Julie Colwell

Expanding student horizons with help from ConvergeOne and the Cisco partner ecosystem. It’s east of Los Angeles. With 85% of kids on free or reduced lunch. But many of the staff and teachers at the Montebello School District were students there not long ago. And they’re back, teaching, leading, look…

When you’re sick, wouldn’t it be great if you could talk to a healthcare provider on video, so they could check your vitals and chat about your symptoms? Without having to drive to a clinic? That’s a reality for Mercy Virtual’s customers, thanks to our partner World Wide Technology (WWT). WWT says……

Want to watch cartoons? VEM Sistemi’s customers do. When this Italian partner had Cisco marketing dollars, they created some animated videos for their digital marketing strategy. These focused on a character named Elliot (Ell-IoT – see what they did there?). Engagement shot up. Millions of views. Hu…

It’s no secret we live in a world of political and economic upheaval. When India demonetized its currency last fall, Prime Minister Modi gave the country two hours’ notice that all 500 and 1,000 rupee notes — 86% of the currency in circulation — would no longer be legal tender. And people had 50 day…

We rely on our specialized partners to play to their strengths. Singlewire, an ISV headquartered in Wisconsin, is one of them. They’ve developed a mass notification system that sends audio, text, and images to mobile and on-premises devices. This makes it easier for companies to share info fast – wh…

In addition to having the coolest name for a generation in decades, millennials are a huge target market for our partners and their customers. Our ISV partners like Turnstyle are helping customer tap into that market by building Wi-Fi marketing platforms and programs. Recently, they figured out how…

Keeping a Lookout for Patients We like to say that technology is all about bringing people together. That can sound trite until you’re in the ER or operating room, and then the technology that connects your doctor to you could be a matter of life or death. A large metropolitan trauma center asked ou…

Making the Most of a Long Bus Ride When you’re headquartered in Ireland, you have to export… says Paul Glynn, CEO of Davra Networks, an ISV and Cisco Velocity partner. And being part of the Cisco Partner Ecosystem has introduced them to other global partners so they can build solutions together. Rec…

For NYU campuses around the world, protecting data and connecting staff and students is now a reality. Connecting university campuses around the world can be complicated. Critical research needs to be both available and secure. Different countries require different compliance. And you have thousands…