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 News Summary:   Release April 2021 The Cisco Foundation is committing $100 million over ten years to help reverse the impact of climate change. Cisco will move the needle on climate action with a focus on technology-based solutions, GHG and carbon reduction, climate resilience, green jobs, and community education and activation. This new funding is aligned with Cisco's efforts to reduce emissions, reduce waste and set ambitious goals in our supply chain model and our technology development…

17a-4’s DataParser software now supports Cisco Webex. DataParser allows Cisco’s Webex Message clients to bring their chats and shared files into any compliance archive. 17a-4, LLC has released Cisco Webex DataParser into general availability. DataParser is the leading independent compliance solution to bring third-party data into any archive. Cisco’s Webex Message application is a chat and collaboration platform keeping teams connected through messaging, file sharing, whiteboarding and calling. The Cisco…

Cisco's platform breaks down the silos between cybersecurity teams and systems, allowing seamless collaboration between IT and OT personnel to protect industrial operations against cyber threats Based on its recent analysis of the global industrial control systems (ICS) cybersecurity market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Cisco Systems, Inc. with the 2020 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award for its Cyber Vision platform. The solution offers both information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) teams a…

Cisco simplifies networking and security operations with an expanded Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architecture, and unveils innovations to cloud-native platform, SecureX. Cisco launches Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) offer with ability to purchase all core components in a single offer and the flexibility to easily transition to a unified subscription service in the future. Cisco continues to bring radical simplicity to security with SecureX platform enhancements that significantly reduce time to detect and…

According to Cisco's new Accelerating Digital Agility Research, CIOs and IT decision makers (ITDMs) are looking to maximize investments and drive innovation after a difficult year which raised the profile of IT leaders in driving critical workplace innovation. Over the past twelve months, CIOs and ITDMs from across the globe have been challenged to accelerate their digital and cloud capabilities while protecting their organizations from a growing list of expanding security threats. IT leaders must look to maximize…

Cisco appoints Marianna Tessel to its board of directors effective March 5, 2021 Tessel's senior leadership experience in technology and software complements Cisco's business strategy Cisco Board size increased to 11 Cisco announced the appointment of Marianna Tessel to its board of directors . "We are excited to welcome Marianna to the Cisco Board," said Chuck Robbins, chairman and CEO, Cisco. "Marianna is known for creating a strong, transformational culture that accelerates innovation. Her successful track…

News Summary:  Starting this month: Webex customers can preview real-time translations from English into 100+ languages Webex AI-powered, real-time translation drives more inclusive collaboration through virtual meeting experiences that are 10x better than in person interactions Webex innovation paving the way for real-time translation beyond English Marketing Technology News: MarTech Interview with Ashley Kramer, CMO at Sisense Starting this month Webex customers can preview real-time translations from…

Cisco has completed the acquisition of IMImobile PLC. IMImobile brings key cloud communications software and communications platform as a service technology expanding the capabilities of Cisco Webex Contact Center to deliver a comprehensive Customer Experience as a Service (CXaaS) offer. The combined offering will enable businesses to deliver delightful customer experiences across the entire life cycle by incorporating cloud contact center, AI, experience management, collaboration, omnichannel communications and …

Stack8, North America's leading provider of Unified Communications (UC) Solutions, announced that it will release version 7.0 of its renowned SMACS Unified Communications Management Platform (UCMP) in Q1 2021. The company’s highly regarded UCMP seamlessly integrates with UC platforms including Cisco and Microsoft with advanced integrations to 8x8, RingCentral and more on the near-term roadmap. The major 7.0 release of the SMACS UCMP will debut new features and functionality offering advanced built-in business intelligence…

TIM is the first service provider in Brazil to adopt new open caching solution available from Cisco, Qwilt and Digital Alpha to deliver high-quality streaming experiences across its network on behalf of global content providers First-of-its-kind solution combines Qwilt’s CDN platform based on Open Caching, with Cisco’s edge compute and networking infrastructure and Digital Alpha providing a unique funding model The new CDN solution will help TIM support increasing data volumes and reduce costs Cisco, Qwilt and Digital…

IstTek announces that it has recently joined the Cisco Solution Partner Program as a Solution Partner. The ever-increasing demand to communicate with customers through all possible means (Omnichannel) has become ever more prevalent, leading to the continued virtualization of the traditional contact center. Existing solutions face an uphill struggle in the face of these Marketing Technology News: SalesHood and Winning by Design Launch Remote Selling Mastery Coaching Membership IstTek CEO Josh Ayres said, “IstTek’s…

Cisco and IMImobile PLC announced that they have reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer pursuant to which Cisco will pay 595 pence per share in exchange for each share of IMImobile, or an aggregate purchase price of approximately USD $730 million assuming fully diluted shares, net of cash and including debt. The exchange rate used for the conversion of £ into USD is 1.3438, derived from Bloomberg, as at 16:00 on 4 December 2020. Marketing Technology News: Dun & Bradstreet Launches Buyer Intent,…

Dubber unveiled a Global Partner Program for Cisco and its resellers, supporting the recently announced availability of its Unified Call Recording (UCR) and Voice AI solution on major Cisco voice platforms. Dubber is the recording and data capture platform natively integrated into the Cisco Webex Calling Cloud Collaboration suite. Marketing Technology News: Seismic Acquires Grapevine6 to Enable Digital Sales Engagement Across Multiple Customer-Facing Social Media and Digital Platforms The only solution integrated and…

IT and networking giant recognizes NWN for their solution-as-a-service portfolio, supporting rapidly-evolving customer needs At the 2020 Cisco Partner Summit Digital, Cisco recognized NWN with two regional Partner of the Year Awards. As a leading national provider of integrated cloud communications and infrastructure offerings, NWN earned the distinction of Technology Excellence Partner of the Year: Collaboration (South) and Transformation/Innovation Partner of the Year (East). NWN was honored for its innovation, leadership…

DFO Global Performance Commerce, an industry-leading performance marketing company, announced that Andre Thivierge has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing. Andre was previously head of strategic development, where he helped oversee and manage software development teams and projects in Vietnam and Brazil. In his new role, Andre will help manage data-forward marketing and retargeting efforts. He will oversee third-party application integrations, develop and automate conversational marketing…

Companies introduce new model for streaming media delivery leveraging Open Caching architecture deployed at the edge of the service provider networks; it offers unprecedented levels of quality with open, global APIs endorsed by the Streaming Video Alliance Innovative business model enables zero-capex and limited-risk deployment, helping service providers generate new revenue as active participants of the content delivery value chain BT has adopted this solution to deliver high-quality streaming experiences across its…

InsightSquared, a leading provider of revenue intelligence solutions, announced it has appointed Todd Abbott as chief executive officer. Fred Shilmover has transitioned to the role of President and will continue to serve as Chairman of the company's Board of Directors. Abbott brings a wealth of experience in sales, marketing, and operational excellence to the role. He joined InsightSquared in December of last year following leadership executive roles with Cisco, Avaya, and, most recently, Mitel. His experience scaling…

Marketers Gain Access to Accurate 1:1 Customer Targeting Across Devices and Channels To help marketers more accurately connect people to data and devices, and drive personalized marketing based on real individuals, Throtle, a leader in identity resolution and data onboarding, and Narrative, the enterprise data streaming company, announced their partnership providing Narrative’s clients access to Throtle’s Identity Graph. Throtle, recently validated by Truth{Set}, an independent data quality scoring firm for its consumer…

Extends Speech Analytics Business Intelligence Beyond Contact Centers and Into Every Business Department Evolve IP®, the world’s leading provider of Work Anywhere™ solutions, announced that it has released Evolve RECAP for Microsoft Teams, the Evolve Contact Suite, and Cisco unified communications. RECAP is a voice recording, transcription, and speech analytics platform with AI-driven natural language processing. RECAP helps businesses communicate better, and operate more securely, by enabling voice recording for every…

Over 70 companies have joined in support of #OpenWeStand and pledged action to make a difference together through uniquely owned programming and resources GoDaddy Inc., the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, announced more companies -- including Adobe, Cisco, LinkedIn, Mastercard, Microsoft and Uber, have joined the growing #OpenWeStand movement. #OpenWeStand stands to support small business owners navigate the challenging times presented by Covid-19 with special offers on services and tools, expert advice, and…