Networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. announced a solid third quarter Wednesday, posting a beat and raise. Here are my top five thoughts from this quarter.

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Thoughts from Cisco’s third-quarter earnings results

Riverbed Technology LLC Tuesday kicked off its 23rd anniversary with the biggest product launch in almost a decade. The company that pioneered wide-area network optimization introduced major enhancements to its acceleration technology to help enterprises manage the explosive growth of data and artificial intelligence workloads.

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Riverbed goes back to the future with a renewed focus on acceleration

It’s nearing the end of April and for the security industry, this means it’s time for the RSAC Conference. Over the next week or so, about 50,000 people will flock to the Moscone Center to take in the latest and greatest in cyber. One company that has retooled much of its portfolio over the past year is Cisco Systems Inc. and it’s used RSAC to launch many new products.

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At RSAC 2025, Cisco announces bevy of security announcements to leverage its strength in networking

The New England Patriots are among the most successful teams in NFL history. As impressive as their 11 Super Bowl appearances and six championships are, the team is just one piece of a diverse, successful organization — Kraft Group — that also owns the New England Revolution of MLS soccer, forest products, construction, real estate development, and private equity and venture investing companies.

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Kraft Group taps NWN for its multiyear technology transformation plans

Artificial intelligence continues to be a focal point for companies in all areas of technology and communications as demand from enterprise customers continues to soar, but one of the underappreciated aspects of AI is that a network plays a critical role in the success of AI initiatives. Despite the same type of “AI bump” the capital markets have given the chip companies; the network vendors have been aggressive with evolving their products to meet the demands of AI.

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Arista Networks expands AI performance with new capabilities