Posted by Jon Fortt, senior writer
October 1, 2009 1:42 PM
On the face of it, Cisco’s bid to purchase Norwegian videoconferencing rival Tandberg for $2.98 billion looks like a crushing victory for Cisco. After all, CEO John Chambers has been a tireless advocate for Cisco’s version of the technology, using it to slash his travel budget [...]
Cisco today announced results from Cisco HealthPresence(TM) pilot programs in Aberdeen, Scotland and San Jose, Calif., which found that more than 90 percent of the patients were satisfied with the remote care experience and would recommend it to others.
Cisco has introduced a complete range of Connected Health solutions in Thailand, outlining its vision to help create a Connected Health Community with the network as the platform.
On Cisco’s second quarter conference call, CEO John Chambers seemed intent on not doing what nearly every big tech company (except Apple) has done in recent weeks: announce layoffs. But while there has been no across-the-board cut, the company has shed up to 1,000 employees through “realignment and restructuring” efforts over the past six quarters as the company focuses more resources on more promising growth markets. And the company expects 1,500 to 2,000 of its staffers to be similarly dis-employed in this manner in the months ahead.
Kathryn Perryl
The image is iconic: Princess Leia, clad all in white, pleading for Obi-Wan Kenobi’s help via hologram.
Since it first appeared in 1977, this scene from “Star Wars” has epitomized the idea of holographic teleconferencing.
Thirty years later, such 3-D projections have mostly remained as science fiction.
While they have been used to great effect in movies [...]
Cisco product placements seem to be everywhere in Hollywood these days, catching both TV and movie viewers’ attention.
Cisco can draw on much of its existing business line to help build its home electronics products. It is the leading maker of routers and switches, the devices that act as the traffic lights of the Internet in connecting one computer to another. In 2005, it bought Scientific Atlanta, one of the leading makers of equipment for cable TV systems.
An Interview with John Chambers by Bronwyn Fryer and Thomas A. Stewart
John Chambers learned his first lesson in navigating currents when he was just six years old. While on a fishing trip with his father, he fell into a rushing river and was sucked below the surface. Tossed about in the water, he heard his [...]
December 26, 2008, 3:36 pm
Posted by Tiernan Ray
Wedbush Morgan Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Scott Sutherland today cut his earnings estimate for this year and sales outlook for next year for conference calling equipment maker Polycom (PLCM) on the expectation that the company is cutting prices as demand sags.
“Our checks indicate demand for voice products remains [...]
