In spring my thoughts turn to the”Boys of Summer” (it was Babe Ruth who said”this baseball game of ours comes up from the youth”), that time when daylight lengthens, when school gives way to the competition of baseball and the eternal imagination of youths self-identifying with sports heroes. The smell of fresh-mowed sod, the sharp crack of a fastball meeting a Louisville slugger, and the exhilarating fear and unrestrain…

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The Olympic torch hasn’t been carried into the Opening Ceremonies yet – it’s still a year and a half away before the Summer Games consume London – but there is a crescendo of energy that is already palpable as you tour the main site where the competition will play out. East London, a community that has longed for rejuvenation, is finally getting it. At Cisco Live! Europe, held a few days ago in London, we had a chance to tour the expansive const…

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Tags: london, networking, olympics

Welcome back to another week of The Network’s top stories! We have an exciting week coming up, with Cisco Live in Las Vegas- if you by any chance have any extra plane tickets, feel free to send them my way. Even if you aren’t making your way down to Vegas, stay tuned. We have plenty of exciting stories happening here as well. 1.)  Network Trailblazers: A Conversation with Vint Cerf, Part 1 Vint Cerf was one of the people closest to the devel…

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Tags: cisco live, News@Cisco, poetry, series, social media, sports and entertainment, the network

Last week, Cisco Digital Media Systems (DMS) wrapped up another year at the world’s largest international trade show and conference dedicated to digital signage – the Digital Signage Expo 2011, held in Las Vegas. This year’s event came at an exciting time, just as Cisco was able to announce its 3000-customer milestone in digital signage and our market leadership in this bourgeoning industry after just four short years since joining the market in…

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Tags: collaboration, digital signage, video

We’re in the middle of some interesting times for the Digital Media Systems team.  Recently, at the Digital Signage Expo, the largest tradeshow for digital signage in North America, Cisco announced the expansion of our Digital Media Creative Services to simplify content creation for our customers.  The announcement generated a lot of interest for Cisco, drawing a busy booth with attendees interested in demoing a variety of our s…

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