John Chambers

HP Acquires 3Com for $2.7 Billion, Brings Fight to Cisco

Addy Dugdale — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:14:58 -0500

The news that Hewlett Packard has just slapped down $2.7 billion to acquire 3Com looks like a move that will be good for the two firms. Both companies' respective products will dovetail nicely to turn HP into what could easily be described as an IT polymath--pretty damn good at everything.

Cisco's Collaboration Platform: Facebook for Business?

Addy Dugdale — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:52:43 -0500

photograph by Nigel Parry

Cisco, NASA Bare "Planetary Skin"--Sci-Fi Sensor Eco-Map of San Francisco

Anya Kamenetz — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:35:14 -0400

Cisco CEO John Chambers is "healthily paranoid," he told the BBC today. Maybe that's why he's planning to spread sci-fi, panopticon-esque vigilance across entire cities and even ecosystems, in a collaboration with NASA with the portentous name of Planetary Skin.

The 12 Most Creative Minds Of 2008

Fast Company staff — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:15:04 -0500

Culled from the pages of Fast Company magazine, this year's top creative minds took risks, spurred ideas, and represented a masterful force driving every facet of business forward. Meet the 12 most creative minds of 2008.

Contributors

Fast Company Staff — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:42 -0500

Kevin Van Aelst

Cisco's CEO John Chambers On How to Weather the Downturn

Fast Company Staff — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:13 -0500

• "Focus on what we can influence, and not over- or underreact to things we cannot. It's a question of living in the world as it is, not the way we want it to be."

• Assess the damage externally -- vendors, customers, colleagues. "In 2001, we went to our customers in energy, manufacturing, and automotive, to name a few. We asked, 'How are you handling this?' "

How Cisco's CEO John Chambers is Turning the Tech Giant Socialist

Ellen McGirt — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:12 -0500

September 16, 2008, was just another sunny day in San Jose. The rest of the country, not so much.