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Cisco Demonstrates Videoscape Entry in Cluttered Web TV Arena

January 12th, 2011 | No Comments

Cisco Systems has long been angling to expand from its enterprise networking and infrastructure roots to make a play for more consumer-friendly services. Case in point: The company, which more than a decade ago cut its teeth making market-leading routers and switches, now owns the popular Flip video camera. Cisco CEO John Chambers popped into the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show to unveil the company’s play to bring Web content to TV, tablet and smartphone screens in the form of Videoscape, a batch of software and two media appliances. During a demonstration, Chambers showed the media crowd how to make a video call with Videoscape, surf the Web and broadcast TV channel content, and browse social feeds and DVR recordings. If this sounds like a twist on the Web-meets-TV model Google is espousing with Google TV, it surely is. However, while Google TV is sold directly to consumers, Cisco will only sell Videoscape appliances and software to service providers, such as Telstra, which will offer it to consumers. Pricing and availability for Videoscape is not yet available. In fact, it’s so early in the game that Cisco has not announced any U.S.-based service providers, such as Verizon FIOS or AT&T U-verse, for the new service. Check out these Videoscape images and demo photos in this eWEEK slideshow. – …

Cisco CEO Chambers Talks Video, IT Costs, CEOs of the Future

October 20th, 2010 | No Comments

Cisco CEO John Chambers used his Gartner conference keynote to talk about Cisco’s bet on video, and how IT pros can best justify costs to CEOs. – ORLANDO, FL During his Oct. 20 keynote talk at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo
2010, Cisco CEO John Chambers told assembled IT pros and executives that video
will soon be entering their businesses whether they want it to or not.
Â“We believe that video is the next voice, the next data. We
started wit…

Cisco Warns of ‘Mixed Signals’ in the IT Market

August 12th, 2010 | No Comments

Despite a record-setting $10.8 billion in revenues in the fourth quarter, Cisco CEO John Chambers said the market and customer comments were creating Â“unusual uncertaintyÂ” in the economy. – Cisco Systems reported record numbers in its fiscal 2010
fourth-quarter earnings call Aug. 11, including $10.8 billion in
revenue and $1.9 billion in income.
However, despite the lofty financial numbers, CEO
John Chambers talked about the Â“mixed signalsÂ” he was getting from
customers and the ec…

Russian President Picks Up $1B Commitment from Cisco Systems, iPhone 4

June 24th, 2010 | No Comments

UPDATED: Medvedev visited Twitter, Apple, Cisco Systems and Stanford in a whirlwind visit to Silicon Valley. Cisco CEO John Chambers pledged that his company would invest $1 billion over a 10-year span to help establish a new technology sector in a Moscow suburb. This could be a promising time to invest in Russia. – STANFORD, Calif. Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev came away from his June 23 visit to Silicon
Valley with some valuable takeaways, including an iPhone 4, his
own Twitter account and a pledge of $1 billion in financial support from Cisco
Systems.

Some people might say the
iPhone 4 was the gr…

Cisco Releases Flip SlideHD, Newest High-Definition Camera

April 13th, 2010 | No Comments

Cisco has rolled out a new Flip digital camera, the SlideHD, which records up to four hours of HD footage and splits apart to reveal a 3-inch widescreen for instantly watching video. The SlideHD’s videos are compatible with applications ranging from QuickTime Player to iTunes. Cisco CEO John Chambers has publicly stated that the 2009 acquisition of Pure Digital Technologies, which created the Flip, was to take advantage of the increasing trend towards video-based communication for both consumers and the enterprise. Cisco’s quarterly reports indicate that the Flip has been selling well, despite the rise of all-in-one devices such as the iPod Nano.
– Cisco added a new Flip digital video camera to its lineup,
the SlideHD, which records up to four hours of high-definition footage and
snaps open to offer a 3-inch widescreen for instant viewing. In addition, the
$279.99 unit offers 12 hours of storage for videos and still images. The
SlideHD rep…

James Cameron in India to discuss â€œFuture of Cinemaâ€

March 12th, 2010 | No Comments

Filmmaker James Cameron (Avatar) will be in India on March 13 for the first time.
He will be discussing â€œThe Future of Cinemaâ€ with Bollyoodâ€™s megastar Aamir Khan (Lagaan) in a conclave in a five star hotel in capital New Delhi, watched by few hundred over a dinner. Lasting about 90 minutes and ending around 09-30 [...]

eWEEK Newsbreak Video Feb 5 2010

February 5th, 2010 | No Comments

IT administrators who license Google Apps Premier and Education Edition will be able to dictate security settings for their users’ iPhone, Nokia E series and Windows Mobile smartphones right from the Google Apps control panel. This action may seem like a small measure of control for admins, but it could be a big cost saver; admins will be able to set these controls in the Google Apps cloud computing environment without running any additional software or having to manage dedicated enterprise mobile servers. According to the New York Times, Amazon is looking to purchase TouchCo. TouchCo is a New York based start-up that specializes in touch screen technology, which could mean Amazon is looking to upgrade its Kindle, making it a direct competitor to Apples newly released touch screen, the iPad. Cisco CEO John Chambers announced that his company is looking to add as many as 3,000 jobs over the next few quarters, as it looks to continue its expansion into new markets. If youre an internet explorer user, it may be time to switch to a new browser. Microsoft released an advisory about a new vulnerability that could allow an attacker to access files on a PC if the user is running Windows XP or using IE with Protected Mode disabled.
– Video Content….

Cisco CEO Chambers Offers Cautious Optimism

November 5th, 2009 | No Comments

In announcing Cisco Systems’ solid quarterly earnings, Cisco CEO John Chambers says the economic recovery in the IT industry is picking up momentum. However, Chambers warns that it could be a slow recovery hindered by setbacks. Cisco generated $9 billion in revenue in the quarter, a 13 percent decline over 2008 but a better showing than analysts had expected.
– Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers Nov. 4
said he was increasingly optimistic that the IT industry and the global economy
as a whole were on the rebound after the worst economic crisis since the Great
Depression.
Speaking with analysts and reporters while announcing the company’s fiscal
2010 first…