At its Annual Cisco Collaboration Summit 2012, Cisco on Thursday introduced new people-centric innovations aimed at making it easier to collaborate anywhere, anytime in the post-PC era. The innovations, ranging from new desktop and mobile applications include Cisco Jabber™   and Cisco TelePresence™  systems, which make it easy for users to move from one collaboration solution to the next with ease (for example, moving from instant messaging to voice to video with just the click of a button).

The new Jabber and TelePresence offerings, which include a new immersive TelePresence system with optimized collaboration capabilities are completely integrated, giving customers more mobility options while also extending the reach of their telepresence investments.

Cisco also announced some collaboration solutions at the event.  It will extend Cisco Jabber to iPad and Windows, building on its extensive Jabber portfolio for Android, iOS, Mac, BlackBerry and Cisco Cius™ Tablets. It will enable Jabber customers to collaborate from anywhere and across the most popular operating systems utilizing high definition video, voice, presence, instant messaging, desktop sharing, conferencing and visual voicemail.

Cisco is also expanding native integration between Jabber and TelePresence, giving mobile users a way to initiate and connect into a TelePresence session whether in the office or on the go.

Speaking to the press Bryan Tantzen, Senior Director, Collaboration, Cisco said, “The post PC era is requires a workspace that is more mobile, social, visual and virtual. Customers need secure, enterprise-class options that enable employees to interact across a broad range of tools. We at Cisco understand this and are delivering on the need of people-centric collaboration experiences that offer anytime and anywhere communications.”

According to Dinesh Malkani, Managing Director, Collaboration, Cisco APAC, “Cisco is committed to extending the reach of unified communications, video and collaboration to benefit everyone in the enterprise. ‘Jabber for everyone’ increases collaboration choices for customers; this isn’t just for those customers who happen to have a Cisco IP phone. It’s for every employee in an organization - – regardless of device (mobile or desktops), application or operating system (Like Apple iOS, Windows etc)!”

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