Cisco buys smart grid outfit Arch Rock

Cisco has made its second move on the smart grid market in as many days, unveiling plans to buy specialist networking firm Arch Rock yesterday.

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Microsoft Patents Automatic OS Shutdown

Microsoft has successfully patented a procedure for shutting down Windows. Microsoft - Operating system - Microsoft Windows - Microsoft Corporation - Companies

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Cisco to buy wireless smart grid firm

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Microsoft Quincy datacenter faces Ecology hearing

Microsoft’s plans to expand its huge datacenter in Quincy will undergo a public hearing, giving people a chance to weigh in on the addition of 13 diesel backup generators planned for the complex.

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Microsoft Quincy datacenter faces Ecology hearing

Cisco buys wireless smart grid company

Cisco this week said it will acquire Arch Rock Corporation, a privately held developer of IP-based wireless network technology for smart grids.

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Cisco buying smart grid specialty firm Arch Rock

Computer networking powerhouse Cisco on Thursday announced it intends to buy smart grid specialty firm Arch Rock.

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Cisco buying smart grid specialty firm Arch Rock

Microsoft Uses Bing Home Page to Push IE8

Microsoft on Thursday started featuring a small banner ad on the Bing home page for Internet Explorer 8. Microsoft - Bing - Google - Search - Browsers

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Microsoft Arc Touch

Microsoft’s new Arc Touch Mouse features a travel-friendly design and some clever technical additions to its touch-sensitive scroll tab. Neither of those features makes it better than a full-size desktop mouse, but the Arc Touch Mouse is different enough in its form and in some of its functions that it should appeal to people looking to make a statement with their technology.

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Cisco Extends Smart-Metering with Arch Rock Acquisition Announcement

Today, Cisco announced their intent to acquire San Francisco based Arch Rock. With this acquisition, Cisco will be able to extend their reach into smart-metering systems that buttress smart-grid applications

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Cisco Systems to buy S.F. smart-grid software maker Arch Rock

Cisco Systems, the giant San Jose maker of networking equipment, intends to buy Arch Rock, a San Francisco developer of smart-grid software.

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Cisco Systems to buy S.F. smart-grid software maker Arch Rock

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