Cisco Systems News

Five dozen teenagers hunched over computers in a hotel conference room near Washington, decrypting codes, cleaning malware and fending off network intrusions to score points in the finals of a national cybersecurity contest.

The Canadian government is breaking with its national stereotype of politeness and taking a decidedly aggressive approach when it comes to luring foreign technology specialists in the U.S. who are having visa issues.

Judging by the last few days of trading in the shares of Alcatel-Lucent , you probably do not need me to tell you, this shift in the markets is especially bad news for this stock.

Cisco Systems, Inc., a US-based designer, manufacturer and seller of internet protocol-based networking and other products, has acquired Ubiquisys, Ltd., a UK-based developer of 3G femtocells, for approximately $310 million in cash and retention-based incentives.

Options trading on Cisco Systems, Inc. was a bit sluggish yesterday, but one option that received some love was the September 20 put .

Headquartered in Swindon, U.K., Ubiquisys is a leading provider of intelligent 3G and long-term evolution small-cell technologies that provide seamless connectivity across mobile heterogeneous networks for service providers.

Offering easy access to major freeways and minutes from major corporations in Silicon Valley, this hotel provides many modern amenities and is an ideal location for exploring the surrounding area.

As the race to replace former Santa Clara County District 2 Supervisor George Shirakawa Jr.

The owner of a Kansas City office supply company has been accused of a $2.8 million scheme to defraud the U.S. Army .

Cisco will host a conference call with Goldman Sachs to discuss Cisco's views on Cloud Computing.

Manufacturers of computer networking equipment spiked last week after industry bellwether Cisco Systems Inc.

For example, Google funnels profits through Ireland and the Netherlands to Bermuda to cut its income tax bill by about $2 billion annually, according to the report.

Cisco Systems has been a favorite stock of mine for some time. I recently pointed out in this article that its balance sheet is some $8 billion stronger than generally assumed because of the large amount of "financing receivables" which should be counted as part of balance sheet cash.

The major market indexes are assailing new heights this afternoon, as Wall Street reacts to testimony from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.

The firm currently has a "sell" rating on the stock. A number of other firms have also recently commented on CSCO.

The bring-your-own-device movement is a fad no longer; now, it's a defining factor in accepting a position.

"It was a tale of two days, really," quipped Schaeffer's Senior Technical Strategist Ryan Detrick, CMT, of today's session, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average explored a range of nearly 300 points before settling with a 0.5% loss.

The iShares S&P Global Technology Sector Index Fund is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 185,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 40,000. Shares of IXN were up about 0.1% on the day.

Cisco systems converts its Code of Business Conduct to an e-book so its 73,000 employees get quick advice.

Options traders set their sights on Cisco Systems, Inc. calls on Monday. Roughly 78,000 call contracts crossed the tape during the course of the session, easily outnumbering the approximately 34,000 puts that changed hands.