Cisco's accounting proved vulnerable to human error

Article Abstract:

Cisco Systems Chief Financial Officer (CFO), with unfortunate timing, published an article in praise of a Cisco-developed process he called real-time accounting in Apr 2001. The article, which appeared in the Harvard Business Review, suggested that Cisco's much of the company's success was a result of a technology-based capability to generate up-to-the-minute financial reports for divisions and for the entire company. On Apr 17, CEO John T. Chambers admitted that Cisco's sales had slowed and the company had failed to adjust. Apparently, Cisco's management failed to heed evidence provided by the company's real-time accounting arrangements.

Strategy & planning, Data Communications Equip, Management, Computer network equipment industry, Network hardware industry, Data communications equipment, Cisco Systems Inc., CSCO, Company business management

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How does it sound?

Article Abstract:

Communications equipment manufacturers are developing equipment for networks in which voice is transmitted as digital data. However, delays, echoes and dropped fragments, taken together with speech compression, are problems that can interfere with voice conversations. Researchers are working on ways to use computer-based techniques to measure voice quality in compressed and/or packetized networks.

Voice Store & Forward Equip, Digital Carrier Equip, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Voice over IP, VoIP (Network protocols), Measurement, Voice mail, Digital telephone systems, Sound recording and reproduction, Sound, Voice mail systems, Voice messaging equipment, Digital carrier systems

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In search of transparent networks

Article Abstract:

The telecommunications industry needs all-optical switches that can route optical signals without having to convert them into electronic form. Candidate technologies for all-optical, or transparent, switching are described and compared.

Semiconductors and related devices, Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing, Optoelectronic Devices, Forecasts and trends, Industry trend, Technology development, Optoelectronics industry, Optoelectronic device

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