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“Video is the next wave of Internet disruption,” says Cisco chief

By John Bugailiskis, AT CESLAS VEGAS - Cisco Systems Inc. is moving quickly to expand its business beyond Internet and IT networks by unveiling a bevy of new products at the CES aimed at extending its reach from inside the network into people's lives.Touting its "visual networking" concept, Cisco launched new television set-top boxes (8500HDC), a new IP "Home Gateway" offering, a new DOCSIS 3.0-compliant cable modem (which Cisco says can deliver speeds up to 100 Mbps) and a new triple-play router along with a host of other Linksys consumer offerings."Video is the next wave of Internet disruption," said Cisco's...