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5/23/2013

Media Alert: Cisco to Webcast Annual Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global IP Traffic Forecast 2012-2017 Results

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Media Alert: Cisco to Webcast Annual Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global IP Traffic Forecast 2012-2017 Results

5/23/2013

  SAN JOSE, Calif., May 23, 2013 – On Wednesday, May 29, Cisco will host a live Webcast to share the latest updates from Cisco's 7 th annual 2012-2017 Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global IP Traffic Forecast , the company's ongoing initiative designed to forecast, track, and analyze... Continue Reading

Tags: Mobility, Core Networks, Video, Middle East Region

 
5/14/2013

Cisco and European Schoolnet to Spread Innovative Teaching Practice

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Cisco and European Schoolnet to Spread Innovative Teaching Practice

5/14/2013

Brussels, Belgium – May 14, 2013 – European Schoolnet , a network of 30 European ministries of education, today announced that it is working in close collaboration with Cisco , the worldwide leader in networking, to integrate Cisco Lecture Vision into the online training courses and... Continue Reading

Tags: Education, Collaboration, Video, Vertical Markets, Education & Training, Region, Belgium, EMEAR, North Europe

 
4/9/2013

La Palma and Tenerife Islands Launch the First Telemedicine Service in Spain

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La Palma and Tenerife Islands Launch the First Telemedicine Service in Spain

4/9/2013

  Santa Cruz de La Palma, April 9, 2013.– The council of the island of La Palma and the Canary Island Health Service announced the launch of the first telemedicine service available in Spain. This is a pioneering project based on the Cisco HealthPresence ® software platform,... Continue Reading

Tags: Healthcare, Video, EMEAR, South Europe

 
3/25/2013

Cisco Borderless Networks Enable Innovative Service for Romanian Skiers

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Cisco Borderless Networks Enable Innovative Service for Romanian Skiers

3/25/2013

BUCHAREST, Romania – March 25, 2013 – The Romanian startup i-Rewind introduced an innovative service for skiers, enabled by the Cisco® Borderless Network Architecture. The i-rewind solution, named after the company, was developed by a team of Romanian software engineers in... Continue Reading

Tags: Core Networks, EMEAR, Central Europe

 
3/21/2013

Cisco Launches Validated Apprenticeship Programme in the UK

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Cisco Launches Validated Apprenticeship Programme in the UK

3/21/2013

On 21 st March, Cisco will launch its validated apprentice programmes in the UK, in an evening event that will feature attendees from partners including Pearson, reseller Partners and the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS). IT networking is forecast to be one of the fastest-growing... Continue Reading

Tags: Education, Cisco Culture, Region, EMEAR, UK & Ireland

 
3/21/2013

Cisco BIG Awards Is Back to Celebrate and Reward Innovative Start-ups and SMEs Within the UK

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Cisco BIG Awards Is Back to Celebrate and Reward Innovative Start-ups and SMEs Within the UK

3/21/2013

London - 21 March 2013 – Following the success of last year's BIG Awards, Cisco is continuing its quest to discover and help develop emerging and early-stage technology based start-ups. Last year the BIG Awards attracted more than 300 entries, including six fantastic finalists.... Continue Reading

Tags: Innovation, Region, EMEAR, UK & Ireland

 
3/17/2013

Health Check: The Rise of Telecare in Europe

By Joanne Taaffe
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Health Check: The Rise of Telecare in Europe

3/17/2013
By Joanne Taaffe

Streets of half-timbered houses with steeply sloping red-tiled roofs suggest change comes slowly to Colmar, the city at the heart of France's Alsace wine region. But when it comes to providing healthcare its authorities are breaking with tradition. Since January, residents of Colmar's... Continue Reading

Tags: Healthcare, France, United Kingdom

 
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

 
3/15/2013

San Francisco Mayor to Create Technology History by Virtually Leading US Parade from Cork through Cisco TelePresence

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San Francisco Mayor to Create Technology History by Virtually Leading US Parade from Cork through Cisco TelePresence

3/15/2013

Cork, Ireland and San Francisco, USA, Thursday, 14th March 2013: San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee will make history this weekend by leading the US city's parade from Cork. Mayor Lee will march in the St Patrick's Day Cork parade, and on the previous day (Saturday 16 th ) using Cisco TelePresence... Continue Reading

Tags: Americas, EMEAR, UK & Ireland

 
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

 
3/3/2013

Full of Eastern Promise: Technology Tour in an Emerging Market

By Sue Tabbitt
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Full of Eastern Promise: Technology Tour in an Emerging Market

3/3/2013
By Sue Tabbitt

Entrepreneurs from 16 of Britain’s most promising digital, wireless and mobile software technology companies took part in an exclusive tour of India last month, giving them a unique opportunity to showcase their innovations to potential investors and business partners. The backers of... Continue Reading

Tags: Education, Innovation, EMEAR

 
2/25/2013

The Nice Cote d'Azur Metropolitan Area, the City of Nice and Cisco Unveil 'Spot Mairie', the World's First Virtual City Hall

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The Nice Cote d'Azur Metropolitan Area, the City of Nice and Cisco Unveil 'Spot Mairie', the World's First Virtual City Hall

2/25/2013

NICE, FRANCE - Feb 25, 2013 - Shopping or administrative formalities? From now on, the residents of Nice will no longer have to choose. This is thanks to a new virtual city hall, which offers real-time services installed in the heart of the Nice Etoile shopping mall. Committed to a process of... Continue Reading

Tags: EMEAR

 
2/25/2013

Cisco's Elastic Packet Core Technology Enables Turkcell to Expand Its Next-Generation Mobile Internet Network

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Cisco's Elastic Packet Core Technology Enables Turkcell to Expand Its Next-Generation Mobile Internet Network

2/25/2013

ISTANBUL, Turkey – February 25 , 2013 – Cisco announced today that Turkcell, the leading  communications and technology company in Turkey with more than 35 million subscribers, has deployed the Cisco ® ASR 5000 Series as the foundation for its advanced mobile Internet... Continue Reading

Tags: Core Networks, Routing, Telecommunications/Service Providers, EMEAR

 
1/23/2013

Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Intucell

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Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Intucell

1/23/2013

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Jan. 23, 2013 – Cisco today announced its intent to acquire privately held Intucell.  Headquartered in Ra'anana, Israel, Intucell provides advanced self-optimizing network (SON) software, which enables mobile carriers to plan, configure, manage, optimize... Continue Reading

Tags: Core Networks, Corporate Business, Acquisitions, Americas, EMEAR

 
1/21/2013

Sitel Moves to Cisco Nexus Platform and FabricPath-Enabled Data Center

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Sitel Moves to Cisco Nexus Platform and FabricPath-Enabled Data Center

1/21/2013

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Jan. 21, 2013 – Today, Cisco announced that Sitel s.r.o. has implemented the Cisco Nexus® 7000 switching platform enabled with the latest Cisco® FabricPath technology for its Bratislava-based data centers. Sitel is a data center and dark fiber network... Continue Reading

Tags: Technologies, Data Center, Region, EMEAR

 
1/16/2013

University of Granada Uses Cisco Technology to Accelerate Teaching and Investigative Capacity

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University of Granada Uses Cisco Technology to Accelerate Teaching and Investigative Capacity

1/16/2013

Madrid, 16th January 2012. – Cisco has announced that the University of Granada (Spain) has renovated its network infrastructure with the Cisco Catalyst® 6500 Series Switches. The upgrade incorporates higher-capacity processors and 40 Gbps Gigabit Ethernet connectivity cards in... Continue Reading

Tags: Switching, Education & Training, Information Technology, Channel Partner, EMEAR