Cisco Systems…projected its first quarterly revenue decline in more than two years, blaming what it called a pause in customer spending.
The company, considered a proxy for corporate high-tech hardware demand, expects revenue to fall 3% to 5% this quarter. Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting revenue to increase by about 2.4% to $12.75 billion.
The quarter in question is the one ending 1/31/20 (FY2Q20).