TelePresence
Italy: Where An Innovation Renaissance Continues to Flourish
Even Leonardo de Vinci would be amazed by innovation in today’s Italy. Most people, including myself, usually travel to Italy to marvel at its rich history of culture around the arts, architecture, and food. On my most recent visit, however, I had the opportunity to glimpse the future, explore 21st-…
The World Works Better Face to Face
At Cisco, we have over 73,000 employees, spread across 490 offices in over 190 countries. We work in local, regional, and global teams. For our teams to be successful, it is critical that we connect with one another. To connect, we must create an environment where trusted relationships can be grown…
Parents in Prison: How Cisco is Helping Families Stay Connected
“When I was growing up in Indianapolis, we didn’t have a lot of money. We weren’t exactly poor, but then again, we never vacationed at Disneyland. Maybe Rock City . . . the Smoky Mountains – or Kings Island if we were lucky. But even then it was just for a weekend. So when our family needed an…
How Our Students Will Overcome the Machines
Any university will tell you that its primary mission is to create opportunities for its students to achieve success. But student success looks quite different today than it has in the past – even as recently as a few years ago. For starters, artificial intelligence and automation are already beginn…
Three Ways to Make Virtual Connections Count for Business and the Planet
This article also appears on Sustainable Brands. Authors: Paul Dickinson, Executive Chair, CDP Heidi Rhodes, Workforce Experience Specialist, Digital Transformation Group, Cisco Darrel Stickler, Global Environment Lead, Corporate Affairs, Cisco Since the introduction of Cisco Telepresence in Octo…
Howe Public Schools Reimagine Education
Learning is no longer confined to the classroom, the campus or the home. For students in rural southeast Oklahoma, the commute to school on the bus is an active learning space. Howe Public School students who were once limited by their physical rural location can now access advanced courses and coll…
Are you ready for Pokémon Go?
Did you know Pokémon Go set the record for the Apple App Store downloads in the first week? Not only that, it has gone on to break five Guinness World Records: Most revenue grossed by a mobile game in the first month Most downloaded, first month Most international charts topped simultaneously for…
Big Data is Big Business for Quantium
According to IDC, the big data market, including services such as analytics, is expected to reach nearly $50 billion by 2019. Luckily for Quantium, data is in its DNA. Australia’s largest analytics business is happily riding the wave on the booming global big data industry. Quantium’s customers—incl…
High School Student Stays Connected to Campus During Cancer Treatment
When Callie was ten years old, she was diagnosed with leukemia. Then, after two years of chemotherapy and three years of remission, Callie relapsed when she was fifteen. To help Callie beat cancer, a bone marrow transplant was needed. However, due to the risk of exposure to germs post-transplant, Ca…