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Marthin de Beer

This autumn you will see Cisco video on retail shelves!

Forbes talked recently with Marthin de Beer, who leads Cisco's emerging technology group.

When asked "…when are we going to see Cisco's consumer video product on the market? And how are you going to compete with Skype?," de Beer told Forbes that Cisco have already started and are in trials through the summer.

"On the shelves before Christmas," declares de Beer. Cisco says it will be the "only HD life-size experience that uses your existing HD TV and your existing broadband." Hmm, unfortunate choice of words when you say "Lifesize…"

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