News@Cisco: Hospitality Partner News

Tata Communications First to Launch Cisco TelePresence Rooms for Public Use

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:00:00 PST

MUMBAI - October 15, 2008 - Tata Communications, a leading provider of the new world of communications, announced the launch of its TelePresence rooms available for public use in the United States and United Kingdom, linking to additional public rooms in Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai, India. The collaboration between Tata Communications and Cisco is the first managed telepresence service in the ...

Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel to Redefine Guest Experience through Cisco Unified Communications

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:00:00 PST

CISCO UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS SUMMIT, SINGAPORE, March 28, 2008 - Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, a 550-room luxury hotel in Singapore, will soon redefine the guest experience through a unique technology deployment that is built on a unified communications platform from Cisco. To be designed and built by Cisco-certified systems integrator 3D Networks, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel's planned ...

Cisco Networkers Leads Australian Conference Market with Landmark Environmental Initiatives

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:00:00 PST

BRISBANE, Australia, February 28, 2008 - Cisco® today announced the results of a study on energy-saving initiatives at its annual Australia and New Zealand Networkers conference. The study highlighted how several Australian-first programs introduced by Cisco at Networkers 2007 produced significant reductions in the impact of the conference on the environment. The research was coordinated ...

IP Phones Give Island Resort A 'Connected' Room with a View

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:00:00 PST

December 18, 2007 Sonora Resort, located on Sonora Island, just off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island, is renowned as a salmon fishing and wildlife paradise. In recent years the resort has added conference and spa facilities, helping it achieve five-star status. It caters to a high-end clientele seeking to "get away from it all" without losing all the conveniences of modern-day life, ...

Bono's Bar-BQ Improves Customer Service and Business Functions with Cisco Unified Contact Center Express From SMB Select Partner NetAge

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 04:00:00 PST

January 1, 2007 When Lou Bono fired up the pits of his first restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida back in 1949, little did he know that his food would one day be celebrated as the quintessential southern style barbecue. This was not just another barbecue joint - Lou cooked his meats the traditional way, in specially designed pits over wood, and watched carefully by a Pit Boss. Thanks to Lou's ...

Cisco Partner Total Communications Helps New Connecticut Convention Center Exhibit Greatness

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 04:00:00 PST

November 9, 2006 Back in 2002, planners for the new Connecticut Convention Center were planning technology needs for the new 540,000 square foot facility. A new multi-services network would have to handle the diverse needs of the many different exhibitors that would book events there, and with the center opening in Summer 2005, the team had to prepare for the technology developments would ...

Hotel 1000 Elevates Guest Experience to New Heights With Cisco Unified Communications

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., October 31, 2006 - Cisco®, Inc. announced today that Hotel 1000 in Seattle has installed the Cisco Unified Communications system to provide superior personalized and customized guest services, creating a more comfortable and enjoyable hotel experience. The Cisco Connected Hotel capabilities throughout the property will help enable the hotel to quickly and easily deploy new ...

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. ...

Hawthorne Inn & Conference Center Increases Bookings and Customer Service with Wireless Access

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 04:00:00 PST

July 13, 2006 The Hawthorne Inn & Conference Center is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and features 155 guest rooms on seven floors and 10,000 square feet in conference facilities. As part of the nearby Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, its 85 employees serve the needs of visiting medical and research professionals and patient families, as well as the general public. ...

Cisco Gets the Ball Rolling in Frankfurt

Mon, 05 Jun 2006 04:00:00 PST

MUNICH, Germany, June 5, 2006 - Cisco Systems announced today that the Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt will be equipped with a completely new network infrastructure from Cisco to provide data, Internet Protocol (IP) telephony and wireless services. In cooperation with Cisco Gold Certified Partner, T-Systems GmbH, the system installation was completed within four weeks so that Stadion Frankfurt ...

SMB Ascent Home Loans Flies High with IP Telephony from Cisco Partners Aardvark and Cbeyond

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 04:00:00 PST

March 28, 2006 Ascent Home Loans, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, was experiencing the typical frustrations of an aging PBX telephone system: long waits for faxes, sales people stopping at the office to pick up voicemails, and the company unable to support employees wanting to work from home offices. "Our phone system was affecting our overall business efficiency," says Michael Dozois, ...

Cisco SMB Partner ABS Deploys IP Communications; Finer Things Just a Call Away for Resort Guests

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 04:00:00 PST

February 28, 2006 To planners and developers of Bay Creek Resort, providing superb customer service for the resort's high-end clientele is critical. The resort, located in Cape Charles on the southernmost tip of Virginia's eastern shore, includes both Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus Signature golf courses and was selected one of the "Top Ten to Play" by Golf Magazine. In addition, the resort ...

The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Raises its Guest Experience to New Heights with New IP Communications Solution from Cisco Systems and JOS

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 04:00:00 PST

HONG KONG, January 24, 2006 - Cisco Systems, Jardine OneSolution (JOS) and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group today showcased the wide range of guest applications and interactive services provided at the recently-opened The Landmark Mandarin Oriental in Central. JOS, one of the region's leading integrated Information Technology service and solution providers was selected by the hotel group to ...

Arizona Cardinals Select Cisco IP Communications Solution for Training Complex and New State-of-the-Art Stadium

Tue, 06 Sep 2005 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., September 6, 2005 - Are you ready for some football? Cisco Systems, the Arizona Cardinals and Insight are teaming up to run a Cisco IP Communications system throughout their training facility in Tempe and their new football stadium, scheduled to open in 2006. The solution, implemented and managed by information technology (IT) solutions provider Insight, will benefit fans, ...

Sheraton Krakow Delivers Improved Customer Service through Sophisticated IP Communications

Thu, 15 Jul 2004 04:00:00 PST

Warsaw, Kraków, July 15, 2004 - Cisco Systems, the worldwide leader in networking for the internet, and NextiraOne, a worldwide supplier of integrated networking solutions and services today announced the completion of an integrated Cisco Internet Protocol (IP) Communications system at the Sheraton Krakow Hotel. One of the most sophisticated networks of its kind in the hotel business, ...

WNYCS Enables Hotels to Offer Guests Reliable, High-Speed Internet Access

Thu, 22 Jan 2004 04:00:00 PST

Buffalo Lodging Associates owns and manages operations for 25 hotels on the East Coast, in the Midwest, and in Florida. Many of the company's hotels carry recognizable names such as Hilton and Marriott. The company wanted to better serve its corporate guests by offering fast, reliable, high-speed Internet access at no cost. It found that ...

Lufthansa Technik Debuts as OEM for Cabin Management & Entertainment Systems nice™ - Networked Integrated Cabin Equipment - Launched

Mon, 06 Oct 2003 07:00:00 PST

ORLANDO, FL., October 6, 2003 - At this year's National Business Aviation Associa-tion's (NBAA) 56th Annual Meeting & Convention in Orlando, Florida, Lufthansa Technik is launching its new product niceTM - networked integrated cabin equipment - which will set new standards for cabin management and entertainment systems onboard of business and executive jets. The system has been jointly developed ...