Cisco Systems Godo Kaisha has announced that Kinki Labour Bank has adopted Cisco products in the network infrastructure of the bank’s new headquarters in Osaka, integrating business systems, unified communications, physical security systems and digital signage.
The new Kinki Rokin building, built near Higobashi in Osaka-shi, has housed around 450 employees since the head office moved in December 2008. The building contains a boardroom, office space, conference rooms and an employee cafeteria.
An integrated network such as this is made possible through the use of Cisco switches and routers offering high reliability and high speed.Two Cisco Catalyst 6504E switches form the core of the entire network and they are used as a “single virtual switch” through the use of the virtual switching system. This increases the capacity of a redundant configuration and enables its management using a simple topology. said Cisco.
The company also said that the deployment of an integrated IP network such as this is expected to provide smoother communication and cost reduction; improved information security; strengthened physical security in the building; promotion of energy saving; increased efficiency in operations; and increased building value.
The integrated IP network in Kinki Labour Bank is based on the Connected Real Estate application.
