News@Cisco: Green Press Releases

Cisco Issues 2011 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:00:00 PST

Symposium on Global Green Cities of the 21st Century to Be Held in San Francisco

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:00:00 PST

SAN FRANCISCO - Feb. 10, 2011 – Organizers and sponsors of the Global Green Cities of the 21st Century: Evolving Models for Sustainable Urban Design today announced that the symposium will take place Feb. 23-25 at the San Francisco JW Marriott. With the goal of fostering sustainable urban development and design, the landmark symposium will shed light on the development of green cities. Gavin ...

Cisco and the Holmes Group Collaborate to Develop Community of the Future

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 04:00:00 PST

TORONTO, Ont. – Jan. 13, 2011 – The Holmes Group and Cisco today announced a collaborative relationship to explore opportunities in the residential construction sector. The Holmes Group and Cisco will collaborate to define and identify solutions which integrate Smart+Connected Real Estate into eco-friendly communities – with the aim of supporting the responsible economic, ...

Cisco Announces Upcoming Events with the Financial Community - UPDATED

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:30:00 PST

SAN JOSE Calif., December 7, 2010 - Cisco today announced that it will participate in the following events with the financial community during the month of December. The events will be webcast. Interested parties can view these events on Cisco's Investor Relations Web site at http://investor.cisco.com. Credit Suisse Credit Suisse Annual Technology Conference Replay available ...

Cisco Challenges Americans to Complete One Million Acts of Green

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. - October 5, 2010 – As part of its ongoing efforts to promote environmental sustainability through the use of technology, Cisco today launched two new Going Green, Staying Green programs, including one with a prize valued at $5,000. These initiatives are part of Cisco's One Million Acts of Green® campaign, an online eco-community to facilitate individual acts that, when ...

Cisco and Teliti Collaborate on Green Data Center Model in Malaysia

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:00:00 PST

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – July 1, 2010 – Cisco today announced its collaboration toward a green data center with Teliti Datacenters (Teliti), a locally owned systems integrator, at the inaugural Cisco Summit Malaysia 2010. Under this collaboration, Cisco will share data center best practices and work with Teliti as it develops a business model for data center management and a governance ...

The Climate Group calls on cities and companies to partner on SMART 2020 cities and regions initiative

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:00:00 PST

SHANGHAI, June 16, 2010 – Cisco and international non-governmental organization The Climate Group convened some of the world's leading cities in China today to expand their landmark network of smart cities, states and regions in a bid to reverse growing levels of urban greenhouse gas pollution. Cities are currently responsible for two-thirds of global energy use and more than ...

Cisco 'Connected Grid' Solutions Help Bring Intelligence, Resiliency and Security to the Smart Grid

Tue, 25 May 2010 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif.– May 25, 2010 – Cisco today announced the first offerings in its new Connected Grid portfolio of smart grid communications solutions that will help utilities more reliably and efficiently deliver electric power from generation facilities to businesses and homes, resulting in better energy management, as well as economic and environmental benefits. The purpose- ...

Cisco Promotes Green Innovation Through Collaboration WIth X PRIZE Foundation

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:00:00 PST

PLAYA VISTA, CA - April 20, 2010 - Cisco has been named the exclusive presenting sponsor of the X PRIZE Foundation's (XPF) Energy & Environment Prize Group, which aims to incentivise a new era of clean, renewable and cost-effective energy. The goal of the collaboration is to generate breakthroughs in climate change, water resource management, energy distribution and storage, clean energy, ...

British Business Counting Pennies, Not Carbon

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PST

LONDON - February 3, 2010 – British businesses are giving mixed messages about their level of commitment to carbon reduction targets, according to The Smart Carbon Research, released today by Cisco and Greenbang. The researchers used both quantitative and qualitative techniques to investigate attitudes among British energy providers and corporate consumers to impending ...

Cisco and City of Amsterdam Expand Urban EcoMap Program Globally to Address Environmental Concerns

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:00:00 PST

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 1, 2009 - Cisco and the city of Amsterdam today announced the rollout of Urban EcoMap, an Internet-based tool that enables cities around the world to provide smarter climate change information for their citizens. A city can use Urban EcoMap to create awareness among its residents of the impact of carbon emissions on their urban environment. It provides information on carbon ...

Orchestra Conducts International Auditions via Cisco TelePresence

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST

LONDON, November 18, 2009 - Southbank Sinfonia, Britain's best-known orchestra of young professional musicians and the country's leading orchestral academy, has for the second consecutive year hosted international auditions for its ensemble using Cisco TelePresenceTM, a technology allowing for life-size, high-definition video collaboration. The auditions were held last week in the Cisco London ...

Cisco Global Climate Change Meeting Platform to Facilitate Discussions at U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:00 PST

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, October 29, 2009 – Cisco today announced that it has established the Global Climate Change Meeting Platform (GCCMP), a powerful network of Cisco TelePresenceTM and conferencing technologies that will extend the reach of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP15). The GCCMP will also support future climate change discussions by allowing ...

MRCB Land, Cisco and Datacraft Collaborate to Transform KL Sentral into a Smart and Sustainable Urban Center

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:00:00 PST

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – October 9, 2009 – MRCB Land, the Property Division of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cisco and Datacraft Advanced Network Services Sdn Bhd to collaborate on the transformation of MRCB Land's developments into smart and connected urban centers starting with Kuala Lumpur Sentral's Lot E, ...

Cisco Continues Global Smart Grid Momentum

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. – September 17, 2009 – Cisco today announced further steps in its efforts to enable development of an end-to-end, highly secure Smart Grid communications infrastructure that will help utility companies and their customers optimize energy supply and demand, improve smart grid security and reliability, and reduce operational costs. Cisco is ...

Cisco Supports R'09 Energy Conference in Switzerland and Japan with Sustainable Use of Resources

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST

ZURICH-WALLISELLEN, Switzerland, September 14, 2009 – The R'09 Twin Conference, from 14 to 16 September 2009, on sustainable resource management will take place virtually at separate venues on two continents simultaneously: Davos, Switzerland, and Nagoya, Japan. Cisco TelePresence, a virtual collaboration solution that recreates the in-person experience, will be used to connect the ...

Cisco and Landis Gyr to Collaborate on Global 'Smart Grid' Efforts

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. and ZUG, Switzerland – July 31, 2009 – Cisco and Landis+Gyr today announced that they will work together on a holistic approach to smart grid communications infrastructure that is expected to help utility companies and their customers better manage energy. The collaboration between Cisco and Landis+Gyr is expected to accelerate the delivery of standards- ...

IBM and Cisco Collaborate on City of Amsterdam Smarter Energy Project

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:30:00 PST

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – July 14, 2009 - Cisco and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that they are teaming on a pilot to help the Dutch utility Nuon and the city of Amsterdam make smarter use of energy by enabling consumers to make more informed decisions about their energy consumption. The pilot program is part of the Amsterdam Smart City initiative, in which citizens, governments and ...

Cisco's Smart Connected Communities Provides Sustainable Economic Opportunities Through Energy Innovations

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:30:00 PST

Wim Elfrink discusses Cisco's opportunity with Smart Connected Buildings in the next phase of the Internet NetApp implements Cisco Smart Connected Buildings solution for Sunnyvale Campus

Duke Energy Partners with Cisco to Fast-Track Development of Utility's 'Smart Grid'

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:00:00 PST

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - June 9, 2009 - Duke Energy today announced it will join forces with Cisco Systems, Inc., the world's largest network communications company, to fast-track development of Duke Energy's state-of-the-art electric "smart grid." "Our goal is to rapidly transform the way electricity is delivered to, and used by, the 11 million people we serve in five states," said Todd ...