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Industry	Case Studies
Energy	Triple-play Provider Plans for Profitable Growth (PDF - 357 KB) Lyse Tele meets goals for expansion, new services, and operational excellence using an end-to-end Cisco network.
Healthcare	Adena Health Builds Foundation for State-of-the-Art Care (PDF - 897 KB) Switching, security, and wireless deliver state-of-the-art clinical applications that provide vital information to the bedside, improve quality of care, and support advanced video and telemedicine.
Healthcare	Baptist Health: Highly Available Wired and Wireless Network (PDF - 782 KB) Learn how a Cisco Medical-Grade Network powered by highly available Catalyst switches safeguards the reliability and uptime of critical hospital services and applications.
Healthcare	British Medical Assoc: Environmentally Efficient Network (PDF - 390 KB) The British Medical Association is meeting its high-bandwidth needs with a Cisco Catalyst solution.
Healthcare	British Medical Assoc/University of Plymouth Moving Forward (Video - 4:36 min) See how Catalyst switches help healthcare and education organizations preserve existing investments while deploying new technologies, allowing them to move business forward.
Healthcare	Sanford Health: Network Takes Healthcare into Bold Future (PDF - 517 KB) A century-old healthcare system is moving to the forefront of healthcare with ambitious initiatives for expansion and integration of its services with an advanced Cisco network.
Healthcare	University of Rochester Medical Center Improves Patient Care (PDF - 982 KB) The medical center's new network extends privacy and patient care applications across campus, reduces costs, and boosts operational efficiency with a high-performance Campus Fabric solution.
Healthcare	Willamette Dental: Gains Efficiencies with Converged Network (PDF - 220 KB) Learn how Cisco-based voice and data network solutions from Qwest boost productivity and growth. Cisco switches and routers reduce equipment needs and improve manageability.
Education	Council Rock School Dist: Technology Curtails Energy Costs (PDF - 860 KB) Learn how Cisco solutions are helping the ninth largest school district in the state of Pennsylvania to save millions with network-based control of energy systems.
Education	Kent School Dist: Takes Academic Networking to Next Level (PDF - 153 KB) Kent School District uses its Cisco network to power rich-media applications, enrich its learning environment, and help instructors and administrators work more effectively.
Education	School District 23: Wireless Technology Transforms Learning (PDF - 449 KB) British Columbia’s School District 23 uses network solutions to bring innovative applications into the classroom while helping students work more collaboratively and successfully.
Higher Education	British Medical Assoc/University of Plymouth Moving Forward (Video - 4:36 min) See how Catalyst switches help healthcare and education organizations preserve existing investments while deploying new technologies, allowing them to move business forward.
Higher Education	University of Plymouth: High-Bandwidth Demands of Academia (PDF - 997 KB) Learn how Cisco switching solutions help meet the high-bandwidth demands of an evolving academia and deliver innovations in teaching, such as multicast lecturing and video conferencing.
Higher Education	University of Plymouth: EnergyWise Key to Energy Management (Video - 3:29 min) University of Plymouth shows how Cisco EnergyWise enables a truly central energy management infrastructure.
Transportation	GTAA (Toronto Airport): Common Use Model Relies on Switches (PDF - 1 MB) Learn how modular switching helped Greater Toronto Airports Authority transform Toronto Pearson International Airport into one of the most technologically advanced airports in the world.
Transportation	GTAA (Toronto Airport): Revenues Climb with Common Use Model (PDF - 828 KB) Greater Toronto Airports Authority modernized and virtualized operations with an end-to-end campus network to boost efficiency and offer new fee-based IT services that increase revenue.
Retail	John Lewis Partnership: Exploring Greener Options Video (Video - 2:50 min) John Lewis Partnership, owner of leading U.K. retail businesses, extends and improves their environmental practices with Cisco EnergyWise.
Financial Services	Friends Provident: Improving Power Consumption Management (Video - 2:35 min) Friends Provident, an FTSE 100 financial services company based in the U.K., shares their vision for using the IP network to show and manage power consumption with Cisco EnergyWise.
IT Solutions & Services Provider	Siemens IT Solutions & Services: 802.1X Security to Network (PDF - 115 KB) Siemens IT Solutions and Services uses the Cisco 802.1X security solution to control network access for mobile workforces, allowing stronger control over all devices connecting to the network.
Workforce Management	Yurcor Upgrades Technology Platform to Support Growth (PDF - 471 KB) Workforce management company uses Catalyst Express 500 Series and Cisco network, security, and unified communications to connect dispersed employees and support a global customer base.