According to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report, a San Jose, California, jury has said in a Wednesday ruling that Arista Networks Inc. did not violate Cisco System Inc’s copyright and did not violate Cisco's patents.

The ruling by the jury marks a huge win for Santa Clara-based Arista in its wide-ranging legal scuffle with San Jose-based Cisco over copyright infringement. Both the companies are fierce competitors in the networking equipment market, especially for selling ethernet switches to connect computers, servers and other devices.

Cisco Australia and New Zealand (ANZ)'s former public sector lead Ken Boal has been named the new Managing Director of Cisco ANZ. Boal will replace Richard Kitts, who has taken over as the Vice President of Services for the Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China (APJC) region.