News@Cisco: Switching Customer News

Cisco High Performance Computing Products Support World's Largest Supercomputing Sites

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:30:00 PST

SAN JOSE, California - June 27, 2007 - Cisco® (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced today its continued leadership as the open system interconnect vendor of choice for the top 50 High Performance Computing (HPC) server clusters based on the latest Top500® list. The Cisco leading family of HPC products includes high performance InfiniBand switching products and cost effective feature-rich Ethernet fixed and modular switching chassis. Most notable on this year's Top500 list is the continued ...

Cineca, Italy's Largest Computing Center, Expands Research and Accelerates Projects with Cisco and IBM High-Performance Computing

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:00:00 PST

BOLOGNA, Italy, 26 June 2007 - Research projects that affect peoples' lives, such as predictions of volcanic eruptions or the development of new medicines and treatment, could soon be completed faster and at a lower cost. Italian universities and research organizations that use Cineca, the largest computing center in Italy and one of the largest in world, will benefit from the recent deployment of high- ...

Cisco Helps Watford Football Club Transform Vicarage Road Stadium with One of Europe's Most Advanced Information Networks

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:15:00 PST

LONDON - June 20, 2007 - Watford Football Club, founded more than a century ago, is building one of the most advanced voice, video and data communication systems ever deployed at a European sports venue. Based on Cisco technologies, the network will help deliver a massive 10 gigabits per second to every part of the club's Vicarage Road stadium. The fixed and wireless network supports a Cisco Unified Communications system, video streaming and a Cisco Connected Real Estate solution. The ...

HP Helps Broadband Provider MVB Offer "Triple Play" Services Over High-speed Network

Mon, 21 May 2007 23:15:00 PST

NICE, France, May 22, 2007 - HP today announced that it has teamed with Cisco and MidtVest Bredbaand (MVB), a Denmark-based broadband provider, to build a high-speed, fiber-to-the-home network for the delivery of advanced services such as video on demand and interactive TV to homes and businesses. Using the new network, MVB's Content Denmark subsidiary will deliver to more than 200,000 customers the so-called "triple play" of Internet protocol (IP)-based services: Internet, ...

Cisco and Cisilion Help Improve Healthcare Services and Reduce Costs for Suffolk NHS

Tue, 15 May 2007 04:00:00 PST

LONDON, May 15, 2007 - Patients and healthcare staff in Suffolk will be able to communicate more easily and at significantly reduced costs with a Cisco® Unified Communications system being implemented across 200 healthcare locations in Suffolk by Cisilion, a Cisco Gold Certified Partner. The solution will be one of the first voice-over-IP (VoIP) systems to be deployed over the NHS N3 network. Part of the National Programme for IT, the network provides the NHS with fast broadband ...

Scottrade announces implementation of new, world-class data center

Tue, 08 May 2007 04:00:00 PST

St. Louis - May 8, 2007 - Scottrade, a leading online investment firm, announced today that it has completed the design, renovation and migration to a new, state-of-the-art Data Center located in suburban St. Louis. The project included a major redesign of the firm's IT infrastructure. The new Data Center was constructed in an existing building that has since been renovated to become one of the most advanced data centers in the country. The Data Center will allow Scottrade to ...

Top 12 UK Legal Firm Invests in Cisco Connected Workplace Solution

Thu, 03 May 2007 04:00:00 PST

LONDON, May 3, 2007 - Norton Rose, one of the largest law firms headquartered in the UK, is deploying a Cisco® Unified Communications system in its UK office to help improve its customer service and competitive advantage. The system is part of a Cisco Connected Workplace for Law Firms blueprint that consists of a set of network solutions, customer services and application partners that provide an integrated and collaborative way to link the firms' lawyers and support staff to important ...

Cisco Sharpens the Enterprise Edge with Flagship Catalyst 6500 Switching Platform

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 30, 2007 - In today's anytime, anywhere business environment, new interactive multi-media applications are increasingly deployed across the campus and the extended network to enhance productivity and innovation. To help ensure positive experiences with new applications such as Internet Protocol (IP) video, voice over IP (VoIP) and TelePresence while maintaining industry-leading service levels for existing business-critical applications, Cisco® today introduced ...

Birmingham City Council to Bring Community Agencies and Citizens Together in One Network

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:00:00 PST

LONDON, April 16, 2007 - Birmingham City Council has announced plans to connect 450 schools, 60 libraries and 240 council-related offices in one of the UK's most advanced local government networks. Using Cisco technologies, Service Birmingham, a partnership between the council and Capita, is building an Internet Protocol (IP) network around Birmingham to provide citizens with improved delivery of and access to services. The new network will support the council's business transformation ...

Northern Ireland's Leading Higher Education Institute Makes On-Line Learning Facilities More Available and More Secure

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:00:00 PST

BELFAST, April 11, 2007 - The Belfast Institute, the largest provider of further and higher education and training in Northern Ireland, is deploying a Cisco® Unified Wireless Network around its central campus to provide very secure, yet easy and flexible, access to on-line learning resources. The wireless network also supports advanced mobility services, including location services, guest services and advanced security services. Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in the ...

AT&T Provides Wireless Backbone to Cisco 3G WWAN HWIC Solution

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:15:00 PST

ATLANTA, March 27, 2007 - AT&T (NYSE: T) announced today that the AT&T Wireless WAN Connectivity Service will be available in conjunction with the new Cisco® 3G-Enabled Wireless WAN High-Speed WAN Interface Card (HWIC) for the Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR). AT&T made the announcement today at CTIA Wireless 2007® in Orlando, Fla., in conjunction with Cisco's launch of its 3G Wireless WAN HWIC solution. The Cisco 3G Wireless WAN HWIC is a wireless module that is ...

Cisco Adds 3G Wireless to Its Integrated Services Routers, Enabling More Connectivity Options for Enterprises and New Business Opportunities

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:00:00 PST

ORLANDO, Fla., (CTIA Wireless 2007®) - March 27, 2007 - Cisco® today announced significant wireless enhancements to its integrated services routers, adding an integrated third-generation (3G) wireless connectivity option and doubling the scalability of its integrated wireless local-area network (LAN) support. This solution is part of the Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture and is enabling service providers to offer 3G wireless connectivity to ...

Sprint Powers Up at CTIA Wireless 2007 with Showcase of Mobility Solutions

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:00:00 PST

ORLANDO, Fla. (CTIA Wireless 2007) - March 27, 2007 WHAT: Sprint (NYSE: S) is showcasing new and emerging mobility capabilities as part of its activities at CTIA Wireless, March 27-29 in Orlando, Fla. Sprint is located on the exhibit floor, booth number 2987. Visitors to the booth will have access to a breadth of products and services that give customers the power to enjoy great value and unmatched wireless capabilities on ...

Glasgow City Council Develops e-Government Strategy with THUS plc and a Cisco Connected Government Solution

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:00:00 PST

GLASGOW, February 19, 2007 - Glasgow City Council is implementing Access Glasgow, a comprehensive e-government strategy to improve the delivery of services to nearly 600,000 citizens. Fundamental to this approach is a modern, high-bandwidth communications infrastructure provided to the Council by THUS and a unique relationship with Cisco®. Access Glasgow will deliver a citywide network platform to integrate data, voice and video communication and support a host of front-line ...

Cisco Expands Catalyst Switch Portfolio to Address Evolving Needs of Campus Networks

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:00:00 PST

CISCO NETWORKERS 2007 - CANNES, France, January 31, 2007 - Video applications such as Internet Protocol (IP) video, IPTV and telepresence on the campus network help customers increase productivity while reducing operating costs. Cisco® today announced new Cisco Catalyst® switch offerings that aim to ensure these new real-time bandwidth intensive services are delivered with the highest performance, availability, quality of service and maximum security. An integral part ...

Cisco and SAVVIS to Launch Next-Generation Network for Enterprise Applications

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., & ST. LOUIS, Mo., - Dec. 19, 2006 - Cisco® (NASDAQ: CSCO) and SAVVIS, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVVS), a global leader in IT infrastructure services for business applications, today announced an agreement to enable deployment of a next-generation Internet Protocol (IP) network based on Cisco products and services. This new network will enhance SAVVIS' global application infrastructure and expand SAVVIS' ability to deliver "IT-Infrastructure-as-a-Service" through: ...

GarantiBank Selects Cisco Systems for New Turkish Datacentre Backbone

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PST

ISTANBUL, Turkey, December 11, 2006 - Cisco Systems® today announced that Garanti Bank, the leading Turkish retail, commercial and corporate bank, has selected Cisco to provide a new backbone network infrastructure for its datacentre operations comprising storage area networking, data centre switching and integrated security. The new data centre infrastructure will help the bank support the data security requirements of its mainframe applications. Garanti Bank's data centre ...