Cisco Offers Up Its First Smart Grid Products

It makes sense that Cisco wants to break into the smart grid industry--it requires much of the same technology as the computer networking industry. Last year, CEO John Chambers announced that the computing giant had an unlimited budget for smart grid projects, and now we're finally seeing some physical projects come to light with two pieces of smart grid gear: Cisco 2000 Series Connected Grid Router and the Cisco 2500 Series Connected Grid Switch. Both of the items are based on Cisco's...