Cisco raises dividend 24% after strong Q2

(Telecompaper) Cisco reported revenue for its fiscal second quarter to 23 January up 2 percent year-on-year to USD 11.8 billion. The results exclude its set-top box business sold to Technicolor and were at the high end of Cisco's forecast for flat to 2 percent higher sales in the quarter. The company's net profit jumped 31 percent to USD 3.1 billion, and adjusted EPS increased 8 percent to USD 0.57. Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said the strong Q2 results were down to "managing the business extremely