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Report: Virtualization Still Just Chatter or Catching Hold
Early December, Quest Software released information following a survey that labeled cost savings, user demand and expectations and managing a mobile workforce as driving forces behind moving to virtual servers.
To Quest, the findings solidified the idea that server and desktop virtualization were moving into production instead of just being a concept. This conclusion is not…
Global Research Program Selects Cisco Solution for Remote Communication
Published on 29 Dec, 2011 at 13:19 in Mobility | Viewed 5 times | No Comments
The Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation research program has selected Cisco’s Telepresence Movi to help meet demand for global video conferencing solutions, Cisco announced today.
ESPA is dedicated to research that aims to improve understanding of the way ecosystems function, the services they provide and their relationship with the political economy and sustainable growth.
ESPA is a global project…
Cisco Adds Former Juniper Exec Paul Mankiewich as CTO for Mobility
Published on 9 Dec, 2011 at 11:30 in Mobility | Viewed 34 times | No Comments
Cisco has named former Juniper Networks executive Paul Mankiewich as the new chief technology officer for Cisco’s mobility business, according to a CED Magazine report.
Maisie Ramsay wrote that Mankiewich oversaw Juniper’s end-to-end network architecture and that company’s installation of its products into operator networks.
He’ll now serve as CTO for service provider mobility in Cisco’s…
Cisco Outlines Cloud Community Framework
Cisco has been honing in on the cloud in the past week or so, with research about cloud traffic, a tweet chat, webcast and a packaged cloud system announced yesterday.
The company released information about its Cisco CloudVerse framework, with which Chief Technology Officer Padmasree Warrior (@Padmasree) made herself available on Twitter for cloud trend questioning.
Ask Cisco About Cloud Via Twitter
Published on 2 Dec, 2011 at 11:11 in Industry News | Viewed 13 times | No Comments
Cisco recently announced that it is making its chief technology officers available to chat about cloud on Twitter. Just #CiscoChat and ask anything about challenges, opportunities and trends around the cloud.
Both Cloud CTO Lew Tucker (@LewTucker) and CTO Padmasree Warrior (@Padmasree ) will be available for direct questioning.
Come Dec. 6, the two will host a live chat, from 10:00 a.m….
Cisco Report: Cloud, Data Center Traffic to Keep Going Up
Published on 29 Nov, 2011 at 16:33 in Cloud | Viewed 24 times | No Comments
Cisco released an index where it examined the data center and cloud traffic, through which it found all regions included in the study, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and North America, to be fully ready for basic cloud applications.
With most being cloud ready, the company found that the transition to cloud…
Lockheed Leads Charge for Cybersecurity Alliance
Lockheed Martin has been working closely with member companies of their Cybersecurity Alliance, Federal News Radio reported in an interview with Curt Aubley, vice president and chief technology officer for Lockheed.
The alliance, led by Lockheed, was formed in 2009 as a way to develop and introduce new technology to combat electronic hacking attempts.
The U.S. has seen a…
CSC Now Cisco-Certified and Official Cloud Partner
As part of a strategy to provide effective as-a-service models, Computer Sciences Corp. has built on its 10 year partnership with Cisco by achieving compliance certifications and becoming a cloud partner with Cisco on a global scale.
“These audits and certifications provide independent validation of not only CSC’s strategy, but of our legacy of superior…
It’s Official: Cisco Grabs BNI Video
Published on 15 Nov, 2011 at 10:28 in Industry News | Viewed 8 times | No Comments
Cisco has officially brought Massachusetts headquartered BNI Video, a privately held company providing video back-office as well as content delivery network analytic solutions, under its wing.
As previously announced, Cisco indicated it would extend $99 million in cash and retention-based incentives for all BNI Video shares. At the close of the acquisition, Cisco has said that it sees the…
Cisco and KT Corp. Announce Collaboration to Bridge IT Markets
Published on 9 Nov, 2011 at 16:33 in Industry News | Viewed 18 times | No Comments
Cisco and Korean telecommunications service provider KT Corp. announced today a global strategic collaboration to bridge the IT and communications markets. The partnership is is based on an extensive relationship which spans across Smart+Connected Communities, business to business services, and cloud computing.
“Cisco and KT have a long history of collaboration, and we share a…
