""Priscilla Oppenheimer"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Nathan Chessin wrote: > > > > 1) Since when is VoIP a "bandwidth-hungry app" > > Good point. VoIP isn't usually a bandwidth hog, although I guess it could be > with tons of users all using their phones at once. > > I had a few other comments on ExecNet. I was quite impressed! I'm easily > impressed though. I once bought a used car when I wasn't in the market for a > car at all. ;-) > > I think Cisco's vision is accurate and that they have proof that it's on the > mark since they use their own technology to increase productivy and decrease > expenses. nrf should check it out. They are saying a lot of the same things > he says about technology being useful only in as far as it can help > customers achieve their business goals. > > How did they do those little video people? That's very cool. I guess it's > just Windows Media Player?? > > John Chambers sure looks good. He must work out. ;-)
CL: I'd look good if I had that kind of money. In some people's eyes, anyway. ;-> > > _______________________________ > > Priscilla Oppenheimer > www.troubleshootingnetworks.com > www.priscilla.com > > > > > Nate > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of > > > Joe > > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 8:42 PM > > > To: 'Albert Lu'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: Cisco ExecNet > > > > > > > > > Technology isn't necessarily heading in that direction - > > Cisco is > > > driving it there. Bottom line is this: Cisco is > > > traditionally a router > > > and switch manufacturer, and no one buys routers and switches > > these > > > days, at least not enough to provide continued growth for > > Cisco. > > > Company infrastructures are already built, have been for > > > years, and are > > > running for the most part nowhere near capacity. These > > technology > > > applications, besides generating hardware sales directly, > > will also > > > increase bandwidth consumption, thereby causing indirect > > > hardware sales > > > when customers upgrade their routers and switches to support > > the new > > > bandwidth-hungry apps like VoIP. If Cisco can drive the > > customers' > > > purchases in that direction, they win. > > > > > > My two cents. > > > > > > Joe > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > > > Behalf Of > > > Albert Lu > > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 8:16 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: OT: Cisco ExecNet > > > > > > > > > Hello Group, > > > > > > Has anyone checked out the Cisco ExecNet, which is basically > > thoughts > > > about where technology is heading in the future from the VPs > > at Cisco. > > > > > > http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/tln/execnet/ > > > > > > >From what they are saying (specifically Mike Volpi), the > > > direction for > > > technology is heading towards: CDN, Security, Wireless, IP > > Telephony, > > > VPN. Reegineering business processes to best utilise these > > > technologies > > > in order to improve productivity and reduce cost for > > enterprises. > > > > > > Does anyone have any comments about this, and where money > > > will be spent > > > in the future for technologies? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Albert Lu > > > CCIE #8705 Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=55397&t=55344 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]