TelePresence

August 8, 2016

GOVERNMENT

#ConnectedConventions By the Numbers

If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you might have realized that the U.S. National Conventions happened last month. As the Official Network Provider for both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, Cisco helped transform Cleveland and Philadelphia into mini smart, connected citi…

July 26, 2016

EDUCATION

Remote Classrooms: Connecting Two Schools in Japan

Following The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, the Ministry of Education was looking for a way to teach students in remote locations about disaster prevention. Their solution was Cisco TelePresence. To test this method of learning, the Ministry of Education selected two middle schools, Hashi…

June 10, 2016

EDUCATION

Kellogg School of Management Partners With Cisco to Provide Lifelong Learning Opportunities to Alumni

To explore and refine pedagogical models for providing lifelong learning opportunities to alumni around the world, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management was in search of an effective way to deliver education and leverage technology. Their solution? Cisco TelePresence. Rather than pr…

Cisco’s Virtual Pediatric Network Connects Doctors to Cancer Patients

On January 28, 2015, Cisco launched the Virtual Pediatric Network (VPN) at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) Children’s Hospital Hyundai Cancer Institute in Southern California. The VPN, a Cisco Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, uses advanced Cisco technology to connect pedia…

May 9, 2016

COLLABORATION

What?! WebEx has Video?

I used to hate meetings. But we all know meetings are critical to running a business. They are basically the operating engine of a company. Meetings are just how people get work done… even though they are often boring and occasionally painful. Which is why I love WebEx. With WebEx, meetings are bett…

April 19, 2016

EDUCATION

Destination Diversity: The End of the Road

Well that’s a wrap! After 10 days, 4 states, 5 speakers, hundreds of students, and thousands of miles, the Destination Diversity tour has officially come to a close. I’ve had the best time meeting students all up and down the East Coast, hearing from some inspiring speakers about civil rights histor…

April 11, 2016

EDUCATION

Destination Diversity: Notes from the Road

Hello from the open road! The Civil Rights Museum on Wheels and I are currently en route to Atlanta, Georgia. It’s been an exciting trip so far – here’s what we’ve been up to: Day 1: The bus and I arrived at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC on Wednesday. Our special guests…

March 31, 2016

EDUCATION

Destination Diversity: Connected Bus Tour Makes History Come Alive

It all started with an idea: what if we could bring students from different schools in different parts of the country together to discuss civil rights issues? After all, an issue that affected the whole country surely deserves a broader perspective than from just one school. So here in the Rochester…

January 28, 2016

COLLABORATION

Immersive Telepresence Still Enthralls on Tenth Anniversary

This October will mark the 10th anniversary of the immersive telepresence segment – one that we pioneered with the Cisco TelePresence System 3000 Series. And as if by kismet, on the eve of this tenth year, demand for immersive systems soared as never before. Just last month, we shipped the 1,000th I…