Cisco and Slumberland Inc. to Showcase Use of Cisco Data Center Solutions

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On Oct. 13, Cisco will host a live Internet TV broadcast and Q&A session featuring Slumberland, a furniture retailer that operates 118 stores in 11 states. To enable cost-efficient growth, Slumberland has selected the Cisco Unified Computing System™ as a highly available and scalable platform for the company’s new data center. Hosted by Cisco executives, [...]

Cisco Inaugurates First TelePresence Room in Peru

Cisco inaugurated the first Cisco TelePresenceTM room in Peru. The advanced collaboration solution integrates spatial audio, life-size ultra-high-definition video and interactive elements to provide a face-to-face meeting experience live through the network. With this first Cisco TelePresence room, located at Cisco offices in Lima, one of the most innovative technologies has reached Peru. Highlights: Through [...]

Cisco Expands Borderless Networks Portfolio With New Products

Cisco announced new products and services across all the functional elements of its Borderless Network architecture — the switching, routing, security and wireless portfolios. Notable additions include the highest-performing and high-density Cisco® Catalyst® switch, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance firewall and compact Cisco ASR 1000 Series router in their classes; new entry-level 802.11n wireless access points [...]

Espial MediaBase Becomes First VOD Platform To Support Bandwidth Reservation

Espial®, a leader in on-demand TV software and solutions, announced the availability of Espial MediaBase 9.1. The newest version of Espial’s flagship video-on-demand (VOD) delivery platform, Espial MediaBase 9.1 helps provide improved video quality, extends cable MSO support and dramatically increases storage capacity with COTS technology. Espial MediaBase is the first VOD platform to implement [...]

Jawbone and Cisco Introduce Wireless Headset for Enterprise Collaboration and Beyond

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Jawbone and Cisco announced they are closely collaborating to allow employees to easily move from device to device throughout their day. Jawbone ICON for Cisco Bluetooth Headset will intelligently bridge mobile phones and Internet Protocol (IP) phones in a way that is transparent to users and extends unified communications beyond the walls of the workplace. [...]

JW Marriott Shanghai Opens Public TelePresence Studio

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The first in mainland China, eighth in the world, a studio for Virtual Meetings by Marriott with AT&T* and Cisco TelePresence is now available to the public in Shanghai at JW Marriott Tomorrow Square, which is situated right in the centre of the city. The Shanghai studio connects with seven other public Virtual Meetings by [...]

Cisco Evolves Data Center Architectural Strategy to Deliver Distinct Business Advantage

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Cisco announced it has expanded its data center product and services portfolio and evolved its data center architecture to accelerate IT innovation, increase business value, and support new business models such as desktop virtualization and public or private ‘clouds’. Cisco introduced Unified Network Services, which are designed to deliver any network service in any environment [...]

Cisco and Tencent Launch Unified Communications Solution for Chinese Market

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Cisco announced the availability of Cisco® Unified Communications for RTX. This innovative collaboration solution for China’s enterprise users was developed by Cisco in partnership with Tencent, China’s largest provider of integrated Internet services. Based on Cisco’s Unified Communications technology and Tencent’s enterprise-class network instant messaging platform, the solution unifies voice, video, data and applications into [...]

BT Collaborates With Cisco To Deliver Online Video Platform

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BT Wholesale has announced it has chosen Cisco’s award winning Content Delivery System as the ‘backbone’ for its, open online video delivery network – Content Connect – designed to improve the experience of watching and listening to digital content on the web. The Cisco Content Delivery System (CDS) using medianet technologies enables BT Wholesale to [...]

Vancouver, Cisco and Pulse Energy Collaborate to Meet City’s Environmental and Energy Goals

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The city of Vancouver, Cisco and Pulse Energy today at the Shanghai World Expo announced a collaborative relationship designed to accelerate the development of Vancouver’s green-energy goals. The effort with Cisco and Pulse Energy is the latest in Vancouver’s ongoing initiatives to showcase the city as an economic hub for the advancement of clean technology, [...]