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Video Conferencing Vendor Vidyo Gets New CEO

Video conferencing vendor Vidyo has a new CEO, naming Eran Westman to replace founder Ofer Shapiro.The company, which launched its first product in 2008,...

Zoom Raises $30 Million for Cloud-Based Video Conferencing

Zoom Video Communications, which introduced its first cloud-based video conferencing product two years ago, has raised $30 million in its latest round of funding.The...

Fujitsu to Expand Data Centers for Cloud, IoT

Fujitsu officials continue to invest in cloud computing and the Internet of things, announcing the company's plans to expand its two main data centers...

HP Builds Out Executive Teams Ahead of Split

Hewlett-Packard is beginning to fill out the lineup of executives who will take over the two new companies when the tech giant breaks apart...

AT&T Marks the 100th Anniversary of Long-Distance Calling

Today we whip out our smartphones and make long-distance calls like it is not even a big deal. We don't even have to remember...

Cisco Adds IoT, Analytics Startups to Entrepreneurs Program

Cisco Systems is adding several startups focusing on data analytics and the Internet of things to its Entrepreneurs in Resident program, which is designed...

Intel Supports Obama’s Push for Trade Authorization

Intel executives are throwing their support behind President Obama's push for the Republican-controlled Congress to enable him to accelerate overseas trade negotiations.Obama called for...

SDN Startup Pluribus Networks Raises $50 Million

Pluribus Networks, one of a number of smaller startups in the highly competitive software-defined networks market, has raised another $50 million for its open...

Intel Buys Smart Eyewear Maker Composyt

Intel continues to invest in wearable technology and the Internet of things, most recently with the acquisition of small Swiss startup Composyt Light Labs,...

Alcatel-Lucent Hires Oracle Exec to Oversee NFV Efforts

Alcatel-Lucent is turning to an ex-Oracle executive to lead the business group that manages network-functions virtualization and the cloud.The company, on Jan. 12, appointed...