Cisco Systems Teams With Red Bull Cheever Racing to Bring Wireless and VoIP Technology to the Indianapolis 500.INDIANAPOLIS -- Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) and Red Bull Cheever Racing Cheever Racing is an auto racing team founded in 1996 by Eddie Cheever as Team Cheever in the Indy Racing League. They have fielded a car for Cheever for much of its existence, but occasionally has become a two car team, almost always for the Indianapolis 500. today announced that they have teamed up to bring wireless and Voice over IP (VoIP) technology to the 89th annual Indianapolis 500, the biggest car racing event in the world. For the first time, a racing team will be utilizing this technology to give engineers, pit crews and ultimately the race car drivers immediate access to real time information and statistics during the race. Red Bull Cheever Racing has two race cars that will be competing in this year's Indianapolis 500 race -- No. 51 Toyota-powered Dallara driven by Alex Barron Alex Barron may refer to several people:
"Cisco is changing the way our team communicates and analyzes data," said Eddie Cheever Jr., owner, Red Bull Cheever Racing. "For example, using the Cisco solution, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate town completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest , in a single-lap around the track, we get nearly double the amount of coverage, in the transmission of data from car to engineers, than any other team. This complete footprint of the track means we get crucial information when it happens, without delay. This is the wave of the future and we are extremely excited to partner with Cisco in this project." "Cisco is excited to be teaming with Red Bull Cheever Racing to bring this first-of-its-kind technology solution to the Indianapolis 500, the biggest spectator sporting event in the world," said Greg Akers, SVP SVP S'il Vous Plaît (French: Please) SVP Senior Vice President SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party) SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology SVP Social Venture Partners SVP St Vincent de Paul and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Cisco's Global Government Solutions Group. "By utilizing Cisco wireless and VoIP technology, Red Bull Cheever Racing can be more mobile, have real-time access to data, and finally, optimize its race car performance." For more information about Cisco's wireless and VoIP technology please visit www.cisco.com. For more information about Red Bull Cheever Racing, and to get daily race updates, please visit www.redbullcheeverracing.com. About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Information on Cisco can be found at http://www.cisco.com. For ongoing news, please go to http://newsroom.cisco.com. About Red Bull Cheever Racing With a mission to become a leader in American motorsports, Red Bull Cheever Racing has won five IndyCar Series races, four pole positions and the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. 1998 Indianapolis 500. The team twice finished third in the 1997 and 2000 IRL 1. (jargon, chat) IRL - In real life. Generally synonymous with f2f. 2. (language, robotics) IRL - Industrial Robot Language. IndyCar Series championships and has won two Indy 500 Rookie-of-the-Year titles. In 2005, Red Bull Cheever Racing is powered by Toyota and continues long standing corporate and technical partnerships with Red Bull, Mecachrome, Cisco Systems, IZOD and Firestone. Cisco, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. |
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