Networking giant tops the Dow Jones list for the most purchases over the last 10 years
Cisco acquired more start-ups than any other corporation over the past decade, in a list dominated by IT vendors such as IBM, Microsoft, EMC and Oracle.
To help change the company culture and to make design a priority, Linksys by Cisco hired Chris Landy, a former design executive with companies such as Polaroid, Hewlett Packard and Digital Equipment Corp.
Technology vendors have often been on the cutting-edge of technology innovation, but the same can't always be said of their design. Manufacturers have more often been concerned about what's inside the box, devoting less time and resources to the look and feel of the box itself.
Basically, if you're logged into the router as an admin while you visit a seemingly benign site that contains a malicious cross-site request forgery, they can do all kinds of nasty stuff
If you have a Linksys model WRT160N or Netgear RP614v4 router, it may be time to worry a little. At least according to a report out of Defcon from The Register. The vulnerability is based on CSRF, or cross-site request forgery, an issue with the cPanel web-based control software used to administrate the devices.
The networking giant will employ a director who will oversee open source license compliance in Linksys products
Cisco Systems will appoint a director to ensure that its Linksys products comply with the terms of free software licenses, and in return the Free Software Foundation will dismiss its lawsuit against the networking giant, the parties said on Wednesday.
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Designed to simplify access to and
interaction with digital content, the
Media Hub gathers, organises and
presents all digital video, photos and
music files users have spread across
various devices in the home
Free subscription to online media portal included
Linksys has announced the availability of its new-generation home media server, dubbed “Media Hub”, to the local market aimed at simplifying the management and distribution of digital content in homes and small businesses.
Networking giant spends big to improve its small business operations and introduces new product range
Cisco is launching a new small business group and range of products as part of efforts to grow its presence in the sub-100 customer segment.
Cisco subsidiary is reviewing distributors and will launch new channel incentives to drive consumer market sales
Linksys is reviewing its distribution line-up and planning new channel incentives as part of a global strategy to shift focus onto the consumer market.
SMB Makeover Competition and Linksys integration are part of the vendor's further push into the SMB space
Cisco believes many SMBs are still not knowledgeable enough of its solutions for the market and is making brand awareness top of its priority list for the next year.
Networking giant confirms Australian Linksys partners will now need to become registered under its Cisco channel program
A local Cisco manager has confirmed the networking giant will combine its Australian Linksys and Cisco partner programs as part of a global initiative to unite the two channels.
