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SAN JOSE, Calif., NEW YORK, and, OSLO, Norway, October 1, 2009 – Cisco® (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced a definitive agreement for Cisco to launch a recommended voluntary cash offer to acquire TANDBERG (OSLO: TAA.OL).  TANDBERG, based in Oslo, Norway, and New York, is a global leader in video communications, including a broad range of world-class video endpoint and network …

September 29, 2009 Keeping a large hospital running smoothly is complex and costly activity. Ensuring patients receive top-quality care while also meeting the needs of staff requires careful planning and targeted investments. With technology now at the heart of modern medicine, particular attention must be given to the IT infrastructure that underpins all hospital operations. This …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – September 30, 2009 – Cisco today announced that TeliaSonera, Sweden’s largest telecommunications provider, is deploying a point-to-point fibre network based on Cisco® IP Next-Generation Network (IP NGN).  The technology makes it possible to deliver symmetrical broadband services of up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps) to homes and businesses. …

BRISBANE, Australia – September 30, 2009 – Cisco announced today that Mater Health Services, Queensland’s largest not-for-profit hospital group, is making significant strides in achieving its Smart Hospital strategy with a roll-out of an expanded suite of business applications on its Cisco® Medical-Grade Network across its seven ultra-modern hospitals. At the forefront of …

The agenda of the Cisco Networkers event in Brisbane is getting close to one of the most anticipated parts tonight – the customer appreciation event…  There’s been a lot of speculation about who the band will be – and we look forward to your guesses on who that will be.  In the meantime, we visited the World of Solutions area today with Andrew Erratt, director of Systems Engineering Cisco ANZ, to get a view of what attendees can expect to see in terms innovative solutions from Cisco and 40 of its partners. In the video you can see Andrew in front of one of the four Cisco stands – Virtualisation, Borderless Networks, Collaboration and the general Cisco stand showcasing Cisco EnergyWise and physical security solutions.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJo3PUvGytw

WARSAW, Poland – Sept 29, 2009 – Cisco today announced that AmRest Holding SE has deployed an end-to-end security solution based on Cisco IronPortTM technology. Cisco IronPort e-mail and Web security appliances help protect AmRest Group’s network throughout seven Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. AmRest Holding operates several well-known restaurant chains in the CEE region, including …

The Aussies are on a roll today as Cisco Networkers gets underway in Brisbane, Australia.   Kevin Bloch, chief technology officer for Cisco ANZ explains what is top of mind for him at this year’s conference, and outlines how attendees can bring their perspectives to the table at this event through the ‘Ask the Expert Panel’ (6.30pm Tuesday 29th Sept,  Brisbane time).  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkJwEqCC2J0

What’s the distance between Budapest, Hungary and Podgorica in Montenegro?

Well, in reality, it’s approximately 674 kilometers, or 419 miles. However, if you happen to work at Magyar Telekom in Budapest, that distance becomes merely 20 meters. How is that possible? Cisco TelePresence, of course.

Earlier this year, we announced that Magyar Telekom has implemented Cisco TelePresence virtual meeting rooms to connect its head office in Hungary with the company’s southeast European subsidiaries, Makedonski Telekom (Macedonia) and Crnogorski Telekom (Montenegro).

In the meantime, the company has several other TelePresence rooms deployed. So, if you walk into Magyar Telekom’s headquarters, this is what you will see:

Sept. 28, 2009 By Charles Waltner Cisco Systems would like to help data centers do a little housecleaning. Symbolic of the complexities that plague computing facilities as they struggle with the demands of the Information Age, the multitude of cables required to connect all the machines in data centers are causing massive costs and headaches. A typical computer server now requires at …

Cisco Networkers in Brisbane, Australia kicks off tomorrow, when we will welcome customers and partners to our host venue, the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Networkers is celebrating its 15^th year in Australia this year and in those years it has really cemented itself as Australia’s premier networking industry event.

This years’ theme is Knowledge is Power, so there will be a strong focus on industry developments and innovations. Innovation is the particular specialty of our keynote speaker, who I am very excited to introduce… Guido Jouret.

Guido Jouret is the Chief Technology Officer of Cisco’s Emerging Technologies Group, which is responsible for incubating Cisco’s future billion-dollar businesses.   During his keynote Guido will be sharing with us some exciting developments on how our society will benefit from the innovation and new technologies they are working on over at headquarters.