Start-up poaches Cisco execs
[1] Perth-based IOT startup Quantify Technology has employed two executives who previously worked for Cisco. [2] They’re also spearheading a recruitment drive all over Australia as they launc...
Optus, Cisco to co-invest $9m in cyber security, cloud & IoT spaces in Australia
[1] Australia will be expecting an investment worth A$12 million (about $9 million) from Optus Business, a subsidiary of Singapore Telecom, and US networking equipment major Cisco Systems. [2] The i...
Cisco closes in on IoT with new Sydney innovation centre
[1] Cisco puts money into Innovation Central Sydney. [2] The center is a collaboration initiative spearheaded by the tech firm geared towards an on open Internet of Things innovation. [3] Furthermore,...
Westcon brings dedicated Cisco shop, Comstor, to Australia
[1] Comstor, a Westcon’s dedicated Cisco shop, has launched in Australia. [2] The move is aimed at consolidating the distributor’s Cisco offerings under one roof and build on the global brand in A...
South East Queensland billed by Cisco as Australia’s first ‘smart region’
[1] South East Queensland has been earmarked by Cisco as Australia’s first ‘smart region’, a growing digital hotbed with 30,000 new jobs and a potential $10 billion economic boost in the coming ...
Cisco opens WA Internet of Everything innovation centre
[1] A new Internet of Everything innovation centre for Cisco, the eighth in the world, has opened today in Perth by WA Premier Colin Barnett. [2] Cisco announced in March plans to set up an Internet o...
IDC Australia: Australia’s router market hits a downturn
[1] According to independent research firm IDC, the Australian router market has declined from $US281 million in 2013 to $US265 million in 2014, a 6.1 per cent tumble. [2] IDC analyst Ahmar Karimullah...
Tech giants join to mine Australia’s data
[1] The Knowledge Economy Institute (KEi) has been formed through the collaboration of Cisco and Bosch with Australian universities and data innovators. [2] The KEi serves three purposes; to assist b...
Cisco Brings Internet of Everything Innovation Center to Australia
[1] Cisco’s newest venture is an open innovation hub in Australia, which they call “the Cisco Internet of Everything (IoE) Innovation Center”. [2] The center will primarily focus on buildin...
Cisco invests $21 million to train 100,000 Australian students
[1] Cisco has announced that it has set aside $21 million to train about 100,000 Australian tertiary and school students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. [2] The prog...