High Technology Innovation on the High Seas

June 1, 2010 By Jenny Carless The world’s largest cruise ship set sail recently, taking guests traveling on a sea of innovation – both in terms of overall on-board experience and the technology innovation behind the vessel’s many new state-of-the-art guest amenities. Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas has 16 decks and features unparalleled [...]

Europe’s Strategy to Banish Technology Skills Shortages

June 1, 2010 By Mike Stone and Jason Deign At first blush there is little to distinguish students at the Secondary School of electrical engineering (SPSE) in Pilsen from those in any other college. The Czech youths have similar preoccupations to those elsewhere in the world: grades, work, relationships and so on. Behind the classroom [...]

Cisco Authorized Learning Partner Program Evolving to Support Technology Architectures and Changing Business Requirements

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 26, 2010 – Cisco today announced that it is evolving its Authorized Learning Partner Program to align with the company’s technology architecture strategy. The convergence of market transitions, ranging from collaboration and video to virtualization and cloud-based services, is fundamentally changing the way customers acquire and use technology.  Cisco is expanding [...]

Saudi Telecom Company Dials up Cisco Technology to Bring Data Center Hosting Services to Saudi Market

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, 24 May 2010: Cisco announced today that the Saudi Telecom Company (STC), a leader in providing integrated communications services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has chosen Cisco technology solutions to introduce managed data center services to the Saudi market. The contract, which will be delivered by Cisco partner Wipro, represents the [...]

Turkcell Powers Next-Generation Mobile Network With Cisco CRS Technology

ISTANBUL, Turkey – May 17, 2010 – Cisco announced today that Turkcell, Turkey’s leading mobile communications and technology company, has deployed an Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) based on the Cisco® Carrier Routing System (CRS) platform. Turkcell is using the Cisco CRS platform to manage 3G traffic and build the foundation for the next-generation [...]

Hertford Regional College Cuts Cost and Carbon Using Cisco Technology

LONDON, May 13, 2010 – Hertford Regional College (HRC) has utilised Cisco technology to build a compact, energy-efficient IT infrastructure that has transformed the way both students and teachers access and share information. The new infrastructure, which has significantly improved performance, reduced costs and supports innovative applications such as unified communications, gives HRC … View full [...]

Cisco Outlines 3rd Quarter Fiscal 2010 Technology & Customer Highlights

Date/Time Stamp: San Jose, Calif.: May 10, 2010 Cisco has scheduled a conference call on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 1:30 PM Pacific Time (PT) to announce its 3rd quarter fiscal year 2010 financial results for the quarter ending Saturday, May 1. Financial results will be released over Marketwire, as well as the European Business [...]

Technology Park Leverages Technology to Move Beyond LEED Gold

May 4, 2010 Located in Victoria, B.C., Vancouver Island Technology Park (VITP) opened in late 2002 after its operators renovated and repositioned an old hospital to become an economic engine and an environmental leader. VITP was subsequently purchased by the University of Victoria in 2005. The park encompasses approximately 200,000 square feet and houses 35 [...]

Global Service Providers Boost Network Capacity With Cisco DOCSIS 3.0 Technology

SAN JOSE, Calif. May 4, 2010 – Cisco announced today that several service provider customers around the globe, including Hong Kong Cable in Hong Kong and Canal Digital Denmark are taking advantage of new Cisco® Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) components to add upstream and downstream broadband capacity to their networks. The CMTS architecture allows [...]

Cisco Delivers the Borderless Mobility Experience with Latest Wireless Innovation: CleanAir Technology

SAN JOSE, Calif, April 27, 2010 – Following key announcements of its Borderless Networks architecture in the areas of security, network access and network services, Cisco today announced new products and network and support services that accelerate the transition to the mobile workplace. Cisco’s Borderless Mobility solutions, including the new Cisco® Aironet® 3500 Series Access [...]

Government and Business Leaders Discuss Information Technology Opportunities in US and Russia

SAN JOSE, Calif., 20 April 2010 – U.S. business leaders and Russian government officials and business executives met recently over a multipoint Cisco TelePresenceTM session to build on the U.S.-Russia Innovation Dialogue initiated during the February public/private delegation to Moscow and Novosibirsk followed by last month’s visit to Russia by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary [...]

Cisco and the People’s Committee of Da Nang Collaborate to Achieve Sustainable Urban Growth Through Technology and Innovation

HANOI, Vietnam, April 22, 2010 – Cisco and the People’s Committee of Da Nang today announced the next stage in their collaboration to explore how Cisco® technologies can transform Da Nang City into an economically viable community over a networked environment.  Today’s amendment to the memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in the presence of [...]