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Cisco new Linksys E-Series Wireless Router

Cisco ended a nearly three-year-long dry spell by announcing an entirely new line of Linksys routers. The company also unveiled a new line of routers aimed at less tech-savvy consumers. Marketed under the Valet brand name, users can set up their entire Wi-Fi network using nothing more than the provided USB key. Three of the new Linksys E-Series routers are housed in the familiar flying saucer form factor and use internal antennas. A fourth model, the Linksys E2100L uses the Linux operatin...

Cisco gears up for the future

The networking giant's new UK supremo, Phil Smith, talks to Dave Bailey about the impact collaborative tools and rich media content are having on the internet, and explains how new networking innovations are helping to combat climate change Networking giant Cisco posted a set of first-quarter financial results last week showing an eight per cent increase in sales, but with profit down 0.2 per cent year on year. The firm recently announced Phil Smith as its new UK and Ireland vice president an...