SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - December 18, 2008) -
Highlights / Key Facts:
- green.tv, the Web TV channel for environmental films, has launched a
content collaboration with Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO). Cisco has created its own
channel on the green.tv platform.
- The channel launches with a series of films focused on Cisco's
Connected Urban Development initiative, which looks at how to reduce carbon
emissions through improvements in the efficiency of the urban
infrastructure made possible by information and communications technology
(ICT) such as Cisco® TelePresence. Future programs will focus on
creating sustainable cities, virtual collaboration, mobility solutions and
smart energy solutions.
- green.tv has partnerships with some of the world's leading
environmental organisations, including the United Nations Environment
Programme and Greenpeace. The channel carries more than 1,000 green films,
all available on demand.
Tags / Keywords:
Cisco, Connected Urban Development, green.tv, environment, sustainability,
TelePresence
Links / URLs:
Quotes:
Ade Thomas, Founder and CEO green.tv
"Collaborating with Cisco is a relationship with real synergy: green.tv is
the leading online TV channel for environmental films and Cisco has taken a
firm lead in using information technology to transform how the world
approaches environmental challenges."
Neil Harris, Business and Sustainability Development manager, Cisco
Europe
"Cisco is committed to a high level of environmental responsibility in its
business operations, culture, products and architectural design. Cisco also
is in a unique position to use its technology to help arrest, and
potentially reverse, the climate trend. Through the intersection of the
physical network and the human network, we can empower people to live,
work, learn and play in a more environmentally sustainable way."
Embedded Videos, Images and Podcasts.
Connected Urban Development Film
www.green.tv/cisco_CUD
Interviews
Nicola Villa, Cisco Global Director, Connected Urban Development, Internet
Business Solutions Group
www.green.tv/cisco_Nicola_Villa
Professor Michael Braungart, author of Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way
We Make Things
www.green.tv/cisco_Michael_Braungart
Chris Dedicoat, Cisco, Senior Vice President of European
www.green.tv/cisco_Chris_Dedicoat
Professor Bill St Arnaud, Chief Research Officer of Canada's Advanced
Network Organization (CANARIE)
www.green.tv/cisco_Bill_St_Arnaud
Bas Boorsma, Head of Connected Urban Development for Cisco
www.green.tv/cisco_Bas_Boorsma
Professor Alan Rodger, British Antarctic
www.green.tv/cisco_Alan_Rodger
RSS Feed for Cisco: http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/rss.html
About Cisco
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms
how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Information about Cisco
can be found at http://www.cisco.com. For ongoing news, please go to
http://newsroom.cisco.com. Cisco equipment in Europe is supplied by Cisco
Systems International BV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.
Cisco, the Cisco logo and Cisco Systems are registered trademarks of Cisco
Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other
countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property
of their respective owners.
Contact Information: Contact Information:
Mike Lamond
Tel +44 (0)20 7240 0357
Email: mike.lamond@green.tv
Lisa Brooke
Tel +44 20 8824 0333
Email lbrooke@cisco.com