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Cisco and NVision Group Help Kazakh Telecom Increase Transport Network Capacity Tenfold

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:00:00 PST

ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 5, 2007 - JV KazakhTelecom, a national telecommunications operator in Kazakhstan, today announced a large-scale network development programme to provide its customers with a wide range of advanced communication services using the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System platform. The project is aimed at building a new high-speed 10 Gbps Internet Protocol/Multiprotocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS) network platform in the central area of Kazakhstan between the major ...

Telemedicine Project Links Afghan Hospitals to International Medical Institutions

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:00:00 PST

KABUL, Afghanistan, July 5, 2007 - Cisco® and Roshan, the leading telecom operator in Afghanistan, today launched telemedicine, a first-of-its-kind solution in Afghanistan to expand healthcare access and delivery across the country. Using broadband technology, wireless video consultation and digital image transfer, the telemedicine project will provide hospitals in Afghanistan with real-time access to specialist diagnosis, treatment and training expertise from abroad. Roshan ...

Ontario Hospital Organization Benefits from Simplified Operations

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:00:00 PST

July 3, 2007 BUSINESS CHALLENGE The Niagara Health System (NHS) is Ontario's largest multi-site hospital amalgamation, consisting of six hospital sites and an ambulatory care centre serving 434,000 residents across 12 municipalities. The NHS has approximately 4200 employees, including 1,800 nurses, and is supported by about 650 physicians. Care provided is wide-ranging, and includes approximately 186,000 patient visits annually at the NHS Emergency Departments and Prompt ...

Cisco WAN Optimization Solution Tops 1,000 Customers Worldwide

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. - June 28, 2007 - Cisco® (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced that it has passed another milestone in the rapidly evolving wide area network (WAN) optimization market with the deployment of its 1000th customer. Since launching its Wide Area Applications Services (WAAS) solution in September 2006, Cisco has seen broad adoption of its product across multiple industries, helping customers to solve IT challenges such as branch office application performance, remote backup and ...

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 ...

Cisco Unwires Linux Symposium

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 27, 2007 - Cisco® today announced that the Cisco Unified Wireless Network and its outdoor wireless network solutions will constitute the wireless access network of choice for Linux and open source enthusiasts who attend the Linux Symposium in Ottawa this week. "Designed for scalability and robust performance, the Cisco Unified Wireless Network provides unparalleled performance for challenging environments and demanding users, especially those who tend ...

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 Sees Two Major Trends That Are Empowering K-12 Education

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

Atlanta, GA, June 25, 2007 - Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate is seeing significant trends in the world of K-12 education. More and more schools are viewing technology as a strategic part of education. Technology is enabling educators, students and parents to have more interactive, individualized experiences through better communication and engagement, increased efficiency and heightened learning - all in more safe and ...

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 ...

Innovative Network Operators Driving Advanced Voice and Data Services with Cisco IP NGN Featuring XR 12000 Series Routers

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

NXTComm 2007 - CHICAGO - June 18, 2007 - Building on its commitment to enable providers of all types and sizes to deliver converged Internet Protocol (IP) voice and data services, Cisco® today announced today announced that two innovative competitive network operators are building advanced networks based on the Cisco IP Next Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture featuring Cisco XR 12000 Series Routers. The new generation of XR 12000 Series features the Multi-Service Blade ( ...

NTELOS Deploys Cisco CRS-1 to Support Converged Business and Residential Services Including Layer 2 and 3 VPNs and IPTV

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

NXTComm 2007 - CHICAGO - June 19, 2007 - Cisco® today announced that NTELOS, an integrated communications provider with headquarters in Waynesboro, Va., is deploying the Cisco Carrier Routing System (CRS-1), the core component of the Cisco IP Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture, to facilitate growth of both residential and business services. NTELOS provides products and services to customers in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and North Carolina. ...

Sprint First U.S.-Based Global Communications Provider to Achieve Cisco TelePresence Connection Certification

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:00:00 PST

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - June 18, 2007 - As the first U.S.-based global communications provider to achieve the Cisco TelePresence Connection Certification, Sprint's (NYSE: S) tier one global IP/MPLS network will provide businesses a high quality experience when using the Cisco TelePresence Meeting solution. "Building upon a long history of recognition in delivering customers with strong reliability, flexibility and quality of service through our IP network, Sprint has reached ...

Cisco Certifies BT Infrastructure for TelePresence

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:15:00 PST

June 18, 2007 - BT today became one of only two global providers to achieve a Cisco Certified TelePresence Connection certification. This confirms that BT provides the global network capacity to support the life-like virtual meeting solution. In achieving Cisco TelePresence Connection certification, BT offers businesses further confidence that its network connection services provide the optimal communications experience required to support TelePresence and other collaborative ...

Cable Operators Can Deliver and Extend the Connected Life via Complete Cisco Cable ServiceMesh Solution

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. - June 18, 2007 - Cisco® today announced it is launching the Cisco Cable ServiceMesh solution, the industry's first integrated, end-to-end wireless architecture designed for cable operators who want to extend indoor Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) to outdoor mesh networks in municipalities, tourism centers, small businesses and universities in North America. This new architecture offers the foundation layer for broadband mobility. Building on the Cisco Internet ...

BT Delivering World's First National All-IP Network

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

June 18, 2007 With 30 million telephone customers in the United Kingdom alone, BT is a leading provider of communications solutions serving customers in over 170 countries. Over the last few years, the company has embarked on a complete transformation of its existing telecom network--investing $19.8 billion to build the world's first national all-IP network, the 21st Century Network (21CN). To better understand the strategic importance of this next-generation network to ...

Airbus Takes Off with Cisco Unified Communications

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

TOULOUSE, France - June 14, 2007 - Cisco® today announced that Airbus has completed deployment of a Cisco Unified Communications system to help improve collaboration, increase productivity and simplify its communications infrastructure, which will support 45,000 employees. The completion of the deployment marks the shipping of 12 million Cisco Unified IP Phones. Airbus has migrated from a traditional private branch exchange (PBX) system to a fully IP-based telephony system, ...

Cisco TelePresence Connects CNN Future Summit Experts on Two Continents

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 23:00:00 PST

SINGAPORE - June 12, 2007 - Cisco® TelePresence technology, which enables "in-person" virtual communications, took center stage in an international discussion organized to complement CNN International's upcoming Future Summit series. The global television network secured a panel of experts in Singapore who discussed the future of virtual worlds as Wikipedia and Wikia founder Jimmy ...

Cisco Ships 900 CRS-1s in First Three Years to Drive Residential and Business IP Service Growth

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. - June 11, 2007 - Cisco® announced today that it has shipped 900 of the industry-leading Carrier Routing System (CRS-1), the core component of the Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture, to more than 85 providers since the first product shipment in August 2004. The CRS-1 offers providers a cost-effective means to meet the performance and reliability requirements of advanced service delivery while accommodating ever-increasing IP traffic. ...

Neuf Cegetel Extends Cisco IP NGN Infrastructure to Deliver Residential and Corporate IP Services with Cisco 7600 and CRS-1 Routers

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:00:00 PST

PARIS, June 11, 2007 - Cisco® announced today that Neuf Cegetel, one of the leading alternative operators in France, has chosen the Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture to transform its network to deliver both residential and corporate IP services over the next three years. Neuf Cegetel has continued to grow its customer base and currently serves 4 million residential customers, out of which 2.3 million are broadband customers, and connects 148,000 ...

Linksys Connected Office

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:00:00 PST

June 6, 2007 Linksys announces The Linksys Business Series and Linksys One solutions. They are components of The Connected Office, a broad portfolio of secure, scalable voice and data solutions built specifically for the growing small business, helping to make it easy to buy, build and manage a ...