News@Cisco: European Markets

Orchestra Conducts International Auditions via Cisco TelePresence

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST

LONDON, November 18, 2009 - Southbank Sinfonia, Britain's best-known orchestra of young professional musicians and the country's leading orchestral academy, has for the second consecutive year hosted international auditions for its ensemble using Cisco TelePresenceTM, a technology allowing for life-size, high-definition video collaboration. The auditions were held last week in the Cisco London ...

European Businesses Feel More Exposed to IT-Driven Market Disruptions

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST

LONDON – November 11, 2009 – European business leaders believe their companies are more vulnerable to IT-enabled market disruptions than companies anywhere else in the world, according to a new research paper released today by McKinsey & Co. The McKinsey paper, 'Time to Raise the CIO's Game: A Call to Action for European Companies', found that 74 per cent of European ...

Cisco Extends Zero-Percent Financing in Europe to All Products and Solutions and Doubles Maximum Deal Size

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST

AMSTERDAM, November 10, 2009 – Cisco today announced that it is expanding the Cisco CapitalSM EasyLease zero-percent financing program in Europe to include all Cisco® products and solutions, while also doubling the maximum deal size up to £200,000 or €250,000 until the end of July 2010. By dramatically expanding its popular zero-percent financing initiative, Cisco is ...

Examining Workplace Styles of the Sexes

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST

LONDON, November 5, 2009 – A new survey looking at the working styles of men and women reveals that 45 per cent of working women agreed with the statement that 'women have to be better than men to succeed in the workplace'. In contrast, only 26 per cent of the men questioned believe this to be true. The survey also found that more than half of the men (53 per cent) view ability as more ...

Cisco Global Climate Change Meeting Platform to Facilitate Discussions at U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:00 PST

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, October 29, 2009 – Cisco today announced that it has established the Global Climate Change Meeting Platform (GCCMP), a powerful network of Cisco TelePresenceTM and conferencing technologies that will extend the reach of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP15). The GCCMP will also support future climate change discussions by allowing ...

Conseil Regional de Basse-Normandie Deploys IPv6-Ready Collaboration Technologies to Simplify IT Infrastructure, Increase Operational Efficiency and Stimulate Innovation

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST

CAEN, France, October 28, 2009 – Cisco today announced that the Conseil Régional de Basse-Normandie (CRBN) has deployed Cisco® Unified Communications Manager, running the new version of Internet Protocol (IPv6), to simplify its communications infrastructure. The deployments will facilitate the implementation of new IPv6-based collaboration applications and services and ...

Cisco and Tiani Spirit Deploy the Latest Development in Health Care Information-Exchange Technology in Europe

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:30:00 PST

VIENNA, October 21, 2009 – Cisco and the Austrian software company Tiani Spirit today announced the availability in Europe of the Cisco® Medical Data Exchange Solution (MDES), which is intended to help health care providers to access patient data with a high degree of security regardless of the provider's location or IT system. MDES combines Cisco's Application Extension Platform ...

New Cisco Study Reveals Peak Internet Traffic Increases Due to Social Networking and Broadband Video Usage

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST

October 21, 2009 Today Cisco announced new findings from the Cisco® Visual Networking Index (VNI) Usage research effort that confirms service provider networks are carrying a significant amount of visual networking traffic, with more than one-third of the average global broadband connection supporting video, social networking and collaboration applications each ...

The Return of the Kings

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST

LONDON - October 21, 2009 - The hunt is on once more for Britain's best customer-focused smart businesses, as Cisco and Real Business today launch Customer Kings 2010. A search for top businesses from across the UK and Ireland, Customer Kings was originally launched in 2008 to find those firms that not only treat their clientele like gold, but have also come up with innovative, ...

Digital Schools Sponsored by Cisco Are Set to Connect Isolated Islands to IT Opportunities

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST

October 19, 2009 By Mike Stone Some 1500 km from Lisbon and about 3900 km from the east coast of North America, the Azores may appear cut off from the world. But this Portuguese Autonomous Region is becoming more connected every day, in part thanks to a digital schools project supported by the Cisco® Networking Academy®. The project is part of an ambitious initiative which ...

Cisco to Showcase 'Connected Life' at ITU Telecom World 2009

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:15:00 PST

SAN JOSE, California - October 5, 2009 - Cisco today at ITU Telecom World (ITU) 2009, in Geneva, Switzerland will highlight a variety of announcements that showcase the continued momentum of the Cisco IP Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture and it is technology innovation which enable service providers to deliver an increasing array of innovative "Connected Life" experiences to their ...

Cisco and Yello Strom Launch Energy-Saving Smart Grid Pilot in Germany

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:15:00 PST

October 5, 2009 - Yello Strom, among Germany's top 10 electricity companies, and Cisco today announced the launch of a 'smart grid' pilot. Its aim is to create an intelligent energy system that allows customers to measure and control the power consumption of their electrical appliances, enabling them to reduce their monthly bills as well as carbon emissions, while significantly cutting down ...

Cisco Delivers Next-Generation Network Technology to Sweden's Largest Broadband Provider

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:00:00 PST

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – September 30, 2009 – Cisco today announced that TeliaSonera, Sweden's largest telecommunications provider, is deploying a point-to-point fibre network based on Cisco® IP Next-Generation Network (IP NGN). The technology makes it possible to deliver symmetrical broadband services of up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps) to homes and businesses. ...

Arnold Clark Automobiles Driving Changes in Sales and Service Experience

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., September 23, 2009 – Today Cisco is announcing that Arnold Clark Automobiles, Europe's largest independent auto dealer, is using the network as the platform and an AeroScout Vehicle Tracking solution to transform automobile sales and service at its Stafford, U.K., dealership. In addition, the network as the platform with the Wi-Fi RFID tracking solution enable the U. ...

Cisco Supports R'09 Energy Conference in Switzerland and Japan with Sustainable Use of Resources

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST

ZURICH-WALLISELLEN, Switzerland, September 14, 2009 – The R'09 Twin Conference, from 14 to 16 September 2009, on sustainable resource management will take place virtually at separate venues on two continents simultaneously: Davos, Switzerland, and Nagoya, Japan. Cisco TelePresence, a virtual collaboration solution that recreates the in-person experience, will be used to connect the ...

Virgin Media Upgrades Digital TV Platform With Cisco

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:00:00 PST

LONDON, / IBC Amsterdam, September 11, 2009 - Cisco today announced that Virgin Media, a leading entertainment and communications company in the UK, has chosen Cisco to support its Internet Protocol (IP) TV distribution platform and help upgrade its legacy digital TV infrastructure. Virgin Media will deploy Cisco® Digital Video Headend technology in all of its regional and ...