TheLowDown
Monthly Newsletter
December 2007
Cisco Divides Administrative Departments into
Four New Groups
Cisco announced their new reorganization plan to
enable them to improve their "efficiency and effectiveness, boosting
innovation and quality" (cisco.com). As of this month, here is
Cisco's "four new groups within the Cisco Development Organization:
The Access
Networking and Services Group, led by Kathy
Hill, senior vice president. This
group is responsible for the Integrated
Services Routers, Fixed Configuration
Switches, Wireless and Security products,
with a focus on the integration of
networking services onto Cisco's full range
of products.
The Consumer
and Small Business Group, led by Ned Hooper,
senior vice president. This group
will be responsible for driving the
expansion of Cisco's existing business in
both the consumer and small business
markets, and Linksys will be a part of this
group. Hooper will retain his current role
as senior vice president of Corporate
Development reporting to Rick Justice. In
his role as head of the Consumer and Small
Business Group, however, Ned will report to
Charlie Giancarlo.
The Data
Center, Switching & Services Group, led by
Jayshree Ullal, senior vice president.
This group will develop Cisco's
enterprise-class products framed by the
Datacenter 3.0 and Campus Communications
Fabric vision.
The Software
Group, led by Don Proctor, senior vice
president. This group will be
responsible for setting the software
strategy for the company both at the network
level and at the services level. This team
will include Network Software, Management,
Unified Communications and Collaboration
technologies, and will lead Cisco's efforts
in software as a service (SaaS). (cisco.com)
As we can see, Cisco is prepare for their "next
phase of Internet growth and productivity centered on the demands of
tremendous video growth, the revolution in the data center, and
collaboration and networked Web 2.0 technologies, where the network
becomes a platform for all communications and IT," said John
Chambers, chairman and CEO, Cisco. (cisco.com)
Cisco TelePresence
 Visual
Communication with your virtual business associates is now a
reality. Over 100 customers are using this technology in over 40
countries now. This type of virtual "in person"
communication is a wonderful technology advancement! Why? It will
personalize and improve communication; and most importantly, this
technology will help businesses conduct conference calls more
efficiently without the need of traveling across the globe. This
advancement will support (not hinder) our global ecosystem. |
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