Cisco Systems Inc. blew past its own forecast for the latest quarter, reporting its first sales increase in a year as it left the recession behind.

Here's what Jim Cramer had to say about some of the stocks that callers offered up during the "Mad Money Lightning Round" Tuesday evening.

Since I dona t see much appreciation in the market this year, now is a good time to look into merger arbitrage again.

United Arab Emirates: 1 hour, 30 minutes ago 3Com Corporation announced that Miercom, a leading provider of independent test services, named its H3C S12508 data center core switch and its H3C S5820X top-of-rack switch the industry's first data center class products to receive the Miercom "Certified Green" designation.

Extreme Networks new BlackDiamond 8900-xl line cards and Summit X480 stackable edge switches offer 512K MAC address tables, to deal with network flattening caused by virtualization.

Omantel selected TippingPoint primarily for its ability to scan for security threats with a minimum of latency, but also for its breadth of protection and its overall ease of use.

Embedding security policies in the fabric of the network. Security challenges are likely to become a hallmark of 2010, not least when it comes to securing enterprise-wide computer networks.

The Queensland Government is building a new high-speed network to improve access to data and information sharing across its police, judicial and correctional services.

The new network will provide secure access at a lower cost for Queensland Police Service, Department of Justice and Attorney-General and Queensland Corrective Services and is part of an ongoing initiative to stabilise and future-proof its network.

There seems to be a lot the two companies gain from working together. -- Michael Holt, MORNINGSTAR MARLBORO - The proposed $2.7 billion merger of networking gear maker 3Com Corp.

For many years, it seemed that one giant Massachusetts corporation after another was being taken over - icons such as John Hancock, FleetBoston, and Gillette.

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 13, 2010 -- Skymark Research, a leading provider of small- and micro-cap independent investment research, today initiated coverage on 3Com Corporation .

Owned by Odebrecht Group, Foz do Brasil provides services for treatment of urban waste and sanitation for approximately three million people in 19 cities.

Here's what Jim Cramer had to say about some of the stocks that callers offered up during the "Mad Money Lightning Round" Monday evening.

" While the Massachusetts economy is still in a downturn, the rate of deterioration has slowed considerably.

Cisco Systems Inc. is riding a strong demand wave as businesses begin spending more on information technology gear, but the tide apparently is so strong, its suppliers can't keep up, analysts say.

SonoSite Inc., which makes hand-carried ultrasound devices, said Wednesday its revenue edged down in the fourth quarter due to a decrease in orders from military customers.

Showcased at the Spirent Proof of Concept Lab in Sunnyvale, Calif. through January 2010, the demonstration allows data center operators to visualize the design and performance capabilities of a next generation multi-terabit data center.

BroadWeb Corp., a leading provider of network-based Intrusion Prevention Systems, announced the appointment of Gary Wang as Chairman.

The year is 1999. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, gas is 94 cents a gallon, Bondi Blue iMacs are a staple in dorm rooms across the country, and Microsoft is trying to bring the desktop Windows experience to the pocket, pushing its Palm-size PC concept on a world still feeling jilted by the failures of the Apple Newton.