“The world lost a true visionary and great man today. Steve Jobs did more than simply shape our concepts of technology and invention, he helped define our understanding of how great innovation and design can bring people closer together. I, and everyone at Cisco, am deeply saddened by Steve’s loss. Our deepest sympathies go out to his colleagues and family. We’ll miss you, Steve, but your legacy will continue forever.”
Tags: Apple
Cisco Live: Catalyst 6500 and Sup2T: Engaging attendees with Mobile Devices
With the launch of the Sup2T supervisor, and associated line cards (69xx), for the Catalyst 6500 Family Switches, Cisco embarked on an innovative strategy to help attendees learn about the features of the Catalyst 6500 family of switches, by providing a simple “Trivia Game” that attendees could play by downloading a Catalyst 6500 Mobile app, directly to their mobile devices.
Over 780 attendees completed the trivia game on iPhones and iPads, and each day at Cisco Live, three “winners” were randomly picked from all the attendees who had answered the most trivia questions correctly.
The mobile app, available at the iTunes app store, was a huge success, especially with its contextual set of features and content, centered around the Catalyst 6500 family of switches.
Tags: App, Apple, Catalyst 6500, Cisco, iPad, iphone, itunes, mobility, switching
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There is a lot of buzz out there right now about Telework Solutions for Government as many agencies are making the transition that so many Corporations have already completed. Personally, I haven’t worked full time in an office since pre-1996 and can’t imagine wasting that much time every day on preparations and commuting for no real purpose other than donuts, coffee and the latest office gossip.
Work is an activity, not a location in today’s professional world with pervasive networking capabilities and the Government is getting on board under the leadership of the current administration.
If you want to get a feel for the progress and momentum around this, check out the public/private partnership at the Telework Exchange site focused on eliminating the Telework Gridlock. Cisco is one of the sponsors of this activity because we see the value, have lived it for better than 15 years, and can offer solutions to help make this a reality for our Government customers. Read More »
Tags: anyconnect, Apple, ASA, borderless, Borderless Networks, firewall, iPad, iphone, telework
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Thinking about the hiring of Apple’s Ron Johnson as the next CEO of J.C. Penney Co.
I think it’s a brilliant move. for these reasons:
Because – most of all – it signals that J.C. Penney has determined that its future will be more dependent upon its ability to create value through the delivery of a differentiating, sustainable, and omni-channel brand experience than by the differentiation of its products.
It signals an acknowledgement that apparel and domestic product is largely commoditized.
It signals an acceptance of Wall Street’s insistence that the same-old merchant prince approach to the business is not going to move the dial.
Bravo, Penney’s.
Johnson inherits a business that has declined some 11% in revenues since 2006, that doesn’t have iPhones and iPads to dazzle shoppers and drive traffic, and which has a brand aura more akin to Sears than to Apple.
He has huge challenges in front of him. Like – it should be said – most of US retailing.
But I like the odds.
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Like many IT organizations, Cisco IT provides help-desk support only for Microsoft Windows-based PCs. Yet many Cisco employees choose to use a Mac, even if it means they are on their own for resolving problems, obtaining repairs, installing software upgrades, and similar support tasks. By the end of fiscal year 2009, Cisco had over 8,000 Mac users, and by fiscal 2010, over 12,000.
Tags: Apple, coc-collaboration, communities, macs, support, wikis
