Cisco this week expanded its smart grid portfolio for utilities with a reference architecture, products and services intended to modernize the electric grid. Cisco unveiled the GridBlocks Architecture ...

"Networking technology will serve as the platform of a smart, more secure energy grid for the 21st century," said Cisco CEO John Chambers in a statement. "Cisco is uniquely positioned to provide a ...

If visions of the smart grid play out, utilities will really be running one big network. Cisco, seeing that trend, has launched a router and switch designed for the smart grid. Cisco on Tuesday rolled ...

Cisco Systems certainly hasn't wasted any time in finding high-profile partners for its smart grid technology aspirations. The networking giant signed a three-year alliance with Duke Energy under ...

Cisco has lined up another partner for its IP-based smart grid buildout initiative. Landis+Gyr, a Swiss developer of metering infrastructure and applications, will work with Cisco to deliver combined ...

Start-up GridNet now has another feather in its cap in terms of big-name investors. Others include GE Energy Financial Services and Intel Capital. In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about ...