Scaling up for the Zettabyte Era

On August 25th Cisco hosted an Investor Relations Conference and issued several press releases related to the ASR 9000 platform. I was able to interview Praveen Akkiraju, Vice President and General Manager of Cisco’s Core Router Business Unit, to discuss …Read more.

Posted by Mike Capuano on August 26, 2009 at 08:26PM

iPhone and iPod Touch Now Have an Edge

I am pleased to announce that arguably the World’s most popular (and, likely the only) router-based game, Cisco Edge Quest, is now available (free and freely) from the App store. This mobile derivative of our online game, which has been …Read more.

Posted by Doug Webster on April 16, 2009 at 12:28PM

Deutshe Telekom (DT) and the ASR 9000 Series: Doing More for Less

Deutsche Telekom, one of our largest service provider customers in the world, is evolving its network to do more for less - more high-bandwidth business and consumer services in less time, at less cost, and with less energy used. In …Read more.

Posted by Doug Webster on April 14, 2009 at 08:39AM

Cisco Edge Quest 2 Tournament – Week Two Begins

The first week of the Cisco Edge Quest 2 tournament has just wrapped up, and as we get into the the second and final week of the tournament, it’s fair to say that the competition has been quite spirited…!  Not …Read more.

Posted by Doug Webster on March 02, 2009 at 04:08PM

Top Three Reasons to Play (and Challenge a Friend) in the Cisco Edge Quest 2 Tournament

Hello. It’s Cisco ASR 9000 Edge Master Webster, again. I am pleased to launch the Cisco Edge Quest 2 Tournament - starting today and running through Friday March 6th. TWO weeks and ample opportunity for you to practice and submit …Read more.

Posted by Doug Webster on February 23, 2009 at 01:44PM

TechChat Refresh and Virtual Celebration

Next Tuesday, February 3 at 12:00pm PDT we have a couple of virtual options for you that will allow you to get a technical refresh and a bit of leisure,  because who couldn’t use a little professional networking down time. …Read more.

Posted by Dannette Veale on January 29, 2009 at 04:50PM

Revealing the Cisco ASR 9000 Series

The journey of Ira, our well intentioned though not so perceptive journalist, came to an end today with the announcement of the innovative, new Cisco ASR 9000 Series. However, I’m still not sure he has figured it out yet…here’s the …Read more.

Posted by Doug Webster on November 11, 2008 at 05:16PM

NXTcomm Update: EdgeQuest Tournament of Aces

Just a quick note on the competition in advance of its final round on Thursday, June 19!

Posted by Doug Webster on June 18, 2008 at 07:58PM