Cisco hopes to do more than simply secure a large part of the smart grid market for itself; it's also hoping that its technology helps prevent the kind of cyber-security breaches that could threaten ...

Utilities, consumers, and businesses take note: Cisco has its laser sights on the smart grid, and it's coming to a display panel near you. For the home, the company introduced a new controller and ...

"Networking technology will serve as the platform of a smart, more secure energy grid for the 21st century," said Cisco CEO John Chambers in a statement. "Cisco is uniquely positioned to provide a ...

Cisco is gearing up to invest aggressively in smart grid technology, which it sees as the successor in opportunity and scope to the internet, the networking company's chief executive John Chambers has ...

Cisco, which competes with the likes of Juniper in the router and switch market, has traditionally used acquisitions as one element to fuel growth. However, growing investments in smart grid indicate ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Cisco this week expanded its smart grid portfolio for utilities with a reference architecture, products and services intended to modernize the electric grid. Cisco unveiled the GridBlocks Architecture ...

Specifically, Cisco and Itron will come up with a reference design, based on IPv6 technology, for standards-based smart grid technology. Their relationship won't be exclusive; Cisco expects to sell ...

When Cisco announced four months ago that it was getting into smart grid, it was more of a “we’re here, we’re Cisco, get used to it,” sort of announcement. This morning, the company shared the nuts ...

Cisco has acquired a stake in Grid Net, a maker of smart grid and “smart home” software for utilities and their customers. The amount of the equity investment was not disclosed. Grid Net said it will ...

When you talk to Cisco about energy, you’re reminded of what the nebulous smart grid term actually is. It is, at its core, a network and Cisco, whose networking gear is pervasive on the Internet, ...

It makes sense that Cisco wants to break into the smart grid industry–it requires much of the same technology as the computer networking industry. Last year, CEO John Chambers announced that the ...