Cisco is undertaking a major restructuring effort in order to invest in priority areas such as security and Internet of Things that includes the elimination of up to 5,500 positions. “Restructuring [enables] us to optimize our cost base in lower growth areas of our portfolio and further invest in key priority areas such as security, […]
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Smart homes continue to become simplified with voice controlled lighting. Ledvance, the company behind Osram and Sylvania, just teamed up with Amazon’s Alexa AI to bring voice control to smart lights in the home. Consumers can now connect their smart lights, which are typically controlled via smartphone, to any Amazon Alexa-powered device in their home.
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This story follows and expands upon: UMass gets $5M from state for cybersecurity SPRINGFIELD — The more science, industry and society at large make use of humanity’s rapidly expanding access to data concerning nearly every field of human endeavor, the more that data will be at risk from people who might use it for ill. For that
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Networking giant Cisco csco said Wednesday that it would cut up to 5,500 jobs, or around 7% of its global workforce as it tries to adapt to a changing technology landscape. Although a huge number, the total is fewer than the 14,000 jobs, or 20% of its workforce, that trade publication CRN said on Tuesday
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By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY Posted: 2:15 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO — Cisco Systems, the computer-networking giant that is in the midst of a major technological pivot, on Wednesday said it will eliminate up to 5,500 jobs. The job reduction is Cisco’s second major one in two years. The San Jose, Calif.-based company laid off 6,000 in a
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We caught wind earlier this week that Cisco was planning a major cost-cutting operation to reduce its costs by around 15% throughout the month. It looks like the first stage of that is a round of cut jobs, with Cisco announcing as part of its earnings report that it will cut up to 5,500 jobs,
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Smart home technology offers a lot of potential to make things generally easier, but in practice, it can add a lot of complexity and confusion to a person’s life – especially if you really dive in. Logitech’s new Pop Home Switch tries to reverse the trend, delivery light-switch level simplicity for even the most sophisticated
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This October marks the five-year anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death. The industry clearly lost a true visionary who absolutely changed many things about how we live our daily lives. I had met and covered Jobs in the early days of the industry, and he was truly charismatic and could see things others flat out could
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This October marks the five-year anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death. The industry clearly lost a true visionary who absolutely changed many things about how we live our daily lives. I had met and covered Jobs in the early days of the industry, and he was truly charismatic and could see things others flat out could
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