Win the War on Buffering How many times have you been streaming a video to your computer, downloading media, or playing online games when your experience is interrupted by buffering?  When you have to keep waiting for your media to load, it can be a big inconvenience and it’s then — that you know you’re losing the war against buffering.  We want to share four easy tips that will help give you the ammunition you need to win the war of buffering…

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Tags: Buffering, Cisco, Dual Band, Game Console, home networking, Linksys, Powerline, wireless network

In my last post, I explained how integrating IP and DWDM layers closer together helps providers to scale their core networks. Last week, the world’s largest computer festival got underway and proved the IPoDWDM technology’s ability to deliver on that promise. DreamHack Winter 2007 just ended at Ja¶nka¶ping in Sweden with around 10,000 attendees plugging their own computers to the network specially setup for the event. It’s focu…

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In the world of online gaming, the network is everything. Suffice it to say, choppy game play, slow frame rates, and lackluster response times are never an option. That’s why Seattle-based En Masse Entertainment turned to Cisco partner MTM Technologies to build a network infrastructure to support its game TERA. Massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) TERA features rich and detailed graphics in a fantasy universe. The game&#…

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Tags: MTM technologies enmass entertainment cisco network partner TERA game MMORP server

Over the Christmas holidays I spent 5 days in Las Vegas visiting friends and ring in the new year in the city that never sleeps.  Over the years Las Vegas continues to transform itself to keep itself relevant from the original sin city and gambling capital to the modern convention/vacation destination. I spent new year’s eve with 320,000 visitors which is an impressive number by any standards, plus  I managed to do some shopping and visiti…

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Tags: Cisco, cosmopolitan casino, digital sign, gaming, las vegas, MGM Grand, Paris Casino, retail, retailing, video, Video Wall

Hi. A few days ago I was recording a podcast for Cisco EDGE QUEST Game Tournament with uber-gamer/podcaster extraordinaire, Randy Jordan…

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