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• Slack signs up another 1M paying users as Microsoft competition intensifies

  Slack has added another one million paid users as the company begins to face increased competition in the workplace collaboration software market.

• Rowan Trollope, a key figure driving Cisco's turnaround, is leaving

  Cisco loses key warrior in battle to become a monster software player as Rowan Trollope takes charge of cloud start-up Five9.

• Cisco forks out $270M for Accompany in collaboration push

  Cisco has inked a deal to acquire enterprise relationship intelligence platform provider Accompany in a bid to boost its collaboration prowess.

• Ever-changing Cisco draws up blueprint for channel success across Asia Pacific

  Cisco has unveiled plans to bolster partner engagement across Asia Pacific during 2018, equipping an expanding ecosystem as new technologies flood the market.

• Tech giants unite in stance against government cyber attacks

  Microsoft, Facebook and more than 30 other global technology companies announce joint pledge not to assist any government in offensive cyber attacks.

• Cisco routers breached as hackers warn Iran with US flag post

  Hackers have attacked networks in a number of countries including data centres in Iran where they left the image of a U.S. flag on screens.

• Cisco and Microsoft battle it out for global collaboration market dominance

  Cisco maintains the edge over Microsoft in the global enterprise collaboration market, but not when it comes to cloud.

• Cisco, Dell EMC and HPE are the world's top infrastructure vendors

  ​Cisco, Dell EMC and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) were the top three infrastructure vendors of 2017 according to research firm, Canalys.

• Fast 5G close, but not close enough for most mobile users

  Next generation wireless technology promises to go beyond phones and link up everything from vehicles to household devices.

• The compelling case for AI in cyber security

  ​Enterprise buyers are on track to spend more on cyber security tools that employ AI and machine learning, according to new research.

• Cisco CEO: "We are still only on the front end" of a new version of the network

  Fresh off a positive earnings call that saw Cisco report $11.9 billion in revenue for the 2Q 2018, CEO Chuck Robbins has a lot to crow about.

• Cisco bolsters security services with triple cloud channel play

  Cisco has unveiled three new cloud-based endpoint solutions designed to improve protection levels of businesses, delivered through MSSPs.

• Apple and Cisco strike cyber policy insurance discounts deal

  Apple and Cisco have teamed up with insurer Allianz SE to offer discounts on cyber insurance to businesses that use equipment from both vendors.

• Cisco to acquire Skyport Systems in hybrid cloud play

  ​Cisco has revealed plans to acquire hyperconverged infrastructure start-up, Skyport Systems.

• Tech giants back Microsoft’s international email search warrant fight

  Some of Microsoft’s biggest rivals are backing its fight against the US Government’s efforts to obtain customer data kept in other countries.