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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, Atmel and the Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS) Collaborate to Support a Future Where Any Device Can Be Connected to the Internet

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:30:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., and BANGALORE, India, October 14, 2008 - Cisco, Atmel and the Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS) today announced the availability of uIPv6, one of the world's smallest open-source, IPv6-ready protocol stack, which could enable every device, no matter how limited by power or memory to have an Internet Protocol address. This collaborative project builds on Cisco's ...

New Industry Alliance Promotes Use of IP in Networks of 'Smart Objects'

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:00:00 PST

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., September 16, 2008 - A group of leading technology vendors and users have formed the IP for Smart Objects (IPSO) Alliance, whose goal is promoting the Internet Protocol (IP) as the networking technology best suited for connecting sensor- and actuator-equipped or "smart" objects and delivering information gathered by those objects. Smart objects are objects in the ...

ARRIS and Cisco Work Together on Multi Wavelength Standardization

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:25:00 PST

SUWANEE, Ga. and SAN JOSE, Calif. - June 26, 2008 - ARRIS and Cisco unveiled Tuesday their joint proposal for the technical criteria supporting multi-wavelength optical networks at the SCTE technical committee. With the wide variety of solutions being offered across the supplier community, ARRIS and Cisco believe these technical criteria will help operators receive robust, reliable and cost ...

Cisco Recognized by General Motors as 2007 Supplier of the Year

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE Calif., April 28, 2008 - Cisco received the General Motors 2007 Supplier of the Year award for its significant contributions to GM's global product and performance achievements. The 16th annual award, themed the "Best of the Best," was given during ceremonies April 26 at the Sawgrass Marriott Hotel in Jacksonville, Fla. "GM is proud to honor Cisco as a GM Supplier of the Year winner," ...