When Cisco first acquired WebEx, we said that Cisco had a disruption-enabled opportunity to expand its business far beyond networking, moving “up the stack” toward business applications and solutions. Last week, at C-Scape, Cisco’s analyst briefing in San Jose, John Chambers and other Cisco executives articulated just such an expansive vision of the company’s future — one they hope will move the company well beyond its traditional role as networking sector leader, to a leader in providing a wide range of business solutions. Here are some Cisco executives’ statements that jumped out at me, capturing five key messages within Cisco’s expanding vision. Read our full post at blogs.idc.com

Maruti Suzuki At Work: For the past 25 years, Maruti Suzuki has been the industry leader in India’s passenger car market, the fastest growing in world. Since 1995, Maruti Suzuki has built its IT infrastructure on Oracle database and technologies including Oracle Real Application Clusters, Oracle Fusion Middleware Application Server and Weblogic. And now Maruti Suzuki has built its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system on Oracle E-Business Suite and added Hyperion Enterprise to further enhance financial consolidation and reporting efficiency. (C) 2009 Oracle Corporation.

Oracle Partner discusses the benefits of Oracle Fusion Middleware with a focus on BPM. (C) Oracle Corporation 2009

Oracle Partner discusses the benefits of Oracle Fusion Middleware with a focus on BPM. (C) Oracle Corporation 2009

Maruti Suzuki At Work: For the past 25 years, Maruti Suzuki has been the industry leader in India’s passenger car market, the fastest growing in world. Since 1995, Maruti Suzuki has built its IT infrastructure on Oracle database and technologies including Oracle Real Application Clusters, Oracle Fusion Middleware Application Server and Weblogic. And now Maruti Suzuki has built its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system on Oracle E-Business Suite and added Hyperion Enterprise to further enhance financial consolidation and reporting efficiency. (C) 2009 Oracle Corporation.