Watch the Cisco Versions of the Energy Tax Videos

Does the Nortel Energy Calculator give accurate results, or is it a marketing gimmick? Cisco pros took on the claims made in a recent ad campaign and video series to identify the truth behind green IT comparisons.

Our intrepid and creative investigators take on the competitor's claims point for point with often amusing results.

Cisco Energy Tax? Nortel Energy Calculator Reviewed - Episode 1

Does the Nortel Energy Calculator give accurate results, or is it a marketing gimmick? Here, we examine the calculator's comparison of the Cisco 3750-E versus the Nortel 4548-GT-PWR. Are the results too good to be true?

Cisco Energy Tax? Nortel Energy Calculator Reviewed - Episode 2

The Nortel Energy Efficiency Calculator can affect your mental health. Here we present a cautionary tale for those who would put too much belief in the numbers it produces.

Cisco Energy Tax? Nortel Energy Calculator Reviewed - Episode 3

The Nortel Energy Efficiency Calculator is so good, it can even test configurations that don't exist in the real world. But when you start messing with the laws of the universe, you are asking for trouble.

Cisco Energy Tax? Nortel Energy Calculator Reviewed - Episode 4

The Nortel Energy Efficiency Calculator produces energy estimates. What is better than estimating? Measuring. Like your fourth-grade math teacher always said, "Show your work."

Cisco Energy Tax? Nortel Energy Calculator Reviewed - Episode 5

The Nortel Energy Efficiency Calculator shows that Nortel switches are an excellent platform for gaming networks. Or maybe it doesn't. We'll never know.