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FIVE Years of Cisco Blogs!!

2010-02-08T21:54:42+00:00

About.com tells me that the fifth anniversary gift is…wood. I’m not sure what to do with that, but what I do know is that five years ago this past February we posted our first external blog entry on our first external blog.

I’m proud to say I started the first blog at Cisco on the topic of High Tech Public Policy, and as Laura Ipsen, then the VP of Government Affairs (now SVP/GM of our Smart Grid Business Unit) stated in our first blog entry, entitled “Welcome,” the purpose of this medium was to interact and listen:

“Fundamentally, Cisco’s mission is to shape the future of the Internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers, employees, investors and ecosystem partners.

(Government Affairs’) vision is to use this blog to share our staff’s knowledge and opinions about government policy, legislation and regulation and the environment in which it is created. Our global team members will be participating in this forum. We hope you find our blog useful and informative.

We invite you to post your feedback and questions. Above all, we hope that we can, in some small way, help you better understand the technology policies that are being talked about, debated and voted upon - whether that is through our own postings or from discussions that are created on this site.”

VIDEO | Cisco@25: SVP R&D Joel Bion Remembers Early Days

2010-02-08T17:43:00+00:00

Continuing with our 25th anniversary celebration this year, we’re highlighting Joel Bion, SVP of Research & Advanced Development. Joel has been with Cisco a little over 20 years and his best memory is the family-like atmosphere of Cisco. He emhasizes Cisco’s “figure-it-out” attitude, no matter what the issue is. This attitude, he says, has been carried over from the earliest days of Cisco to make it the successful company it is today.

Joel also discusses Cisco’s IOS software that was developed at the inception of the company and has continued to evolve, grow and meet the needs of our customer base.

In 25 years Bion says he wants: “people think of the network as always-on…and we’re always connected to it…and they no longer notice the devices they are using…and the network is essential to their lives and essential to how they communicate.”

BOLD FACED Names at WEF2010 in Davos

2010-02-05T16:56:20+00:00

Brad Pitt. Lady GaGa. Madonna. Britney Spears. Justin Timberlake. Bono. Montgomery Burns.

These luminaries of entertainment were not at the World Economic Forum last week in Davos, Switzerland. Or, if they were, I certainly didn’t see them. Although, Monty Burns would have been a welcome addition.

I thought I would post a list of names of people that I did see or run into at WEF. Not to (only) namedrop, but just to demonstrate who the attendees of the conference actually are…to give you a sense of who attends…and that, really, it’s just a conference…with a lot of important government, media, business and academic people attending.

From Cisco: our Chairman and CEO John Chambers attended, along with EVP and Chief Globalization Officer Wim Elfrink...as well as our President of Europe, Chris Dedicoat; and President of Emerging Markets, Paul Mountford. Tae Yoo, our SVP of Corporate Affairs also attended. (Their names link to videos that they did while at WEF).

John Chambers participated on a plenary panel on “Rebuilding Education for the 21st Century,” which you can view here. Fellow panelists were H.M. Queen Rania of Jordan, Irina Bokova, Trevor Manuel, Harold McGraw III and Riz Khan.

Who were some of the people that I saw there?

Cisco CFO Frank Calderoni on Q2 FY2010 Earnings

2010-02-03T20:23:48+00:00

Video of Cisco CFO and EVP Frank Calderoni talking about Q2 FY2010.

Wim Elfrink, EVP, Chief Globalisation Officer, at WEF2010 in Davos

2010-02-01T08:53:27+00:00

Wim Eflrink, EVP and Chief Globalization Officer, talks about his experience at WEF2010 in Davos, Switzerland. He talks about sustainability, the relative mood of attendees this year compared to last, and what he hopes can be accomplished as a result of this year’s conference.

Tae Yoo, SVP, Corporate Affairs at WEF2010 in Davos

2010-02-01T08:45:36+00:00

Tae Yoo, SVP Corporate Affairs, talks about her top take-aways from the World Economic Forum 2010 in Davos, Switzerland. She talks about education, Haiti and a corporate social responsibility (CSR) award that we received at Davos from CCTV.

Paul Mountford, President Emerging Markets, at WEF2010 in Davos

2010-02-01T08:34:09+00:00

Paul Mountford, President, Emerging Markets Theatre, shares his thoughts on this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

He says the mood is much better this year than last and that health care and education were key areas of focus for him.

John Chambers: View from Davos at WEF with CNBC

2010-01-29T17:06:18+00:00

At the World Economic Forum 2010, Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers chats with the always great interviewer Maria Bartiromo of CNBC. This is John’s 11th straight attendance at WEF and he compares this year’s WEF to last year’s and talks about the “mood” of fellow WEF attendees.

CNBC writes: “Most of the global economies have stabilized,” John Chambers, CEO of Cisco, said. “Here in Davos, the mood is much more positive than a year ago, especially for the technology companies. And that’s natural because when economies start to recover, you apply first technology – get your productivity up – then you add jobs.”

Tae Yoo Accepting CCTV CSR Award at WEF2010

2010-01-29T12:16:30+00:00

Tae Yoo, Cisco SVP for Corporate Affairs, accepted the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award from CCTV (a leading business channel in China) last night in Davos, Switzerland at their World Economic Forum “China Night.” CCTV sponsored a survey in China to identify the “top 10 most influential multinational companies in China.” Cisco was honored to be named to CCTV’s list…and honored to accept the CSR award from CCTV.

Tae* accepted the award on behalf of Cisco China employees and thanked CCTV for this prestigious award.

Chris Dedicoat, President Cisco Europe, at WEF2010

2010-01-29T11:10:18+00:00

Chris Dedicoat, President of Cisco Europe, shares his views on attending this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland…his fifth year as an attendee He talks about the relative “feel” of attendees toward the economy, the focus of attendees on green issues and smart grid, and more.