December 9, 2008 10:10 AM
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Channel partner programs,
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Rivka LittleIt’s a funny thing Cisco CEO John Chambers was such a strong John McCain supporter since it’s actually president elect Barack Obama’s administration that is likely to boost the company’s shares and stabilize...
December 8, 2008 2:57 PM
Posted by: rivkalittle
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Vendor partner business issuesCisco Systems hasn’t yet filed for an appeal in the Infra-Comm case and it only has about six weeks left to do so. Continued »
December 5, 2008 3:05 PM
Posted by: rivkalittle
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Networking technology,
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Rivka LittleSeems Juniper Networks is not the only buzzard swooping over the potential ruins of Nortel to snatch its channel partners.
John Wrona, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Nortel partner Ronco Communications, said he’s been hit up...
November 25, 2008 5:32 PM
Posted by: rivkalittle
Cisco,
Rivka LittleWhen Cisco CEO John Chambers says he plans to slash spending, he means it. Cisco has implemented a mandatory shutdown of U.S. and Canadian operations between December 29 and January 2.
During his fiscal year ’09 Q1 report, Chambers...
November 19, 2008 6:20 PM
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Tech BlogsJuniper CEO (and former Microsoft exec) Kevin Johnson is a pundit favorite to replace outgoing Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang.
Huh? Didn’t KJ just get a new job?
November 11, 2008 8:11 PM
Posted by: rivkalittle
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IBM,
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Rivka LittleNortel is in bigger trouble than some even suspected. Monday the company reported a $3.41 billion loss in the third quarter and announced it would slash 1,300 jobs.
Most stunning about the announcement was that the first four employees to go were senior executives. Their departure is part of a...
November 5, 2008 6:39 PM
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Tech BlogsCisco CEO John Chambers said Wednesday afternoon during a Q1 earnings call that he expects sales to fall 5 to 10% in the second quarter and that the company will go on a $1 billion cost cutting campaign, halting hiring as one of many maneuvers. The good news is that Chambers didn’t lower long...
October 18, 2008 7:15 PM
Posted by: rivkalittle
Application development,
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Vendor partner business issuesSan Diego -- Ingram Micro CEO Greg Spierkel faced a funny question from partners at the VentureTech Network (VTN) conference here Thursday morning: “What do we do that drives you crazy?”
Spierkel’s answer?
“Buying from my competitors.”
