Cisco Sponsors CONNECTIONS Europe

As an advisory sponsor, Cisco will be supporting this year's CONNECTIONS Europe in Berlin.

Cisco enables people to make powerful connections-whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible-providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time.

The emergence of the network as a platform is changing the entire value chain of technology and placing the network squarely at the center of innovation: as many as 14 billion devices will be connected to the Internet by 2010. The explosion of devices will be fueled by more and more services and tasks being handled online, from phone calls to personalized searches to downloading videos, games and other forms of entertainment.

The role of the network is evolving beyond that of infrastructure. It is emerging as a secure platform for delivering the customized and personalized experience that 21st century users expect - whether that means delivering new services as a carrier, boosting productivity for businesses of any size or consumers looking for real-time, personalized entertainment and services.

As an increasingly intelligent network evolves into a platform, users will be able to communicate from any device and in whatever mode they choose.

Fernando Gil de Bernabé, Managing Director, Strategy and Consumer, IBSG of Cisco will speaking on the Visual Networking panel. In addition, Jens Hofmeister, Director, Product Management, Linksys Division of Cisco will be speaking on the Embracing New Connectivity Applications: Entertainment, Control, Home Networking, and Communications panel.