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5/20/2013

Senior Executives Say Cloud-Based Collaboration Leads to Higher Business Performance

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Senior Executives Say Cloud-Based Collaboration Leads to Higher Business Performance

5/20/2013

  New York, NY (May 20, 2013) – Forbes Insights today released "Collaborating in the Cloud," a Cisco-sponsored study examining the ways business leaders increasingly look at cloud collaboration as a way to increase productivity, accelerate business results and enhance innovation and... Continue Reading

Tags: Cloud, Collaboration, Collaboration, U.S. Press

 
5/8/2013

McMaster University and Cisco Collaborate to Further Bioinformatics Research and Build Institutional Research Cloud

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McMaster University and Cisco Collaborate to Further Bioinformatics Research and Build Institutional Research Cloud

5/8/2013

HAMILTON, ON—May 8, 2013 – McMaster University and Cisco Canada today announced they have established a long-term relationship which will see the university increase research activities in Integrated Health Biosystems and Bioinformatics. McMaster and Cisco will also establish a university-wide... Continue Reading

Tags: Cloud, Education, Healthcare, Virtualization, Education & Training, Canada

 
5/7/2013

Cisco Drives Security in Modernizing the Connected Grid

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Cisco Drives Security in Modernizing the Connected Grid

5/7/2013

  SAN JOSE – May 07, 2013 – The core mission of utilities, as well as their regulatory mandate, is to provide safe and reliable power.  Today, Cisco announced expanded solutions and services to help utilities enhance grid operations with greater levels of automation and security and... Continue Reading

Tags: Security, Smart Grid

 
5/6/2013

Vodafone Hutchison Australia Selects Cisco to Accelerate the Deployment of Its 4G LTE Network

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Vodafone Hutchison Australia Selects Cisco to Accelerate the Deployment of Its 4G LTE Network

5/6/2013

SYDNEY – May 7, 2013 - Cisco announced today that it has been selected by Vodafone Hutchison Australia to accelerate deployment of VHA's 4G long-term evolution (LTE) network with the Cisco ® ASR 5500 as the mobile multimedia core platform .  VHA is in the midst of transforming how it... Continue Reading

Tags: Routing, Australia

 
5/5/2013

Sports Analytics Goes High School: Small-budget Coaches Get Big-league Capabilities

By Kevin Maney
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Sports Analytics Goes High School: Small-budget Coaches Get Big-league Capabilities

5/5/2013
By Kevin Maney

National Basketball Association teams have long wielded big budgets for data analytics that can break down tendencies of rival teams. But this year, a disruptively cheap web-based version of the technology helped the high school boys on the Fort Bend Travis Tigers basketball team storm to the... Continue Reading

Tags: Sports and Entertainment, Mobility, Innovation

 
4/30/2013

Cisco and TELUS Help Free The Children Expand Global Reach

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Cisco and TELUS Help Free The Children Expand Global Reach

4/30/2013

TORONTO, April 30, 2013 – Cisco and TELUS are helping Free The Children expand its global reach by deploying video and collaboration tools that are enabling its organization to be more connected, collaborative and mobile while providing greater access to its inspiring leaders. Thanks to... Continue Reading

Tags: CSR, Video, TelePresence, WebEx, Canada, Channel Partner

 
4/15/2013

SDN, Cloud, Big Data: A Conversation with Lew Tucker

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SDN, Cloud, Big Data: A Conversation with Lew Tucker

4/15/2013

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Tags: Cloud, Data Center, Data Center, Open Network Environment, Internet of Everything

 
4/12/2013

MetroPCS Selects Cisco Carrier-Grade IPv6 Technology and Services to Enable 4G LTE and Next-Generation Mobile Internet Services Delivery

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MetroPCS Selects Cisco Carrier-Grade IPv6 Technology and Services to Enable 4G LTE and Next-Generation Mobile Internet Services Delivery

4/12/2013

SAN JOSE, Calif., – April 12, 2013 – Cisco announced today that MetroPCS Communications, Inc. has begun a commercial launch of its Cisco® Carrier-Grade Internet Protocol Version 6 (CGv6) Solution as a first step in the transition of its mobile Internet network to Internet... Continue Reading

Tags: Mobility, Technologies, Mobility, Wireline Carriers

 
4/9/2013

Cisco Announces Upcoming Event with the Financial Community

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Cisco Announces Upcoming Event with the Financial Community

4/9/2013

SAN JOSE, Calif, --- April 9, 2013 --- On April 11, 2013 Cisco will host a conference call with David Ward, Vice President, CTO of Engineering and Chief Architect to discuss how Cisco's software defined network (SDN) strategy creates an application intelligent network. The event will be... Continue Reading

Tags: Technologies, Vertical Markets, Corporate News, Region, Partner

 
4/4/2013

Cisco ONE: A Comprehensive Solution

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Cisco ONE: A Comprehensive Solution

4/4/2013

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Tags: Open Network Environment

 
3/31/2013

Securing the Data Center's Future Today

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DATA CENTER 

Securing the Data Center's Future Today

3/31/2013

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Tags: Security, Data Center, Virtualization

 
3/22/2013

Cisco Commends Government of Canada's Commitment to Drive Productivity Through Increased Use of Telepresence Technology

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Cisco Commends Government of Canada's Commitment to Drive Productivity Through Increased Use of Telepresence Technology

3/22/2013

Toronto, ON  – March 22, 2013 – As a company focused on positively impacting innovation and productivity, Cisco Canada applauds the Government of Canada for continuing to lead by example in using technology to increase productivity and reduce travel costs.  "The... Continue Reading

Tags: TelePresence, Government, Canada

 
3/19/2013

The Evolving Context-Aware Ecosystem: Location, Proximity & Privacy

By Melissa Jun Rowley
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MOBILITY 

The Evolving Context-Aware Ecosystem: Location, Proximity & Privacy

3/19/2013
By Melissa Jun Rowley

Imagine living your life day to day with the most loyal, personal companion—one that pays the utmost attention to your habits, anticipates your needs, makes the best recommendations, and provides valuable information about your surroundings at any give moment. This isn't your spouse,... Continue Reading

Tags: Mobility

 
3/18/2013

Kansas Fiber Network and Cisco Upgrade State Network to 100 G

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Kansas Fiber Network and Cisco Upgrade State Network to 100 G

3/18/2013

  SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18, 2013 – Cisco today announced that Kansas Fiber Network (KFN), a consortium of 29 carriers across the state of Kansas, has upgraded its next-generation packet optical network, providing up to 100 Gigabit per second (100 G) speeds using Cisco's carrier... Continue Reading

Tags: Mobility, Technologies

 
3/15/2013

Largest Russian Social Media Operator to Increase Network Capacity with Cisco

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Largest Russian Social Media Operator to Increase Network Capacity with Cisco

3/15/2013

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 15, 2013 –– Cisco today announced that VK.com, the largest social media operator in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, has selected Cisco for its latest network expansion. VK.com is ranked No. 25 in Alexa's global Top 500 sites and is the... Continue Reading

Tags: Routing, Media/Entertainment, EMEAR

 
3/13/2013

Cisco's 2013 Editors Conference

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Cisco's 2013 Editors Conference

3/13/2013

Here you can see some of what was shared by our executive hosts Rob Lloyd, President Development and Sales, Padmasree Warrior, Chief Strategy and Technical Officer and Pankaj Patel, Chief Development Officer. Wim Elfrink, EVP, Industry Solutions, discussed Cisco's emerging markets strategy,... Continue Reading

Tags: Innovation, IT, Wim Elfrink, Padmasree Warrior, Robert Lloyd, Pankaj Patel, Internet of Everything

 
3/11/2013

How the Mobile Phone Can Help Keep Your Children Safe

By Jason Deign
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MOBILITY 

How the Mobile Phone Can Help Keep Your Children Safe

3/11/2013
By Jason Deign

If you are a parent it is hard not to stress about what might be happening to your kids when they are out of sight. With missing children featured regularly and prominently in the media, every time a youngster steps unaccompanied out onto the street, it can drive a mom or dad to despair.... Continue Reading

Tags: Mobility

 
3/10/2013

Time-Crunched Lifestyles and Appetite for Variety Fuel Demand for Mobile Businesses

By Mary Ann Azevedo
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Time-Crunched Lifestyles and Appetite for Variety Fuel Demand for Mobile Businesses

3/10/2013
By Mary Ann Azevedo

TiVo employee Greg Oncina is a busy man. He and just about nearly everyone else living and working in Silicon Valley struggles with juggling a hectic work schedule with having, well, a life. So when TiVo added haircuts to its list of employee perks, Oncina was thrilled. Now TiVo’s events... Continue Reading

Tags: Mobility

 
3/7/2013

Cisco TechWatch 2013: 76% of companies expect to move to next generation workspace structure within just three years

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Cisco TechWatch 2013: 76% of companies expect to move to next generation workspace structure within just three years

3/7/2013

  LONDON, March 7 th , 2013 – Next generation workspaces will be a reality for 3 in 4 (76%) businesses by 2016, according to new research published today by Cisco. The report – TechWatch 2013 – found that whilst IT decision makers continue to grapple with reducing IT complexity and... Continue Reading

Tags: Technologies, Region

 
3/7/2013

Barcelona City Hall Launches a pioneer Virtual Citizen Services Centre in Europe

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Barcelona City Hall Launches a pioneer Virtual Citizen Services Centre in Europe

3/7/2013

  Barcelona, March 7, 2013. – Barcelona City Hall has announced a pioneer Virtual Citizen Services Centre in Europe, using Cisco TelePresence ® and collaboration technologies to allow citizens to remotely carry out various administrative processes without needing to appear at... Continue Reading

Tags: Government, Collaboration, Collaboration, Smart Connected Communities, Government, EMEAR, South Europe