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Cisco Launches 360 Partner Program with Secure AI Infrastructure Specialization
Cisco introduces a new 360 Partner Program featuring 'Secure Networking' and 'Secure AI Infrastructure' specializations, enhancing partner capabilities in AI-ready data centers and digital resilience solutions. The program includes new incentive mechanisms, value assessment frameworks, and AI assistant tools.
Cisco Advances AI-Ready Networking Strategy with Wi-Fi 7 Campus Deployment
Cisco partners with Georgetown University for a large-scale Wi-Fi 7 campus deployment, featuring automated analytics, unified access layer management and multi-layered security to create AI-ready infrastructure for research applications.
Cisco-OECD Research Reveals Geographic and Generational Divides in AI Adoption: Emerging Markets Lead, Youth Drive Usage
Cisco-OECD joint research finds emerging economies like India, Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa lead globally in GenAI adoption rates, trust, and engagement, with the under-35 demographic as the primary driver. The insights inform Cisco's Digital Impact Office strategy to bridge digital divides via initiatives like Networking Academy and Country Digital Acceleration programs.
Cisco becomes Official Technology Partner of Madison Square Garden with AI-ready data center and campus network infrastructure
Cisco entered a multi-year partnership with Madison Square Garden Entertainment, becoming an official partner. The deployment includes Cisco's Catalyst switches and wireless hardware, Catalyst Center for management, Identity Services Engine (ISE), and Nexus 9000 series data center switches, aiming to build a flexible, scalable, and future-ready network foundation.
NVIDIA and SK hynix Co-Architect Next-Gen Memory for AI Factories, Locking HBM4 to Vera Rubin
NVIDIA and SK hynix announce a multi-year tech partnership to co-develop next-gen memory for Vera Rubin, RTX Spark, and Jetson Thor. Separately, SK Telecom deploys a gigawatt-scale AI cloud using the full DGX stack, targeting 2027. This elevates SK hynix from supplier to co-architect, strengthening NVIDIA's lock-in on HBM and the AI ecosystem.
Bosch and Qualcomm Deepen Collaboration to Consolidate ADAS and Cockpit Compute on Single SoC
Bosch and Qualcomm are expanding their strategic partnership to jointly develop production-ready ADAS solutions based on the Snapdragon Ride platform, and to consolidate cockpit and ADAS functions onto a single SoC using Snapdragon Ride Flex. This aims to provide automakers with a clear migration path from distributed to centralized compute architectures, reducing system complexity and cost.