News@Cisco: News Releases

Cisco to webcast collaboration summit 2009 Keynote Presentations by CEO John Chambers and Senior Vice President Tony Bates

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST

WHAT: Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers and Senior Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise, Commercial and Small Business Tony Bates will deliver the keynote addresses at Collaboration Summit 2009, Cisco's annual conference to discuss collaboration strategies, programs and technologies. Attendees will hear the company's vision for a new era of networking, collaboration and computing ...

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 Reports Q1 FY10 Earnings

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:05:00 PST

Q1 Net Sales: $9.0 billion (decrease of 13% year over year) Q1 Net Income: $1.8 billion GAAP; $2.1 billion non-GAAP Q1 Earnings per Share: $0.30 GAAP (decrease of 19% year over year); $0.36 non-GAAP (decrease of 14% year over year) Total Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments: $35.4 billion SAN JOSE, Calif. – November 4, 2009 – Cisco, the worldwide leader in ...

University of South Carolina's Moore School of Business Launches Global Classroom of the Future Using Cisco TelePresence

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:45:00 PST

COLUMBIA, SC, November 3, 2009 – The University of South Carolina's Darla Moore School of Business, ranked consistently as one of the top schools in the country for international business, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Cisco to utilize the company's revolutionary Cisco TelePresence technology to deliver a range of global Executive Education and Graduate-level ...

Cisco and EMC, Together with VMware, form Coalition to Accelerate Pervasive Data Center Virtualization and Private Cloud Infrastructures

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:15:00 PST

SAN JOSE, California – November 3, 2009 – Cisco and EMC, together with VMware, today introduced the Virtual Computing Environment coalition, an unprecedented collaboration of three information technology (IT) industry leaders. The coalition has been created to accelerate customers' ability to increase business agility through greater IT infrastructure flexibility, and lower ...

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:&# ...

Cisco Teams Up With Ambow to Accelerate Local Innovation and Develop IT Talent in China

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST

BEIJING, November 3, 2009 – Furthering the goal of enhancing the development of information technology (IT) talent in China, Cisco and Ambow today announced the opening of the Workforce Transformation Partner (WTP) Training Center in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. The center aims to spur local innovation and accelerate the cultivation of IT talent through collaboration with Ambow, Cisco's ...

Colleges and Universities Select Cisco TelePresence to Extend In-Person Collaboration Beyond the Campus Environment

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST

DENVER, CO, Nov. 3, 2009 — Cisco today announced that more than 35 higher education institutions have purchased Cisco TelePresence to scale expertise, foster more open innovation between academic and private industry researchers and develop innovative distance learning programs that benefit from in-person collaboration. Many educational institutions are facing difficult ...

Cisco Announces Agreement to Acquire DVN Set-Top Box Business

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:30:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, November 2, 2009 – Cisco® (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire the set-top box business of DVN (Holdings) Limited, (SEHK: 0500). Listed in Hong Kong with major operations in China, DVN is a market and technology leader in digital cable solutions in China and shares Cisco's vision of a high-performance, ...

Cisco Outlines First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Technology and Customer Highlights

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST

San Jose, Calif., November 2, 2009 Cisco has scheduled a conference call on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. (Pacific Time) to announce its first quarter fiscal year 2010 financial results for the quarter ending Saturday, October 24. Financial results will be released over Marketwire after the close of the market on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. To listen via the Internet: ...

Purdue University Transforms Teaching and Learning Environment with Mobility and Collaboration

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. and BASKING RIDGE, N.J., November 2, 2009 – Cisco and Verizon Business announced today that Purdue University is deploying a pervasive, campus-wide, high-performance wireless network to enhance the collaborative learning experience for students. This transformative deployment will help drive student success and create tomorrow's leaders by enabling Purdue's 51,000 ...

T-Mobile Czech Republic Introduces High-Capacity Cisco CRS-1 Platform

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:00:00 PST

PRAGUE, Czech Republic – November 2, 2009 – Leading mobile operator T-Mobile Czech Republic and Cisco today announced that T-Mobile has deployed a new Internet Protocol (IP) backbone to provide a unified infrastructure for its Release 4 mobile architecture. As a result, 5,4 million T-Mobile customers in the Czech Republic can look forward to increased bandwidth and new voice, data ...

Costa Rican Broadband Connections Grow 27.3% During First Half of 2009

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, October 30, 2009 - Cisco today announced the results of the Cisco® Broadband Barometer, which reported a 27.3 percent growth in fixed broadband connections in Costa Rica during the first half of 2009. The increase in broadband connections was mainly in the enterprise and home segments. According to the study, prepared by CAATEC Foundation and sponsored by ...

Cisco to Host 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Webcast

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:30:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif, October 29, 2009 - Cisco will webcast its 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, November 12, 2009 beginning at 10:00 a.m. PT. Participants will include Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers and Chief Financial Officer Frank Calderoni. What: 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders webcast When: 10:00 a.m. ...

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 ...

Fixed Broadband Grows 12.4% in Venezuela During First Half of 2009

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST

CARACAS, Venezuela, October 29, 2009 – Cisco today announced the results of the Cisco® Broadband Barometer, which reported a 12.4 percent growth in fixed broadband connections in Venezuela during the first half of 2009. The increase in broadband connections in the country is mainly attributed to the growth of the home segment. According to the study, Venezuela reached 1,127,953 ...

Media Advisory: Cisco Showcases Technology Solutions for Higher Education at EDUCAUSE 2009

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST

WHAT: Cisco will showcase a range of technology solutions for higher education during the 2009 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference. Cisco education executives will be joined by higher education leaders, key partners and customers to discuss how Cisco "Connected Learning" solutions are transforming the education environment and enhancing the learning experience for students. Experience ...

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 Demonstrates 'The Connected Life -- Delivered Together' with IP Video Technologies at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2009

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. - October 28, 2009 – Cisco announced today it will display a host of medianet technologies at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo Oct. 28-30 in Denver that will enable service provider networks to become the platform for a new generation of advanced broadband and video applications and services. Cisco is working in close collaboration with its service provider customers to ...

Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire ScanSafe, Leading SaaS Web Security Provider

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Oct. 27, 2009 – Cisco today announced its intent to acquire privately held ScanSafe, Inc. Based in London and San Francisco, ScanSafe is a market leader of software-as- a-service (SaaS) Web security solutions for organizations ranging from global enterprises to small businesses. "With the acquisition of ScanSafe, Cisco is executing on our vision to ...