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Doing the Right Thing Through Education

Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 PST

May 14, 2008 By Leigh Bailey Cisco's commitment to socially responsible programs is deeply engrained in the company's operating philosophy, and has its roots in Cisco's earliest days. The company's education initiatives are a cornerstone of our CSR activities, and represent some of the company's most successful and enduring programs.

Cisco TelePresence Offers U.S. Military Families A New Way to Reach Their Loved Ones in Iraq

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 PST

May 8, 2008 By Betsey Flood, News@Cisco Lisa Alexander, a petite brunette with carefully groomed hair waited expectantly outside a special room in the Temecula, California, Wal-Mart store. Married to Dennis Alexander, a U.S. Marine corporal stationed near Fallujah, one of the most violence-prone areas in Iraq, Lisa hadn't seen her husband for many months. They had been able to speak on the phone and send emails but this would be the first time she would see him. ...

Mayo Clinic Sees Efficiency as Major Mobility Benefit

Wed, 07 May 2008 04:00:00 PST

May 7, 2008 Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hanneman There is nothing new with the use of mobile solutions in the healthcare industry. Hospitals have used it to communicate and submit information for quite some time. However, as mobile technologies evolve, hospitals and healthcare providers are seeing a bigger return on their ...

Creating Opportunities for Partially-Sighted People with Networking Academy Courses for the Blind

Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 PST

May 1, 2008 By Mike Stone The Cisco® Networking Academy® is helping disabled people around the world to reach for new job opportunities through a range of specialist projects. In Hungary, for example, where only seven percent of blind people currently have any sort of employment, a new pilot program has pioneered the teaching of the visually impaired. ...

Switching Channels: The Big Opportunity from the Big Change

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PST

April 23, 2008 By Erik Sherman The big clock is ticking away, and at zero hour on February 17, 2009, U.S. broadcasters will turn off their analog video signals, leaving only digital. It is an unprecedented market inflection for any company providing video services, and the change is already motivating consumers across America to reexamine how they watch TV.