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INTERNET Billions more connections The number of Internet connections will reach 18.9 billion by 2016, up from 10.3 billion in 2011, driven by a proliferation of smart phones, tablets and other handheld devices, according to an annual survey by Cisco Systems.

Internet video consumption will more than quadruple from 2011 to 2016, as billions of users worldwide -- with more devices, on increasingly faster connections -- will drive overall network traffic usage to unprecedented peaks, according to Cisco Systems' latest annual network forecast.

Cisco Systems will probably gain additional market share, according to Oppenheimer, continuing its trend from last quarter.

Europa winners Atletico Madrid roped in Uruguayan international winger, Cristian Gabriel Rodriguez as their first signing for the 2012-2013 season.

Networking equipment giant Cisco Systems plans to stop production of its business tablet device Cius, two years after its roll out, and instead focus more on software efforts.

Actors Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel celebrated their engagement in a private affair with family and friends.

SHENZHEN, May 25, 2012 -- Cisco Systems, Inc. , Juniper Group, Inc. and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

TV Land continues to beef up its original programming slate, ordering comedy pilots from Ben Silverman and Scott Stuber on Thursday.

Cisco Systems, Inc. backs BlackArrow, which supplies advanced advertising solutions for New Television platforms, which is now partnering with RGB Networks.

Bank of America Corporation : If the economy seems to be weakening further, or if risks increase, policy makers in the Federal Reserve might opt for another round of Operation Twist over resorting an outright asset-purchase program, says Bloomberg .

The IPO has sent investors scrambling for a piece of one of the hottest public offerings to ever hit the tape.

Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about companies for which stock analysts either upgraded or downgraded the shares on May 16th.

Boeing Co.'s C-130 Avionics planes should continue to ne modernized, says a House Appropriations defense subcommittee, as it added more than $5.3 billion to the Pentagon's requested weapons purchases in fiscal 2013, according to a Defense News report on Tuesday.

Cisco Systems is gearing up to bring out its higher-density edge QAM line card -- with eight times the unicast capacity of its current-generation platform -- which the vendor is positioning as a key stepping stone toward a full implementation of CableLabs' Converged Cable Access Platform.

An earnings beat by Cisco Systems Inc in its third-quarter results was not sufficient to undo the damage wrought by its gloomy comments on the outlook for subsequent quarters.

Cisco Systems Inc. shares declined almost 8 percent before the opening bell. Late Wednesday, the company reported third-quarter net income of $2.17 billion , compared to $1.81 billion a year earlier.

There's no debating which factor drove stocks generally Thursday. It was not the hyped up Jobless Claims data , which only improved modestly, nor was it the hope that a good Greek government might form , though the Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF gained 3.9% on that very hope.

Gold could break $2,200 in the next six months. And here's how you can get double - or higher - returns on your gold investments this year... If Iran does indeed close the Strait of Hormuz - a strategic waterway through which at least 18% of daily crude trade flows - oil could hit $150 a barrel within 72 hours.

Cisco Systems, Inc. : UBS said Cisco's competitive position likely expanded with core market share gains.

Stocks to Watch from The Survey - After the market closed yesterday, telecommunications equipment provider and Dow-30 component Cisco Systems reported solid April-period results, but its outlook disappointed investors, causing the stock to tumble in premarket trading.