Cisco’s Networks Will Analyze Us

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Another giant of tech hardware aims to make money by selling insights.

Cisco Systems announced Thursday what it calls “connected analytics,” a mix of hardware, software and services based on sensor data. The idea is to offer rapid analysis of fast-changing information, like the people moving through a store, or beer sold in a stadium, so that companies can respond in time.

The strategy may also be a way for Cisco, which celebrated its 30th anniversary Thursday, to extract more money from the data transmission networks it has installed for customers.

Link: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/11/ciscos-networks-will-analyze-us/?ref=technology