News@Cisco: Transportation Customer News

Cisco and IBM Expand Global Services Alliance to Collaborate on Maintenance Services in 46 New Countries

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. & ARMONK, NY, March 12, 2007 - Cisco® and IBM today announced the expansion of their Global Services Alliance and their collaboration to provide product maintenance services for mutual enterprise customers in 46 new countries. This collaboration builds on the success that IBM and Cisco have seen within the United States and means that IBM customers who purchase Cisco networking technology solutions will now get a globally consistent level of IT infrastructure support. ...

Cisco WAN Optimization Solutions Help Hundreds of Customers Accelerate Business-Critical Applications across the WAN

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 6, 2007 - Cisco® today announced that Cisco Wide Area Network (WAN) Optimization solutions that ease management of branch offices are achieving rapid adoption from hundreds of customers. Customers including, freight forwarding company Panalpina Group of North America, architecture firm Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc., and travel leader Sabre Holdings Corporation, are using the award-winning Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) to share centralized files and ...

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 Wi-Fi Mesh Moves Houston METRO

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., November 14, 2006 - Cisco® today announced that the Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO), one of the nation's largest transit authorities, is deploying a Cisco wireless mesh network as an innovative means to help protect commuters and provide for better transit service experience. Houston METRO will deploy Cisco Aironet® 1500 Series mesh access points at 47 locations throughout the city, including METRO Park & Ride lots and major stops. At each ...

Metropolitan Transit System Puts Privacy and Security in the Fast Lane

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:00:00 PST

BUSINESS CHALLENGE The City of Montréal's transit system, the Societé de Transport de Montréal (STM), operates four subway lines, a fleet of 759 cars serving 65 metro stations, 188 bus lines, 1567 buses, and 94 paratransit minibuses across the metropolitan region, providing more than 1.3 million trips each weekday. The STM's IT department acts as the nerve center to maintain the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of the 120 information systems ...

Rocky Mountaineer Vacations Takes Aim at a Moving Target With Cisco SMB Wireless Solution

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:00:00 PST

VANCOUVER, BC - October 3, 2006 - Rocky Mountaineer Vacations (RMV), an award-winning Canadian provider of premiere travel, is boosting efficiency with a wireless solution from Cisco Systems with enhanced security features. The Cisco solution - providing wireless security capabilities, management, mobility and connectivity to data and business applications - was implemented by Compugen Inc. As part of the Armstrong Hospitality Group Ltd., RMV offers rail and motor coach services, ...

Kuala Lumpur International Airport Upgrades Network Infrastructure

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:00:00 PST

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - August 15, 2006 - Service providers, tenants and passengers at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) can now enjoy improved wired and wireless Internet access at the award-winning airport. Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad has upgraded the backbone network, making the facility one of the most powerful in the world in terms of network infrastructure. The infrastructure supports more than 150 areas, including the new Low Cost Carrier Terminal, ...

New Jersey Turnpike Authority Upgrades Network with Cisco Optical Solution

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., and NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., June 6, 2006 - Cisco Systems® announced today that the New Jersey Turnpike Authority has moved to optimize its network operations by deploying its first advanced optical network using the Cisco® ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP). The Cisco optical solution helps enable New Jersey Turnpike to increase revenues by more effectively managing its network and enhancing safety for the 250 million vehicles that journey more than 6 ...

Halifax International Airport Authority Reaches New Heights with Cisco Unified Communications System

Wed, 24 May 2006 16:00:00 PST

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, May 24, 2006 - Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) today announced that it is using technology from Cisco Systems and services from Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co. to unify voice, video, data and wireless communications into a single, airport-wide Cisco Unified Communications system. It is the first deployment of its kind in Atlantic Canada. HIAA has integrated Internet Protocol (IP)-based capabilities with the Cisco Intelligent Airport Solution ...

Sweden's Stockholm Subway Implements Indoor Location-Based Services Platform with Cisco Systems and Appear Networks

Tue, 02 May 2006 00:00:00 PST

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 2, 2006 - Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced a collaboration with software provider Appear Networks to deliver an Integrated Location Services Solution for the Stockholm Subway, delivering personalised, real-time information to users in underground stations, anywhere across the Wi-Fi network. Based on contextual information such as time of day, job role, and current physical location, the solution is able to access the right information, which is ...

Cisco Unified Wireless Network Technologies Help Create One of the World's Largest Airport WLANs for the Airport Authority Hong Kong

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:00:00 PST

HONG KONG, April 27, 2006 - Cisco Systems today announced that the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) has deployed a Cisco Unified Wireless Network Solution to replace its existing installation, creating one of the world's largest airport WLANs (wireless local area network) in terms of coverage and number of access points. The WLAN helps enable the AA to achieve highly efficient flow management by ensuring timely information access and exchange, and automating cargo and passenger flow at the ...

Cisco Systems Unveils "Connected Communities" Event in Albuquerque

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 04:00:00 PST

WHAT: Cisco Systems is hosting an executive breakfast panel, moderated by industry analyst Jim Metzler of Metzler and Ashton, followed by site visits to local customer sites to showcase how Cisco networking technology is heralding a new way of living and working. Attendees will hear directly from decision makers representing a diverse group of Albuquerque's public and private sector organizations. Panelists and guest speakers include Albuquerque's Mayor Martin Chavez ...

RATP Launches Experimental Fully Connected Bus Route using Cisco IP Mobility Solution

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 04:00:00 PST

PARIS, France, March 5, 2006 - RATP, a leading innovator in Public Transportation, and Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced completion of the deployment of an "Internet Protocol (IP) in Motion" experimental project on the bus line No. 38 in Paris. Recently demonstrated at Cisco Networkers event in Cannes, RATP's No. 38 buses now get full IP connectivity for RATP applications. RATP is using this opportunity to accelerate the pace of adoption of leading edge applications that are in ...

Transportation Leaders Collaborate on Book that Debates Solutions to the Capacity Crisis Facing Global Transportation Systems

Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:00:00 PST

LONDON, UK, March 21, 2006 - Leading business executives, government authorities and industry visionaries, from some of the world's top transportation organisations, have contributed to a book highlighting the important issues facing today's US$3 trillion transportation industry. Their essays in Connected Transportation, published today by Cisco Systems, suggest viable strategies to meet the challenges created by escalating demand for transportation services, and resulting ...

Parts For Trucks Keeps on Trucking with Wireless IP Communications

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 04:00:00 PST

January 10, 2006 Parts For Trucks has adopted a wireless Cisco IP Communications Solution to better its customer service, a key differentiator in its competitive market. With 14 locations across Atlantic Canada, the centralized solution reduces administrative costs, boosts staff productivity and operational efficiencies and, most importantly, helps the company improve customer experience. BUSINESS CHALLENGE As the largest distributor of heavy-duty truck and ...

World's Busiest Airport Turns to Cisco for New Communications Infrastructure

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 04:00:00 PST

January 4, 2006 by Charles Waltner, News@Cisco Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport turned to Cisco Systems for help in building one of the most extensive communications infrastructure upgrades ever undertaken by an airport. Hartsfield-Jackson, however, is not just another pretty tarmac in the highly competitive air transport industry. As the world's busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson is also one of the best. Owned by the city of Atlanta, ...

RATP Seizes on Wireless LAN Technology from Cisco as a New Tool for Business Transformation

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 04:00:00 PST

The Paris subway, one of the world's top underground networks, has joined a growing group of transport operators pioneering the use of wireless local area networks (WLANs) for business transformation. The Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP), which runs Paris's public transport networks, is piloting the use of advanced wireless technology to improve customer service and employee productivity. ...

Cisco Showcases IP Interoperability and Collaboration System ( CiscoIPICS) Technology the Next Emerging Technology for the First Time in Europe

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 18:00:00 PST

AMSTERDAM - November 15, 2005 -Schiphol Telematics today showcased, for the first time in Europe, Cisco's new IP Interoperability and Collaboration System (Cisco IPICS) technology - a communication system designed to easily integrate multiple push-to-talk radio systems together with other communication resources like voice, video and data devices. These next generation capabilities are designed to allow organizations to collaborate more easily on daily operations, safety, security, ...