MUMBAI,INDIA:Cisco today announced the release of Cisco Borderless Access. According to a press release this portion of the company’s Borderless Networks architecture comprises products and service innovations that enable seamless and highly secure wired-wireless communications, sophisticated business-wide energy management, and the optimized delivery of video applications.

As part of this architecture, Cisco is introducing an entire new series of fixed-switching product lines – the Cisco Catalyst 3560/3750-X Series and 2960-S Series – that provide a comprehensive suite of new professional services offerings, flexible entry-level pricing, and an enhanced limited lifetime warranty.  In addition to its switching lines, Cisco announced new routing innovation in the areas of advanced security and performance.

Today’s announcement builds on the Cisco Borderless Networks vision introduced in October 2009 and the announcement of Cisco Secure Borderless Networks earlier this month. The Cisco Borderless Networks architecture, which defines the attributes necessary for supporting businesses that are increasingly distributed and mobile, is designed to enable businesses to connect anyone to anything, anywhere, and anytime – in a highly secure, reliable and seamless environment. Cisco delivers on this architecture through video, energy management and highly secure networking services that are embedded across its routing, switching, wireless and security platforms to form a comprehensive borderless networking solution.

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Rob Soderbery, senior vice president and general manager, Cisco Ethernet Switching Technology Group: “Communications, collaboration and entertainment are fast becoming digitized and connected, and this trend is not only loading networks but also changing them. Cisco’s core networking business, including the Catalyst 2000 and 3000 families, is at the heart of this change. Switching and routing are the foundation for innovation that will bring the next generation of the Internet to life. Cisco’s strategy is to deliver greater value within its core networking offerings and, in turn, provide customers with a more cohesive, architecturally sound IT infrastructure to support the new Internet.”

Sameer Mishra, Regional Manager, Advanced Technologies - Channels, Cisco India & SAARC: “Cisco has always strived to deliver greater customer value in its core networking offerings and provided them with a more cohesive, architecturally sound IT infrastructure to support the next generation internet. Borderless Access, includes a series of products and service innovations that enable seamless and secure wired-wireless communications that will provide energy efficiency, industry-leading security and enhanced Limited Lifetime Warranty (LLW).”