While Partner Velocity was all about helping partners like you harness new opportunities through marketing, it was also about grabbing opportunities to increase revenue in a recovering market.At the event last week, we announced an update to the Navigate to …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on November 20, 2009 at 05:02PM
Interop New York 2009 kicked off with a keynote by Marie Hattar, Cisco VP of Network Systems and Security, on “Business Transformation in a World Without Borders” This keynote was followed up with a lot of buzz on the show …Read more.
Posted by Jennifer Geisler on November 19, 2009 at 12:19AM
There’s no doubt about it – the band Paramore is hot. Fresh off a summer ’09 tour with No Doubt, the band released their third studio album “brand new eyes” in September and debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200. To top that …Read more.
Posted by Jeff Marusak on November 18, 2009 at 04:51PM
Continuing our Partner Velocity video interview series, I talk to Marc Lewis—Dean of the School of Communication Arts, successful entrepreneur, and all-around Idea Guy. Lewis led an engaging session “The Creative Formula” at Partner Velocity in Paris that helped attendees …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on November 16, 2009 at 10:06PM
Cisco’s new collaboration solutions announced yesterday hold the promise of collaborating and communicating in new ways. Given the broad scope of the tools—from WebEx Mail, a hosted email solution, to the InterCompany Media Engine, a a solution that offers business-to-business …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on November 10, 2009 at 02:39PM
The Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies at Cornell recently put together a nice piece on Brian Schipper, Senior Vice President of HR. The article not only profiles Schipper’s career, but also touches upon how his team keeps Cisco employees …Read more.
Posted by Ken Lotich on November 10, 2009 at 09:31AM
Since we announced our Unified Computing System in March (B-Series shown here), our data center strategy has hardly been out of the headlines, but this week saw Cisco UCS reach another important milestone. As TechTarget and others reported, UCS is starting …Read more.
Posted by David McCulloch on November 10, 2009 at 08:52AM
A multitude of new collaboration tools announced today, simply put, will help improve communications and bring us closer to an easy one-button approach. TelePresence, Unified Communications, and WebEx solutions have all been updated with new capabilities—for instance, a new feature …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on November 09, 2009 at 02:38PM
I’m excited about Cisco’s announcement today of Cisco WebEx Mail on three levels - as a Cisco employee, as an industry observer, and as an end-user. Let me address two of those in this blog post. As an email user, …Read more.
Posted by Alex Hadden Boyd on November 09, 2009 at 10:35AM
While there are some signs pointing to a global economic recovery, some news articles and pundits are “cautiously optomistic” while others are doom and gloom saying that the global economy is not yet bouncing back. Rather than postulate on what …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on November 05, 2009 at 11:19AM
You probably didn’t miss the today announcement of the coalition between Cisco, EMC and VMware designed to address the challenges of pervasive virtualization and private cloud computing .We met Mark Fulgham , Vice-President Data Center Solutions to get his point …Read more.
Posted by Didier Rombaut on November 03, 2009 at 05:11PM
At Cisco, we are our partners. Which is why today’s Virtual Computing Environment Coalition announcement is about you and how we can forge ahead together in a new collaborative world. Cloud computing and virtualization have transformed the way we do …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on November 03, 2009 at 07:24AM
I’m really excited about our latest version of Cisco WebEx Meeting Center for the iPhone. In version 1.3, available now in the AppStore, you can now hand off your web conference session from your iPhone to your desktop, join by a meeting number, and when …Read more.
Posted by Alex Hadden Boyd on November 02, 2009 at 05:11PM
Cisco completely supports the driving new types of efficiency in IT. Which is why, Cisco is a platinum sponsor and has been speaking at a series of Microsoft’s New Efficiency launch events that have been taking place in multiple cities …Read more.
Posted by Pamela Ferrill on October 31, 2009 at 07:15AM
In my never-ending quest to keep up with the latest technology news, I have been reading about the Cisco SmartGrid effort. SmartGrid is really – well – smart, because it attacks the problem of the world’s rapidly declining supply of …Read more.
Posted by Jennifer Geisler on October 30, 2009 at 08:49AM
At the recent Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco, I caught up with Glenn Keels (Cisco’s Director of Unified Computing System Product Marketing) where we discussed the zippy new UCS C-Series servers which promise to bring speed, efficiency, and agility …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on October 29, 2009 at 05:55PM
It was forty years ago today,That the Internet began to playIt’s been going through a lot of stylesBut there’s always stuff to raise a smile I was born during the Gen-X era, before we had the ‘net, PCs, or cell …Read more.
Posted by Marie Hattar on October 28, 2009 at 03:16PM
I’m an unabashed Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) believer. I spent the first 10 years of my career defining and building traditional enterprise software and the past 11+ years building SaaS solutions (the last 7 with WebEx (now Cisco)) and from where I …Read more.
Posted by Alex Hadden Boyd on October 28, 2009 at 09:28AM
With topics ranging from branding, B2B, and social media to creating consumer-centric websites, engaging virtual events, and measuring success of your campaigns…not to mention producing and marketing videos, Partner Velocity is a packed two-day event in Paris offering innovative ways …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on October 25, 2009 at 04:46PM
I’m at POAB (Partner Operations Advisory Board) in Madrid this week, interviewing partners from Europe/Emerging Markets about ways to make it easier to do business with Cisco and streamline the partner experience. These meetings give partners a forum in which …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on October 22, 2009 at 08:45AM
On my previous blog post “What exactly is a Nexus 4000?” there were many questions/comments around OEM blade server vendors and details of Nexus 4000 Series Blade Switches . Today, IBM announced the details of the Cisco Nexus 4000 blade switch for their …Read more.
Posted by Kash Shaikh on October 20, 2009 at 05:27PM
With the increasing demands of video and mobility today, a new network architecture is needed—one that can provide seamless, secure, and reliable network experiences. That new architecture is called the Borderless Network. Today, Cisco announced updates that will truly enable …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on October 20, 2009 at 03:46PM
*Posted by Rob Aldrich for Jenny Carless, contributor to News@Cisco* The smart grid is not just about smart technology – it’s also about how people use that technology to be smarter about their own behavior. Business and municipal leaders have …Read more.
Posted by Rob Aldrich on October 18, 2009 at 06:59PM
What do a Ferrari, a Harley Davidson, and indoor skydiving have in common? (Aside from being cool things that I want to drive or try someday.) They’re all featured in this video highlighting the speed at which your marketing will …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on October 16, 2009 at 06:15PM
Okay - so your have your wireless network up and its been running great and the last thing you want to do is touch any settings because the thought of going back and changing anything is scary! Well, it doesn’t …Read more.
Posted by Karen Sohl on October 15, 2009 at 04:17PM
If you didn’t catch the Verizon and Cisco-sponsored research study this week about the return-on-investment of collaboration technologies, you might want to take a peek. The study by Forrester Research found that businesses and government agencies deploying sophisticated collaboration tools saw a corresponding improvement in business results …Read more.
Posted by David McCulloch on October 14, 2009 at 12:51PM
by Alan S. Cohen, vice president, Enterprise Solutions, Cisco. I am a recovering (semi-competitive) mid and long-distance runner. At an advanced age (in my late 20s), I finished my last serious competitive race at 5:20 a.m., skidding a finish line …Read more.
Posted by Alan Cohen on October 13, 2009 at 08:41AM
With Oracle Openworld running this week it’s a good time to think about the performance of applications over the wide area network (WAN). With the changing business environment IT organizations are re-architecting how they deploy enterprise applications. Oracle applications automate …Read more.
Posted by Michael Leonard on October 12, 2009 at 02:05PM
“Network problems…it’s nothing serious. Considering the money we saved on this equipment, it’s worth the risk.” In these tough economic times, it may seem harmless for customers to take advantage of that too-good-to-be-true deal from an uncertified reseller. However, buying …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on October 09, 2009 at 02:29PM
I recently attended GovTech 2009, an annual conference in South Africa, focused on bringing together technology vendors, solution providers and government stakeholders to assist the public sector in using technology as an enabler to overcome current service delivery challenges. The …Read more.
Posted by Marc Musgrove on October 08, 2009 at 11:36AM
OK so first of all, I’d like to thank all the folks here who took time to post extremely useful comments on my previous blog “ So What Exactly is a Nexus 4000?” . I’m glad to see that there is …Read more.
Posted by Kash Shaikh on October 08, 2009 at 09:57AM
Here’s a trivia question for you: What is White Label? No, it isn’t the latest hip hop album from Jay Z. Guess again? Nope, not a new brand of pasta sauce. No fair Googling it! Give up? If you didn’t …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on September 29, 2009 at 04:38PM
As you deploy optimization to improve application performance over the WAN you need to know what kind of results you are getting. To help understand the benefits of deploying these systems you might be looking at reports from the WAAS …Read more.
Posted by Michael Leonard on September 29, 2009 at 11:55AM
29 September 2009, Dublin, Ireland: Mike Conroy, General Manager, Cisco Development Centre; Kim Majerus, Managing Director, Cisco Ireland and Monique Meche, Director, Government Affairs, Ireland This Friday, Irish voters will vote in a referendum to approve or reject the EU Lisbon …Read more.
Posted by Monique Meche on September 29, 2009 at 10:15AM
In the 1980s, there was an American television show called The A-Team. The lead character in that series, ‘Hannibal’ Smith (played by George Peppard) had a catch-phrase that turned up in most episodes: “I love it when a plan comes together.” That’s …Read more.
Posted by Marie Hattar on September 28, 2009 at 01:01PM
Streamlining business processes can mean the difference between a healthy profit and a big loss. Cisco partner 2e2’s recent engagement and involvement in the Navigate to Accelerate initiative has helped the company optimize business practices and bring about substantial improvements …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on September 26, 2009 at 10:19PM
Cisco recently conducted a focus group with executive level IT decision makers in several major metropolitan cities to better understand enterprise perception of Software as a Service (SaaS). Having been in the SaaS business over 12+ years with the Cisco WebEx …Read more.
Posted by Alex Hadden Boyd on September 24, 2009 at 10:00AM
Arnold Clark Automobiles, Europe’s largest independent auto dealer, probably is no longer asked “dude, where’s my car?” thanks to a Cisco Unified Wireless Network and an AeroScout Vehicle Tracking solution at its Stafford, U.K. dealership. To the consumer, the mobility …Read more.
Posted by Ed Tan on September 23, 2009 at 09:41AM
One year ago, while Ellen McGirt was interviewing John Chambers for a Fast Company cover story, she asked John about Cisco’s uniquely collaborative culture, and whether leading executives from other companies could be successful here. “Hypothetically, could (Oracle CEO) Larry …Read more.
Posted by David McCulloch on September 22, 2009 at 10:34AM
Our Pass the Ball site features an ongoing series of webinars about how to share and grow your own ideas to make them better. This Thursday, Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder, Apple Computer Inc., will share how he has taken his ideas …Read more.
Posted by Leanne Schrotzberger on September 22, 2009 at 10:30AM
I once heard a sage piece of advice for two-income families who plan to become single-income families: test drive the one-income lifestyle. While you still have both your jobs, stash the income from the job you’re considering dropping and try …Read more.
Posted by Tere Bracco on September 21, 2009 at 08:24AM
What if we could fundamentally change the way we consume energy and green our planet? Yesterday we announced a Partner Ecosystem for Smart Grid that will help us do just that. While this announcement has big implications for energy consumption, …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on September 18, 2009 at 02:23PM
US investment newspaper Investor’s Business Daily devoted its weekly ‘Managing for Success’ column to Cisco’s collaborative leadership model this week. IBD’s J. Bonasia interviewed John Chambers, Marthin de Beer (SVP, Emerging Technology Group) and Cisco’s organisational design guru, Ron Ricci, for the article, which includes …Read more.
Posted by David McCulloch on September 16, 2009 at 09:00AM
Posted by Didier Rombaut on September 03, 2009 at 12:25AM
Day 1 - EMC Dave Graham, VMware Ernesto tey, Cisco Omara Sultan talk about the Data Center at VMworld 2009 based on Unified Computing Systems , Nexus and Cisco MDS Day 2 - EMC Chad Sakac and Dave Graham, VMware …Read more.
Posted by Didier Rombaut on September 01, 2009 at 11:35PM
Today, VMWare kicked off its user conference VMworld in San Francisco, where they expect more than 10,000 customers to attend and learn about the latest virtualization technologies from many different vendors. One technology that is transforming virtualization is the Cisco …Read more.
Posted by Pamela Ferrill on August 31, 2009 at 09:13PM
Last week in Washington DC at Everything Channel’s ARC awards, Cisco WW Channels SVP Keith Goodwin was named Channel Executive of the Year. “[Keith] has garnered the reputation as an effective leader, team builder and someone willing to push new …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on August 24, 2009 at 09:05PM
When was the last time it took you seven years to complete a project? I’d venture a guess that for most of us, a seven year time horizon to do anything seems like a pretty long time. Yet, in just …Read more.
Posted by Chris Kozup on August 24, 2009 at 09:45AM
The first surprise you will get after you consolidate your branch office servers in the data center is that application performance over the WAN falls off and user productivity suffers. To fix this you deploy WAN Optimization Controllers (WOCs) so …Read more.
Posted by Michael Leonard on August 24, 2009 at 09:19AM
Are your WAN services, including WAN Optimization, delivered as a part of a comprehensive plan? These days with the need to reduce costs it’s a good time to rethink how you are serving your branch office IT needs. With advances …Read more.
Posted by Michael Leonard on August 17, 2009 at 08:12AM
On August 15th, 2009 curtains came down on Phase-2 of the Cisco Developer Contest. Eight of the original ten finalists crossed over the finish line with proof-of-concept applications developed and ported on the Cisco Application Extension Platform, and validated by …Read more.
Posted by Shashi Kiran on August 14, 2009 at 08:38PM
How would the BART strike affect you? If you haven’t heard, people who work in the San Francisco Bay Area will possibly be dealing with nightmarish commutes come Monday morning. One of the largest pieces of our public transit system, …Read more.
Posted by Leanne Schrotzberger on August 14, 2009 at 05:09PM
You may have seen a recent Wall Street Journal article on Cisco’s new management structure. In the article, I was quoted as saying the transition to this new structure has been a challenge for me. That is correct, it has …Read more.
Posted by Keith Goodwin on August 14, 2009 at 10:00AM
Just read an article in Network World that seems to tie perfectly to my previous post about the intersection between telemedicine and cybersecurity.
Posted by Marie Hattar on August 12, 2009 at 02:20PM
Here at the Channels blog, we love success stories. And we’re betting your customers do, too. Sure, it’s helpful to know where improvements need to happen, but it’s also a great practice to highlight what’s working. A customer success story …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on August 12, 2009 at 01:36PM
For those of us whose interests cross sci-fi and the internet (sometimes it seems there’s no difference), we recently celebrated a silver anniversary: 25 years since the publication of William Gibson’s Neuromancer. The book draws me in on so many …Read more.
Posted by Marie Hattar on August 06, 2009 at 09:44AM
Konichiwa! Watch Cisco Japan President, Edzard Overbeek provide his perspective on progress in our Japan sales theater over the last fiscal year in this video. Edzard outlines how our continued focus on areas such as collaboration, unified computing and video …Read more.
Posted by Marc Musgrove on August 05, 2009 at 12:05PM
Apparently, when Aneesh Chopra, President Obama’s new Chief Technology Officer, first moved into the White House, he couldn’t check his online finances at Mint.com properly because the browsers on White House PCs were so old. Last night at Silicon Valley’s …Read more.
Posted by David McCulloch on August 05, 2009 at 09:04AM
A podcast over on the VAR Guy’s site features Maryann Von Seggern, Director of Worldwide Channels Development for Cisco Capital. In this short interview, Von Seggern highlights some of financing programs for VARs and Channel partners as well as some …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on July 28, 2009 at 10:15AM
Post by Yvon le Roux, Vice President, Emerging Markets In my role as vice president of Cisco’s Africa and Levant region, I’m fortunate to meet dynamic people from across the region face-to-face and via TelePresence. I hear inspiring stories of …Read more.
Posted by John Earnhardt on July 22, 2009 at 05:50PM
As a follow up to my last blog, I’m happy to say that ATIS has taken the final step in publishing a groundbreaking standard for networking energy efficiency. For those who like the details: I’m referring to the newly published …Read more.
Posted by Hugh Barrass on July 22, 2009 at 04:58PM
Early July, we released a new version of the support web site to make the support experience much more personalized. Additionally, we introduced a troubleshooting dashboard where it gathers ALL relevant information and presents them in a single location with …Read more.
Posted by Abdul Halabieh on July 21, 2009 at 04:36PM
Whether you’ve been doing what you do for many decades or just a few months, learning something new has a way of invigorating and inspiring any career. To find out more about the training opportunities available to Cisco partners and …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on July 15, 2009 at 03:45PM
Prise de la Bastille, by Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Houel “On 5 May 1789, (the King) Louis XVI convened the Estates-General to hear their grievances. The deputies of the Third Estate representing the common people (the two others were the Church and nobility) …Read more.
Posted by Didier Rombaut on July 14, 2009 at 09:29AM
When Cisco talks about collaboration, Cisco talks about people connecting creating, and innovating .Together. That’s exactly what Cisco , Verizon and their customer are doing with Verizon Managed Optimization Service that uses Cisco WAAS In this short video, Steven Capozzi, …Read more.
Posted by Didier Rombaut on July 09, 2009 at 10:17PM
Our Chairman and Chief Executive spoke with James Manyika of McKinsey last month on a diverse array of topics including the economy, the future of Web technology, Cisco’s management model, our corporate social responsibility initiatives and John’s views on leadership. …Read more.
Posted by David McCulloch on July 09, 2009 at 10:39AM
Kirk Skaugen, Vice President of the Digital Enterprise Group and general manager of the Server Platforms Group for Intel Corporation, was at cisco Live to highlight the partnership between Cisco and Intel. He met John Chambers, Cisco Chairman & CEO, …Read more.
Posted by Didier Rombaut on July 07, 2009 at 05:06PM
Couple of days after my first meeting in San Francisco with Stuart Miniman, EMC Technologist CTO Office and Kash Shaikh, Cisco Senior Manager Data Center Solutions, I invited both of them for another conversation on FCoE. This time they focus …Read more.
Posted by Didier Rombaut on July 06, 2009 at 03:25PM
At Cisco Live I had the opportunity to organize a meeting with Stuart Miniman -EMC Technologist CTO Office - and Kash Shaikh -Senior Manager, Cisco Data Center Solutions- to talk about FCoe Standardization and the impact on the market . …Read more.
Posted by Didier Rombaut on July 01, 2009 at 10:02AM
Thinking a bout the possibility of a BART strike, I got to thinking about telecommuting and other flexible work situations. I am a full time telecommuter, as are several of my colleagues. For example, a salesperson must be very flexible, …Read more.
Posted by Leanne Schrotzberger on July 01, 2009 at 09:46AM
Tonight Cisco Omar Sultan, James Urquhart, Chris Hoff and EMC Stuart Miniman , Chad Sakac , joined me at the Marriott Hotel to share about their second day at Cisco Live. Today we were at lunch with David Lawler, VP …Read more.
Posted by Didier Rombaut on June 30, 2009 at 06:02PM
Cisco Data Center Solutions James Urquhart, Chris Hoff and EMC Technologist Stuart Miniman share their first impressions at Cisco Live 2009 If you are not in San Francisco today, you can watch John Chambers key notes, as well as the …Read more.
Posted by Didier Rombaut on June 30, 2009 at 05:37AM
Cisco Live is an important conference for many reasons: It is the largest gathering of Cisco customers, it provides the training and education our customers need to be successful in their jobs, and it enjoys a strong tradition of loyalty …Read more.
Posted by Colin Smith on June 26, 2009 at 11:05AM
Cisco set out to evaluate the social, economic and environmental impacts associated with allowing employees to telecommute. The results were released today. There are some obvious gains; like access to Cisco collaboration technologies enabled them to do their jobs better …Read more.
Posted by Molly Ford on June 26, 2009 at 05:07AM
How does a company lead a market, rather than respond to it? What is real value? What are the characteristics of a successful leader? The hallmarks of successful companies and traits of successful leaders have been discussed and argued quite …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on June 22, 2009 at 02:27PM
As consumers, we’ve largely benefited from the prevalence of broadband and the digitization of content. In today’s era of the empowered consumer, we wield a lot of influence over technology trends and adoption. The power has largely shifted to our …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on June 18, 2009 at 01:47PM
The new Apple iPhone 3G S on the new 3.0 operating system has many features that will be helpful to WebEx users on the iPhone. Here are my top three new features: Spotlight Search for WebEx meeting invitation You can …Read more.
Posted by Alex Hadden Boyd on June 17, 2009 at 03:43PM
Sending music around your home network often gives the impression that you need to have sound systems, speakers and wireless extenders in every room. That can be expensive. Some people are looking for a simpler solution that takes up less …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on June 16, 2009 at 01:15PM
In my blog last week, I mentioned Smart Grid, a complete reworking of the electrical grid, which is being undertaken by utilities, government entities, and concerned businesses alike. Here, in the United States, Cisco is partnering with key organizations to …Read more.
Posted by Marie Hattar on June 11, 2009 at 01:32PM
Last week, Cisco Saudi Arabia hosted 18 orphans from Al Hayyat Group, a Saudi based charity initiative, and connected them via Cisco TelePresence with three prominent Saudi bloggers who are currently residing and attending college in the United Kingdom. Yazeed …Read more.
Posted by Samer Costantini on June 11, 2009 at 11:34AM
As part of our 2009 Partner Summit recap, we’re highlighting a Flip camera interview we did with John Chambers during the Global Awards reception where Cisco honored 19 channel partners with global awards for outstanding performance. In this video, Cisco’s …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on June 10, 2009 at 04:41PM
Over the past few months, we’ve offered a number of Ecolibrium blogs on the subject of Cisco EnergyWise, the energy management software available for Catalyst switches. This technology has drawn much interest from inside and outside the IT industry. We …Read more.
Posted by Mark Leary on June 10, 2009 at 08:42AM
Much like Cal Ripken in baseball Brett Favre in football, in my 11 years at Cisco I have yet to miss a Partner Summit—giving me one of the longest streaks in company history. My record for consecutive years at …Read more.
Posted by Lang Tibbils on June 08, 2009 at 01:53PM
Interesting video on www.wsj.com with Dow Jones Indexes Editor/Executive Director John Prestbo who tells WSJ’s Matt Phillips the reasons Cisco is now listed on the Dow. As I watched it, I thought: this video is actually one of the reasons …Read more.
Posted by John Earnhardt on June 02, 2009 at 01:13PM
Several days ago, we announced that two customers, Castle Rock School District and The Cardiovascular Group, are using the network to not only drive down costs and ramp up collaboration efforts, but to also champion environmental sustainability goals. It’s heartening …Read more.
Posted by Marie Hattar on June 02, 2009 at 10:45AM
Posted by Leanne Schrotzberger on June 01, 2009 at 09:02AM
At Cisco, we firmly believe that the network enables collaboration—the type of collaboration that is required in today’s business environment where you need to work with people around the world. It’s the network that enables the people to connect, communicate …Read more.
Posted by Alex Hadden Boyd on May 28, 2009 at 04:43PM
It seems you can’t turn on your computer, watch TV, or even read this blog without a mention of Twitter. (There were even rumors of a Twitter reality TV show floating around this week.) At Cisco, we’re using Twitter to …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on May 28, 2009 at 04:33PM
Fred Mednick, the founder of Teachers Without Borders, shares an experience to show that no matter what a person does for a living, they have something to teach or share with another individual. Visit the Pass the Ball site to …Read more.
Posted by Leanne Schrotzberger on May 26, 2009 at 09:56AM
Watch Tom Wesselman, manager of software development for Cisco Unified Communications, and Tugba Goksel, integrated marketing for Cisco Unified Communications, discuss next generation architectures for collaboration and a few of the exciting trends from this year’s Interop show. Find out …Read more.
Posted by Leanne Schrotzberger on May 21, 2009 at 03:22PM
I met at EMC World in Orlando, Chuck Hollis, EMC’s VP Global Marketing CTO; Parag Patel, VMware’s VP of Alliances, and Ed Bugnion, Cisco’s CTO for the Server Access and Virtualization Business Unit. Ed shared some insights on two important …Read more.
Posted by Didier Rombaut on May 21, 2009 at 05:29AM
At Interop yesterday, Doug Gourlay, Cisco VP Data Center 3.0 Solutions, discussed the status of the standards for next-generation ethernet. In this video he talks about how Cisco customers can get better performance, better density, lower power, and longer distance …Read more.
Posted by Didier Rombaut on May 21, 2009 at 05:00AM
“We have friends of friends networks and reputation scores when we trade online. We share our preferences and our tag clouds as well we make sure that we are recognized in our professional lives in a given social network or …Read more.
Posted by Dennis Mancini on May 19, 2009 at 10:28AM
I love the WebEx conferencing application for the iPhone. It makes my life easier by marketing itself. People download it, demo it to their friends, and bingo - their friends download it too. There are now over 100,000 WebEx Meeting …Read more.
Posted by Alex Hadden Boyd on May 19, 2009 at 07:26AM
Since Cisco first introduced the concept of oversubscribed Fibre Channel modules in the storage networking industry with the MDS 9000 Family, there has been quite a bit of confusion between oversubscribed and blocking architectures, often incorrectly using the two terms …Read more.
Posted by Paolo Perazzo on May 14, 2009 at 09:18AM
The Mobile Internet is also the pervasive internet, making simple connections available everywhere. Beyond connecting people, broadly available wireless networks also simplify connecting devices, sometimes called “machine-to-machine” (M2M) communications or the “Internet of things.” One application of this technology currently …Read more.
Posted by Larry Lang on May 14, 2009 at 08:33AM
We listened, we learned, we grew, and we heard from our partners last week about what we should (and shouldn’t) change about Cisco’s partner programs. We’re continuing to feature this content from last week’s Partner Operations Advisory Board, not to …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on May 12, 2009 at 01:18PM
Software is critical for protecting your home network from virus attacks, enforcing important parental controls, and preventing identity theft. Unfortunately, one in three consumers experience difficulty setting up their home network, according to an upcoming home networking survey conducted by …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on May 12, 2009 at 05:00AM
A new case study from Cisco-on-Cisco describes how WebEx interactive features engaged the company’s global salesforce during training for an important corporate initiative and formed the core of Cisco’s largest virtual training deployment: Late in 2008, Cisco’s entire global sales …Read more.
Posted by Leanne Schrotzberger on May 08, 2009 at 09:36AM
Today we’re wrapping up what was a very productive, but also fun Partner Operations Advisory Board (POAB) meeting in New Orleans. After a number of sessions and even a scavenger hunt through the French Quarter, we have a long list …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on May 07, 2009 at 06:36AM
With power, comes responsibility. You’ve heard this before, but it is even more critical when we’re all armed with the tools that can influence or impact others. Most recently, this came to a head with Twittering about Swine Flu. With …Read more.
Posted by Marie Hattar on May 06, 2009 at 05:25PM
The Cisco on Cisco team recently published its first case study created entirely by leveraging the three pillars of a Web 2.0 environment: people, communities, and information (P-C-I). We met with the Worldwide Sales Process and Systems team (the people) …Read more.
Posted by Leanne Schrotzberger on May 06, 2009 at 03:39PM
By John Hernandez, general manager, Cisco Customer Contact Business Unit During challenging economic times, savvy organizations seek ways to differentiate their business through tighter customer affinity, while they plan for the inevitable recovery. One of the key investment areas to …Read more.
Posted by Leanne Schrotzberger on May 05, 2009 at 05:45PM
Between his recent travels to Dallas, Korea, and Bahrain to attend Cisco Partner Executive Exchanges and planning for the annual Partner Summit in June, I was able to grab a few “behind the scenes” minutes in the Cisco studio with …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on May 03, 2009 at 05:41PM
I was at my neighborhood grocery store the other day and it’s one of those stores that requires “shoppers cards” to get the best price on certain items. Fail. I’m a capitalist, and therefore I’m willing to let you track …Read more.
Posted by Tod Famous on May 01, 2009 at 09:20AM
By Kara Wilson, vice president of marketing, Cisco Unified Communications Collaboration technology is in the midst of a perfect storm. We’re in the worst bear market we’ve seen in decades, yet savvy companies are using the downturn to plan for …Read more.
Posted by Kara Wilson on April 30, 2009 at 09:19AM
Restructurings, layoffs, slashed budgets. These are the words we’re hearing everyday in the news as we continue to wade through the current economic crisis. It’s a challenging and uncertain time to be sure, but it’s also an excellent time to …Read more.
Posted by Marie Hattar on April 29, 2009 at 06:30PM
Many industry pundits have missed the proverbial forest for the trees this week. IBM’s recent announcement in which they detail the broadening of their joint Brocade/Foundry GTM strategy has been misinterpreted as an anti-Cisco strategy. In reality, it’s an anti-HP …Read more.
Posted by Bill Marozas on April 29, 2009 at 10:28AM
There are many times in our lives when joining a meeting runs up against a glitch. You might be stuck at the airport or unable to find a connection in that hotel basement conference room. Maybe you ran into traffic …Read more.
Posted by Leanne Schrotzberger on April 28, 2009 at 11:53AM
Baseball season is in full swing now (pardon the pun), and I can’t help drawing comparisons with smart game management and smart business management—especially in the security arena. With baseball, it’s really about making sure you have defenses fanned out …Read more.
Posted by Marie Hattar on April 21, 2009 at 07:06AM
I recently received a report from an analyst with a decision matrix to assist customers in making a vendor selection within the “IP Contact Center” market. I’m scratching my head over why some continue to make the “IP” distinction. Perhaps …Read more.
Posted by Tod Famous on April 14, 2009 at 04:55PM
Stryker Medical and Magpie Healthcare discuss how Cisco and the AT&T Telepresence Solution is enabling collaboration, improved patient care, and streamlining healthcare practices with its innovative virtual technology delivering communications instantly across the world.
Posted by Doug Webster on April 07, 2009 at 03:55PM
By Kara Wilson, vice president of collaboration, Cisco Today at VoiceCon we are continuing to fulfill our vision of the unified workspace – where customers can connect, communicate and collaborate with any device, any operating system, any network, anywhere, with …Read more.
Posted by Kara Wilson on March 31, 2009 at 09:04AM
St. Patrick’s Day witnessed Cisco’s soccer team in action in its debut match against Google at Ortega Park in Sunnyvale as part of the SBASL 2009 Corporate League. Playing fortuitously in all green uniforms, the Cisco side was hoping for …Read more.
Posted by Marc Musgrove on March 20, 2009 at 04:01AM
I sometimes wonder when someone copies some of the things I’m doing, whether I should be flattered that someone is inspired so much that they would do such a thing? Or I should be upset about it? Personally I don’t …Read more.
Posted by Kash Shaikh on March 15, 2009 at 08:54PM
As I read about forced industry consolidations and our competitor’s ambitious plans to catch up with Cisco to deliver Unified Fabric years from now, it makes me realize the power and effect of Cisco Unified Fabric vision. While these companies …Read more.
Posted by Kash Shaikh on March 12, 2009 at 10:43PM
Traditional versus Modern. Hasn’t that debate raged through just about every aspect of popular culture over the years? Personally, I think the great Motown era of the 60s is a class apart from contemporary pop. And to me, there really …Read more.
Posted by David McCulloch on March 09, 2009 at 02:52PM
What makes for interesting marketing in today’s web-focused, always-on world? Is it big media spend for placement? Or is it trying something different that gets word of mouth going through Facebook, Twitter, Digg, you name it? As a marketing vice …Read more.
Posted by Marie Hattar on March 05, 2009 at 09:27AM
Cisco Services SVP, Nick Earle, recently co-wrote a book with Cap Gemini’s Andy Mulholland on the subject of Mesh Collaboration. Its premise: “Enterprises as we know them will see organisational structures and IT strategies turned on their heads if their …Read more.
Posted by David McCulloch on March 02, 2009 at 09:51AM
Like many Indians, I woke up today with an Oscar fever, watching the live telecast of the Academy awards from Los Angeles! Most of India is toasting to the success of Slumdog Millionaire at the Oscars today. A staggering eight …Read more.
Posted by Harish Krishnan on February 23, 2009 at 08:41AM
I had the pleasure of being a judge last week at Cisco’s Digital Cribs contest in New York City. The event took place at the Tribecca Theater where eight short films were premiered. These films were the result of a …Read more.
Posted by Carlos Dominguez on February 13, 2009 at 12:49PM
Friday the 13th? Unlucky? Not always it seems! Cisco was fortunate enough to be recognized today as one of Fast Company magazine’s Top Five Most Innovative Companies. In introducing this years “Fast 50”, editor-in-chief, Bob Safian underscores his editorial team …Read more.
Posted by David McCulloch on February 13, 2009 at 11:36AM
Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers talks about our Q209, the state of the global economy and managing in a downturn. This is his second post earnings video. See his first post-earnings video here. To listen to a replay of …Read more.
Posted by John Earnhardt on February 05, 2009 at 10:03AM
I’ve been involved in networking standards work at Cisco for 12 years and I’m currently helping with a major program that I think will lead to some of the most important standards and developments that I’ve seen during my time …Read more.
Posted by Hugh Barrass on February 02, 2009 at 10:13AM
There isn’t a technology customer in the world right now not focused on ROI but small businesses care more than most about getting a quick, tangible benefit to their business from a technology investment. Cisco small and medium business partners …Read more.
Posted by David McCulloch on January 27, 2009 at 11:00AM
Most governments around the world realize small businesses are the engines of innovation. It’s why so many of their stimulus packages have been designed to help small businesses weather the downturn and evolve, create new ideas and generate new business …Read more.
Posted by David McCulloch on January 26, 2009 at 06:17PM
CES this year was a somber affair. Fewer exhibitors, fewer attendees and a lot less hype. Gone was the glitz and glamour replaced by a more practical approach that mirrors the tough economic times. The benefits of this more pragmatic …Read more.
Posted by Mike Kisch on January 26, 2009 at 03:04PM
Tiger Woods and Accenture have been urging us business folks to “Be a Tiger” for a few years now, but when it comes down to the crunch, isn’t that easier said than done? I’d venture many managers would instinctively prefer …Read more.
Posted by David McCulloch on January 21, 2009 at 04:18PM
If you were not able to watch and participate in the January 13 Mobility TV broadcast on Cisco taking 802.11n mainstream, then you can view the playback at http://www.cisco.com/go/semreg/motvjan13/170665_17. In the video on demand, the following topics are discussed: - …Read more.
Posted by Ed Tan on January 21, 2009 at 08:25AM
Cisco’s TelePresence is proving a surprise hit at the National Retail Federation’s ‘BIG Show’ in New York this week. Industry icons such as Walmart CEO Lee Scott Jr have offered a very pragmatic perspective there on the industry’s prospects for …Read more.
Posted by David McCulloch on January 13, 2009 at 09:34AM
802.11n for the enterprise has come a long way since we launched the first enterprise-class Wi-Fi Certified 802.11n access point in late-2007. We’ve shipped more than 175,000 Aironet 1250 11n access points since then, and today we are announcing our …Read more.
Posted by Ed Tan on January 13, 2009 at 07:25AM
At Intel’s Illuminating the Highways exhibit during CES, they showed emerging technology that enable communication between a vehicle and a drivers surroundings. The Intel® Core™ processor allows for the computing of small images that appear on the dashboard of your …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on January 10, 2009 at 10:36AM
I learned that we had a broken URL to the July 29, 2008 Mobility TV broadcast on 802.11n performance testing results, and want to give this one more shot. The video-on-demand is now available for playback at http://tools.cisco.com/cmn/jsp/index.jsp?id=78662. When you …Read more.
Posted by Ed Tan on January 08, 2009 at 05:38PM
Tune in January 13 to Cisco Mobility TV to hear how Cisco is taking 802.11n wireless mainstream. Representatives from Cisco and NEC Unified Solutions will discuss new approaches for simplifying the transition to 802.11n wireless networks that deliver high-performance, collaborative …Read more.
Posted by Ed Tan on January 08, 2009 at 05:16PM
Today, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Cisco unveiled multiple products and announcements that will enable a more connected lifestyle. Some of the products, like the Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio system and Media Hub are for …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on January 07, 2009 at 01:24PM
Happy new year! What, if any, IT resolutions did you make for 2009? If one resolution is to reduce costs or do more with the wireless network that you have, then listen to eWEEK’s Mike Vizard in a recent interview …Read more.
Posted by Ed Tan on January 05, 2009 at 11:47AM
With the holiday season now in our rearview mirror, I scheduled a meeting over TelePresence to meet with our resident mobility expert, Chris Kozup, and Jon Stine, director of Cisco’s Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) focused on the retail market, …Read more.
Posted by Ed Tan on January 05, 2009 at 11:29AM
I am at our C-scape Industry analyst conference today. The in-person event is at the Fairmont in San Jose, while this year we are also bringing it over the network to those who could not travel for the event. The …Read more.
Posted by Douglas Gourlay on December 09, 2008 at 11:09AM
Today the winners of the Cisco Digital Cribs: Heaven or Hell video contest have been selected! Two winners were awarded $10,000 (US) for conveying the most entertaining and authentic digital heaven and digital hell. They were selected based on the …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on December 08, 2008 at 03:52PM
By Carlos Dominguez, Senior Vice President, Cisco’s Office of the Chairman of the Board and CEO “May we live in interesting times.” – Old Chinese Proverb It’s amazing to see how quickly everything around us is changing, especially when it …Read more.
Posted by Carlos Dominguez on December 01, 2008 at 04:33PM
Last week we got to meet a very cool bunch of bloggers at the Heineken in the City store in Amsterdam. We cohosted a social with Heineken and got to know the locals. While the topic of conversation was visual …Read more.
Posted by Eva Keogan on November 19, 2008 at 02:12AM
I recently caught up with Dr. Pam Hymel, senior director of corporate medical programs, who took me on a tour of Cisco’s new on-site health center in San Jose. Cisco employees and their dependents will be able to get a …Read more.
Posted by Ken Lotich on November 18, 2008 at 04:16PM
We’ve all read that some companies are shedding jobs rather than creating them right now, but Cisco Partners have told us repeatedly that attracting, developing and retaining talent remains a top priority for them. As far back as 2006, partners …Read more.
Posted by David McCulloch on November 17, 2008 at 05:19PM
Last week we brought you news items and perspectives from our annual channel-centric PR and analyst event, Channel Exchange. The event brought together industry influencers from around the globe to hear from Cisco channel and business executives on a host …Read more.
Posted by David McCulloch on November 13, 2008 at 02:55PM
Firstly I must acknowledge my bais, but this is a great idea. Cisco has partnered with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to support a movement that fosters positive environmental change. One Million Acts of Green starts with just one act. One …Read more.
Posted by Morgan Elliott on November 13, 2008 at 02:41PM
On Friday, Nov. 7, several Cisco executives and employees participated in our annual food sort at Second Harvest Food Bank in San Jose. Watch the video below to hear what corporate social responsibility means to Cisco executives and the importance …Read more.
Posted by Ken Lotich on November 12, 2008 at 10:03AM
At the early stages of the development of Digital Cribs we knew that we wanted to do a project with several leading film schools to see how aspiring filmakers would interpret the “Digital Cribs” mission. We very quickly settled on …Read more.
Posted by Mike Kisch on October 23, 2008 at 07:44AM
This TechChat featured Calvin Chai, Security Solutions Marketing Manager and Carina Reyes, IT Manager, Virtual Office Services, both from Cisco. During this TechChat, Chai and Reyes discussed the primary challenges businesses face in rolling out teleworking and how Cisco Virtual …Read more.
Posted by Dannette Veale on October 21, 2008 at 07:00AM
Christopher Burgess, senior security advisor at Cisco, emphasizes the importance of censoring personal information that many of us may divulge through social networks. A recent study on data leakage, conducted by Cisco, provides additional information on the behaviors surrounding data …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on October 21, 2008 at 02:00AM
Christopher Burgess, senior security advisor at Cisco, talks about the results from a recent study on the behavior issues surrounding data leakage in the enterprise. In this video, Burgess elaborates on why the results of the study are important to …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on October 21, 2008 at 12:00AM
Christopher Burgess, senior security advisor at Cisco, discusses the threats consumer face on the internet, in conjunction with a recent Data Leakage Study commissioned by Cisco.
Posted by Johanna Fry on October 20, 2008 at 11:30PM
I spent the past few days in New York on business. One of those days was spent filming the next episode of “Digital Cribs” at the home of Graham Hill, the founder of Treehugger.com. Treehugger is the worlds most popular …Read more.
Posted by Mike Kisch on October 19, 2008 at 10:12PM
Posted on behalf of Shashi Kiran, Senior Manager in the Network Systems group at Cisco Any company, no matter how big it grows, needs to be humble enough to constantly seek and nurture new ideas both from within and outside …Read more.
Posted by Cisco PR on October 14, 2008 at 08:38AM
As part of its continuing emphasis on talent development, Cisco today announced extensions and revisions to its award-winning expert level certification program, including the availability of the new Cisco 360 Learning Program for CCIE® Routing and Switching. In this entry, …Read more.
Posted by Ken Lotich on October 14, 2008 at 02:06AM
I’m a big fan of the daily CEA Smartbrief newsletter. The consumer electronics industry is so dynamic and produces so much news it’s hard to keep track. Today’s most interesting article was by Marguerite Reardon at CNET that leverages …Read more.
Posted by Mike Kisch on October 08, 2008 at 01:14PM
By Marilyn Nagel Director, Human Resources, Worldwide Diversity and Inclusion Good ideas come from everywhere. It’s a simple idea, but the concepts behind it – diversity and inclusion – are not only close to my heart, but are also a …Read more.
Posted by Ken Lotich on October 06, 2008 at 11:23AM
In this clip, Rick McConnell, Vice President of Market Development in Cisco’s Voice Technology Group, reviews the transition from selling to IT to business decision makers; in relation to changes in customer needs and expectations. Cisco’s recent collaboration portfolio announcement …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on October 03, 2008 at 04:19PM
Over the summer, I went down to the U.S. Open of Surfing, where I met Henri Duong, Director of Internet Strategy & Development at IPEVO, a Silicon Valley startup that specializes in devices for communication over the internet, like Skype. …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on October 02, 2008 at 11:17AM
Read a very interesting article by Carol Wilson posted on Telephony Online regarding consumer interest in networked devices. According to a study commissioned by Accenture that surveyed 600 global consumers described as “heavy users of digital devices and services” 87% …Read more.
Posted by Mike Kisch on September 30, 2008 at 02:29PM
In this clip, Rick McConnell, Vice President of Market Development in Cisco’s Voice Technology Group, discusses the integrated service model, comprised of premise and service-based capabilities, that the Cisco collaboration portfolio provides for customers.
Posted by Johanna Fry on September 30, 2008 at 12:49PM
Some really Interesting news crossing the wires today heralds a new wave of content access for consumers giving them what they want to see, where they want to see it. Telecom Italia Selects Cisco and Adobe for Delivery of Next-Generation …Read more.
Posted by Eva Keogan on September 29, 2008 at 10:04AM
Rick McConnell, Vice President of Market Development in Cisco’s Voice Technology Group, discusses investment priorities surrounding the Cisco Unified Communications Release 7.0.
Posted by Johanna Fry on September 25, 2008 at 05:00PM
Post by Alan S. Cohen, Vice President, Enterprise & Mid-Market Solutions “Whereof what’s past is prologue; what to come, In yours and my discharge.” - Shakespeare, The Tempest In preparing for our …Read more.
Posted by Alan Cohen on September 24, 2008 at 12:05AM
Marthin De Beer, Senior Vice President, Emerging Technologies, talks about what he’ll be presenting at the Financial Analyst Conference as well as the role TelePresence will play for Cisco during this fiscal year.
Posted by Ken Lotich on September 16, 2008 at 12:19PM
In preparation for the Financial Analyst Conference, I sat down with several executives before the event to get a feel for what’s on their mind heading into the conference, and more broadly, what they are looking forward to in FY09. …Read more.
Posted by Ken Lotich on September 16, 2008 at 09:56AM
Ok, need some help here. I picked up some new job responsibilities in the cloud space this past week and thought I would ask for some help with two things- 1) Am looking for some good people with a background …Read more.
Posted by Douglas Gourlay on September 16, 2008 at 03:09AM
With the recent FCC ruling on elements of Net Neutrality, the dog days of summer are witnesses to yet another chapter unfolding in this ongoing debate. Proponents of both sides will end up dissecting the FCC’s final decision line by …Read more.
Posted by Morgan Elliott on August 18, 2008 at 12:51PM
Our final chat with Pete Cashmore from Mashable was on the topic of online video and social networking converging to form new visual networking experiences. As both video and social networking become more pervasive we are beginning to see intersections …Read more.
Posted by Mike Kisch on August 11, 2008 at 10:56AM
If you were not able to attend the July 29 Mobility TV live webcast on 802.11n performance testing results, the video-on-demand is now available for playback at http://tools.cisco.com/cmn/jsp/index.jsp?id=78662. Think TiVo meets Cisco Mobility TV. For your convenience, you can jump …Read more.
Posted by Ed Tan on August 06, 2008 at 05:15PM
We continue to tackle the meaty issues of the day here at the Cisco consumer blog. Today’s topic: How would online dating change with video integrated into popular dating sites like match.com, eharmony.com or social networks like Facebook to create …Read more.
Posted by Mike Kisch on August 05, 2008 at 11:24AM
Second part of our discussion with Pete Cashmore from Mashable. This one focused on the future of online video. Scott Brown from our Media Solutions Group makes some good points about how people want to be able to interact with …Read more.
Posted by Mike Kisch on July 31, 2008 at 12:30PM
Sat down for a discussion with Pete Cashmore from Mashable and my colleague Scott Brown from our Media Solutions Group to discuss our biggest technology pet peeves. My biggest pet peeve has to do with not being able to get …Read more.
Posted by Mike Kisch on July 31, 2008 at 12:06PM
Tune in tomorrow for Cisco’s special Internet TV broadcast. Representatives from Cisco and Intel will share performance results from extensive testing of 802.11n technologies. And key customers in the healthcare and education markets will discuss their business needs for deploying …Read more.
Posted by Ed Tan on July 28, 2008 at 06:16PM
Collaborative crowd sourcing is evolving above and beyond the norm through 3D virtual worlds such as Second Life. The use of Wikitecture in Second Life is emerging as something significantly different and is proving to be a successful way that …Read more.
Posted by Dennis Mancini on July 18, 2008 at 12:00PM
For managed services providers, a combination of market forces for today’s end user businesses have combined to create a ‘tipping point’ that offer a new opportunity for a variety of providers to capitalize on the promise these services. These forces …Read more.
Posted by Al Safarikas on July 08, 2008 at 10:02AM
Last year we worked to extend our Cisco Live (formerly known as Networkers) conference into Second Life via on-demand video of some of the keynotes and panel discussions from the physical event as well as unique Q&A’s within Second Life …Read more.
Posted by Dannette Veale on June 09, 2008 at 05:11PM
If you have…then you’ve found one of a small minority of retailers in the US and Europe that offers customers mobile shopping today. According to the third annual retail e-commerce study, published by Cisco’s Internet Business Solutions Group, only 15% …Read more.
Posted by David McCulloch on June 03, 2008 at 08:00AM
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