Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior Joins CTO Forum Executive Board

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What’s the difference between Video Conferencing and Telepresence?

Telepresence picks up where video conferencing left off. Telepresence IS real time, full-high-definition, immersible sound and vision. Telepresence IS most importantly: the feeling of being “there” when you’re “here”. Telepresence is lifelike, video conferencing is not. Telepresence is that hi-line Mercedes AMG, video conferencing is a Ford Escort - Period.

Why Telepresence now?

Video conferencing has been around a while now but has always lacked the feeling we spoke about above. Jumpy computer screens, broken audio and poor lighting add to the impersonal touches of video conferencing (ie slow motion camcorder on top of your computer monitor). Finally, technology, bandwidth, vision and sound have all converged on video conferencing to create the telepresence experience. It’s about time! Crystal clear surround sound and real-time full-high-definition visual effects enhance the feeling of being there – thus telepresence. That nervous twitch, roll of the eyes, sniffle, tap of the foot – things you see when you’re present and sitting across a conference room table – things you don’t see or feel from video conferencing, but do with telepresence.

Today, what “real” uses are there for Telepresence?

There is no short answer even possible here. We’ll name a few, more like we’ll put your imagination to work. Imagine a single specialist doctor in Canada treating patients in Haiti via telepresence. Robots in space doing the actual work while the telepresence operator dons his telepresence helmet and gloves at his workstation in Texas. Meeting your Russian company vice president while you’re in the executive telepresence room at the office in Denver. Just a few…

What are “real” savings of Telepresence?

Your imagination still working on the last answer? Don’t let up yet! What carbon footprint? Don’t need that airplane ticket to go check on your staff in Russia now do you? What lost life in the Iraqi war? Unmanned drones and soldiers via telepresence. Military and combat cost savings? Immeasurable. Less travel costs, airline frustration, fuel, lost time, carbon emissions, etc. Those are tangible, real savings to name just a very limited few.

You starting to see what telepresence can do that video conferencing can’t? We hope you see what we’re seeing! Telepresence – its time has arrived!

Check out the video thread in Section 8 of the Telepresence Forum where you can watch some Telepresence YouTube videos! If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video must be worth a million!

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Business Wire EON) July 22, 2008 -- "It is a tremendous honor to have Padmasree serve on the CTO Forum Executive Board," said Basheer Janjua, founder and chairman of the CTO Forum and CEO of Integnology Corporation. "She brings a world of experience, vision and energy which will help transform this institution into a global innovation platform. I truly appreciate Cisco's commitment and support for the CTO Forum and look forward to working with Padmasree."

Warrior joined Cisco in December 2007 as chief technology officer (CTO). Warrior comes to Cisco from Motorola, where she was Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. As a CTO, Warrior plays a key leadership role in the continued development and communication of Cisco's technology strategy and vision.

Warrior, 47, was named Motorola's CTO in 2003 and held numerous positions at the company over her 23-year career, including corporate Vice President and General Manager of Motorola's energy systems group and corporate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Motorola's Semiconductor Product Sector. Warrior holds an M.S. degree in chemical engineering from Cornell University and a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India. In 2007 she was awarded a doctorate of Engineering, honoris causa from New York's Polytechnic University. Warrior is an external director on the board of Corning Corporation.

About the CTO Forum

The CTO Forum brings together the best minds in the technology industry to define opportunities, and to collaborate in harnessing, the extraordinary potential of technology. The CTO Forum's mission is to deliver a Global Innovation Platform, where technology leaders collaborate and co-create the technology and solutions that will be critical to meeting tomorrow's global opportunities and challenges. See http://www.thectoforum.net.

About Integnology

Integnology is a leading IT Consulting and Systems Integration firm specializing in Business Intelligence (BI), Enterprise Web 2.0, Executive Consulting and Virtualization. These practices are led by highly capable leaders and teams with extensive industry experience. In addition, Integnology is the founder and organizer for two exceptional communities; the CTO Forum and the CIO Council. See http://integnology.com

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