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Educators Give High Marks to Cisco Video Solutions
K-12 School Districts and Higher Education Institutions Adopt Cisco Digital Media System for Enhanced Collaboration, Distance Learning, Event Broadcasts and Emergency Alerts
| Source: Cisco Systems, Inc.
SAN ANTONIO, TX--(Marketwire - July 1, 2008) - NECC -- Educational institutions have been
some of the earliest adopters of collaboration technologies to help bridge
communications across districts, connect students around the world, and
enable new kinds of learning modes. Today, Cisco (NASDAQ : CSCO ) announced
that K-12 school districts and higher learning institutions are again
embracing new technology, this time in the form of video applications, such
as desktop video and digital signage, to quickly share information across
campuses, throughout classrooms and directly to students' desktops.
The Cisco®
Digital Media System (DMS), an integrated platform for the Cisco
Desktop Video, Digital Signage and Enterprise TV applications, is helping
educational institutions extend the learning environment by delivering
on-demand tutorials to students' desktops, streaming live broadcasts into
classrooms and dorm rooms, and providing schedules, news, emergency
messaging and relevant information on digital signs around campus.
The integration of visual networking experiences into a learning
environment has helped many K-12 school districts create a more dynamic,
engaging classroom for students. For example, the Mobile (Ala.) County
Public School System uses the Cisco DMS Desktop Video solution to share
educational videos on demand to complement the day's lesson. Teachers have
immediate access to a "playlist" of videos, which gives them the
flexibility to alter and create more compelling lesson plans at any time.
"Recent advancements in video are changing the way school administrators,
faculty and students work together to create a stronger community," said
David Akridge, chief information officer, Mobile County Public Schools.
"Our students are tech-savvy and are clamoring for new tools to help them
better collaborate with each other. With the Cisco Digital Media System,
we've created a new classroom environment that will prepare them for the
21st-century workplace."
In addition to in-classroom learning, one high school in the district uses
DMS to pre-record a student-hosted show called, "Education Today," that
gives students the opportunity to try their hand at broadcasting and offer
insights into campus happenings. The district has also extended the reach
of the Cisco Digital Media System beyond the classroom by broadcasting live
video from school events, such as graduation ceremonies. In the future, it
plans to broadcast football games, theater musicals and other activities,
so students' families and other viewers can watch from computers at home or
other non-campus locations. Mobile County Public Schools are also
establishing new partnerships with higher education institutions to offer
students the opportunity to participate remotely in college preparatory
courses.
The Cisco Digital Media System is also improving communications for
colleges and universities. DMS is providing students with the flexibility
to access live and on-demand content from anywhere on campus. Students, for
example, can attend an interesting lecture at their desktops without ever
leaving their dorm rooms. Enterprise TV delivers on-demand videos and
broadcasts live TV channels over an Internet Protocol (IP) network to
digital signs throughout campus. Digital signs additionally play a
significant role in notifying students of important information, including
schedule changes, upcoming events and news alerts.
"The education sector has quickly realized the benefits of bringing digital
media into the classroom and into a campus environment," said Thomas Wyatt,
senior director and general manager, Cisco's Digital Media Systems business
unit. "The Cisco Digital Media System provides educational institutions
with the ability to use video communications to greatly enhance students'
experiences and accelerate learning."
The Cisco Digital Media System
The Cisco Digital Media System supports the delivery of high-quality,
dynamic digital media communications for more than 600 customers around the
world. Educational institutions, both K-12 and higher education, are one
of the largest sectors adopting these new advancements in video. Recent DMS
deployments include College of Southern Nevada, CY Fair College of the
Lonestar College System in Texas, Bapatla Engineering College in India,
University of Münster in Germany, and GEMS World Academy in Dubai.
Earlier this month, Cisco announced the availability of Cisco Digital
Media System 5.0, the industry's first integrated platform for a suite
of digital signage, Enterprise TV and desktop video applications. This new
version included the introduction of a new Cisco Digital Media Player 4400G
and major advancements for the company's existing digital signage and
desktop video applications.
The Cisco Digital Media System is a key component of Cisco's business video
strategy, which combines systems and services, using the network as the
platform, to enable end-to-end, any-to-any video solutions that create
powerful visual networking experiences.
Cisco at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC)
For more information on Cisco Digital Media Systems for K-12, please visit
the Cisco Booth 7178, Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center, San Antonio,
Texas, or visit us online at www.cisco.com/go/dms
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