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2020
Webex Teams experiences outage
Cisco's Webex Teams suffered an outage for more than two hours on Friday morning. Users may have experienced message delays, signaling delays, and intermittent failures when joining meetings; Cisco later said services had started to recover.
2020
Cisco announces Intersight platform updates
Cisco announced updates to its Intersight hybrid cloud operations platform, including an integration with AppDynamics and new capabilities for Intersight Workload Optimizer and other services. Some features were described as available by year-end or in the first half of 2021.
2020
Cisco to acquire PortShift
Cisco is acquiring PortShift, an Israeli startup that built a Kubernetes-native security platform. The acquisition was expected to close in the first half of Cisco's 2021 fiscal year.
2020
Marvell wins two Cisco supplier awards
Marvell announced that it had received the Cisco 2020 Quality Excellence Award and Cisco 2020 GSM Supplier of the Year Award. Cisco announced the award recipients at its annual supplier appreciation event, which aired on Cisco TV the previous month.
2020
Apple, Google, Intel and Cisco sue to block a patent rule
Apple, Google, Intel and Cisco filed a complaint in federal court in San Jose, California, against U.S. Commerce Department Deputy Secretary and USPTO Director Andrei Iancu, seeking to block him from implementing a new patent restriction rule.
2020
Cisco announces Webex Classrooms preview
Cisco announced a new preview of its Webex Classrooms video-conferencing service, with features for teachers to manage online classes and for students to participate and collaborate.
2020
Cisco appoints Huang Zhiming as Greater China CEO
Cisco appointed Huang Zhiming as CEO for Greater China. He had previously served as general manager of Cisco's Greater China major accounts team.
2020
Cisco completes acquisition of ThousandEyes
Cisco announced that it completed its acquisition of ThousandEyes. Cisco said ThousandEyes’ internet and cloud intelligence platform expands visibility and insights into digital delivery of applications and services.
2020
NTT Communications adopts Cisco and Meraki solutions for managed services
NTT Communications adopted Cisco SD-WAN and Meraki networking solutions for its Managed SDx services, which it provides to customers.
2020
Cisco completes acquisition of Modcam
Cisco announced that it acquired Swedish startup Modcam, and said the acquisition had closed. Cisco is incorporating Modcam into its Meraki smart camera portfolio.
2020
Granite earns Cisco partner designations
Granite Telecommunications announced that it had become a Cisco Premier Certified Partner and received five other Cisco designations recognizing its expertise in deploying Cisco technologies and services.
2020
AT&T expands SD-WAN services with Cisco technology
AT&T expanded its SD-WAN offerings with a worldwide managed service based on Cisco Secure SD-WAN technology.
2020
Cisco discloses AnyConnect vulnerability and security update
Cisco published a security advisory disclosing a file-corruption vulnerability in the uninstall component of the Cisco AnyConnect Mac OS client and said it had addressed the vulnerability in a newer version.
2020
California sues Cisco over alleged caste-based workplace discrimination
California filed a lawsuit against Cisco alleging caste-based workplace discrimination against an Indian American employee. Cisco said it had investigated concerns dating back to 2016, found itself in compliance with laws and its policies, and would vigorously defend against the allegations; the allegations are not presented as a court determination.
2020
California files caste discrimination lawsuit against Cisco
The California state government filed a lawsuit against Cisco Systems, alleging that it discriminated against and harassed an Indian-American employee because of his caste. Cisco said it would vigorously defend itself and stated that it complied with laws and its own policies; the allegations are not presented as determined in the source.
2020
Cisco announces acquisition of ThousandEyes
Cisco said it would acquire cloud analytics startup ThousandEyes. The reported deal price was not disclosed by Cisco; the article says the transaction was expected to close before the end of Cisco’s first fiscal quarter.
2020
HCL Technologies announces acquisition of Cisco SON technology
HCL Technologies announced an all-cash acquisition of Cisco's Self-Optimizing Network technology, products and services for $49 million.
2020
Cisco announces acquisition of ThousandEyes
Cisco announced its acquisition of ThousandEyes, whose technology helps companies monitor their networks for outages. ThousandEyes will become part of Cisco’s Networking Services business unit.
2020
Optus launches Webex Contact Centre service
Optus launched Webex Contact Centre by Optus, giving Optus Business customers in Australia access to a cloud-based contact centre solution based on Cisco technology.
2020
Cisco issues fourth-quarter outlook
Cisco forecast fourth-quarter earnings of $0.72–$0.74 per share and an 8.5%–11.5% revenue decline.