From CiscoLive! 2009 in San Francisco

Going into CiscoLive! in San Francisco, we asked our Cisco Twitter-ers (@CiscoSystems, @padmasree to name a few) to gather questions for Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers to answer from the show.  This was our first Twitter Q&A and we …Read more.

Posted by Elizabeth McNichols on July 02, 2009 at 01:32PM

Telecommuting Made Easy

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

John Chambers @ CiscoLive: “The Future is about speed, scale and flexibility.”

I’ve just finished watching the CiscoLive keynote webcast of Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers from San Francisco.  All this talk of video, collaboration and virtualization makes much sense to me as I’m a whopping 45 miles away in San …Read more.

Posted by John Earnhardt on June 30, 2009 at 11:42AM

Collaboration Success Stories…Sharing Conference Tables from Miles Away

We love to hear collaboration success stories. It’s collaboration that allows us to share a conference table and our ideas—when in reality, we’re a continent away. These tools are breaking down barriers, making us more productive and bringing technology to …Read more.

Posted by Alexandra Krasne on June 26, 2009 at 08:12AM

Survey Finds: Work is Where the Heart Is

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

Welcome to the Cisco Service Provider Mobility Community

I am delighted to announce the formation of the Cisco SP Mobility Community. This community will bring together mobility experts to collaborate and discuss technical and business challenges in the mobility space. If you are not already a member, please …Read more.

Posted by Kittur Nagesh on June 25, 2009 at 10:08AM

Collaboration: For Good and Bad Alike

As Marie and Pat have mentioned in previous posts, we are busy applying the final edits to the 2009 Cisco Midyear Security Report. Cisco will provide an overview of what Security Intelligence Operations analysts have observed during the first six …Read more.

Posted by Russ Smoak on June 24, 2009 at 07:44AM

New features on Apple’s new iPhone 3G S help users of Cisco WebEx meetings

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

Great Collaborators: Nature vs. Nurture

“To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.” - Henry David Thoreau For technology companies, demonstrating how its solutions yield benefits to potential customers is …Read more.

Posted by Alan Cohen on June 17, 2009 at 03:41PM

The use of video in work place communication and productivity

Joining Cisco has been transformative in the way I work, and the use of video for work place communication has played a large part in that transformation. All around me, I hear the top leaders within Cisco constantly talking about …Read more.

Posted by Kaustav Bhattacharya on June 16, 2009 at 08:14AM

Hidden Gem: Your Own TelePresence Video

Here's a hidden gem on Cisco.com: A "bake your own" Cisco TelePresence video starring you -- or even better, a colleague you want to have fun with. Here is the video my colleague Maureen sent me, having purloined a picture …Read more.

Posted by Martin Hardee on June 10, 2009 at 10:08AM

All a Twitter Over Twitter in Cisco Live Virtual

So Twitter is everywhere! Obama @barackobama, Guy Kawasaki @guykawasaki, Darth Vader @darthvader and John Cleese @johncleese use it. I know any time I watch any news station a plug to get the latest breaking news via following @blank on Twitter …Read more.

Posted by Dannette Veale on June 09, 2009 at 03:00PM

The Video Game Changer in Communications and Collaboration

In my recent blog entry Cisco’s Collaboration Imperative, I reflected on why collaboration was a natural adjacency for Cisco.  Over the past 8 years, as documented recently in Fast Company, we have evolved our operating model to be the sine …Read more.

Posted by Alan Cohen on June 09, 2009 at 09:40AM

Padmasree Warrior Outlines Partner’s Role in the Future of IT

On day two of Partner Summit 2009 in Boston, I sat down for a chat with Cisco’s CTO Padmasree Warrior. During our discussion, she revealed her insights on the future of IT and collaboration. And, she makes one thing clear: …Read more.

Posted by Alexandra Krasne on June 04, 2009 at 04:21AM

Cisco creates new opportunities for partners in $34 billion dollar collaboration market

Posted by Leanne Schrotzberger on June 01, 2009 at 09:02AM

More (and faster) Usability Testing

Earlier this year I wrote about the benefits of remote usability testing. Here on Cisco.com, we routinely use remote collaboration tools such as WebEx Meetings to run tests with our customers worldwide. These tools are highly effective, because they let …Read more.

Posted by Martin Hardee on May 29, 2009 at 10:25AM

Shaving Cream in Your Enterprise Network

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

Cisco’s Collaboration Imperative: The Next Market Adjacency

In a recent Q&A our Chairman and CEO John Chambers reflected on Cisco’s future growth, sharing a “Back to the Future” moment with the financial and industry analyst community: “We believe that we are very well positioned in the industry …Read more.

Posted by Alan Cohen on May 26, 2009 at 10:33AM

We All Have Something to Teach or Share

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

Become a Virtual Attendee of the Virtual Partner Summit

Though Partner Summit is being held in Boston June 2-4 this year, you can attend the event no matter where you are in the world—no need to pack a suitcase or even book your airline tickets to attend. Simply log …Read more.

Posted by Alexandra Krasne on May 22, 2009 at 01:25PM

Collaboration Trends from Interop

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

Spime Design Workshops in Second Life at Cisco Works

“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

Cisco Mobility Bringing Collaboration in Motion

Cisco continues its saga of uniting collaboration and mobility with Collaboration in Motion, a strategic approach with the goal of overcoming the barriers of distance and time that enable people to connect, communicate and collaborate. More simply put, Collaboration in …Read more.

Posted by Ed Tan on May 19, 2009 at 10:27AM

Business With the WebEx App on the iPhone Will Never Be the Same

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

The Future is Here….The Virtual World for Large Meetings!

It’s 6:15pm EST on Wednesday May 13th, 2009 and I have just gotten up from my chair to get a cup of coffee before joining the next session.  This is Day 2 of Cisco’s annual Strategic Leadership Offsite (SLO) where …Read more.

Posted by Carlos Dominguez on May 14, 2009 at 01:08PM

Watch the Archive of Intelligently Stop Threats with Global Correlation

If you didn’t see the recent announcements from Cisco Security on how Cisco is enabling you to collaborate with confidence, read the details now. This TechChat featured Danelle Au, Senior Product Manager, Security Technology Business Unit, and Rush Carskadden, Product …Read more.

Posted by Dannette Veale on May 14, 2009 at 09:59AM

Cisco WebEx Interactive Features Form Core of Cisco’s Largest Virtual Training Deployment

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

Weaving a Case Study with Web 2.0 Technologies

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

Welcome to…Your Cisco Channel

Don’t think of this blog as a way for us to talk at you, rather think of this as a place where we can collaborate to share information and ideas to drive mutual success. Consider this your opportunity to start …Read more.

Posted by Alexandra Krasne on May 01, 2009 at 02:44PM

Collaborating to Do More With Less

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

Understanding Opportunity

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

Online Meetings Made Easier

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

Bringing the Cloud Down to Earth

Earlier this week Cisco announced a series of new security solutions designed specifically to secure web-based collaboration and a new application delivery cloud that combines the reach, scale, costs and control benefits of both on-demand and on-premises solutions. The new …Read more.

Posted by Colin Smith on April 24, 2009 at 10:32AM

5 Predictions for the Future of Collaboration - #5

Here is my fifth (and final) prediction regarding the future of collaboration. Prediction #1. Prediction #2. Prediction #3. Prediction #4. Prediction 5:  Information Technology will evolve into Information Fabric A recent report from Deloitte talks about “Cognitive Overload.”  They estimate …Read more.

Posted by Padmasree Warrior on April 24, 2009 at 09:15AM

5 Predictions for the Future of Collaboration - #4

Here is my fourth prediction regarding the future of collaboration. Prediction #1. Prediction #2. Prediction #3. Prediction #5. Prediction 4:  Organizations without boundaries will drive the next wave of productivity This prediction is rooted in the fact that business processes …Read more.

Posted by Padmasree Warrior on April 23, 2009 at 09:29AM

5 Predictions for the Future of Collaboration - #3

Here is my third prediction regarding the future of collaboration: Prediction #1. Prediction #2. Prediction #4. Prediction #5. Prediction 3:  Innovation will be redefined by Operational Excellence There is a long-standing debate about what drives long term success: Is it …Read more.

Posted by Padmasree Warrior on April 22, 2009 at 11:13AM

Collaboration Technology—Changing the Way People Live

I was just chatting with one of Cisco’s systems engineering managers, Roy McLean, and he told me a story that reminded me how important efficient communications can be, even something we take for granted, like voicemail. Roy works out of …Read more.

Posted by Leanne Schrotzberger on April 22, 2009 at 09:20AM

5 Predictions for the Future of Collaboration - #2

Yesterday I shared my first prediction regarding the future of collaboration.  Here’s my second prediction: Prediction #2: It is not about “on-premise” versus “on-demand”, it will be all about the User Experience In the technology industry we tend to focus …Read more.

Posted by Padmasree Warrior on April 21, 2009 at 09:43AM

Security: Covering All Bases and Keeping Your Eyes on the Ball

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

Vote Cisco CEO John Chambers for Time 100

Last year, Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers partner uber-venture capitalist John Doerr wrote a nice essay on Cisco CEO’s John Chambers passion and focus on collaboration and education for the Time 100 list.  This was the first year that Chambers …Read more.

Posted by John Earnhardt on March 31, 2009 at 11:19AM

Delivering Collaboration to More Workspaces

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

Virtual Events: Reality or Hype?

There has been a lot of buzz about virtual tradeshows and events lately. With a lot of folks speculating on whether they are ‘here to stay’ or ‘only result of the current economic state’. Check out these five reasons on …Read more.

Posted by Dannette Veale on March 30, 2009 at 06:00PM

The $100 Billion Collaboration Stimulus Plan of 2009 - Part 2

In our personal ambitions we are individualists. But in our seeking for economic and political progress as a nation, we all go up or else all go down as one people.  – F.D.R., Second Inaugural Address, January 20, 1937 In …Read more.

Posted by Alan Cohen on March 23, 2009 at 09:17AM

Between Aspiration and Action

by Joe Burton, chief technology officer, Cisco Unified Communications Forrester coined an interesting term not too long ago: IT-To-BT Transformation.  According to Alexander Peters of Forrester, ubiquitous computing and business technology (BT) are the two forces coming together that will …Read more.

Posted by Joe Burton on March 10, 2009 at 10:58AM

The Next Top Model

This morning, the news came in that Cisco TelePresence will be part of a Heidi Klum venture. The popular German TV show “Next Top Model” has a segment running next month with a contestant in LA talking to family back …Read more.

Posted by Erica Schroeder on March 09, 2009 at 04:48PM

Was the Business Bib Ahead of it’s Time?

I was reading Alan Cohen’s blog on the collaboration stimulus plan recently and couldn’t help chuckling about his reference to the very funny and creative work of Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic strip.  Most of us can relate …Read more.

Posted by Jacqueline Pigliucci on March 06, 2009 at 09:12AM

Community and Collaboration = Keys to Engaging Digital Content

It was less than 24 hours ago when I blogged about a few interesting examples of engaging digital content. Well here’s more! Today a series of engaging videos and songs came my way from a musician known as Kutiman, aka …Read more.

Posted by Chuck Fishman on March 05, 2009 at 02:29PM

Confidence in Web Services

Sad to see the latest outage with Gmail; how confident should individuals and companies be in web services? At their best, web services allow a concentration of expertise and best-practice that many organizations might not have internally. Many individuals and …Read more.

Posted by Duncan Greatwood on March 04, 2009 at 08:07AM

A Collaboration Infrastructure

To be truly collaborative, employees require access to the right information at the right time across different workspaces. Enabling this collaborative experience requires consistent connectivity capable of supporting rich media communications. End users and businesses are well served by wired …Read more.

Posted by Chris Kozup on March 02, 2009 at 02:07PM

Spime Design Workshops in Second Life

The OpenSpime project by WideTag on the Internet Of Things has announced a new series of of events, the Spime Design Workshops in Second Life. The hosting of the event is a collaborative effort between WideTag, Cisco, Feeding Edge, in …Read more.

Posted by Dennis Mancini on February 27, 2009 at 10:50AM

Cisco & Accenture Collaborate to Aid CIOs With Their Balancing Act

Post by Nick Earle, senior vice president of Cisco Services, European Markets A few weeks ago, I sat down with five CIOs of leading German companies. All from different industries with drastically different business challenges, but all intent on one …Read more.

Posted by Cisco PR on February 24, 2009 at 02:01AM

The $100 Billion Collaboration Stimulus Plan of 2009 – Part 1

“Can you come to a meeting right now.” 
“No, it’s almost lunch time. If I miss lunch my day will be 12 hours of uninterrupted misery.” - The Boss and Dilbert Inspiration hits you at unusual times.  I was standing …Read more.

Posted by Alan Cohen on February 23, 2009 at 05:30AM

Virtual Worlds for Learning:  How to answer the Question “Why?”

Do you write clear use cases when you begin a project? Can you explain how using a virtual world compares to typical learning modalities we’ve seen used in the last two decades? Hello world…I’m Barry Shields and I’m a new …Read more.

Posted by Barry Shields on February 18, 2009 at 05:32PM

Helping Cisco Partners Help Small Businesses…and Themselves

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

Chambers talks Collaboration @ Networkers 2009 in Barcelona

In Barcelona earlier today, John Chambers, Cisco Chairman and Chief Executive told Networkers 2009: “We are at the beginning of the second phase of the Internet.”  This message was delivered to the event’s largest ever audience. “If you look at …Read more.

Posted by Cisco PR on January 27, 2009 at 09:39AM

Cisco Small Business Leader offers Tech Strategy Advice for the Downturn

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

Top Ten Ways to be Greener through Better Networking

A very worthy recent posting by the Sierra Club offered a Top Ten list of ways to work greener. It can be found at http://sierraclub.typepad.com/greenlife/2007/03/10_ways_to_go_g.html. In reading this Sierra Club entry, I was reminded of a presentation I first did …Read more.

Posted by Mark Leary on January 23, 2009 at 02:15PM

Collaboration is Critical to Educational System Transformation

Posted on behalf of Michael Stevenson, vice president of Global Education, Cisco It’s no good teaching 21st century skills and then testing students on traditional facts and knowledge. During the Learning and Technology World Forum in London this week, Cisco, …Read more.

Posted by Johanna Fry on January 13, 2009 at 12:57PM

Cisco Taking 802.11n Mainstream with Aironet 1140

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

In Dreams Begin Responsibilities*

Like many of us, I am the child of parents born during the Great Depression who came of age in the great upsurge of the post-World War II economy. As a young man entering the workforce, my father, a WWII …Read more.

Posted by Alan Cohen on January 12, 2009 at 11:33AM

Jan.13 Cisco Mobility TV: Making 802.11n Wireless Mainstream

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

MacWorld Kudos to the Cisco WebEx Team

I'm sure you'll be reading more about this, but I wanted to give a small shoutout to the Cisco WebEx team for their MacWorld Best of Show award (for the new Cisco WebEx Meeting Center iPhone app, which you can …Read more.

Posted by Martin Hardee on January 08, 2009 at 03:25PM

The Phone that Wasn’t a Phone

by Laurent Philonenko, vice president and general manager, Cisco Unified Communications Business Unit The growth in 3G cellular networks and proliferation of WiFi gave rise to one of the most compelling mobile service delivery platforms ever made.. I am pretty …Read more.

Posted by Laurent Philonenko on January 08, 2009 at 03:24PM

Cisco Mobile Collaboration on the iPhone

January 7th UPDATE: I just learned that the Cisco iPhone application won a Best of Show award today at Macworld. Congratulations to the collaboration team and thank you to the Macworld editors! Today, Cisco made an exciting announcement about the …Read more.

Posted by Alex Hadden Boyd on January 06, 2009 at 01:08PM

My Favorite Cisco Blogs of 2008

This morning, a colleague told me that her motto for this year is “time to shine in ‘09.”  I told her that could connote that she wasn’t shining in previous years.  She said maybe that was true.  Cisco’s blogging efforts …Read more.

Posted by John Earnhardt on January 05, 2009 at 02:28PM

Happy Collaborative New Year

January 2009 – While the end of December usually provides a brief moment for a retrospective of the past year, the beginning of January always manages to usher in additional time for a more contemplative deliberation of our hopes and …Read more.

Posted by Morgan Elliott on January 05, 2009 at 11:17AM

Medianets - where do you want your network to go today?

Last October, I presented a paper on Video-delivery networks at the MPLS 2008 conference. The audience reaction was quite positive and I enjoyed talking to a bunch of service providers, some other vendors and a few Enterprise customers on how …Read more.

Posted by Shashi Kiran on December 17, 2008 at 01:52AM

Collaboration – A Top Down Process!

My prior blog entry, “Teams of Rivals”, explored how the triptych of process, culture and technology must come together to enable a productive, innovative collaborative working environment.  In this post, I want to offer an integral, related variable to the …Read more.

Posted by Alan Cohen on December 15, 2008 at 09:44AM

Cisco’s C-Scape In The News

Today, we are hosting industry analysts at our annual C-Scape conference.  If you didn’t tune into the webcast events today, you can do so tomorrow starting at 8:45AM PT.. Some coverage: NeworkWorld files this: “Cisco to Shift Resources to Consumer …Read more.

Posted by John Earnhardt on December 09, 2008 at 01:49PM

Forbes: Talking Web 2.0 with Cisco CIO Rebecca Jacoby

Today, Ed Sperling of Forbes has an interesting Q&A with our CIO, Rebecca Jacoby.  The Q&A covers such topics as Web 2.0, collaboration, employee behavior change, the role of the CIO, and IT budgets. My favorite pearl of wisdom from …Read more.

Posted by John Earnhardt on December 08, 2008 at 02:16PM

Cisco Introduces Expert-Level CCIE Certification in Wireless Networking

A recent study commissioned by Cisco and conducted by Forrester Consulting found a pervasive need for specialized networking skills. Some of the findings include: -36 percent of global companies surveyed said they have dedicated wireless specialists on their IT staff …Read more.

Posted by Ken Lotich on December 04, 2008 at 11:03AM

Cisco Webinar Today: Collaborate with Confidence

Later today, Cisco and the Ponemon Institute will host a live webinar on policy and collaboration. I encourage you to attend but wanted to give you an advance look into our thinking about the interaction of these two critical technologies. …Read more.

Posted by Cisco PR on December 03, 2008 at 04:00AM

Fast Company Cover Story on Cisco

Fast Company’s December/January cover is on our favorite company…you got it: Cisco.  Reporter Ellen McGuirt takes an in-depth look at our company’s collaborative management leadership model and our technology strategy. A few of my favorite quotes: “Cisco, (Chairman and CEO …Read more.

Posted by John Earnhardt on December 02, 2008 at 12:31PM

Collaboration and Microblogging

An article in the New York Times on Yammer and Twitter caught my eye this morning.  I’ve been experimenting with both sites and much to my surprise, I’ve actually added them to my regular tech routine.  Even more relevant to …Read more.

Posted by Cisco PR on October 21, 2008 at 10:35AM

How Collaboration Will Transform Your Business

Recently, Alan Cohen called collaboration ‘the second wave of the Internet.”  In this video, I investigate how much business value collaboration should be expected to create.  Learning from historical patterns of productivity trends in countries and corporations following the introduction …Read more.

Posted by Cisco PR on October 14, 2008 at 04:47PM

My Top Five Virtual News Posts

I had planned to cover the Virtual Worlds Forum event this week but it was cancelled because of an incident in the parking lot at the venue which forced the venue to close. So instead I thought a round-up of …Read more.

Posted by Dannette Veale on October 06, 2008 at 11:00AM

Selling to Business Decision Makers vs. Selling to IT

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

Collaboration, Web 2.0: Past as Prologue

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

The Collaboration Effect: The Second Wave of the Internet

Post by Alan S. Cohen, Vice President, Enterprise & Mid-Market Solutions “A human being is part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space.” —Albert Einstein, 1954 Last week we experienced one of the …Read more.

Posted by Alan Cohen on September 24, 2008 at 12:00AM

The Human Network Effect

Yesterday Cisco announced the next phase of the popular Human Network campaign called The Human Network Effect. Cisco is transforming the way people work, live, play and learn by embracing new media and the web 2.0 tools that we all …Read more.

Posted by Johanna Fry on September 23, 2008 at 10:15AM

Jabber Acquisition and Cisco Collaboration

Post by Doug Dennerline, SVP, Collaboration Software Group Getting work done today requires us to navigate complex global networks of customers, colleagues and partners. Finding and connecting with key stakeholders has become an important part of our daily business process.  …Read more.

Posted by Cisco PR on September 19, 2008 at 07:00AM

Financial Analyst Conference 2008: The Next Wave of Collaboration

Don Proctor, Senior Vice President, Software Group, gives a sneak peek of his FAC presentation, and also speaks about the future of collaboration.

Posted by Ken Lotich on September 16, 2008 at 03:43PM

Financial Analyst Conference 2008: Video Changes Everything - Pankaj Patel

Pankaj Patel, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Service Provider Group, speaks about what technology he believes is the “killer app.” He also touches upon what he sees down the road for his group in FY09. …Read more.

Posted by Ken Lotich on September 16, 2008 at 12:23PM

Financial Analyst Conference 2008: John Chambers

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

Virtual Worlds 2008 Conference Recap

What a jam packed week it was in LA this week at the Virtual Worlds conference. I am beyond sorry to have missed it but folks did a great job of blogging and tweeting about the activities so it felt …Read more.

Posted by Dannette Veale on September 04, 2008 at 06:00PM

PostPath Acquisition and the Cisco Collaboration Platform

Post by Doug Dennerline, SVP, Collaboration Software Group Communications, globalisation and automation have flattened the world and transformed the competitive landscape. The traditional competitive advantages of size and scale have been replaced by speed and flexibility. In this new world, …Read more.

Posted by Doug Dennerline on August 27, 2008 at 07:10AM

PostPath Acquisition and the Cisco Collaboration Platform

Post by Doug Dennerline, SVP, Collaboration Software Group Communications, globalization and automation have flattened the world and transformed the competitive landscape. The traditional competitive advantages of size and scale have been replaced by speed and flexibility. In this new world, …Read more.

Posted by Cisco PR on August 27, 2008 at 07:10AM

802.11n Testing Results Playback

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

Second Life Can Teleport Open Source to a Whole New Level

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

Visual Networking…Everybody’s Doing It

Earlier today, TechCrunch announced that TokBox, one of an increasing number of online based video chat companies (including Skype and WebEx) is débuting new technology to increase the user experience of Visual Networking. Visual Networking… does the phrase ring a …Read more.

Posted by Johanna Fry on July 14, 2008 at 04:27PM

The Network and the Natural World: Geoffrey Moore Meet Aldo Leopold

Alan S. Cohen, Vice President, Enterprise and Mid-Market Solutions, Cisco Systems “Our brains developed under the pressure of natural selection to make us great foragers, which is how humans have spent 99% of their time on earth.  The presence of …Read more.

Posted by Alan Cohen on July 08, 2008 at 03:35PM

Collaboration for Innovation on the Nexus 7000

If you caught the keynote by Padmasree Warrior, our CTO, at Cisco Live, you know that the concept of “innovation through collaboration” is a key priority.  So what does that mean? Well, one example is Jamey Heary’s recent discussion on …Read more.

Posted by Omar Sultan on July 01, 2008 at 02:49PM

Cisco Live! 2008 - Collaboration and IT

Doug Dennerline, SVP and GM, Collaboration Software Group, on pervasive trends in the enterprise, and how these impact IT: George Kurian, VP and GM, Data Center Technology, talks about trends in virtualization and what Cisco’s vision is for this technology. …Read more.

Posted by Ken Lotich on June 25, 2008 at 12:34PM

Cisco Live! 2008 - Padmasree Warrior on Collaboration through Inclusion

Padmasree Warrior, Cisco’s Chief Technology Officer, just finished her keynote here at Cisco Live! 2008. In her presentation, one of the key concepts she touched upon was driving innovation by collaboration through inclusion—bringing together talented people from around the globe …Read more.

Posted by Ken Lotich on June 25, 2008 at 09:14AM

Cisco Live! 2008 – Industry Analysts Share their Perspectives of the Event

I spoke with several industry analysts today to share their thoughts on this year’s show. I asked each analyst to give his or her perspectives of Cisco Live! thus far, and what they hope to hear/see during the rest of …Read more.

Posted by Ken Lotich on June 24, 2008 at 02:24PM

Cisco Live! 2008 - Carlos Dominguez, SVP, Office of the Chairman and CEO

Today is the first day of the formalized program here at Cisco Live! in Orlando. Carlos Dominguez, SVP, Office of the Chairman and CEO, takes a few minutes to break down the day’s events. He also explains our use of …Read more.

Posted by Ken Lotich on June 24, 2008 at 07:44AM

Cisco Live! 2008 - Leo Scrivner, Vice President, Human Resources, Globalization Center East (India)

Leo Scrivner, Vice President, Human Resources, Globalization Center East (India), gives an update of the Globalization Center’s progress. He also shares his thoughts on globalization trends and the role collaboration will play.

Posted by Ken Lotich on June 23, 2008 at 12:18PM

Cisco Live! 2008 - Padmasree Warrior, Chief Technology Officer of Cisco Systems, welcome video

Greetings from Orlando! In this video, Padmasree Warrior, Chief Technology Officer of Cisco, welcomes all attendees to Cisco Live! 2008. This will be a busy next couple of days—stay tuned here for live coverage of the event. Also, we’ll be …Read more.

Posted by Ken Lotich on June 23, 2008 at 07:50AM

Cisco Live in Second Life

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

Cisco Motion: Evolve Your Mobility Network

Today, we announce our mobility vision called “Cisco Motion.”  Evolve your mobility network with the Cisco Mobility Services Engine and a suite of mobility services software. Fully integrated with Cisco Unified Wireless Network and Unified Communications, the mobility services engine …Read more.

Posted by John Earnhardt on May 28, 2008 at 11:48AM

Interop: The Video Ready Campus: Transforming Business Collaboration

Cisco’s Rob Sloan introduces the third installment of the Campus Communications Fabric (CCF). As Cisco’s vision for the enterprise campus LAN, CCF provides an evolutionary approach to deploying video applications. Post by Tugba Goskel

Posted by Cisco PR on May 01, 2008 at 12:40PM