Byline: Mark Boslet
Oct. 10--Cisco Systems doesn't believe business ends at the virtual water's edge.
The San Jose company owns four islands in the virtual online world Second Life, each populated with pavilions for product demonstrations, training and meetings.
But its push into virtual work spaces -- where offices and conference rooms exist inside computers instead of concrete -- reaches well beyond Second Life's quirky environment of flying "avatars," or digital people.
The network-equipment maker launched a virtual site for business partners and service providers a month ago where visitors can wander among product exhibits. It also set up virtual ...