| Up to 2,000 jobs to be cut at Cisco? We all know the story, recognize the layoff dance by now, and Cisco is up on the floor gyrating away. First comes the hiring freeze - in Cisco's case, reported on in the press in November. Then comes the little tweaks, such as cutting a mere 129 jobs in Richardson, Texas -- a facility serving the broadband telephony market. Then the hemming and hawing, which happened at Cisco's analyst conference call last night. Cisco is giving every indication that it is heading for layoffs, but if you are looking for a silver lining, maybe it is this: Internetnews.com is reporting that the next round of cuts will be modest, as part of a normal restructuring in which perhaps 1,500 to 2,000 job will get the kibosh out of Cisco's total current headcount of 67,318. Nothing says "I love you" like an enormous backhaul capacity Despite Cisco's dismal earnings which could lead it to its first layoff in seven years, the company still has a sense of humor. Blogger Ira Pumfkin unearthed a silly Valentine's Day video ad campaign for Cisco's latest router, the ASR 9000, in which the announcer insists that a man's ultimate expression of love for his woman is big throughput (as in 'six times the mobile backhaul capacity.') Funnier still, blogger Brad Reese, whose grandfather invented Reese's Peanut Butter cups, is feigning outrage that Cisco could suggest that big gigabits might be more desirable to the ladies than little Reese's pieces. Cisco Tweeps on Twitter, the official list Here is the official Cisco corporate Twitter list. OK, have to warn you ... it was posted by a Cisco public relations professional, so we can't guarantee that all these tweeps are real people and won't be sending you marketing messages. But for Cisco customers in the the Twitter world, it is a nice place to start. Cisco earnings: you want the good news or the bad news? Ok, we'll start with the bad news. Cisco's Q2 earnings were expected to be dismal and they were. The company reported a 27% drop in net income and a 7.5% drop in net sales compared to its year ago Q2 results. Now for the silver lining ... its $1.9 billion profit, 32 cents a share (non-GAAP) on $9.1 billion in sales for the quarter exceeded expectations. Analysts had expected the company to report earnings of 30 cents a share on revenue of $9 billion, according to a consensus survey by Thomson Reuters. But when forced to conform to the GAAP's standardized accounting rules, its net came in at $1.5 billion or 26 cents a share. Cisco warns of four WLAN controller vulnerabilities Cisco WLAN security alert warns of four vulnerabilities affecting all of Cisco’s wireless LAN controllers, including the Catalyst 6500 and 7600 wireless modules, with software version 4.2 or higher. VoIP Threat Taxonomy VoIP users beware, spammers are targeting you, because it is very difficult to filter VoIP spam. Cisco Subnet blogger Patrick Park dissects the types of threats you face. Learn how Web sites collect private info on you (and your kids) In honor of Data Privacy Day, Cisco launched a Website, whitepaper and Facebook page which teaches consumers the hows and whys of Website data collection, reports blogger Jamey Heary. Wireless Terminology and 802.11 Protocols Cisco Subnet blogger Brandon Carroll walks you through the initial steps of obtaining a CCNA Wireless Certification. Also on Cisco Subnet Buy a router: save the world? John Chambers's advice to fix the economy … keep investing in Internet technologies; Plus, Brad Reese charts 16 years of Cisco's quarterly earnings and then asks, is Cisco management doing a good job? February giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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