Australian Government CIO gives TelePresence the Thumbs Up

Cisco TelePresence has received one of the most glowing endorsements possible, with the CIO of the Australian Government speaking to Sydney Morning Herald’s ITPro section about the success of the Australian Government’s roll out of its TelePresence system. Glenn Archer cites the national Cisco TelePresence system with 37 operational video conferencing sites across the country […]

Facing the World: TelePresence in Education

Video collaboration and telepresence technologies will play an increasingly important role in transforming the delivery of education. “Telepresence expands the learning environment by offering students a virtual window on the real world, by reducing administration costs so more can be spent on teaching, and offering increased equity of access to learning for all.” Antoniette Guglielmo, […]

Celebrating the Gift – Cisco TelePresence connects, engages Los Angeles students

This holiday season, the Urban Entertainment Institute, Cisco and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) have joined forces to address the achievement gap in education, the dropout rate and the need to keep performing arts in schools by integrating academics, arts and technology to bridge the cultural gap in education throughout the world. Unprecedented […]

Four Virginia Universities Give Telepresence an A+

Educators have put telepresence to the test and it’s passed with honors. In 2011, four Virginia universities joined together with one objective–to transform higher education. The partnership, dubbed 4-VA, includes members from George Mason University, James Madison University, University of Virginia and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The 4-VA’s goals are admirable and ambitious: […]

Cisco TelePresence EX and C series codecs complete FIPS certification!

The Global Certification Team is proud to announce that the Cisco TelePresence EX60, EX90, C20, C40, C60, and C90 have completed the FIPS 140-2 validation process on firmware version TC5.0.2.  The codecs are listed as follows: Cisco Telepresence EX60 and EX90 (Certificate #1818) Cisco C20 TelePresence System Codec (Certificate #1824)  Cisco C40, C60, and C90 Telepresence System […]

Black Belt Academy Updates Content for Stages 1, 2, and 3

VQ Communications provides the recommended management software for the Cisco Meeting Server platform. Used and trusted in a variety of verticals globally including Federal, Finance, Defense, Health, and Education, VQ Conference Manager allows users to unlock the full power of the Cisco Meeting Server, enabling customers to deliver high quality, secure and scalable video- and audio-conferencing services.