Cisco's CEO John Chambers made some interesting comments in his remarks to the C-Scape event yesterday. He talked about building operational excellence and efficiencies internally, using tools such as WebEx, TelePresence, and a Facebook-like application where Cisco employees can connect to company experts, read materials, and connect to teams for collaboration.

One interesting comment that Chambers made was the company's push to the consumer market. He talked about freeing up resources that can then be used by groups at Cisco focusing on service providers, media companies, and consumer electronics manufacturers. I would expect that we'll see much more from Cisco at CES in January that lays out these specific strategies.