How India relaxed its telecom source code demand

India has dropped its demand that telecom equipment suppliers hand over proprietary source code, in a relief for local telcos and multinationals such as Ericsson, Nokia and Cisco, but poses a setback for local gear-makers. After the latest change, manufacturers need to provide just a summary of internal security test results and confirm following the … Read more

Cisco chief Chuck Robbins believes affirmative action gives them better business

Robbins, who was raised in Georgia, shared the example of Jeetu Patel, the company’s president and chief product officer, who grew up in India, and said their different life experiences mean they think differently, and diversity of thought often leads to great ideas, which is just the “power of diversity”. For Chuck, it’s not about … Read more