Cisco released a press release today on their results after one full year in the TelePresence business. So how's it going? "Cisco TelePresence is the fastest-growing new product category in Cisco history," said Charles Stucki, vice president and general manager of Cisco TelePresence Systems business unit.

• 100 Customers
• 40 Countries
• 190 Global Cities
• 160 Internal TelePresence Systems at Cisco 
• 242 Internal TelePresence Systems by July of 2008 
• 40,000+ Internal Cisco TelePresence Meetings 
• $41 million + in avoided travel internally
  

For a 1st generation product...that more often that not requires an upgrade of the existing network...and additional video network infrastructure...and CEO level support to purchase...that is a Grand Slam Homerun!

Didn't we tell you that this Telepresence thing was going to be big? Remember where you heard it first...

Check back soon for HSL's thoughts and analysis.

Read Cisco's Press Release here