Australia & New Zealand

April 27, 2022

CORPORATE NEWS

Cisco welcomes new country manager for New Zealand

Cisco has appointed a new country manager for New Zealand, with Garrett Heraty taking up the position, joining the senior leadership team from the 9 May 2022. Garrett brings experience from the USA, where he was most recently the client executive for Amazon. A global Cisco veteran, Garrett has worked…

April 21, 2022

INNOVATION

Cisco joins the celebration with Curtin University and partners with the successful Trailblazer Hub bid

Cisco is delighted to be a key industry partner in the Curtin University led Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer Hub. This pathbreaking university – industry consortium is set to help drive impactful research and commercialisation in Australia’s resources technology and critical…

April 13, 2022

INNOVATION

CTO Insights: Innovation at Cisco

Chief technology officer for Cisco Australia and New Zealand, Carl Solder, interviews a Cisco engineering fellow, JP Vassuer, on the theme of innovation and how he creates elegant engineering solutions.  Cisco has an established reputation for driving innovation. From Cisco’s inception in…

April 5, 2022

CYBERSECURITY

Cisco and A3C sign agreement to increase cybersecurity capability and skills in Australia

Cisco has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (A3C) to further elevate cybersecurity capability and skills at a critical time, with the evolving cyber threat for critical infrastructure operators, and increased exposure to ransomware, phishing…

March 24, 2022

MANUFACTURING

‘Innovation Central Adelaide’ a high-tech treasure chest for SA

Advanced digital design and visualisation technologies are at the heart of a landmark new initiative called “Innovation Central Adelaide” fittingly being launched virtually by Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price. Jointly driven by Flinders University and global technology leader Cisco,…

March 15, 2022

CORPORATE NEWS

Cisco Australia and New Zealand brings on chief technology officer Carl Solder

Cisco has appointed a new chief technology officer (CTO) in Australia and New Zealand, with Carl Solder taking up the position. Solder will be responsible for elevating Cisco’s technology strategy and highlighting the latest company innovations, with a strong customer focus to understand the needs…

March 9, 2022

PRESS KIT

Cisco and QUT partnership to advance competitive advantage with retail and logistics sectors

Partnership to leverage technology for new customer experiences and economic resilience in retail and logistics sectors. New research position of chair in trusted retail and logistics innovation. Establishes Innovation Central Brisbane: an on-campus hub with state-of-the-art Cisco technology…

March 8, 2022

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Career diversity in IT – through MentorMe

One of Cisco’s flagship volunteering programs, MentorMe, matches female university students with a mentor in the technology industry within Cisco for over nine weeks. Meeting weekly, and sometimes more, the students also participate in weekly professional development sessions to hear from experts…

March 8, 2022

PEOPLE AND CULTURE

IWD: a look at leaders

Today marks international women’s day globally. We asked three of our senior leaders about their career histories, the challenges they experience, and what the day means for them. Karen Schuman I started my professional career in healthcare consulting, working with hospitals looking to digitise…