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Institute of Real Estate Management Luncheon

Half a decade ago, large corporations started to realize that they could make significant savings by running all their communications over a single network. Today, the same thing is about to happen all over again with businesses in construction, real estate and property services.

Cisco is targeting these companies with a framework called Cisco Connected Real Estate (CCRE), a comprehensive suite of products designed specifically for commercial real estate developers and property management organizations .  CCRE aims to give them capital and operational cost savings and improved efficiency, as well as helping create new revenue streams and improve safety and security.

CCRE's premise is simple. Like large corporations five or six years ago, which typically operated different platforms for their voice, data and video communications, today's buildings are using multiple proprietary networks for automation systems and associated devices.

These systems can cover heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC); security and access; fire and safety; and separate telecommunications and data networks.

As a result, modern buildings are often complex to operate, have high installation, integration and ongoing maintenance costs, and have limited automation potential. So why not simply merge all the networks together? With IP, this is not just possible, but easy.

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