LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - February 24, 2009) -
Cisco
(
NASDAQ:
CSCO) today announced that more than 1,000 organizations have
adopted the Cisco®
Digital
Media System in just two years, led by early adopters at K-12 and
higher education institutions.
Schools and
universities are using the Cisco Digital Media
System, which includes digital signage, campus television and desktop video
solutions, to improve campus communications, extend learning beyond the
classroom environment and disseminate emergency notifications.
Santa Clara University is the latest
institution to deploy the solution.
Cisco is also introducing new content distribution capabilities for the
Cisco Digital Media System. Building on existing support for the Cisco
Application and Content Networking System, Cisco has added support for
Cisco Wide Area Application Services and bandwidth optimization for Cisco
Digital Media Players. Together these technologies help meet customers'
needs for cost-effective media distribution across different network
topologies.
Facts:
- Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, Calif., is using
Cisco Digital Signage to communicate information about campus events, class
updates and safety concerns to the campus community in real time.
- Cisco Digital Signage replaces posters for communications about campus
events and safety information. It reduces clutter, reduces out-of-date
communications, and can immediately be updated to display up-to-the-minute
emergency alerts.
- The Cisco Digital Media System also includes the Cisco Desktop Video
Portal to enable anytime, anywhere learning by delivering live and
prerecorded lectures directly to students' desktops.
- Cisco Enterprise TV delivers campus television, campus-produced and
commercial video on demand to large displays in dorm lounges and
classrooms. Students select and control content with a remote control. With
the addition of encoders, campus television can also replace cable
television systems on campus.
- Hill
College, Elon University, College of Southern Nevada and
Mobile County Public School district are other institutions benefiting from
the Cisco Digital Media System.
Supporting Quotes:
"Today's students have very different preferences in communication media
and very different expectations about the immediacy of communications than
their predecessors of even a few years ago. The Cisco Digital Media System
provides us with a more effective way to reach current students with
updated class information, last-minute room changes and other important
campus communications." -- Ronald Danielson, vice provost for information
services and chief information officer, Santa Clara University.
"Video is a critical medium for communicating to students, employees and
customers. With the Cisco Digital Media System, organizations can reach
their key audiences on digital signs, on personal computers or on mobile
devices." -- Thomas Wyatt, vice president and general manager, Cisco's
Digital Media Systems business unit.
Video:
Santa Clara University: Compelling Campus
Communications
Webcast:
Cisco
Digital Signage for Education Webcast
Supporting Links:
Educators
Give High Marks to Cisco Video Solutions
Cisco
Digital Media System Product Portfolio
Cisco Digital Media System in Higher Education
Technorati Tags: Cisco, video, digital media, digital signage,
education, K-12
About Cisco Systems
Cisco (
NASDAQ:
CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms
how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Information about Cisco
can be found at
http://www.cisco.com. For ongoing news, please go to
http://newsroom.cisco.com.
Cisco, the Cisco logo and Cisco Systems are registered trademarks or
trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United
States and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this
document are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word
partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any
other company. This document is Cisco Public Information.
For direct RSS Feeds of all Cisco news, please visit "News@Cisco" at the
following link:
http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/rss.html
Contact Information: Cisco Press Contact:
Jacqueline Pigliucci
Cisco
(408) 853-6389
jpigliuc@cisco.com
Industry Analyst Contact:
Ben Culp
Cisco
(949) 823-3787
beculp@cisco.com
Investor Relations Contact:
Sandy O'Halloran
Cisco
(408) 424-2140
sohallor@cisco.com
