A Wake-Up Call for the Internet

Hello, from Geneva where I’ve been attending the ITU Telecom World Conference for the last few days. It’s been three years since the last show, and it’s energizing to see the ever increasing recognition as to the increased role that …Read more.

Posted by Doug Webster on October 08, 2009 at 01:47PM

ITU 2009: John Chambers Wraps Up on Final Day from Geneva

John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco Systems, summarizes his experience at ITU highlighting how the network will become the platform for innovation, how broadband is enabling job creation and entertainment, and how service providers are looking to partner with Cisco …Read more.

Posted by Doug Webster on October 08, 2009 at 11:24AM

Virtual Event Key Learnings

With it being just about a month since the Cisco Live live hybrid event I thought it would be a good time to reflect on what worked, and what did not work. So below is my list of a few …Read more.

Posted by Dannette Veale on July 27, 2009 at 11:21AM

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

NYC iSchool: Rethinking School for the 21st Century

Cisco’s ongoing commitment to transforming education for the 21st century reached a new milestone May 12, 2009 in America’s largest school district.  Cisco Global Education, along side of Chancellor Joel Klein from the New York City Department of Education, and …Read more.

Posted by Gene Longo on May 15, 2009 at 02:26PM

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

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

Cisco White Paper on Role for I.T. in G-20 Recovery Plans

Cisco has published a white paper highlighting an important item that was left off the agenda at London’s recent G-20 summit. The two-day Leaders’ Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy examined ways to revive the global economy, improve …Read more.

Posted by Jason Deign on April 14, 2009 at 03:21PM

Unified Fabric & Unified Computing: Is Imitation the Sincerest Form of Flattery?

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

Obama Brings a New Attitude to Broadband

Wandering back to work this morning after a long weekend full of Obama, I stopped to check out the new White House website. With a new Administration comes a new website and it was impressive to see that the Obama …Read more.

Posted by Jeff Campbell on January 21, 2009 at 01:36PM

Will Obama be the only President of the United States in 2009?

There’s no doubting the Obama magnetism.  I’m a Brit living in Brussels but next week, like much of the rest of the world, I will be eagerly watching as Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United …Read more.

Posted by Christopher Gow on January 13, 2009 at 03:39PM

Q109 Earnings Call This Wednesday…and Q1 Tech and Customer Highlights

Our earnings conference call is on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 1:30 PM PT where we’ll announce our first quarter fiscal year 2009 financial results. The quarter ended Friday, October 24.  We’ll issue our financial results press release over Marketwire, …Read more.

Posted by John Earnhardt on November 03, 2008 at 09:27AM

A Tragically Hip way to engage youth

Largely overshadowed by the race south of the border, Canadians are also in the midst of an election that will pick the nation’s next Prime Minister. But unlike developing trends in the U.S., it’s far from clear what the outcome …Read more.

Posted by Morgan Elliott on October 10, 2008 at 09:48AM

Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

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

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

Talking Visual Networking w/ WebbAlerts Morgan Webb

I had a chance to sit down via Telepresence with Morgan Webb from WebbAlert to discuss common consumer technology pet peeves. Morgan was in our LA office and I was in San Jose. This was part of a program that …Read more.

Posted by Mike Kisch on August 29, 2008 at 07:55PM

Why Privacy will trump Net Neutrality

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

Technology Pet Peeves w/ Mashable’s Pete Cashmore

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

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 - 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