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SEATTLE -- Technology companies led the stock market to its third straight loss Thursday after Cisco Systems' earnings report raised more questions about the economy.

If you're a business that's on the fence about adopting unified communications (UC), don't worry, says Verizon Business ( NYSE:VZ ),�as you'll be able to test the service out when the service provider launches field trial of Cisco UC and collaboration applications in the cloud "as a service" next month. Introduced at this week's Cisco ( NasdaqGS: CSCO ) Live! networking event in Las Vegas ...

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- To help organizations accelerate the adoption of unified communications and improve performance, Verizon Business will be the first U.S.-based global service provider to deliver Cisco unified communications and collaboration applications in the cloud "as-a-service." The company next month will begin field trials of the new Cisco Hosted Collaboration ...

American Express Business Travel, a unit of American Express Co. announced an agreement with Cisco to provide Cisco TelePresence Suites via its virtual meetings solution -eXpert .

Russian president courts Silicon Valley Dmitry Medvedev swung through the Bay Area, encouraging executives and politicians to help his country become a technology leader. He won support from Cisco Systems, Twitter and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger - and scored a... San Francisco Bay Area - Cisco Systems - Dmitry Medvedev - President of Russia - United States