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March 3, 2015 Leave a Comment

Voice Calls from Any Mobile Device – It’s Happening Now

Like most kids, my children love to call their grandparents and tell them about what is happening at school. We are lucky that we have a great home POTS voice service through our local telephone company. My kids are growing up quickly, and I anticipate that they will want to eventually call from whatever device is in their hands. That could be my cell phone or the regular ‘land line’ home phone. Or what if my son wants to use my Kindle or an iPod touch to make the call? These devices are typically not used for voice calls, only for data applications. Many of them only have Wi-Fi, and right now cannot make voice over Wi-Fi calls without a number of new developments on the device.

The great news is that there are many developments in the Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) space to get us closer to that vision. Some of those new developments are being shown this week at Mobile World Congress. Continue reading “Voice Calls from Any Mobile Device – It’s Happening Now”

Authors

Maywun Wong

Manager, Market Management

The Information Driven Enterprise in a Connected World

Nicolaas Smit

Join me at the ARC Industry Forum Europe 2015 – March 4-5, Amsterdam, The Netherlands – where this year the theme is ‘The Information Driven Enterprise in a Connected World’.

“New and emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things, predictive analytics, wireless, additive manufacturing, modular and mobile production, cloud computing, mobility, and 3D visualization are beginning to disrupt and radically change the way industrial enterprises do business. Departing from the characteristic industry prudent innovation, leading companies now recognize that they must embrace new information, automation, production, and supply chain technologies to maintain a competitive edge.” (Arc Forum Executive Team)

The Forum is aimed at CEOs, COOs, and Presidents, CIOs and CTOs, and I shall be hosting a couple of sessions on the agenda:

The first day I’ll be driving a session on Collaboration and Organization, and the second day a plenary workshop on Industry 4.0, Industrial IoT, Dig Data, Analytics and the cloud:

Join me if you can. If you have a good case study from your company I’d be happy to buy you one of our great beers brewed in the Netherlands so that I can listen!

Registration Methods
Please use one of the following methods to register for the Forum:

	Call +49-(0)2104-28698 (ext. 87 or 89), fax +49-(0)2104-542013, or e-mail ablech@arcweb.com or rkilies@arcweb.com.
	Register On-line

Continue reading “The Information Driven Enterprise in a Connected World”

Authors

Nicolaas Smit

Director

Energy Industry Global Industries Center of Expertise

Summary: Fog Computing Becomes Clearer with Cisco IOx Solution

Peter Granger

Many of you may have missed the recent presence of Cisco at DistribuTECH in San Diego last month, so that blog is summarized here and a link to the live blog is given at the end of this summary:

At DistribuTECH, Cisco had the pleasure of engaging with attendees, demonstrating how utilities the world over have worked with Cisco and our partners to reduce costs and deliver more services on a single, intelligent and secure platform. The IT model we shared is one that brings innovation to the Operational Technology (OT) environment, integrating information, data, people and processes – the building blocks for the Internet of Everything.

In the included video Bit Stew went on to talk about how they’re taking their software, embedding it in Cisco routers, putting it inside substations, allowing that intelligence and that automation to happen in real time, right at the edge of the network, yet tie back into cloud based systems. This technology is brought to life at major utilities such as BC Hydro, a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia, which first introduced smart meters in 2011. Find out more by reading the whole blog below.

Read the blog here: Fog Computing Becomes Clearer with Cisco IOx Solution

Continue reading “Summary: Fog Computing Becomes Clearer with Cisco IOx Solution”

Authors

Peter Granger

Senior Sales Transformation Manager

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Mobility Express Bundle: A Fast & Simple Wi-Fi Solution for Small and Mid-sized Deployments

Cristian Raducanu

Cisco is making the new 802.11ac standard appealing to everyone. Cisco Mobility Express Bundle is a simple, affordable solution. It is designed for small to medium sized deployments, leveraging Cisco’s enterprise class Wi-Fi.

Cisco Mobility Express Bundle introduces a simple, easy-to-use user interface with fast over-the-air provisioning in a few minutes. Small and medium businesses get access to Cisco’s industry-leading 802.11ac portfolio without the premium price. Continue reading “Mobility Express Bundle: A Fast & Simple Wi-Fi Solution for Small and Mid-sized Deployments”

Authors

Cristian Raducanu

Product Manager

Enterprise Networking Group (ENG)

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The Evolution of the #ConnectedFan

Chuck Robbins

I love sports—playing, watching, you name it. But the sports experience has changed so much over the past few years, in new and exciting ways, which makes being a fan or being a player more dynamic – and way more fun.

Growing up playing basketball, we’d play the game, feed off our fans’ energy and cheers, celebrate when we won, and then challenge the next team!

But today, fans are tweeting messages to their favorite players and players are wearing sensors to track their performance—it’s a whole new ballgame. With the transitions we’ve seen in mobile, cloud and the Internet of Everything (IoE), so much has changed—and will continue to change—how we engage with our favorite teams.

I’d even venture to say that the fan-player relationship is now personal. You used to be able to only enjoy a game at the stadium where it was being played, or by listening to the radio or watching TV. You certainly couldn’t share your thoughts on the game with the players playing, except by screaming at them – or the TV.

Innovations in streaming video, live broadcasting and social media, have made today’s experience radically different. Wi-Fi-enabled sports arenas, combined with the huge expansion in mobile capabilities, mean that fans can watch the game live, watch on TV, or via an app on their smart device. Anyone out there like watching the hoop cam during a game?

Continue reading “The Evolution of the #ConnectedFan”

Authors

Chuck Robbins

Chair and Chief Executive Officer

Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Threat Spotlight: Angler Lurking in the Domain Shadows

Talos Group

This post was authored by Nick Biasini and edited by Joel Esler

Overview

Over the last several months Talos researchers have been monitoring a massive exploit kit campaign that is utilizing hijacked registrant accounts to create large amounts of subdomains for both initial redirection and exploitation. This campaign has been largely attributed to Angler Exploit Kit with fileless exploits serving various malicious payloads.

The use of hijacked accounts lead to a larger research project into the use of hijacked registrant accounts. During this research the earliest examples were found from a 2011 campaign with sporadic usage until December 2014. Since December 2014 more than 75% of the subdomain activity has occurred indicating a major shift in approach. This behavior has been covered before which discussed some of the older campaigns as well as the hosting indicators (ASN) of the groups making use of the subdomains.

Continue reading “Threat Spotlight: Angler Lurking in the Domain Shadows”

Authors

Talos Group

Talos Security Intelligence & Research Group

Register now for the Connected Health Summit at HIMSS15

Mike Haymaker

Join us at Cisco’s 8th annual Connected Health Summit at HIMSS15 to hear how the Internet of Everything is enabling new innovations in care delivery. This popular half-day meeting, which includes a complimentary lunch, provides a forum for networking and best practice sharing unlike any other.

Employees of healthcare organizations may attend the Cisco Health Summit at no cost by selecting this “optional event” when registering for the HIMSS Annual Conference, or by adding it to their existing registration*.

Registration is required as seating is limited.

This is a half-day program and all sessions are included in the registration. At the conclusion of this year’s summit, there will be a giveaway, sponsored by Intel, of two Ultrabook™ systems. Must be present to win. Approved for up to 3.25 CPHIMS and CAHIMS CE hours.

Monday, April 13, 2015
10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (check-in starts at 9:15 a.m.)
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Regency Ballroom
Chicago, IL

The agenda will feature these engaging presentations:

	10:00 am – 10:05 am Welcome Mike Haymaker Healthcare Marketing for The Americas Cisco
	10:05 am – 10:45 am The Path to the Internet of Everything Stuart James IS-COO Sutter Health
	10:45 am – 11:30 am Advancement of Telehealth with the Internet of Everything Dr. Craig Sable Director of Echocardiography and Telemedicine Children’s National Medical Center Professor of Pediatrics George Washington University
	11:30 am – 12:15 pm Lunch (included)
	12:15 pm – 1:00 pm “Networking” Technology, Strategy, and Culture Ashley Simmons Director of Innovation and Development Celebration Health
	1:00 pm – 1:45 pm 2020’s: The Years of Patient Centered Care Ketan Paranjape General Manager, Life Sciences Intel
	1:45 pm – 2:00 pm Intel Prize Giveaway and Closing Comments Mike Haymaker Healthcare Marketing for The Americas Cisco

*If you have already registered for HIMSS15, you can add the Connected Health Summit to your registration record by selecting “Optional Educational Events” and editing your record to select the “Community for Connected Health Summit.”

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Cisco Blogs

Year: 2015

Voice Calls from Any Mobile Device – It’s Happening Now

Authors

Maywun Wong

Manager, Market Management

The Information Driven Enterprise in a Connected World

Authors

Nicolaas Smit

Director

Energy Industry Global Industries Center of Expertise

Summary: Fog Computing Becomes Clearer with Cisco IOx Solution

Authors

Peter Granger

Senior Sales Transformation Manager

Mobility Express Bundle: A Fast & Simple Wi-Fi Solution for Small and Mid-sized Deployments

Authors

Cristian Raducanu

Product Manager

Enterprise Networking Group (ENG)

The Evolution of the #ConnectedFan

Authors

Chuck Robbins

Chair and Chief Executive Officer

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Threat Spotlight: Angler Lurking in the Domain Shadows

Overview

Authors

Talos Group

Talos Security Intelligence & Research Group

Register now for the Connected Health Summit at HIMSS15

Authors

Mike Haymaker

Healthcare Industry Marketing

No Longer with Cisco

Tina Shakour

Social Media Strategy Lead

Xander Uyleman

Senior Manager

Global Partner Marketing