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- Cisco plans dividend increase with profits up 56% in fiscal Q4
Cisco Systems stockholders will get a bigger quarterly dividend, as the company announced a 56% increase in net income and a 4% increase in revenue in its fiscal fourth quarter. Leaders attributed the gains to stability and growth in the switches and routers markets, respectively -- although the company did not fare as well with its video and collaboration tools. The Wall Street Journal
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- HP touts a video-centric study aid
HP says its VideoBook is intended to make finding videos related to students' studies easier by taking the work out of searching for content online. The technology will debut in India schools next week, but could be used in the corporate space as well. Videos are located based on keywords in text a student reads online. Network World/IDG News Service
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- CDI taps Zyrion to add monitoring to its cloud portfolio
CDI Managed Services says it will use Zyrion's cloud- and infrastructure-monitoring application Traverse Monitoring Platform as part of its cloud-computing and managed-services offering. CDI says it was attracted to the platform for its scalability, sophisticated architecture and open-API functionality. MSP Mentor
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New mentoring program for women in IT
Although only a few months since its official launch this year, CompTIA's Advancing Women in IT Community already has developed a new mentoring program to help women start their IT careers and work their way up the corporate ladder. Plus the community created a new video to espouse the benefits of an IT career to women of all ages. View the video and check out the new mentoring program. To sign up to be a mentor, contact Cathy Alper.
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Marketing help for CompTIA members
As one of the largest Internet marketing and media companies in the world, QuinStreet is committed to providing consumers and businesses with the information they need to research, find and select the products, services and brands that meet their needs. Learn more about this CompTIA media partner and its visitor-friendly marketing practices to help CompTIA members.
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Health care IT training
Technology is changing the way health care is provided and administered. Three-fourths of health care providers expect to increase their technology spending compared to last year, according to CompTIA research. CompTIA provides a number of resources for solution providers to understand and take advantage of this growing field. Read more.
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CompTIA IT SmartStat: Aug. 16, 2012
 33% of businesses using cloud solutions said justifying/defining the ROI is a challenge in using cloud solutions. CompTIA IT SmartStat
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