Cisco adds to Catalyst software stack for back-to-work safety
Technology giant expands DNA Spaces location services to Catalyst 9000 switches as workplaces reopen post-COVID. Credit: Dreamstime
Cisco has taken the wraps off a technology package it says will utilise existing core wireless and wired systems to help enterprises better control their physical environments and enable a safer, more secure return to the office.
While supporting remote offices and branches of one IDC says that post-COVID, more than 52 per cent of workers will either remain remote or hybrid they rest could return to an altered business space.
In these offices, sensors and devices that have been used to manage lighting and HVAC systems can be adapted to occupancy and density monitoring, air-quality testing, contact tracing, and in-room presence, according to Anoop Vetteth, vice president of product management with Cisco’s Enterprise Switching and Software Solutions group.
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Cisco has taken the wraps off a technology package it says will utilize existing core wireless and wired systems to help enterprises better control their physical environments and enable a safer, more secure return to the office.
While supporting remote offices and branches of one IDC says that post-COVID, more than 52% of workers will either remain remote or hybrid they rest could return to an altered business space.
In these offices, sensors and devices that have been used to manage lighting and HVAC systems can be adapted to occupancy and density monitoring, air-quality testing, contact tracing, and in-room presence, according to Anoop Vetteth, vice president of product management with Cisco’s Enterprise Switching and Software Solutions group.