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Cisco “Connected Cities”

jerome — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:25:01 +0000

This is how it looks like when two “cafeterias” (one in Zürich and one in Rolle) are connected over Telepresence for 3 days… the video is great but seeing it live was really great and actually quite a disruptive experience! Making it permanent would definitively improve collaboration within the company!

QR Code in CSI

jerome — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:41:46 +0000

I love it when some new technology appears in tv shows. Is not that a good sign ?

It has happend to Telepresence in 24 as well, and since I work for Cisco I spotted a few shows that use our IP phone (part of our Unified Communication product line)…

Via The Mobile Tagging blog

The Internet of Things… almost there

jerome — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:35:37 +0000

Press release: Atmel, Cisco and the Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS) Collaborate to Support a Future Where Any Device Can Be Connected to the Internet

Atmel® Corporation, Cisco and the Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS) today announced the availability of uIPv6, one of the world’s smallest open-source, IPv6-ready protocol stack, which could enable every device, no matter how limited by power or memory to have an Internet Protocol address.

Why do I blog this ? Well… Cisco’s office in Rolle has been heavily involved in that with two co-workers working on that project. Cool stuff…

On a side note, I am currently reading this: The Internet of Things

Picking a SSID and Network Magic

jerome — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:03:23 +0000

I bought a new wireless router at home. working for Cisco I bought a Linksys one of course. At some point I had to choose a SSID name for my wireless network. I used my cell phone number as the SSID, thinking that if someone wants to connect he can call me and I will give out the password…
At the same time I installed Network Magic a networking tool provided by Pure Network (bought by Cisco a few months back)

Indoor positioning

jerome — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:38:19 +0000

Nokia creates Indoor Positioning:

Nokia’s keeping mum about exactly how the technology works, for now, but has said it’s based on wireless networks. The firm’s also said that the technology still needs a scalable solution to make it work and admitted that mapping the guts of each building “is quite a challenge”.

Based on wireless networks ? so you mean something like the Cisco Location Appliance but integrated on the device ? I would be curious to see how it works but it probably makes intensive used of the wireless network infrastructure…

Cisco invests in SoonR

jerome — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:44:41 +0000

Remember SoonR the start-up that lets you access over-the-air from your mobile the content of your desktop ? Well… Cisco Leads $9.5 Million Series B Round in Mobile Platform Innovator SoonR.

Cool…

With the Nokia Mobile Web Server (website) your mobile becomes an active device on the network and now with SoonR, your desktop becomes a server…
Read also: MobileCrunch, NY Times

On a side note I looked for a RSS feed on SoonR website without much success. I can not believe that in 2008 the PR of a tech startup has not set up one. -1.

Holographic Telepresence

jerome — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:25:12 +0000

Marthin de Beer, GM Emerging Technology Group, present on stage with John Chambers at the Bangalore opening while actually located in California. Who says magic ?

Stamm@Cisco yesterday

jerome — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:43:12 +0000

Second W2 stamm was held yesterday at Cisco. I am glad it went fairly well with good presentations and some very interesting networking. There was even a quick Telepresence demo at the end but first Joanna, my colleague, introduced Cisco’s involvement into Second Life. By the way here are the SLurl to Cisco’s island and a link to the official Cisco’s Virtual World blog which also talk about Second Life of course.

In the second presentation, Stephane Cheikh talked about his experience at SITA on how to implement a customized corporate RSS reader with live example and he shared his lessons learned.

Third presentation was done by Matthias Lüfkens who introduced the World Economic Forum on Facebook.

Photos and videos will be published soon. Next stamm is in Zürich at Cablecom Headquarters. Programm is known you just need to subscribe to join the party!

Links:
J.-C. Morand: Des formateurs virtuels pour CISCO chez Secondlife and a set of pictures on Flickr.

W2 Stamm

jerome — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:52:42 +0000

A widget, or should I say an image, that says it all…

Registration

TelePresence in 24

jerome — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:11:46 +0000

TelePresence is a big word for Cisco, and while talking about it around me I realized that it is not as well known as I expected. It does make sense since it is pretty expensive product that targets big company but there might be something similar for the “mass” market.
Anyway what is TelePresence ? In one sentence: Cisco TelePresence is a new technology that combines rich audio, high-definition video, and interactive elements to deliver a unique in-person experience—over the network.

Videos are available on YouTube: (1), (2), (3) but this one is taken from Fox’ “24″ that features a scene with Cisco TelePresence 300 Suite (season 6). Generally speaking it is funny how I started to see Cisco IP phone or advanced technology in soap and movie while I did not care beforehand… :-)

TelePresence on Cisco France website

UPDATE: Apparently it was also featured on “Vanished” but I do not know this show.