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| Cisco Outlines Third Quarter '09 Technology & Customer Highlights | |
| Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 09:23:00 AM | |
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Date/Time Stamp: SAN JOSE, Calif.: May 4, 2009 5:00 AM (PT) Highlights / Key Facts: * Cisco has scheduled a conference call on Wed., May 6, 2009 at 1:30 PM (PT) / 4.30 PM (ET) to announce its third quarter fiscal year 2009 financial results for the quarter ending Sat., April 25. * Financial results will be released over Marketwire, as well as the European Business and Technical Wire after the close of the market on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. * To Listen via the Internet: We are pleased to offer a live and replay audio broadcast of the conference call with corresponding slides at www.cisco.com/go/investors. Videos: * Padmasree Warrior, Cisco CTO, talks about Cisco Unified Computing System. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm3SIdIEJ_c * Ned Hooper, SVP, Corporate Development and Consumer, talks about Cisco's Q3'09 acquisitions and our "build, buy, partner" philosophy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB6yOltVZds Select Product Announcements from Q3 FY09: * Cisco® Unified Computing System unites computing, network, storage access and virtualization resources in a single energy-efficient system to reduce IT infrastructure costs and complexity, helping extend capital assets and improve business agility well into the future. * Cisco TelePresenceTM System 1300 Series extends user collaboration capabilities beyond meetings to new users, applications and markets. * Cisco strengthened business collaboration by extending enhanced software-as-a-service applications to the enterprise network. * Cisco expanded mobile business collaboration to broader range of devices and users with WebEx® Meeting Center for smart phones. * As collaboration and mobility redefine access with cloud computing, Cisco's security portfolio additions strengthen defense against threats. Global Highlights from Q3 FY09: * Cisco and Metropolis collaborate to develop sustainable intelligent cities; the collaboration sets up key components of Cisco's global 'intelligent urbanisation' initiative in alignment with Metropolis' 'Vision 2030.' * Cisco and the Mexican Government collaborate on socio-economic development in Mexico. * South Korea and Cisco work to foster intelligent urbanisation. * Cisco announced that its Cisco Foundation and employees contributed over $4.6M to support hunger relief organizations around the world. Select Global Customer Announcements from Q3 FY09, by Theater: United States & Canada: * BAE Systems enhanced global collaboration with AT&T; Telepresence Solution enabled by Cisco TelePresence systems. * Henny Penny streamlined its contact center with Cisco Unified Communications to increase productivity worldwide and provide excellent customer service. * Bell added more services to its collaboration portfolio to help customers maximize their current IT investments in unified communications in Canada. * Kansas City Royals enhanced fan experience in Kauffman Stadium with Cisco StadiumVisionTM. Asia Pacific: * Collaboration between Cisco, the Philippine Long Distance Telecommunications Co. and Tata Communications results in the first public Cisco TelePresence service in the Philippines. * i-CABLE in Hong Kong is deploying Cisco's highly secure set-top boxes and end-to-end video solution to help resolve pirated viewing of its television services. * Cisco and Incheon Metropolitan City will collaborate to build the Incheon Free Economic Zone as a leading model of global and environmentally sustainable cities in Korea. * In India, Cisco is working on a pilot program to assist the government of Karnataka in developing a road map for an intelligent and sustainable Bengaluru city. Emerging Markets: * Vladivostok Container Terminal in Russia is using Cisco wireless solutions in setting up an advanced cargo management system that monitors movement of railway containers, trucks and maritime in real time. * Arab National Bank in Saudi Arabia selected Cisco to upgrade its branch infrastructure with an integrated wide-area network solution. * In Peru, Rural Telecom has selected a Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network to provide broadband connectivity and communications to the most remote and rural towns. * The University of West Bohemia and Cisco are working together to create a 21st-century campus and knowledge center in the Czech Republic. * AsiaBell is bringing mobile WiMAX services to central Kazakhstan with Cisco technology. Europe: * France's leading cable operator, Numericable, announced plans to deploy the Cisco Content Delivery System to bring next generation home entertainment to France. * Hellas online selected Cisco and Intracom Telecom to roll out a nationwide optical fiber network across Greece. * Network Norway selected Cisco's Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network platform to expand its mobile broadband data services and to capture new market opportunities. * The government of Portugal teamed up with Cisco in a national connected schools project. Japan * Kinki Labour Bank (Kinki Rokin) adopted Cisco network infrastructure in its new headquarters office building in Japan. * Yahoo! Japan adopted the Cisco NexusTM 7000 Series as the core switch for its new data center in response to increased consumer demand for Yahoo! Japan services. Acquisitions and Investments: * Cisco announced intent to acquire Pure Digital Technologies, creators of the best selling of Flip VideoTM brand. * Cisco completed acquisition of Richards-Zeta Building Intelligence, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent middleware technology to enable integration of building infrastructure and information technology (IT) applications over IP networks. * Cisco announced intent to acquire Tidal Software to advance Cisco's data center strategy by enhancing product and service delivery offerings. * Almaz Capital/Cisco Russia Fund I announced first investments in digital communities, social networking, and virtualization and automation Software. Significant Partner Announcements from Q3 FY09: * Cisco builds Open Partner Ecosystem to accelerate industry transition to unified computing. * Westcon Group signed global distribution agreement with Cisco. * Accenture and Cisco expand strategic alliance to form innovative group to help companies increase business agility. * Cisco and Tata Consultancy Services announced the forging of a strategic alliance agreement. * Fujitsu and Cisco expanded strategic alliance for unified communications in Japan. To purchase Cisco Products visit http://ciscoguard.com |