Cisco Unveils Advanced IP Phone, Catalyst Switch Improvements
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Cisco today unveiled what it claimed is the world&#39;s first Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) enabled IP phone, in addition to a raft of enhancements to its Catalyst switching range designed to boost security, availability and performance.
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Under the effort announced today, the two will share APIs and develop protocols to enable better interoperability between Microsoft's Network Access Protection technology and Cisco's Network Admission Control technology.
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Cisco(R) (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced two significant innovations to its Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture: a Mobile Transport over Pseudowires (MToP) solution and an enhanced Cisco Content Services Gateway.
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The IP wars continue this week with Avaya, now a privately held rather than public company, announcing Avaya Communications Manager 5.0 and new customer service solutions, including a SIP-enabled handset for CSRs (customer service representatives). Communications Manager 5.0 is a full, rather than a point, upgrade to Avaya's main telephony and communications platform. The new version takes the technology from IP to SIP and adds a number of new capabilities."We are taking this version from the service provider trunk all the way to the desktop with a purpose-built SIP contact center phone," said Colleen Aguirre, director, product management for Customer Service applications.The SIP-enabled phone, Avaya Agent Deskphone 16CC, has a list price of $355.The transition of contact centers to IP-enabled centers has been ongoing, said Aguirre. "It flattens out networks and allows for consolidation of servers."The next step from IP to SIP protocol will add additional such capabilities as presence detection while giving contact center managers increased flexibility. For example, version 5.0 of Communications Manager will allow agents to transfer customer data along with a call. The 5.0 upgrade also automates and equalizes the distribution of calls to CSRs and allows agents and managers to evaluate agent availability. "We translated all of that information into the SIP protocol," Aguirre said.While Cisco does not have a SIP-handset and its software still requires middleware translation software, an all-SIP-based solution does not require middleware.Jay Lassman, research director for Communications Applications at Gartner said, Avaya is positioning itself for compatibility with unified communications solutions. "They seem to be on a very aggressive path toward positioning their users for future SIP interoperability," said Lassman.
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Cisco Systems is shaking up its network management with the release of two new switches. Aimed at mid-sized enterprises, the switches acknowledge that there are large numbers of people who are not confident
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Cisco Systems Inc. on Tuesday will introduce new products aimed at protecting and expanding one of its biggest sources of revenue &#151; computer-networking equipment for small businesses and branch offices.
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Cisco Systems and Fujitsu will partner to develop high-end routers and switches for use in advanced IP networks. Initally, Fujitsu will offer co-branded products running Cisco&#39;s IOS-XR operating
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P-Cube develops service control platforms, which help service providers identify subscribers, classify applications, improve service performance and charge for multiple services without costly infrastructure upgrades, Cisco said.
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Cisco Systems has released a suite of new Cisco Catalyst switching products and services specifically designed and priced for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
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Two new switches from Cisco demonstrate a sweeping change in the company&#39;s assumptions about the technical knowledge of network managers.
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Cisco Systems has taken a strategic investment in a company that makes devices to boost cell phone signals indoors.
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InfoWorld - Cisco announced plans this week for a $135 million acquisition of Reactivity, a maker of XML gateway and security hardware designed to speed and secure up Web services traffic on enterprise networks.
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IBM is extending a hand to businesses looking to improve their communications systems with a new package of hardware, software, and support services that rely on traditional IP-based networks.
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Cisco is set to unveil a data-center networking platform that  could take the place of switches that link servers as well as  Fibre Channel devices.
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Cisco Systems has expanded its range of Catalyst switching products and services with the launch of offerings specifically targeted at small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
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Cisco Systems Inc has made a slew of announcements, which include beefing up 10Gb connectivity on its switches and launching fan-less compact versions of a couple of its midrange boxes for markets like education, utilities and the public sector.
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Cisco Systems has added two products to its award-winning Cisco MDS 9000 Family of Multilayer Intelligent directors and fabric switches optimized for transporting storage area network (SAN) traffic outside of the data center, which make them ideally