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Cisco Launches TelePresence Suites for Public Use
Availability of Cisco TelePresence Rooms in Public Locations Extends Virtual Meeting Experience to Businesses of All Sizes
| Source: Cisco Systems, Inc.
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - October 15, 2008) - Cisco (NASDAQ : CSCO ) today announced the first
Cisco® TelePresence rooms
available for public use. These Cisco TelePresence rooms
are available on a pay-per-use model to businesses and organizations of all
sizes seeking ways to increase the number of face-to-face meetings and
collaboration with key partners, suppliers and customers while reducing
costs and delays associated with travel. Public Cisco TelePresence rooms
are available immediately at the Cisco TelePresence Suites in Santa Clara,
Calif., and in Boston, London, and major cities throughout India, including
Bangalore and Mumbai, in collaboration with Tata Communications.
The newly available Cisco TelePresence rooms build on the existing
footprint of more than 1,000 Cisco TelePresence rooms at more than 200
organizations around the world, and on Cisco's internal deployment of
almost 300 Cisco TelePresence rooms in 40 countries and 129 cities. This
new model marks a significant step in Cisco's vision of building a public
global Cisco TelePresence network. These new public Cisco TelePresence
rooms will improve global collaboration by extending the in-person virtual
meeting experience to businesses that may not yet have deployed Cisco
TelePresence technology. Uses include supply chain dealings, employee
training, recruiting, companywide global events, and other applications
where being in person is critical but often impractical.
"Access to public Cisco TelePresence rooms by the hour opens the door for
more frequent face-to-face interactions with key business colleagues and
partners without the typical delays inherent to traveling for business
meetings," said Geoffrey Moore, author of "Dealing with Darwin" and
managing director at TCG Advisors. "Cisco TelePresence is the technology
equivalent to a private jet; it provides me with the ability to participate
in meetings taking place in multiple cities throughout the course of a day.
It is a major step in balancing work and personal life, while reducing
travel costs and increasing productivity."
For individual contributors, consultants and contractors who work with
geographically dispersed teams, the new model will also provide an entry
into the Cisco TelePresence experience, bringing a unique way to
collaborate on timely projects and speed decision making, thus improving
important business relationships.
"Public Cisco TelePresence makes the immersive, real-time Cisco
TelePresence experience available to a much broader audience, fundamentally
changing how businesses and individuals can collaborate globally without
traveling long distances," said Marthin De Beer, senior vice president of
Cisco's Emerging Technologies group. "With the introduction of a
pay-per-use model, we're able to increase our customer's ability to access
Cisco TelePresence without the upfront capital investment."
Availability
Public Cisco TelePresence rooms are available for booking immediately.
Pricing varies from US$299 to US$899 per hour, depending on the size of the
room selected, which can accommodate one to 18 meeting participants in a
single room. To schedule a meeting at the Cisco TelePresence Suites, visit
www.ciscotelepresencesuites.com for more information.
In collaboration with Tata Communications, the Taj Hotels owner, the Indian
Hotels Co. Ltd., and the Confederation of India Industry (CII), Cisco has
made public Cisco TelePresence facilities available for rent at the Taj
Hotels in Boston, London, Bangalore, and Mumbai, and at CII offices in
Bangalore, New Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai, India. Tata intends to open
100 additional rooms, including rooms in New York at the Pierre Hotel, by
the end of calendar year 2009. For additional details and locations, visit
http://www.tatacommunications.com/telepresence/index.html.
Supporting Resources:
Cisco TelePresence Public
Suites
Cisco Web Site
Cisco TelePresence
'OnStage' Experience in Bangalore
Images:
Cisco TelePresence System 500
Cisco
TelePresence System 1000
Cisco TelePresence
System 3000
Cisco TelePresence System 3200
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