Cisco at the U.S. Political Conventions
We’ve been networking both U.S. political conventions since 2000. We’re doing it again in Denver and St. Paul this go ‘round. Stephani Condon of CNET has a write-up on the technical side of what is happening at the Pepsi Center and Invesco Field in Denver: “As the official ‘Network Solutions Provider’ for the Democratic convention, Cisco is providing what it refers to as unified platforms for voice, video, data, and mobile applications for the convention staff. “As an example, DNCC’s staff will be able to move among (venue locations like Invesco Field and the Hyatt Hotel at the convention center) with their Cisco IP phones as they relocate depending on their changing functions,” said Cisco spokesperson Jennifer Greeson. The company is providing wireless technology for both data and voice coverage in Denver. It is also supplying digital signage throughout the facilities and on-site support services.” Full piece is here. NetworkWorld’s Ann Bednarz has a piece on the technology behind the Republican Convention here.
The Democratic National Convention Committee press release of Cisco’s involvement in Denver is here. There is a pretty cool YouTube time-lapse video of the Republican Convention site at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul here.
I worked for Vice Presidential nominee Senator Joe Biden back in the day, so my sympathies are clearly with the Democrats this political season, but perhaps not sympathetic enough for me to go to my fourth Democratic National Convention in a row. However, I can get all the convention converage I want now that the Olympics are over. I can go to the respective Democratic Convention site or Republican Convention site and watch all the online video of the proceedings I can handle. And, of course, you may just want to follow Jon Stewart and The Daily Show’s converage of the conventions.
Posted by John Earnhardt at 06:41PM PST
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