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Watch Cisco Collaboration Summit Keynote Live, Featuring John Chambers, Rowan Trollope and Box CEO, Aaron Levie

Industry Visionaries Discuss How Cisco is Changing the Game in Workplace Collaboration During Streamed Keynote on Nov. 17 at Cisco Collaboration Summit

HOW TO JOIN:

Cisco will be streaming the keynote from the Cisco Virtual Experience. Registration details are availablehere.

BACKGROUND:

Outdated technologies and the "business as usual" approach to collaboration are not meeting the demands of today's increasingly mobile and social workforce. Cisco, along with forward-thinking technology partners such as Box, are building transformative collaboration technologies that disrupt the enterprise collaboration market and embrace the new way people want to work.

In the "Reimagine Collaboration: Bringing Amazing to Everyone" keynote address at 1:30 p.m. PT on Nov. 17 at Collaboration Summit 2014, John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco; Rowan Trollope, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Collaboration Technology Group, Cisco; and Aaron Levie, Co-Founder and CEO, Box, will introduce new collaboration tools that will power this new way of working. This announcement is the next phase of Cisco's mission to deliver "no compromises" collaboration to everyone, changing the collaboration experience for every room, every desk, and every mobile device. Onstage at theJW Marriott in Los Angeles, Calif., Cisco will unveil and demo new products that help teams connect anywhere and at any time, to get work done faster.

WHO:

·        John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco

·        Rowan Trollope, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Collaboration Technology Group, Cisco

·        Aaron Levie, Co-Founder and CEO, Box

Key Words: Cisco, Collaboration, John Chambers, Box, Aaron Levie

About Cisco

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in IT that helps companies seize the opportunities of tomorrow by proving that amazing things can happen when you connect the previously unconnected. For ongoing news, please go to http://thenetwork.cisco.com.

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SAP® Mobile Apps Connect Businesses and Consumers — from the Boardroom to the Shopping Center

SAP® Mobile Apps Connect Businesses and Consumers — from the Boardroom to the Shopping Center

May 14, 2012 | SAP -

B2E and B2C Mobile Apps from SAP and Expansive Partner Ecosystem Increase Worker Efficiency, Enhance Consumer Experience and Enable Commerce Transactions

ORLANDO, Fla. - Extending its commitment to drive mobile innovation from the enterprise to consumers, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced a new wave of mobile apps designed to help people be more efficient whether at work, at home or pursing leisure activities. With the help of a thriving partner ecosystem, the new SAP® mobile apps lay the foundation for growth by providing real-time mobile access to human resources (HR), sustainability, finance, sales and mobile commerce functions. This includes updated versions of existing SAP mobile apps available on more mobile platforms, including Android and RIM BlackBerry. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE® NOW, being held in Orlando, Florida, May 14-16, 2012.

Mobile apps are transforming devices into useful productivity tools that enable people to save time, whether they are entering travel expenses, meeting with a customer, investigating a potential safety hazard, treating a patient at his bedside or purchasing an out-of-stock item at their favorite store. Innovations from SAP and its partners make it possible for people to quickly access a wide range of simple mobile apps to help them make informed decisions, any time and from anywhere.

"SAP is following through on its commitment to deliver innovative, engaging mobile apps for millions of people," said Sanjay Poonen, president, head of Mobile Division, SAP. "With mobile serving as a major part of daily life, it is a top priority for most businesses that seek to simplify daily tasks for employees and their customers. SAP is leading the charge for businesses to run better with stunning, easy-to-use mobile apps that can manage and analyze today’s explosion of data—bringing business to people."

Mobilizing Work Tasks for Employees On the Go
Entering travel expenses is a necessary evil for many workers. Most travel and expense systems require an employee to log onto back-office systems from a computer. SAP is empowering mobile workers to easily enter expenses while on the road, freeing them from tedious re-entry at a later date. The SAP® Travel Expense Report mobile app allows business travelers to easily create expense reports from a mobile device. For example, users can save time by adding corporate credit card charges or quickly taking a photo of a receipt to submit expenses with a few clicks directly from a restaurant.

With the new SAP® Learning Assistant mobile app, SAP helps learners explore and consume learning content anywhere and anytime. The app accesses SAP® Learning Solution and allows learners to explore available learning content, manage course bookings and download and play e-learning content online in a range of formats right from their iPads. Learners can view personal notifications for expiring and required qualifications, as well as the recommended courses to fulfill them on time. Employees who to consume learning content off-site can now do so quickly and easily even in unconnected mode.

For sales executives the SAP® Customer Briefing mobile app provides a real-time dashboard to help prepare them for customer interactions. This allows immediate access to critical client data in an easily consumable format. The app provides real-time visibility to internal customer relationship management (CRM) data, as well as external business, and news sources, while on the road. Sales professionals can easily view customer information in a visual format, helping ensure they are exceptionally well prepared for every customer meeting.

Companies focused on improving safety will have faster visibility to problems with the SAP® EHS Safety Issue mobile app. Workers can log issues from their mobile device with a photo or video, as well as an audio recording, and send it directly to an incident or safety manager for corrective action. The app makes it easy for everyone to participate in creating a safer, more sustainable work environment and proactively reduce operational risks.

Bringing Mobile Commerce to Consumers and Businesses
With billions of mobile apps downloaded to date and hundreds of millions of mobile commerce users worldwide, what people do with their mobile devices is changing. SAP is supporting this monumental shift through its award-winning mobile customer engagement and commerce platform for banking, telecommunications, utilities, retail and consumer packaged goods. The mobile commerce portfolio from Sybase 365 has already been widely deployed by banks and mobile operators for mobile banking, mobile payments and mobile money services in both developed and emerging markets. This mobile commerce portfolio from Sybase 365 is a key component of the industry-leading SAP mobile platform for powering highly productive business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) mobile apps and services, including:

• Sybase 365 Mobile Banking, which enables subscribers to pay, buy, bank and remit money with any mobile device. It allows an end user to use his mobile phone as a micro bank, performing all banking tasks where instant information is important, such as inquiring about account balances, configuring notifications to receive account activity, paying bills, person-to-person (P2P) money transfers and applying for new products. This solution is available in retail, small to midsize business and corporate mobile banking editions.
• Sybase 365 Mobile Payments, which enables people to leverage a mobile wallet solution to pay bills and loans, make domestic P2P payments to known and unknown beneficiaries, remit money, top-up and pay for goods and services. The solution includes all the tools and services for managing merchants and for emerging markets managing agent networks.
• Sybase 365 Mobile Money, which enables financial institutions to offer a branchless financial inclusion service that allows them to offer financial products to un-banked and under-banked customer segments in a highly cost-effective manner, entirely through the mobile device. For the end user, mobile money supports money transfers, balance inquiries, bill payments, cash in/cash out via agents and self-service machines, as well as micro-payments and loan repayments. For bank agents, it offers a full suite of customer enrollment, KYC (Know Your Customer) details, reports, fee tracking and much more.

Numerous leading financial institutions and mobile operators, including Dutch Bangla-Bank, First Tennessee Bank and Telefónica, are providing their customers with live mobile commerce apps and services built on top of the Sybase 365 mobile commerce portfolio.

Mobilizing Across Industries 
SAP is extending the value of key systems of record by mobilizing business processes across healthcare, insurance and retail industries:

• Retail shoppers and employees can benefit from the SAP® In-Store Product Lookup mobile app, which creates a new experience for retail shoppers and employees by helping store managers and associates on the floor better assist customers. For example, store employees can locate the availability of an item with current stock information in real-time, eliminating the need for shoppers to wait at the checkout counter. The app also displays product details and stock levels both in-store and in nearby stores, as well as the ability to adjust inventory.
• Insurance companies can improve customer service with the SAP® Policyholder Lookup mobile app, which allows insurance sales agents to access policy and claim details of policyholders anywhere and anytime. The app provides increased sales insight and service with up-to-date customer information, decreasing call volume for claim status and policy coverage.

SAP® Store and Mobile App Ecosystem Growth 
SAP offers a carefully curated mobile platform and enterprise application portfolio designed to expand and accelerate any business' ability to run better with mobile. With the introduction of more than 70 apps from SAP and its partners, SAP continues to expand a network of industry-leading developers, with companies such as Advent Global and Principal Consulting making it possible for complex mobile solutions to become a simple reality.

Advent Global's Go Sell mobile app is a comprehensive sales force automation app that enables sales professionals to be connected and sell on the go. With instant access to their handheld devices, sales professionals can log calls, respond to hot leads, and access vital information such as opportunities and dashboards across the complete order-to-cash process wherever they are. The app not only saves precious time, but also eliminates the process overhead of carrying physical reports/forms and dependency on sales office for real-time information. The app runs on Android, iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Windows Mobile devices and utilizes data from the SAP® ERP Central Component (SAP ECC) component and SAP® CRM application.

The Principal Consulting Group successfully runs an app called the Project Manager, which allows users to effectively manage their projects while out of the office. The app provides customers with a complete end-to-end project management functionality including: the ability to review and update projects, review work-breakdown-structures, coordinate team members and project assignments, capture time for project tasks to be completed and review dashboards and critical KPIs. The app saves time and cost, while providing all the information needed for a project manager to run the task on time and on budget. The app is available for all major mobile devices.

An HTML5 version of SAP Store for iPad and tablets is now available, delivering a dynamic user experience. New versions of SAP Store native mobile application for iOS ("SAP Mobile Apps" in iTunes) and Android ("SAP Store" in Google Play Store) platforms have also been made available for an end-to-end buying process for mobile solutions, including credit card enablement for payment.

Expanding SAP Mobile Apps Across Platforms
SAP is continuing to evolve and build the mobile app ecosystem with updated features and expanded platform availability to existing apps, including:

• SAP® Customer Financial Fact Sheet mobile app, allowing sales representatives or account executives to check the system financial status of their customers anywhere and anytime, is now available on iPad and Android 2.2 or later.
• SAP® Payment Approvals mobile app, helping ensure the liquidity of a company by approving payments anywhere and anytime, is now available on Android 2.2 or later.
• SAP® Electronic Medical Record mobile app, putting critical patient information in the hands of doctors, providing them with instant access to the electronic medical records at a patient’s bedside, is now available on Android 3.2 and iPhone.
• SAP® GRC Policy Survey mobile app, allowing employees to receive, complete and submit governance, risk and compliance (GRC) policy surveys, quizzes and acknowledgements, is now available on iPad.

For a closer look, see: "Screenshots: SAP Mobile Apps Connect Businesses and Consumers." For announcements, blog posts, videos and other coverage during SAPPHIRE NOW, visit the Events Newsroom.

SAPPHIRE® NOW
With SAPPHIRE® NOW, SAP offers its customers, partners and prospects even more opportunities to engage in dialogue with peers, participants and thought leaders around the globe. Being held in Orlando, Florida, May 14-16, 2012, this enhanced, real-time event connects attendees on site with global participants through state-of-the-art broadcast studios and an online experience that incorporates the latest social media and community functionality. Whether on site or online, participants can gain insight as to how SAP is delivering on its product strategy and helping organizations around the world to run better. For more information, visit www.sapphirenow.com. Follow SAPPHIRE NOW on Twitter at @SAPPHIRENOW and visit the Events Newsroom atwww.events.news-sap.com.

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About SAP
As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 190,000 customers (includes customers from the acquisition of SuccessFactors) to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com.

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HP Launches Imaging and Printing Offerings to Enhance Efficiency for Businesses of All Sizes

New solutions, including world's first mobile all-in-one printer, enable businesses to better capture, connect and communicate information

Topics:ePrint, Mobility, Technology and Innovation

SHANGHAI -- HP today announced 15 new imaging and printing products, services and solutions with enhanced productivity tools, new security solutions and expanded mobility offerings to enable businesses of all sizes to capture, connect and communicate more securely and efficiently.  

The new offerings include:

• A new HP Officejet printer, four new HP LaserJet printers and an HP Scanjet providing small and medium businesses (SMB) and enterprise customers professional-quality documents and fast print speeds, along with the ability to extend the office beyond its physical location.
• Ten new and enhanced workflow solutions, applications and security offerings to increase efficiency, improve business processes and help businesses control and secure information-management processes.
• HP Digital Workflow Integration Services, an extension of HP Managed Print Services, which deliver powerful solution capabilities resulting in access to information by integrating back-end systems for real-time business-process optimization, and providing customers a single point of contact to manage the engagement.

“HP is overhauling our entire line of MFPs and today begins an onslaught of intelligent new web-enabled, cloud-enabled and solutions-enabled printing devices that meet the evolving business needs of our customers,” said Ron Coughlin, senior vice president and general manager, LaserJet and Enterprise Solutions, HP.” By combining the strength of an innovative product portfolio, cloud capabilities, industry-leading management tools and a broad range of solutions, HP can meet the unique information management, workflow and printing needs of the smallest SMB up to the largest enterprise better than anyone else.”

Improve flexibility with new printing and scanning productsThe HP Officejet 150 Mobile All-in-One is the world’s first mobile all-in-one printer⁽¹⁾ and an ideal companion for business professionals who need a compact, durable solution for printing, scanning and copying while on the go. It features built-in wireless Bluetooth® for printing from select notebooks and smartphones, and a long-lasting lithium-ion battery that provides enough power to print up to 500 pages on a full charge.

The HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401 is HP’s new web-connected mono single-function laser printer, and theHP LaserJet Pro 400 MFP M425 is the company’s first web-connected mono laser multifunction printer (MFP). Both feature advanced connectivity that meets the expanding needs of fast-paced SMB environments, including support for all HP ePrint⁽²⁾ solutions with new wireless direct capability, and support for Apple™ AirPrint⁽³⁾ and Google CloudPrint, which allow employees to easily print from their smartphone or tablet from virtually anywhere.⁽²⁾ In addition, the 3.5-inch touchscreen control panel allows users to manage print functions and access business applications directly from the device.

The high-quality color HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 color MFP M575 and the black-and-white HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 MFP M525 feature a larger 8-inch, full-color touchscreen with HP Quick Sets for one-touch workflows. HP Quick Sets include send-to options directly on the control panel and allow users to preview, edit and zoom images for accurate results. HP FutureSmart 2 firmware enables businesses to simplify software updates and centrally manage tasks across their entire fleet with HP Web Jetadmin. The MFPs also support HP ePrint,⁽²⁾ Apple AirPrint⁽³⁾ and Google CloudPrint. HP Auto-On/Auto-Off Technology automatically turns the printer off when not in use, resulting in reduced energy use.⁽⁴⁾

HP printers are designed to work with Original HP supplies as a finely tuned print system that delivers high-quality text and true-to-life color documents with every page printed. Designed for optimal performance with minimal environmental impact, Original HP supplies offer superior reliability, which reduces the need to reprint, and many cartridges are made from recycled plastic. 

The HP Scanjet Enterprise 7000 s2 has a compact desktop design with HP Precision Feed and AccuPage technologies to offer flawless and efficient performance, while the ability to “Scan to Sharepoint” and “Scan to Cloud” extends its capabilities beyond the desktop.

Manage information with HP Workflow SolutionsNew mobile printing solutions include HP ePrint Software,⁽⁵⁾ which enables PC printing to HP ePrinters at home or at work, and to HP ePrint Public Print Locations (PPL) when workers are on the go. The new HP Printer Control app enables users to manage device settings and supplies, and print, copy and scan wirelessly to the new HP ePrint-enabled printers. HP ePrint App for Apple and BlackBerry® enhances and replaces the popular HP ePrint Home & Biz App to enable users to more easily print from a smartphone or tablet, and receive intelligent recommendations on where to send prints.⁽¹⁾ TheUniversal Email Address for HP ePrint PPLs allow HP’s large PPL network to publish and promote a single email address for mobile print jobs. Any end user connected to the internet with an email-capable device can send a print job to the email address and retrieve the print job at any of the PPLs.   

To simplify workflows, HP Capture and Route provides a cost-effective way to digitize information so customers can find and retrieve documents faster than ever before. The HP Capture and Route solution enables users to easily convert paper documents into a variety of digital formats—including Microsoft® Word .doc and .docx, JPG, PDF, RTF and TIF—making it one-button simple to route information where it is needed. 

HP and Kofax Communication Server is a centralized communications platform designed to ensure reliable exchange of business-critical messages among applications, devices and people. Additionally, customers can identify, track and log senders and recipients of incoming and outgoing email, SMS, MMS, voice and fax.

To ease manageability of the printing infrastructure, HP Jetdirect 2700w USB Wireless Print Serverprovides high-speed wireless printing plus advanced enterprise-class security, enabling customers to place printers wherever needed, without wires,⁽⁶⁾ while HP Web Jetadmin 10.3 provides enhanced performance, improved workflow management and additional device support for more control and ease of use. This fleet-management application is available at no additional cost, and is used for installing, configuring, troubleshooting and managing networked and PC-connected MFPs, printers and scanners.

Improve peace of mind with HP Security SolutionsPrinting security is simplified with HP Imaging and Printing Security Center, an industry first in security management⁽⁷⁾ that provides policy-based security for HP printing fleets, and now includes broader HP enterprise device support, enhanced fleet risk reporting, improved usability and HP Instant-On Security, which helps secure devices as soon as they are added to the network. The solution is now available for purchase through HP Managed Enterprise Solutions and HP Partner Document Solutions Specialists.

In addition, HP Access Control Printing Solutions has newly added features, including server-less pull printing, which can lower costs; dual-factor authentication, which adds an additional level to safeguard; and the ability to send jobs via email, which increases productivity. Now HP Access Control Printing Solutions are even easier to purchase via an Express or Professional bundle or modularly, and they offer secure print authentication and job accounting designed to help provide secure access to printing devices and information.

Pricing and availability⁽⁸⁾

• The HP Officejet 150 Mobile All-in-One is priced at $399 and is expected to begin shipping in June.
• The HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401n, M401dn and M401dw are priced $299, $399 and $499, respectively, and are expected to be available worldwide on June 1.
• The HP LaserJet Pro 400 MFP M425dn and M425dw are priced at $499 and $529, respectively, and are expected to be available worldwide on June 1.   
• The HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 MFP M525dn is priced at $1,799. The HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 MFP M425f is priced at $2,099. Both are expected to be available worldwide on June 1.
• The HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 color MFP M575dn starts at $2,299. The HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 color MFP M575f is priced at $2,699. Both are expected to be available worldwide June 1.
• The HP Scanjet Enterprise 7000 s2 is priced at $1,099 and is available worldwide immediately.
• HP solutions and services pricing and availability varies by company size and region.

For more information on today’s announcements, please visitwww.hp.com/go/ppsinfluencersummit2012

HP’s premier client event, HP Discover, takes place June 4-7 in Las Vegas. 

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(1) Based on market research of comparable A4 mobile inkjet printers less than $500 as of September 2011.
(2) Requires an internet connection to the printer. Feature works with any connected internet- and email-capable device. Requires HP Web Services Account Registration. Print times may vary. Some HP LaserJet printers may require a firmware upgrade. A list of supported documents and image types is available at www.hp.com/go/eprintcenter. A list of additional solutions is available at www.hp.com/go/mobile-printing-solutions.
(3) Supports the following devices running iOS 4.2 or later: iPad, iPad 2, iPhone (3GS or later), iPod touch (third generation or later). Works with HP AirPrint-enabled printers and requires the printer be connected to the same network as the iOS device. Wireless performance is dependent upon physical environment and distance from the access point.
(4) HP Auto-On/Auto-Off capabilities subject to printer and settings; may require a firmware upgrade.
(5) Requires software installation, an internet or direct wireless connection, and HP Web Services Account Registration. Accounts can be created at www.hp.com/go/eprintercenter. Print times may vary. HP ePrint Software works with Microsoft Windows®, Windows XP, Windows Vista® 32-and 64-bit versions, Windows 7 32- and 64-bit versions, or Mac® OS X® 10.5 and 10.6. Software download is available at www.hp.com/go/eprintmobiledriver. Use of HP ePrint Software at HP ePrint Public Print Locations (PPLs) requires separately purchased wireless internet service. Availability and cost of printing varies by PPL. Wireless direct printing requires the printer to be wireless-enabled and in range of the PC. Some HP LaserJet printers may require a firmware upgrade.
(6) Wireless performance is dependent upon physical environment and distance from access point.
(7) Based on an HP assessment of printer manufacturer security offerings in market as of Nov. 1, 2011.
(8) Estimated U.S. street prices. Actual prices may vary.

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