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Cisco expands its telepresence network

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BANGALORE, INDIA: Cisco, a provider of IT services, today announced major steps in the company's strategy to bring Cisco TelePresence to everyone, everywhere, with continued global momentum for intercompany Cisco TelePresence services and the introduction of a new one-screen, one-camera Cisco TelePresence system for multipurpose conference rooms.

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In less than two years, Cisco has enabled eight of the world's top service providers spanning five continents to deliver intercompany Cisco TelePresence services, extending availability of the technology to more than 150 countries and thousands of cities, said a press release.

Intercompany Cisco TelePresence gives businesses the ability to use Cisco TelePresence to meet with key suppliers, customers and partners to improve their competitive advantage, speed the time to market, and foster better collaboration in their businesses.

The service providers, AT&T, BT, Orange, NTT, Tata Communications, Telefonica, Telstra, and most recently Telmex, have announced commercial intercompany Cisco TelePresence services, enabling more than 350 organizations, that have already selected Cisco TelePresence, to communicate reliably and with high levels of security and across different networks.

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Cisco also expanded the Cisco TelePresence product portfolio with a new single-screen, single-camera endpoint for up to two people in a multipurpose conference room. Whether for one-to-one or one-to-many meetings, the Cisco TelePresence System 1100 uses the standard 65-inch plasma screen and fits in small, general-use meeting rooms.

When not being used for virtual meetings, the Cisco TelePresence System 1100 also functions as a high-quality audio conferencing device, as an auxiliary display for presentations, or as a digital sign, utilizing integrated Cisco Digital Media Player functionality.

Mark Weidick, vice president and general manager, TelePresence Exchange Business Unit, Cisco, said, "Working with leading global carriers, Cisco is bringing the vision of a global Cisco TelePresence network to reality. With the combination of highly secure, reliable intercompany Cisco TelePresence services and access to public Cisco TelePresence Suites, organizations can now scale their operations to reap growth and productivity benefits both internally and externally today.”

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