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We are on a mission to reduce complexity. You expect your workplace tools to be as easy to use as the products you like to use at home. When there are too many buttons to push or you can’t navigate controls, you give up. Yet, when you walk into most rooms used for video conferencing, the screens are…

“Don’t you get lonely?” In nine years as a Cisco business outcome strategist (I’ve had the pleasure of many different and exciting positions) – this is the question I get asked the most. And I suppose that makes sense since I – like many of my co-workers – use Cisco’s technology to work remotely. I…

SIGNA was busting at the seams after nearly 20 years of non-stop growth. The company wears two major hats– a real estate empire and a major retail group– with dozens of employees and projects spanning all across Europe. With accelerated growth came the need for accelerated communication. That’s when…

Forty years ago, rockers Queen released “We Are the Champions.” At the time, I didn’t know much about Freddie Mercury, the teamwork behind the music, or the tools of the trade—like the best guitars, mics, and amps. I know now. And if you bear with my musical allegory, I’ll walk you through how havin…

Traditionally, the video conferencing market has been very firmly divided into premises-based products and cloud-based products. Premises-based products still dominate, though there is significant growth in cloud-based solutions. With premises products, IT departments deploy servers that they own an…

I wanted to provide a few quick answers to questions that we’re being asked about the implications of Meltdown and Spectre on the security of Cisco’s cloud collaboration portfolio. These vulnerabilities are most relevant in multi-tenant cloud environments, where they create the possibility that Cisc…

We are pleased to announce our investment in Pixvana, a rapidly growing augmented reality / virtual reality (AR/VR) technology startup that provides VR content platforms and creators with the tools they need to create and deliver high-quality next-gen video experiences. Cisco Investments has funded…

Security researchers announced this week that they had discovered a significant vulnerability in almost every computer on the planet. This vulnerability – actually two related ones called Meltdown and Spectre – allow a malicious application running on a computer to peek into the memory of another ap…

In 2017, our collaboration team focused on the user experience more than ever. It’s about more than how people interact with our technology on a day-to-day basis: It’s also about the lifetime experience of buying and using our products. The most meaningful awards are just as much about the audience,…