TelePresence

March 18, 2013

PERSPECTIVES

Summary: How Retail Giant Kingfisher Is Improving Efficiency with a Video-Enabled Supply Chain

1 min read

It seems every week there is a new use case for Cisco TelePresence, and this week is no different. Europe’s leading home improvement retailer, Kingfisher is using Cisco TelePresence to help the company adopt more agile ways of working. As a company that makes do-it-yourself projects easier and more affordable, Kingfisher was facing increasingly difficult […]

March 8, 2013

GOVERNMENT

Request your Marriage Certificate at the Mall: Transforming the Delivery of Government Services

5 min read

Government services and convenience are rarely seen within the same sentence; more often than not, the thought of making the trip down to city hall is a sure-fire way to increase one’s blood pressure. Cisco’s efforts around Smart+Connected Communities have continuously focused on identifying these types of pain points – advocating the need to design cities with technology at the core to […]

February 27, 2013

EDUCATION

With Blended Learning Students and Educators Get the Best of Both Worlds

It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long, but remember a couple of months ago when we were all reading articles like “5 ways technology will impact higher ed in 2013” about trends to watch in 2013? Well, at the beginning of the year, I highlighted four of those high-impact trends educators should be on […]

February 26, 2013

HEALTHCARE

20 Years Teleworking: $291,200 Savings and 435,200 Pounds of Pollutants Spared

Cisco, in partnership with Mobile Work Exchange, is eager to kick off the third-annual Telework Week from March 4-8. Telework Week 2013 is a global effort to encourage agencies, organizations, and individuals to pledge to telework anytime during this week. I plan not only to pledge to telework that week, but also to continue in […]

February 25, 2013

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

The Future of Education: #TomorrowStartsHere

Today, Wharton and Cisco are taking the wraps off a technology that will change the way we look at education. In the “Cisco Connected Classrooms” unveiled in San Francisco and Philadelphia, Wharton educators can interact with remote students separated by thousands of miles as though they were in the same room.

January 25, 2013

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Telepresence and the Treadmill: This Is Not Your Father’s Office

3 min read

Cisco’s been ahead of the curve for years when it comes to technology and flexibility in the workplace, now the company is taking it to a new level when it comes to connected workspaces. Just step into Building Eight on Cisco’s main campus in San Jose and you’ll see what we mean. You’ll be greeted […]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting: How Cisco Encourages Suppliers to Take the First Step

3 min read

Yesterday, I attended the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) annual Supply Chain Members Roundtable. Cisco has hosted this meeting for several years using Cisco TelePresence rooms in our offices, this year in London, New York City, São Paulo, and San Francisco, with AT&T attending from their own Cisco TelePresence room in Denver. Supply chain GHG emissions […]

January 23, 2013

EDUCATION

Washington State Puts Cisco Solutions to the Test

1 min read

Every day educators and students from more than 400 locations across Washington State have world-class educational resources at their fingertips, and every day they rely on the same network to access it. In 1996, Washington legislators and educational leaders saw the Internet’s potential to transform learning. To guarantee that students across the state would always […]

January 18, 2013

HEALTHCARE

Cisco Connected Health – technologies that are maturing the healthcare industry

2 min read

Yesterday, via Cisco TelePresence and WebEx, Cisco hosted an international roundtable examining the current demands placed on the healthcare industry and how technology is addressing many of these issues. A panel comprised of Cisco executives and customers discussed how connected technologies and services can enable healthcare providers to help improve patient care, address security and […]