Cisco Systems Announces Alliance with IBM to Support and Deliver Unified Communications Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Lotusphere 2002 ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2002 Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Inc., the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, today announced at Lotusphere in Orlando, Fla., an alliance with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) to support, develop and resell unified communications The real time redirection of a voice, text or e-mail message to the device closest to the intended recipient at any given time. For example, voice calls to desk phones could be routed to the user's cellphone when required. solutions. Expanding on their existing strategic alliance, Cisco and IBM will combine their respective strengths in technology leadership and infrastructure services to help customers quickly introduce advanced communications management Communications management is the systematic planning, implementing, monitoring, and revision of all the channels of communication within an organization, and between organizations; it also includes the organization and dissemination of new communication directives connected with an solutions to improve employee productivity and responsiveness to customers. The two companies have defined a two-phase plan, the first phase of which is already complete. In the first phase, the IBM x232 and x250 hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. were qualified to support Cisco Unity for Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. . IBM Global Services IBM Global Services is the world's largest business and technology services provider. It is the fastest growing part of IBM, with over 190,000 professionals serving customers in more than 160 countries. has built a practice offering consultation and implementation support for customers deploying Cisco Unity for Microsoft Exchange, and the companies have entered into a development agreement to deliver a version of Cisco Unity for Lotus Domino. In the second phase, already underway, Cisco will resell Cisco Unity on the IBM x232 and x250 hardware platforms and introduce the first production release of Cisco Unity for Lotus Domino. IBM Global Services will also build a Cisco Unity for Lotus Domino practice to support this new offering as the final part of this phase. "More and more, enterprises are taking a closer look at network-based services and applications like unified communications to improve organizational productivity and drive down costs," stated Ken Bisconti, vice president of Channels and Alliances, Lotus Software, IBM Software Group. "In extending our strategic alliance to address these customer needs, Cisco and IBM are combining hardware, software and services to help customers quickly deploy and support the most advanced and reliable communications solutions on the market today." "The early customer acceptance we've seen through our joint work on unified communications is significant -- the IBM Global Services Cisco Unity for Microsoft Exchange practice is already one of our top customer delivery vehicles," said Kevin Chestnut, general manager of Cisco's Enterprise Communications Software Business Unit. "Together, Cisco and IBM are extending the reach and interoperability of Cisco Unity to bring its advanced communications management capabilities to a broader customer base while bringing enhanced support and services to our existing Cisco Unity groupware customers." About Cisco Unity Cisco Unity, part of Cisco AVVID AVVID Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data (Cisco) AVVID Architecture for Voice Video and Integrated Data (Architecture for Voice Video and Integrated Data) IP telephony solutions portfolio, is an enterprise-class communications solution that provides advanced, convergence-based communication services -- such as voice mail and unified messaging -- and integrates them with common groupware applications. Built on open standards, Cisco Unity works seamlessly and simultaneously with both legacy circuit-based and packet-based switches, such as Cisco CallManager, helping companies extend investments in TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. (Time Division Multiplexing (communications) time division multiplexing - (TDM) A type of multiplexing where two or more channels of information are transmitted over the same link by allocating a different time interval ("slot" or "slice") for the transmission of each channel. I.e. ) technologies as they migrate towards an Internet Protocol (IP)-based infrastructure to take advantage of voice and data convergence. About IBM IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. Drawing on resources from across IBM and key Business Partners, IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. The fastest way to get more information about IBM is through the IBM home page at http://www.ibm.com. About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available at www.cisco.com. Note to Editors: Cisco, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. Lotus, Lotus Notes, and Lotus Domino are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation (company) Lotus Development Corporation - A software company who produced Lotus 1-2-3, the Symphony spreadsheet and Lotus Notes for the IBM PC. Disliked by the League for Programming Freedom on account of their lawsuits. Quarterly sales $224M, profits $10M (Aug 1994). and/or IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies. |
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