SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - Sep 9, 2012) - Cisco (NASDAQ: [ CSCO ]) invites camera vendors attending ASIS 2012 in Philadelphia to join its Plugfest event to discover how the Cisco® medianet network architecture can simplify the management and operation of IP-based surveillance cameras. Medianet brings together advanced, intelligent technologies and devices in a platform optimized for the delivery of rich-media experiences. At Plugfest, Cisco will provide an overview of the benefits that the media service proxy (MSP) offers and perform Interoperability Verification Testing (IVT) with other industry manufacturers of IP surveillance camera endpoints on the MSP-enabled Cisco network.

What:
Cisco Plugfest at ASIS International 2012

When:
Sept. 10-13, 2012, during exhibit hours

Where:
Cisco booth 213 at ASIS 2012 at the Philadelphia Convention Center

Why:
99 percent of the Fortune Global 500 use Cisco network technologies today
Test equipment compatibility with the Cisco medianet network architecture to demonstrate that your video surveillance IP cameras are:

• Standards compliant (RTSP, SDP, mDNS)
• Easy to deploy and automatically configure on Cisco networks
• Cisco compatible by passing Interoperability Verification Testing

How:
The MSP Plugfest will be held during exhibit hours of ASIS International 2012 at Cisco booth 213. Please RSVP with [ Karthik Dakshinamoorthy ] ([ karthikd@cisco.com ]), as priority will be given to partners who have registered. Information sessions about the MSP Plugfest will be conducted on Monday, Sept. 10, from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm and Tuesday, Sept. 11, from 9:30 am to 10:00 am in the Cisco booth as well as on Tuesday, Sept. 11 from 1:30 pm to 2:20 pm in the ASIS Solutions Theater.

To learn more about how MSP works and how you can use this technology with various camera solutions, visit the MSP Cisco Developer Network program [ site ]: [ http://developer.cisco.com/web/msp/ ]

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