Cisco to Help Photojournalist Produce Australia and New Zealand’s First
\nOnline Collaborative Artwork<\/p>\n
SYDNEY, Australia, 2 October 2008 – Cisco announced today that it is
\nworking with a leading artist to create the first online collaborative
\nartwork based in Australasia. The project will showcase a range of Cisco
\ncollaboration technologies, which are also available to businesses to
\nhelp them increase their productivity and innovation.<\/p>\n
The project facilitator is Moshe Rosenzveig, an award-winning Rosenzveig said: “I am very excited about being involved in such a The collaborative art project comes less than a week after Cisco * Unified communications. Cisco(r) Unified Communications Taking advantage of the network as the platform, Rosenzveig will use a Peter Hughes, Cisco manager for Unified Communications in Australia and About Cisco<\/p>\n Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking that Cisco to Help Photojournalist Produce Australia and New Zealand’s First Online Collaborative Artwork SYDNEY, Australia, 2 October 2008 – Cisco announced today that it is working with a leading artist to create the first online collaborative artwork based in Australasia. The project will showcase a range of Cisco collaboration technologies, which are also available to<\/p>\n
\nphotojournalist in Sydney. Rosenzveig will work with a number of
\ncontributors for a minimum of three hours each weekday during the month
\nof October. Every day he will ask participants (anyone with access to
\nbroadband and the ability to visit www.imagine-if.info<\/a>
\n<http:\/\/www.imagine-if.info\/<\/a>> ) to upload photographs related to a
\nchosen theme; these will inspire Rosenzveig’s daily artwork. At the end
\nof the month, the individual works will form a single piece, which Cisco
\nplans to auction.<\/p>\n
\nunique project. The potential of this artwork is huge.\u00a0 Having the
\nability to collaborate with people from all around the world is a very
\npowerful thing. I believe the creation will reflect the diversity of the
\ndifferent types of people with varying tastes and backgrounds that will
\nbe able to participate. The technology that is enabling the
\ncollaboration to happen in real time is quite extraordinary, eliminating
\nthe barrier of distance that would usually make this an impossible
\ntask.”<\/p>\n
\nannounced details of its collaboration portfolio. The portfolio is
\ndesigned to integrate with business applications, existing network
\ninfrastructures and Web services, and it allows developers to create
\ncustomized applications and network-based services. The new portfolio
\nproducts include the following:<\/p>\n
\n<http:\/\/www.cisco.com\/en\/US\/netsol\/ns151\/networking_solutions_unified_co<\/a>
\nmmunications_home.html>\u00a0 System Release 7.0 offers significant
\nimprovements in total cost of ownership, ease of use, and
\ninteroperability with business applications.
\n* Video. Cisco TelePresence Expert on Demand
\n<http:\/\/www.cisco.com\/en\/US\/netsol\/ns669\/networking_solutions_solution_s<\/a>
\negment_home.html>\u00a0 integrates the immersive Cisco TelePresence
\nexperience into the contact center for high-value, in-branch customer
\nservice and the ability to summon expertise directly during a Cisco
\nTelePresence meeting.
\n* Web 2.0 applications platform. Cisco WebEx(r) Connect
\n<http:\/\/www.webex.com\/enterprise\/cisco-webex-connect.html<\/a>> , a new
\nsoftware-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, integrates presence, instant
\nmessaging, Web meetings and team spaces with traditional and Web 2.0
\nbusiness applications.<\/p>\n
\nmix of these technologies to help people to connect to and contribute to
\nthe project.<\/p>\n
\nNew Zealand, said: “There is no doubt that whether it’s in art or the
\ncommunity, or in business, health or education, the power of
\ncollaboration is real. Collaboration technologies are now capable,
\nthrough a combination of real-time video and unified communications, to
\ntransform business processes to help enable better decisions involving
\nthe right people more productively. It is important that companies
\nembrace collaboration and adapt to these changes in the way we work.
\nThis one-of-a-kind project we are embarking on illustrates what can be
\nachieved when people work together and highlights how technology can
\npower innovation.”<\/p>\n
\ntransforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Information
\nabout Cisco can be found at http:\/\/www.cisco.com<\/a>. For ongoing news,
\nvisit http:\/\/newsroom.cisco.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"