gear, spent $850,000 in the third quarter to lobby the federal government on corporate taxes and other issues, according to a disclosure report.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/13/9410307-cisco-spends-850000-to-lobby-in-3q</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/13/9410307-cisco-spends-850000-to-lobby-in-3q</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>lobbying</category><category>cisco</category><category>cisco-systems</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:32:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cisco's latest results show signs of turnaround</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer networking gear, is showing signs of pulling a turnaround, exceeding analyst sales expectations for the second quarter in a row.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/09/8722444-ciscos-latest-results-show-signs-of-turnaround</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/09/8722444-ciscos-latest-results-show-signs-of-turnaround</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>cisco</category><category>cisco-systems</category><pubDate>Wed, 9 Nov 2011 21:24:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5f68a904-3f75-4ab7-95ec-2f580062db60.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="360" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5f68a904-3f75-4ab7-95ec-2f580062db60.jpg" width="120" height="171" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This file photo taken Sept. 22, 2010, shows a Cisco UCS B440 M1 High-Performance Blade Server at a conference in San Francisco. Cisco System Inc., reports quarterly financial results Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, after the market close. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cisco CEO's pay fell by third, same as share slump</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems Inc. CEO John Chambers saw his pay package fall by nearly a third in the company's fiscal year that ended in July, a period when the company's shares dropped by about the same amount.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/18/8388256-cisco-ceos-pay-fell-by-third-same-as-share-slump</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/18/8388256-cisco-ceos-pay-fell-by-third-same-as-share-slump</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>executive</category><category>cisco</category><category>cisco-systems</category><category>systems</category><category>compensation</category><category>ceo-john-chambers</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:38:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cisco cuts long-term sales growth forecast</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems Inc. lowered its long-term sales forecast on Tuesday, acknowledging that its days of heady growth won't return in the foreseeable future.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/13/7745177-cisco-cuts-long-term-sales-growth-forecast</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/13/7745177-cisco-cuts-long-term-sales-growth-forecast</guid><category>technology</category><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>outlook</category><category>cisco</category><category>cisco-systems</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:42:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cisco Systems buys privately held Versly</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems Inc., one of the world's largest makers of computer networking gear, has acquired Versly, a privately held company that makes software allowing users to collaborate within Microsoft Office programs. Terms were not disclosed.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/29/7510547-cisco-systems-buys-privately-held-versly</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/29/7510547-cisco-systems-buys-privately-held-versly</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>acquisition</category><category>cisco</category><category>cisco-systems</category><category>microsoft-office</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:06:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cisco to lay off thousands of employees</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer-networking gear, is reducing its work force by about 9 percent to reduce costs and raise profits as the company tries to become more competitive.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Metz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rachel Metz]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/18/7106614-cisco-to-lay-off-thousands-of-employees</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/18/7106614-cisco-to-lay-off-thousands-of-employees</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>cisco</category><category>layoffs</category><category>cisco-systems</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:47:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cisco sued for helping China build Golden Shield</title>
<description><![CDATA[Members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement have filed a lawsuit against Cisco Systems Inc. accusing it of supplying the Chinese government with computer-networking equipment used to spy on and persecute dissidents.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Tessler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Joelle Tessler]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/23/6701108-cisco-sued-for-helping-china-build-golden-shield</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/23/6701108-cisco-sued-for-helping-china-build-golden-shield</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>suit</category><category>cisco</category><category>cisco-systems</category><category>falun-gong</category><category>tec</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 16:27:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cisco to cut costs and jobs as profits stall</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer networking gear, said Wednesday that it's set to eliminate thousands of jobs as part of cost-cutting moves to get profits growing again.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/11/6626157-cisco-to-cut-costs-and-jobs-as-profits-stall</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/11/6626157-cisco-to-cut-costs-and-jobs-as-profits-stall</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>cisco</category><category>cisco-systems</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 20:24:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e86c1295-ff9d-44b6-a3c0-002d1505fb54.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="369" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e86c1295-ff9d-44b6-a3c0-002d1505fb54.jpg" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this May 9, 2011 photo, the exterior of Cisco headquarters is shown in San Jose, Calif. Cisoc Systems Inc. reports quarterly financial results Wednesday, May 11, after the market close.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cisco narrows focus with new business structure</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cisco will undergo a number of structural changes following several challenging quarters as the networking behemoth attempts to become more efficient in bringing products to market.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/05/6590314-cisco-narrows-focus-with-new-business-structure</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/05/6590314-cisco-narrows-focus-with-new-business-structure</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>cisco</category><category>tec</category><category>streamlining</category><pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2011 13:47:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>