Cisco and SAP inaugurate Co-Innovation Labs in both Singapore and Shanghai

Over 200 attendees were present for the opening of two different Co-Innovate Labs (COIL) recently. The COIL is charged with accelerating co-innovation within the SAP partner ecosystem. This lab is part of the company’s global R&D network and it offers a hands-on environment for SAP, partners and customers to work together on current and future […]

The BIG Awards 2013: a Celebration of UK Innovation

Once again, we’re preparing for the exciting Cisco British Innovation Gateway (BIG) awards. Here’s some guidance about the on-going competition – to stimulate some thoughts around this year’s opportunity to recognise Britain’s entrepreneurs. It’s amazing when I think back to when the BIG awards where first discussed, as apart of our legacy around Cisco’s involvement […]

Innovation: Turning Childhood Dreams into Today’s Reality

 “All grown-ups were once children –though few of them remember it.” — Antoine de Saint Exupery, The Little Prince Recently, I attended one of my favorite events – the EG conference in Monterey, California. Speakers ranged from musicians to rocket scientists to pickpockets and everything in between. Embracing the theme of “everything is learning, learning […]

Personal Interaction Drives Innovation and Collaboration

Many technologies allow us to collaborate “virtually” today: email, instant messaging, texting, video conferencing, and desktop sharing to name a few. But regardless of what technologies we use, our interactions still rely on a basic element: other people. Recently Cisco undertook a study of human behavior and the barriers to effective collaboration. The study showed […]

Rewarding Innovation: VNI Service Awards Wants Your Story

Today, we are pleased to launch the VNI Service Awards. This rewards program runs from March 26 to May 10, 2013. The five top finalists will share USD $10,000 in cash prizes. The VNI Service Awards is complementary to our VNI Service Adoption research. This work forecasts global trends in how users are adopting 27 […]

Inflection Point: Cisco Sets the Pace of Mobility Innovation

At Cisco, we take very seriously our ability to anticipate and catch market transitions. A few years ago, we saw a market transition that would affect our Service Provider customers in the area of Mobility. With 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi deployments rising, the world was clearly shifting from Coverage, Capacity to Services… and the importance […]

Teleworking Supports Innovation in New Zealand’s Bay at Bay of Plenty District Health Board

Collaboration and video technologies support innovation and improve patient outcomes at one of New Zealand’s fastest growing District Health Boards Bay of Plenty District Health Board provides health and disability services for the fastest growing District Health Board (DHB) in New Zealand.  It delivers health services through two major hospitals and a network of community […]