A Wall Street analyst firm report says that Cisco is readying a Catalyst 6500 switch upgrade that will double bandwidth on the device, offering customers greater support for 10G Ethernet LANs. The ...

The Cisco 6500 Series has proven itself time and time again to be a mainstay in the networking industry. Cisco has done a commendable job with continued enhancements to ensure that the industry’s ...

Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. is cutting 6,500 employees -about 9 percent of its work force - as it follows up on a plan announced in May to eliminate thousands of jobs in an effort to ...

Hewlett Packard is questioning Cisco's assertion that its upgraded Catalyst 6500 switch provides better investment protection and value than a comparable data networking switch infrastructure from HP.

"There's a lot of play partners can do with the existing installed base," said Scott Gainey, Cisco's director of switching solutions, in an interview with CRN. "This is a pretty seamless upgrade ...

This screen shows two stand-alone Catalyst 6500 switches equipped with the Virtual Switching Supervisor 720-10G blade, both running HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) and ready to be converted into a ...

Networking giant Cisco Systems plans to lay off 6,500 employees as part of a massive restructuring plan, the company announced Monday. The layoffs, which are one of the largest single layoffs this ...

Even as other tech companies are racing to hire skilled workers, Cisco Systems (CSCO) said Monday that it will eliminate 6,500 jobs — one of the largest reductions by a U.S. employer this year — as it ...

John Chambers has long been known for his folksy gregarious manner with investors, analysts and the media, but with Cisco Systems in the midst of a strategic overhaul the CEO has been taking a harsher ...

Cisco Systems will cut 6,500 workers — about 9% of its worldwide workforce — including 2,200 who are taking voluntary early retirement, the networking company announced Monday. It is not known how ...