telepresence in news
Cisco gives Joe Public a go on TelePresence
News Cisco has taken the wraps off several new TelePresence rooms available for public use in cities across the globe, including TelePresence Suites in Santa Clara, California and in Taj Hotels in Bangalore,... [17 Oct 2008]
Cisco's collaboration launch squares up to Microsoft, IBM
News McConnell said: "It's a major launch for us, including a comprehensive update to our Unified Communications platform, a new collaboration client for WebEx and Telepresence Expert on Demand. Cisco has also found a way to... [25 Sep 2008]
Telepresence tech to cheer Afghan troops
News A Cisco TelePresence System CTS-1000 model unit has been installed at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe - the central command of allied operations - near Mons, Belgium, with another in Kabul, to enable frontline... [22 Sep 2008]
Agenda Setters: Where are they now... John Chambers
News Throw in eco pressure to reduce travel by deploying high-end comms tech such as telepresence videoconferencing and Cisco's vision of a web-enabled, always-on, near virtual world is practically upon us. [18 Sep 2008]
TelePresence saves HSBC money - and airmiles
News HSBC is on course for big savings and to slash its air travel by millions of miles as it begins a global rollout of Cisco's videoconferencing system, TelePresence. TelePresence will be fitted at nine of... [05 Sep 2008]
Web 2.0, cloud computing 'to transform business'
News Other techs likely to have a moderate impact but which are a little closer to achieving this (two to five years) include microblogging, tablet PCs, video telepresence and wikis, according to Gartner. Web 2.0 technologies... [11 Aug 2008]
MoD plans telepresence trial
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering a telepresence pilot, as part of its plans to tackle its travel budget.silicon.com Public Sector Get the latest public sector news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the PS... [03 Jul 2008]
BT buys into videoconferencing
News McCormack said: "When you look at things like HD, which is so lifelike now, and telepresence, it makes a real difference to meetings. BT announced yesterday it has completed the acquisition of Wire One Holdings, a... [03 Jun 2008]
Tesco spends £100m on network overhaul
News The extra bandwidth will allow high definition video conferencing using Telepresence teleconferencing provided by Cisco Systems. Tesco is about to embark on a five-year £100m overhaul of its telecommunications network... [28 May 2008]
Tesco CIO scoops top honour at CNET UK Awards
News Cisco's TelePresence for Enterprise Hardware Product of the Year. Tesco IT chief Colin Cobain scooped the CIO of the Year award at the fifth annual CNET Networks UK Business Technology awards last night. [25 Sep 2007]
Small firms snub videoconferencing
News One notable example is Cisco, whose high-end TelePresence equipment and software suite is being resold to large corporations by service providers including BT itself. There is still little demand for videoconferencing... [05 Sep 2007]
Videoconferencing cuts $150m off Cisco's travel bill
News Speaking at the company's annual Networkers conference in Anaheim, California this week Cisco CEO John Chambers said the TelePresence videoconferencing technology has now been used internally for 10,000 virtual meetings. [25 Jul 2007]
Eco-worries a green light for videoconferencing?
News Recent research from Frost & Sullivan found the market for high-end videoconferencing - so called telepresence - will reach $409.6m by 2013 as CIOs look to cut costs and carbon emissions alike. Videoconferencing is being... [31 May 2007]
Cisco embraces 'videoconferencing as a service'
News The networking company also announced Regus, which rents out managed office space, became the latest customer for its TelePresence videoconferencing offering. Cisco may have just clinched a big name customer and an... [20 Mar 2007]
Cisco gifts conferencing tech to Middle East
News The networking giant is donating five sets of its TelePresence 3000 conferencing system. The TelePresence 3000 systems consist of two sets of three 65-inch plasma screens and enough conference equipment... [29 Jan 2007]
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