-- Whole Home Content: Sharing DVR or user-generated Internet-based video content across multiple set-tops or personal computers (PCs) in the home; -- Richer Media Experience and Navigation: Advanced programming guides, enhanced video navigation options, and integrated search functions across multiple devices; -- Internet and Premium Content Services: Extended high-definition sports, international content, user-generated video, and Internet content now accessible on the television (TV) or mobile phone; -- Device Docking and Storage: Photos and personal video from the PC available for viewing on TV, music downloaded from the PC to home entertainment and mobile devices; -- Interactive and Community/Social Applications: Content and experience sharing, as well as communicating with other people across devices on the same network; and -- Enhanced Video Communications: Instant messaging across multiple devices, home monitoring services and caller identification (ID) services across the TV or PC.Additional Features Enhance Visual Networking Experience: The latest additions to the 8500HDC series offer 800 mips (million instructions per second) of application processing power; dual 400MHz processors for MPEG-4 advanced video compression decoding; 1 GHz tuning; and optional OpenCable™ features. Additionally, the 8552HDC DVR model set-top is one of the first in the industry to offer Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) whole-home connection. MoCA adds Ethernet-over-coax support, enabling the transport of digital video and entertainment through existing coaxial cable in the home to other consumer home network devices. "Many years of research and hard work have resulted in our developing new capabilities to meet the needs of our service provider customers and consumers," said Bob McIntyre, chief technical officer, Cisco Service Provider Group. "The 8500HDC DVR is vastly improved and has new features that surpass the PC you bought two years ago. The new Cisco set-top boxes were built to enable innovation and will soon be the must-have device for every home entertainment system." The 8500HDC DVR Set-top Series models will be on display at the International Consumer Electronics Show, Jan. 7-10, 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall Room N246. These new 8500HDC series models are now commercially available for our service provider customers. (1) Model numbers include: The 8550HDC with analog & digital tuning, the 8540HDC with Digital-Only tuning, and the 8552HDC with optional MoCA support. About Cisco Systems Cisco (
Contact Information: Public Relations Contacts: Sara Stutzenstein Scientific Atlanta, A Cisco Company 770.236.2181 sara.stutzenstein@sciatl.com Cinthia Portugal Cisco 408.853.7496 cportuga@cisco.com Investor Relations Contact: Marisa Ross Cisco 408-527-9830 mariross@cisco.com Industry Analyst Relations Contact: Ward Wrzenski Cisco 408.853.1768 wwrzenski@cisco.com Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nev. Jan. 7-10, 2008 North Hall, Upper Level, Room N246