Archive for September, 2010

Jawbone and Cisco Introduce Wireless Headset for Enterprise Collaboration and Beyond

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO and SAN JOSE, Calif. Sept. 30, 2010 – Jawbone and Cisco today 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 …

Cisco Blogs Under Construction: New Blog Site Launches Oct. 4

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Dear valued reader,

Our blog upgrade is in progress.  In order to complete our blog migration to a new platform and a new design of the Cisco blogging site, all blogs will be UNAVAILABLE starting Wednesday September 29th – through Sunday, October 3rd. This means that we will not be publishing any new posts during this time.  Please watch this space and visit our new blog site beginning Monday, October 4th.

We apologize for the inconvenience and, meanwhile, hope that you can join us, interact with us and engage with us on our official Cisco twitter feed…or our official Cisco Facebook site.

Espial MediaBase Becomes First VOD Platform To Support Bandwidth Reservation

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

OTTAWA, Ontario – Sept 28, 2010 – Espial®, a leader in on-demand TV software and solutions, today 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. …

Orange, Cisco, EMC and VMware to Pave the Way for Easy Cloud Computing Adoption

Monday, September 27th, 2010

PARIS, France, SAN JOSE, Calif., HOPKINTON, Mass., PALO ALTO, Calif. – September 27, 2010 -Orange Business Services together with Cisco, EMC and VMware have formed a business alliance, called Flexible 4 Business, to offer end-to-end cloud computing services for enterprises. This business alliance will help customers easily transition to cloud computing and gain the infrastructure …

Cisco Putting Internet of Things to Work

Monday, September 27th, 2010

September 27, 2010 By Charles Waltner While Cisco Systems is actively guiding development of networking standards for the Internet of Things, it is also exploring methods for addressing the myriad of other issues facing this new era for the world’s communications network. Most notably, Cisco is involved in several initiatives that pioneer ways of melding the Internet with our physical …

The Network is Everywhere

Monday, September 27th, 2010

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Cisco Clearing Path to the "Internet of Things"

Monday, September 27th, 2010

September 27, 2010 By Charles Waltner The Internet of Things is a tantalizingly ambitious concept for the next iteration of the Information Age in which almost any object or environmental condition can be monitored, possibly controlled and tied into the digital universe. By some estimates, the Internet of Things will be able to connect at least as many objects as there are atoms on the …

Sports in 3D: The Second Best to Being There in Person

Monday, September 27th, 2010

By John Dodge Most Americans probably know what 3D video is, but few have experienced it as the latest step in the 60-year evolution of television. 3D TV has been with us for about 12-18 months and has been a major topic at the last two Consumer Electronics Shows, the premier venue for the introduction of new digital technologies. So it was with great anticipation on Sept. 2 that hundreds …

Media Advisory: Orange Business Services, Cisco, EMC and VMware Form Business Alliance

Friday, September 24th, 2010

WHAT: Senior executives from Orange Business Services, Cisco, EMC and VMware will host an audio conference to announce the formation of a business alliance in the cloud computing market. WHEN:             Monday, September 27, 2010 8:30 a.m. PDT / 11:30 am EDT / 4:30 pm GMT / 5:30 pm CET SPEAKERS: Vivek Badrinath, …

Urban Broadband Penetration in Costa Rica Contributed to Overall 15.5% Broadband Expansion During Second Half of 2009

Friday, September 24th, 2010

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, September 24, 2010 – Cisco announced today the results of the Cisco® Broadband Barometer, reporting a growth of 15.5 percent in fixed broadband connections during the second half of 2009. The growth in broadband connections was lower than it was during the first half of 2009, when connections grew more than 20 percent. According to the Barometer, a six-month study …