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Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer in the U.S. and, in fact, this year, many school children put away their flip flops and swim suits a bit early as some districts welcomed students back in mid-August!  So, with back-to-school on the mind, we sat down with Amy Christen, Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Cisco, for a live, social, chat about the evolving role of technology in education and the latest approaches to teaching and learning.  

Highlights from the Talk2Cisco broadcast:

01:20   How technology is transforming the education landscape

12:49  How social media tools are being used in education

19:13  Cisco’s approach to Corporate Social Responsibility

25:36  What are skills required of teachers in the 21^st century

Continue the technology and education conversation at: GETideas.org

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Sept. 2, 2010 – Cisco today announced its intent to acquire privately held Arch Rock Corporation, a pioneer in Internet Protocol-based wireless network technology for smart-grid applications. Based in San Francisco, Arch Rock will accelerate Cisco’s ability to facilitate the utility industry’s transition to an open and interoperable smart grid by enabling Cisco to offer a …

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 2, 2010 – Cisco today announced that Free (Iliad Group), a leading broadband solutions operator in France, has deployed the Cisco® Carrier-Grade IPv6 Solution using Internet Protocol version 6 rapid deployment technology, also known as 6rd, allowing more than four million Free residential broadband customers to be a part of one of the world’s largest live IPv6- …

Our chairman and CEO John Chambers opened the annual Summer University of the French Enterprise Movement (MEDEF) via Cisco TelePresence today.  He spoke with the présidente of MEDEF, Laurence Parisot, and provided his perspectives on why continues to be optimistic about the future, the global nature of our business and the impact that technology can have on business, jobs and healthcare.  MEDEF stands for the ‘Mouvement des Entreprises de France’ representing the largest French employers and organises a yearly gathering that attracts over 7,000 French CEOs, media and business leaders over 3 days.  The theme that Mme. Parisot introduced for this year’s event is around the “Strangeness of the World”.  Here she asks John for the basis of his optimism:

President Sarkozy and Cherie Blair have addressed the conference in previous years and this year, MEDEF will use Cisco TelePresence to connect with speakers in multiple locations including Dusseldorf, Riyadh and Beijing.  Speaking this year alongside Chambers are Hari Bhartia,  president of the Confederation of Indian Industry, Jacques Diouf, director general of UN Food and Agriculture Organiation, Tom Donohue, president of the US Chamber of Commerce, and Wan Yan, the founder of sina.com, a major Chinese Internet portal.

Read more below to watch the full length version of Chambers’ discussion with Laurence Parisot.

Our chairman and CEO John Chambers opened the annual Summer University of the French Enterprise Movement (MEDEF) via Cisco TelePresence today.  He spoke with the présidente of MEDEF, Laurence Parisot, and provided his perspectives on why continues to be optimistic about the future, the global nature of our business and the impact that technology can have on business, jobs and healthcare.  MEDEF stands for the ‘Mouvement des Entreprises de France’ representing the largest French employers and organises a yearly gathering that attracts over 7,000 French CEOs, media and business leaders over 3 days.  The theme that Mme. Parisot introduced for this year’s event is around the “Strangeness of the World”.  Here she asks John for the basis of his optimism:

President Sarkozy and Cherie Blair have addressed the conference in previous years and this year, MEDEF will use Cisco TelePresence to connect with speakers in multiple locations including Dusseldorf, Riyadh and Beijing.  Speaking this year alongside Chambers are Hari Bhartia,  president of the Confederation of Indian Industry, Jacques Diouf, director general of UN Food and Agriculture Organiation, Tom Donohue, president of the US Chamber of Commerce, and Wan Yan, the founder of sina.com, a major Chinese Internet portal.

Read more below to watch the full length version of Chambers’ discussion with Laurence Parisot.

Flying cars, time travel and the Internet connected to every single device we use today. Those are just some possibilities when you think of technology in the future.

This is where we need your help! For the past six months, Cisco has been celebrating its 25^th anniversary. To continue the celebrations, Cisco has launched the “Cisco@25, Cisco IN 25,” Video Contest asking participants to submit creative, fun videos answering the question, “where do you see technology going in the next 25 years?”

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash., and SAN JOSE, Calif. – September 1, 2010 – Itron Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) and Cisco announced today a strategic alliance that will advance the transformation of the world’s energy infrastructure. Together, the two will deliver a definitive 21st century Internet Protocol (IP)-based communications platform to the smart grid market and help advance more consistent and reliable …

September 1, 2010 Cisco is celebrating 25 years of driving technology innovation. How do you think technology will evolve in the next 25 years? Submit a video for a chance to win a new Flip Slide HD camcorder.   Cisco@25, Cisco In 25 Video Contest: Official Rules Cisco Invites You To Enter the Cisco@25, …

“Cisco@25, Cisco In 25″ Video Contest Official Guidelines Cisco Invites You To Enter the Cisco@25,CiscoIn25 Video Contest Enter the “Cisco@25, Cisco In 25″ Video Contest September 1, 2010 To participate in the “Cisco@25, Cisco In 25″ video contest please read the …