Topic: Cisco Systems Inc.

Flip's Ultra HD Camcorder Battles Genius and Kodak for Your Pocket

Just weeks after being purchased by Cisco, Flip appears to be releasing a new device in its hugely successful range of pocket-friendly digital palmcorders. The Ultra HD was purchased at Best Buy for $200 by a fan, who spared no time ...READ»

Digital Matters - Issue 28

Business-to-business e-commerce is the vanguard of the Internet revolutionREAD»

The Power of the Prize

Lo and behold, contests actually work to spur innovation. So should we use them for everything?READ»

• Vision Quest: Contests Throughout History

Fast Take: Communication

Cisco: Shared Insights.READ»

Buyer, I Hardly Know Her

When this bit of news crossed my transom -- Cisco buying WebEx -- my jaw dropped... and I wasn't sure why. In recent weeks, Cisco has acquired NeoPath, Five Across -- and therefore, Tribe.net, an also-ran social networking service ...READ»

5 Ways Big Business Weathers the Economic Storm

Cisco, Corning, IBM, Intel, and Schwab have weathered worse economic storms. Here are five strategies they're using to come out of this one even stronger.READ»

• Corning's Rings of Defense: A Survival Strategy That Grew Out of the Telecom Crash
• How Big Blue Is Pursuing Its Share of $101 Billion in Tech Stimulus Spending
• Schwab's Pep Talk: Using Community to Reassure Jittery Consumers

Feel The Burn

When Cisco floated a proposal this year to whip 50 to 100 execs into C-level shape, the corporate coaching industry was at a loss.READ»

Digital Companies

Sidebars to the Big Idea -- Digital Talent, Digital Customers, Digital Finance.READ»

How Cisco Creates Loyal Employees; Life/Work Integration Policies Pay Off

An employee who loves to do her best work and keep her family happy.READ»

3D Breakthrough Changes How We Meet, Share, Buy & Play

He was in Bangalore and his co-presenters were in San Jose, yet Cisco’s CEO appeared live - on thesame stage. How? By using a breathtaking 3D holographic-like technology.They tout it as, “the world’s first real time virtual ...READ»

Cisco Buys Flip Video Cam Maker for $590 Million

Cisco Systems, most commonly associated with business technology infrastructure and networking hardware, is using a chunk of its massive cash reserves to buy Pure Digital Technologies--creators of the highly popular Flip range of ...READ»

• The Fast Company 50 - #7 Pure Digital Technologies

UPDATE: Spy On Neighbors' Carbon Footprint With Cisco's Carbon Emissions Map

Let the carbon emissions neighborhood wars begin. Cisco Systems and San Francisco's Department of the Environment announced their collaboration recently on the Urban EcoMap, a free Web-based carbon footprint-tracking tool that ...READ»

• The Fast Company 50 - #5 Cisco Systems

Speedometer

Going fast. Going slow. Going nowhere.READ»

Cisco Wants to Dominate Smart-Grid Communications

sma Cisco Systems announced its plan to assist with Miami's massive smart-grid project weeks ago, but the Internet networking company officially stated its intentions to dominate the smart grid yesterday. Broadly speaking, ...READ»

Write Code. Do Demos. Party On.

The Gathering -- the world's largest (and loudest) computer party.READ»

Teleconferencing: The New Air Travel

Not all business travel is essential. That’s why some companies are eschewing air travel for video-conferencing and online communication. The fuel crunch has inflicted a serious wound on the air travel industry, with American ...READ»

In Search of the Perfect Startup

It's hard enough in this economic climate to start one new company. So why is H. Michael Zadikian, who sold his last startup for $500 million, determined to start four at the same time? An entrepreneurial adventure story, in two parts.READ»

Cisco's Web Engine: A Growth Machine

When it comes to economic crisis, grizzled veterans like Cisco have stared into the abyss before and lived to tell the tale. We look at how several giants are approaching today's meltdown with distinctive strategies for not only surviving but also thriving.READ»

Cisco Says Telecommuting Saves Money, and the World

Good news for homebodies: A Cisco survey of 2,000 people worldwide has revealed that employees who telecommute experience higher rates of productivity, work-life flexibility, and overall satisfaction. As if that isn't enough, the ...READ»

Cisco Buys Mass-Data Movement Experts to Speed Your Smartphone

Spend-happy Cisco systems has opened up its purse yet again, and shelled out some $2.9 billion for a company you've probably never heard of: Starent. What will interest you is that this should improve future smartphone ...READ»

Is the Internet Second Nature?

Business leaders everywhere are asking, What is the future of the Internet economy? Good question. But here's a better one: Are you tapping the real power of the Net to transform your company here and now? For leaders at Cisco, Intel, and Microsoft, the answer is a resounding"yes."READ»

Cisco's Collaboration Platform: Facebook for Business?

Not content with bringing socialism to its boardroom, Flip cams to the family room, and comedic product placements to the nation's TV screens, Cisco has just unveiled a set of Web-based communication products that could put the San Jose company into direct competition with both Google and Microsoft.READ»

People and Powers-That-Be Disagree on Broadband

Net neutrality: Like it or loathe it, you can't deny it's a hot topic at the moment. And while Cisco's just done some research to show bandwidth hogs don't necessarily exist in the way they're portrayed, the GOP is trying to delay the ...READ»

Cafeteria 2.0

Winning high-tech hearts through their stomachs.READ»

Cisco's Most Important Meal of the Day

Meeting I Never MissREAD»