A Chat with Purdue University’s CIO Last week Cisco and Verizon took the wraps off their joint effort to help Purdue University deploy a pervasive, high-performance wireless network throughout the University’s 2,500-acre West Lafayette campus. Verizon Business is installing a …Read more.
Posted by Dave Trowbridge on November 09, 2009 at 06:05AM
With the ratification of 802.11n, organizations can now raise their network to the power of n with confidence. Cisco is leading this market transition toward 802.11n with its new 802.11n Acceleration Kit that dramatically simplifies the adoption of the industry’s …Read more.
Posted by Chris Kozup on October 19, 2009 at 01:15PM
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
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
In celebration of the recently approved 802.11n standard, we would like to share a fun video that shows a world trying to collaborate without wireless, yearning to set their ideas in motion.
Posted by Ed Tan on September 16, 2009 at 10:48AM
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) announced today that the 802.11n WLAN standard specification has been officially ratified.This final version of the specification is not significantly different from the 2.0 version of the Draft specification to which we …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on September 14, 2009 at 09:14AM
In September the IEEE will close the final chapter on a standards ratification process that will have lasted almost exactly seven years. The IEEE will ratify the 802.11n standard for high-speed wireless, removing the final hurdle for adoption by even …Read more.
Posted by Chris Kozup on September 09, 2009 at 04:10PM
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
Whether you are a student or not, this autumn is a great time to save money on home network products that will make your life easier and keep you connected all year long. Find out from our “Man on the …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on August 10, 2009 at 06:54AM
It now appears inevitable that 802.11n will be ratified by the IEEE before the end of this year! The expectation by most everyone is that it will be approved at the next IEEE Standards Board meeting on Sept 11th, 2009. …Read more.
Posted by Greg Beach on July 23, 2009 at 08:53PM
As I was negotiating for budget to fund certain projects last week, I thought that many of you must go through the same process in your organizations to get budget for projects and investments you deem valuable. Problem is, to …Read more.
Posted by Dimitris Haramoglis on June 22, 2009 at 04:08PM
Take your home network from this: to this: Does it seem like everyone wants to sell you a different box for your home network? And every box needs a cable. And sometimes you have boxes you don’t use all the …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on June 09, 2009 at 04:22PM
Do you have more than one PC or laptop in your home? If so, then having a home network is a requirement for connecting to the Internet and sharing resources like files and printers. With a basic home network set …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on May 15, 2009 at 02:54PM
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
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
There is a big buzz at Mobile World Congress this year around Long Term Evolution (LTE) radio area networks. This is a radio access technology which Cisco fully supports and which promises to bring much greater speed and bandwidth to …Read more.
Posted by Jason Deign on February 18, 2009 at 02:01PM
We’ve all spent countless hours scanning every inch of every page of “Where’s Waldo” and “Cars and Trucks and Things That Go” trying to find that iconic striped shirt and smiling goldbug all the while learning about different people, places, …Read more.
Posted by Doug Webster on February 02, 2009 at 11:12AM
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
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
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 preparation for the 98th annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Conference, Lindsay Parker, Director of Global Retail Solutions, discusses her advice for retailers during these challenging economic times and how technology can help retailers. She also does a technology demonstration …Read more.
Posted by Cisco PR on January 12, 2009 at 05:31AM
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
In follow-up to my recent post about setting up my home network, here's a sneak preview of a new site area we're launching: Linksysbycisco.com. There are some really great tips about setting up home networks, including lots on wireless. This …Read more.
Posted by Martin Hardee on January 07, 2009 at 05:45PM
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
You may have read Monique Morrow's posting in late December about A Faster Internet for 2009. Something to keep in mind also is that some of the slowness you perceive in Internet performance may in fact be related to the …Read more.
Posted by Martin Hardee on January 02, 2009 at 11:45AM
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
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
Tomorrow, I head north from San Francisco to Lake County to get away for the July 4th weekend, but I’d rather head to the Pacific Northwest… to Eugene, Oregon to see some of the fast foot action at the University …Read more.
Posted by Ed Tan on July 03, 2008 at 07:24PM
Bob McIntyre, SVP Service Provider Video Technology Group, discusses Quad Play and the future of customer trends and demands for data, voice, and video delivered anytime…anywhere. Thomas Keenan, Dir. SP Data Center Solutions Guest Blogger
Posted by Al Safarikas on June 17, 2008 at 10:24PM
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