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Cisco Press Event: Enabling Governments to Better Protect, Serve and Defend Citizens
February 9, 2004
Cisco invited press to spend a morning with Cisco executives and customers to learn about the Government market segment, including unique challenges, key trends, success factors, and the company's business and technology strategies. Customers from Federal, state, and local governments shared their challenges, the role technology has played in transforming their business, and how Cisco's strategic advisory services have helped them increase productivity by improving efficiency and effectiveness. Cisco also unveiled its Government Solutions Showcase, an 18-wheeler that will travel to state and local governments to showcase solutions available to help them meet their unique needs. Click here to register for the webcast.
 | INFORMATION | |  |
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| WEBCAST INFORMATION | | |
Webcast: Watch the replay of the Government Market Segment Press Webcast
Presentation: (PDF 19 MB)
Enabling Governments to Better Protect, Serve & Defend Citizens
| NEWS AND FEATURES | | |
News Releases:
- Media Alert: Cisco to Host Press Event: Enabling Governments to Better Protect, Serve and Defend Citizens
- News Release: The District of Columbia Selects Cisco as the Infrastructure Provider for its Next-Generation Communications Network
- News Release: National Science Center Brings Mars to Students
- News Release: Cisco IP Communications System Improves Productivity for Disabled at Washington School for the Deaf and U.S. Department of Education
Features:
- Feature: Herndon, Virginia, Helps Locate Missing Children with PhoneTop AMBER Alerts and Cisco IPC System
- Q&A: Greg Akers: Cisco's Expanding Focus on the Government Sector
- Q&A: District of Columbia: Owning Its Own Municipal Network, Based on Cisco Equipment, Is a Capital Idea
- Feature: Cisco Systems and National Science Center Team Up to Create Mars Rover Educational Program
Other Resources:
- Cisco Government Solutions Showcase (PDF)
- White Paper: Cisco Protect and Secure for Government (PDF)
- Case Study: State of Washington Emergency Management Division (PDF)
- Executive Bio: Greg Akers, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Global Government Solutions
- Executive Bio: Scott Spehar, Vice President, Federal Area (PDF)
- Executive Bio: Edward Carney, Vice President of Engineering, Networked Solutions Integration Test Engineering, and Vice President and General Manager, Government Systems Unit (PDF)
- Executive Bio: Richard Sanford, Director of Space Initiatives, Global Defense, Space & Security Group (PDF)
- Executive Bio: Terrence Morgan, Director of Defense Initiatives, Global Defense, Space & Security Group (PDF)
- Executive Bio: Christopher Josephs, Director of Homeland Security (PDF)
- Executive Bio: Michele Grisham, State & Local Government Industry Marketing Manager (PDF)
- Bio: Joe Edwards, National Science Center (PDF)
- Bio: Jim Kane, President and CEO, The Software Productivity Consortium (PDF)
- Bio: Peter Roy, Deputy Chief Technology Officer and Director of Program Management in the District of Columbia's Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO)
- Website: Cisco Government Affairs
| EVENT SCHEDULES | | |
Monday, February 9, 2004
| 9:30a.m. - 10:00 a.m. ET | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m ET | Cisco's Business and Technology Strategies for Governments Greg Akers, Senior Vice President and CTO, Cisco Systems |
| 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m ET | Customer Presentation: DC-Net: Delivering City Wide Services Peter Roy, Deputy Chief Technology Officer and Director of Program Management, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, District of Columbia Government |
| 10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.ET | Partnering for Breakthrough Productivity Scott Spehar, Federal Area Vice President, Cisco Systems |
| 11:15a.m. - 11:30a.m. ET | Customer Presentation: Bringing Mars to Students Joe Edwards, Chairman and CEO, National Science Center |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.ET | Panel: Addressing the Government Verticals Moderator: James Kane, President and CEO, Software Productivity Consortium Panelists: Terry Morgan, Director, Global Defense Initiatives, Cisco Systems Rick Sanford, Director, Global Space Initiatives, Cisco Systems Chris Josephs, Director, Homeland Security, Cisco Systems Michele Grisham, Industry Marketing Manager, State and Local Government, Cisco Systems |
| 12:15 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET | Q&A Tours of Mobile Government Showcase and Lunch |
| VIDEOS | | |
Videos:
Research Center Chooses IPC - National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) implements Cisco IP Communications solution to merge voice and data networks and connect campus buildings.
Government of Ontario - The Gov't of Ontario is achieving an organizational transformation utilizing networking technologies, process re-engineering and infrastructure investments.
Centrelink, Making Life Easier - Over the past five years, Centrelink has helped generate more than a billion dollars in efficiency improvements.
Eyes on Buffalo Grove - Cisco wireless networking helps Buffalo Grove emergency and public services work more effectively in the community.
| PRESS CONTACTS | | |
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Investor Relations
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