News@Cisco: Unified Communications News

I-Synergo Opens One of the Largest IT Parks in CIS With Cisco Technology

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:00 PST

KAZAN, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, November 23, 2009 – One of the largest information technology (IT) parks in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was opened in Kazan, the capital of the republic of Tatarstan and one of Russia's largest cities. Built by the IT solutions and services provider I-Synergo, the park's networking and communications infrastructure is based on Cisco ...

Cisco Breaks Down Barriers to Business-to-Business Collaboration

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. – November 9, 2009 – Cisco today announced significant product introductions across all categories of its collaboration portfolio. The company also announced its entrance into two new markets, enterprise social software and hosted email, with the goal of bringing the collaborative power of online social communities to businesses. The new product introductions ...

Cisco Transforms Unified Communications With Innovative Business-to-Business Solutions

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., November 9, 2009 – As part of today's portfolio announcement at Cisco's Collaboration Summit, the company introduced a ground-breaking version of its industry-leading unified communications platform, featuring innovations and enhancements designed to reduce costs and increase operating efficiencies between and within global enterprises. Cisco® Unified ...

Cisco and EMC together with VMware to Host News Webcast

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:15:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif, – Nov. 3, 2009 – Cisco and EMC together with VMware will discuss the new Virtual Computing Environment coalition and how it will help organizations simplify and accelerate pervasive virtualization and the transition to private cloud infrastructures. What: News webcast When: Nov. 3, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. PST Who:&# ...

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 ...

Rural Community Hospital Deploys State-of-the-Art Technologies to Increase Patient Care

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST

October 20, 2009 Located in Ontario, Canada, the Winchester District Memorial Hospital (WDMH) opened its doors in 1948 with a mission to provide quality patient care, establish a collaborative working environment for teams to grow and exceed expectations, respect the privacy rights of all persons, and promote informed participation in decisions related to care, quality of life and optimal ...

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 ...

Orange Business Services delivers managed unified communications and collaboration solutions to Latin American companies with Cisco

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST

SÃO PAULO, Brazil, Oct. 16, 2009 - Orange Business Services, a leading global communications solutions integrator, is working together with Cisco to offer managed unified communications and collaboration services to companies in Latin America. Both Cisco and Orange seek to help enterprises overcome the barriers of adopting information technology business solutions. Managed services are ...

Erfan & Bagedo General Hospital Chooses Cisco to Help Drive Improved Healthcare in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, October 15, 2009 - Cisco today announced that the Dr. Erfan & Bagedo General Hospital, one of the oldest private hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a leading healthcare establishment, will be deploying a Cisco Unified Communications® network to enable a collaborative Connected Health community environment. The solution has been designed to help the ...

Bharti Airtel and Cisco Form Strategic Business Alliance to Help Drive Growth for Indian Enterprises

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:30:00 PST

BENGALURU, India - October 6, 2009 - Bharti Airtel, Asia's leading integrated telecom service provider, and Cisco today announced the formation of a strategic business alliance to help drive growth for Indian enterprises. The alliance will combine the strengths of Airtel's network service provider leadership and Cisco's Internet Protocol (IP) technologies and expertise to work together to ...

Cisco Expands Developers Program

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Oct. 5, 2009 – Today, Cisco announced that it has expanded its developers program for businesses and individuals that develop network-based applications. The newly-named and updated Cisco Developer Network will offer developers expanded and enhanced technical support, marketing, and sales enablement resources based on different levels of criteria to help drive ...

Salesforce.com and Cisco Partner to Deliver the New Face of Customer Service

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST

SAN FRANCISCO – October 5, 2009 – Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM], the enterprise cloud computing company, and Cisco [NASDAQ: CSCO] today announced a combined solution to deliver a complete contact center in the cloud. The Cisco and salesforce.com Customer Interaction Cloud brings together salesforce.com's Service Cloud 2 with Cisco Unified Communications. The solution empowers small and ...

Mater Health Services Hits Key Milestones in Smart Hospital Strategy

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:00:00 PST

BRISBANE, Australia - September 30, 2009 - Cisco announced today that Mater Health Services, Queensland's largest not-for-profit hospital group, is making significant strides in achieving its Smart Hospital strategy with a roll-out of an expanded suite of business applications on its Cisco® Medical-Grade Network across its seven ultra-modern hospitals. At the forefront of ...

Miami Dolphins and Cisco Showcase Enhanced Ways For Fans To 'Live the Game!' At The First Home Game At Land Shark Stadium

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:30:00 PST

MIAMI, Fla. - September 21, 2009 – The Miami Dolphins National Football League franchise today announced the deployment of Cisco TelePresenceTM and Cisco StadiumVisionTM to help fans "Live the Game" at Land Shark Stadium. The world-class sports and entertainment facility, that hosts a wide variety of events including Miami Dolphins football, Florida Marlins baseball, University of ...

Cisco Delivers Small Business Advantage to Partners and Customers

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Sept. 15, 2009 – Cisco today launched a new small business partner profitability initiative designed for various types of partners serving the small business market. Cisco also announced it is expanding its small business product portfolio with new network security and collaboration technologies, continuing its unique small business support and extending zero ...

CITIC Securities International Raises Customer Services to New Heights with Cisco Unified Communications System and Macroview's LUCAS Application Suite

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:00:00 PST

HONG KONG, September 10, 2009 - Cisco, Macroview Telecom and CITIC Securities International Company Limited ("CITIC Securities International"), the largest securities house in China, today showcased a wide range of innovative applications and customer services at the newly opened CITIC Securities International Mongkok branch. The enhanced customer services enabled by Cisco® Unified ...

Albert Einstein Hospital Implements Innovative Services with Cisco Technology

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:00:00 PST

São Paulo, Brazil, September 3, 2009 – Cisco today announced the deployment of an Integrated Medical-Grade Network at the Albert Einstein Israeli Hospital (HIAE) in Sao Paulo city. The Hospital is recognized in Latin America for pioneering the innovative use of technology to streamline business processes and deliver value to its patients. HIAE has selected Cisco's health ...

Wireless and Wired: Unified Networks Spark Innovation

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:00:00 PST

September 9, 2009 By Dave Trowbridge This fall, Bryant University in Rhode Island welcomes another freshman class, and with it comes an onslaught of new mobile devices and student expectations that no matter how they're connected, each instant message, status update and video link will ping, post and play with lightning speed. "Several years ago the University decided that technology ...

802.11n Opens the Way for More Applications

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:00:00 PST

September 9, 2009 By Dave Trowbridge Wireless connectivity, despite its skyrocketing popularity in both business and consumer networking, was formerly regarded as a sort of "poor cousin" to wired networks: what one uses if one can't plug into an Ethernet connection. Given the bandwidth and security limitations of early 802.11 standards, this was a reasonable attitude, and yet wireless ...