Cisco made several key announcements, including major updates to the Webex Suite, a new collaboration device and new partnerships to expand its collaboration footprint. To help customers large and small solve the myriad of challenges they’re grappling with as offices reopen, Cisco’s innovations enhance workspaces and empower people with the flexibility to “work their way” – all while being easy to use and manage.
Jeetu Patel, EVP and GM, Cisco Security and Collaboration, said, “Hybrid work is both different and harder than how we worked before. Regardless of job function – frontline worker, knowledge worker, IT admin or contact center agent – people expect and deserve an amazing experience no matter where or how they work,” “This requires a holistic solution that only Cisco can deliver with its integrated platform across collaboration software, devices, networking and security.”
Reimagined workspaces in the office, at home and everywhere in between
98% of meetings will have remote video attendees. Yet only 11% of meeting rooms are video enabled (Frost & Sullivan “State of the Global Video Conferencing Devices Market, October 2022”). Both home offices and office spaces require video devices to help people collaborate and feel their best. And with a 2022 survey of customers finding that 85% use more than one meeting platform, it’s critical those video devices provide seamless interoperability with the platforms colleagues and customers use. New partnerships and capabilities:
- Cisco Partners with Microsoft: Cisco is partnering with Microsoft, enabling the Microsoft Teams Rooms experience on Cisco’s industry-leading collaboration devices wherever people choose to work. Customers and IT benefit from the best quality, highly inclusive and manageable set of devices with Cisco, along with the flexibility to choose their collaboration experience.
- New Collaboration Device: The new Cisco Room Kit EQ is one of the industry’s most advanced collaboration device solutions for large workspaces. Powered by the Cisco Codec EQ, an AI-based computing appliance, the Room Kit EQ enables true-to-life meeting experiences, bringing seamless integration to video-enable and transform large spaces for inclusive hybrid work.
- Hybrid Workspace Blueprint: For the first time Cisco is offering a repeatable Hybrid Workspace Design Guide, based on its NYC office deployment, to help customers design next-generation hybrid workspaces. It encompasses Cisco’s Smart Building Solutions, collaboration, networking, security technology and more. Cisco’s approach connects the intersection of people, space and technology. It supports triple-screens, offers embedded camera and audio intelligence, including automatic noise cancelation, and the option to switch to bring your own device (BYOD) collaboration, so customers can unlock the true potential of hybrid work.
