Yesterday, “The Network: Cisco’s Technology News Site” was honored by Ragan PR Daily as “Best Online Newsroom.” (Great .gif of Sandra Bullock on this page as well, by the way!)
Certainly, recognition is extremely nice and we all want some form of this in our lives. The Social Media Communications team at Cisco* is honored and humbled by these awards and add them to a handful of other great honors over the past few years.
First, thank you, Ragan PR Daily. Thank you, Bulldog Reporter. Thank you, American Business Awards (The Stevie). Thank you, PR News People Awards. But, mostly, thank you, audience.
Why did we get these awards? In a word: innovation.
Let me count the ways that (imho) we innovate on “The Network” and are continuing to innovate:
Happy Halloween Weekend! Everyone figure out their costumes and have all their candy ready for the trick or treaters?! To get in the Halloween spirit, check out this awesome pumpkin a Cisco fan created for us last Halloween. Then, take a look at The Network’s top news stories of the week!
This week Cisco unveiled the next phase of its Virtualization Experience Infrastructure (VXI) with a series of offerings and innovations that can deliver uncompromised desktop virtualization experiences. Cisco also announced endpoints that enable high-quality voice and video in virtual desktop environments – a development that could help redefine collaboration in the virtual workspace.
This week Cisco and Citrix Systems announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance to develop and deliver solutions that help customers simplify and accelerate large-scale desktop virtualization deployments. Through this alliance, Cisco and Citrix will drive innovations that simplify the deployment of high-definition virtual desktops and applications and improve end-user experiences over a highly secure Citrix HD-enabled Cisco network.
Here’s what to look forward to next week!
The Broadband Debate: Many believe broadband service should be a basic right. Country by country issues vary, but how can access be achieved? Learn more about this issue on Monday!
And that’s it! Have a great weekend and talk to you next Friday!
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Take a look at what The Network will be highlighting next week!
The Future of the Social Web: Social Graphs Vs. Interest Graphs: Social networks seemed poised to take over the Web. In reality, they still have a ways to go in delivering targeted services to customers. Check out this new feature on Monday!
Now Playing on the Intranet: Video for Internal Communications. Internal communications professionals are always looking for ways to get time-strapped employees to pay attention to company news. Today, enterprise social media tools have turned internal communications into a two-way dialogue, allowing employees to participate in discussions, share ideas, and ask questions.
And, that’s a wrap! Have a great weekend everyone!
