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PHOTO ADVISORY -- NBA Star Grant Hill Reaches Global Fans With Cisco TelePresence
| Source: Cisco Systems, Inc.
PHOENIX, AZ and SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - March 24, 2008) - The National Basketball
Association and Cisco (NASDAQ : CSCO ) have teamed up to use TelePresence,
Cisco's cutting edge collaboration technology, to connect NBA players with
fans and journalists all over the world.
Less than 48 hours before the Phoenix Suns were to host the surging Houston
Rockets, Grant Hill had a face-to-face meeting with Chelsea Mark, an NBA
China TV host located in Beijing. The Suns All-Star forward was not
affected by the jet lag that normally accompanies a 13-hour flight to
China. Instead the interview took place in the Cisco offices located in
Phoenix and Beijing. Hill and Mark participated in a "virtual" in-person
meeting with the use of Cisco TelePresence -- a life-size immersive video
technology.
Hill was intimately interviewed by the host of "NBA Zhi Zhao," a weekly
30-minute lifestyle TV magazine program showcasing the latest trends in
basketball and entertainment. Cisco TelePresence provided a life-size view
of Hill, who appeared to be sitting directly across the table from Mark.
Cisco TelePresence technology creates an "in-person" meeting experience
over the network, and delivering real-time, face-to-face interactions using
advanced visual, audio, and collaboration technologies. These technologies
transmit life-size, high-definition images and spatial audio that offer a
real-world experience. It is designed to bring users closer to the
important people, places, and events in their personal and professional
lives.
For more information on Cisco TelePresence, please visit:
http://www.cisco.com/go/telepresence/.
Media will be able to access high-resolution photos via the Getty Images
web site, www.GettyImages.com. All photos accessed should be credited to
NBAE/Getty images.
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