NEWS RELEASE: Cisco Jabber Takes Unified Communications and Collaboration to New Heights for PC, Mac, Tablets and Smart Phones

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Cisco Jabber Takes Unified Communications and Collaboration to New
Heights for PC, Mac, Tablets and Smart Phones

Wake Forest University to Deploy New Cisco Jabber Application to
Increase Collaboration Among Students and Faculty

ORLANDO, Fla., March 1, 2011 - At the Enterprise Connect 2011 trade
show, Cisco today announced the release of Cisco JabberTM, a unified
communications application that brings together presence, instant
messaging (IM), voice and video, voice messaging, desktop sharing and
conferencing into a single consistent experience across PCs, Macs,
tablets and smart phones. Jabber provides a simple way for business
workers to easily and securely find the right people, to see if and on
what device they are available, and to collaborate using their preferred
method or device.

Cisco Jabber, which is scheduled to roll out to Mac users starting this
summer will provide users with a unified client they can deploy across
on-premise and cloud-based options. With Jabber, users can easily and
seamlessly escalate from an IM conversation to a voice, video or desktop
sharing interaction on the fly. Additionally, users can have immediate
access and utilize these capabilities whether they are in or out of the
office.

Jabber is available today or in development for Windows, iPhone, iPad,
Nokia, Android and BlackBerry platforms. In addition, Jabber integrates
with video endpoints including Cisco Unified IP Phones, Cisco WebEx®
MeetingCenter  and Cisco TelePresence® connections.

Because they are able to use this application on a variety of platforms
and in the locations most convenient for them, workers can collaborate
faster and more effectively. They also can benefit from quicker
decision-making, advanced company-to-company collaboration and increased
productivity.

Cisco will showcase these new offerings along with other collaboration
innovations during a keynote presentation and demonstration at 10 am ET
on March 1st at Enterprise Connect in Orlando, Fla.
Announcement Highlights:

Interoperability:

* Cisco Jabber uses the industry-standard Extensible Messaging and
Presence Protocol (XMPP) for presence and IM. With Jabber's
interoperability, employees from one company can interact with employees
at other companies using applications from Google, IBM. Microsoft and
AOL.

* Further increasing user acceptance and adoption, Cisco Jabber
provides integration with Microsoft Office productivity applications so
users can see a colleague's availability status, and quickly escalate
communications to an instant message, phone call or conference from
within the application.

Mobility Capabilities

* Mobile users will enjoy a variety of communication capabilities
including presence, IM, voice over WiFi, and visual voicemail.

* Using Jabber technology, a business user can use a single work line
for their desk phone, wireless device and desktop computer -- and can
make and receive enterprise calls on the device over a Wi-Fi connection.
This adds to the existing capability available over a cellular network.

Video Capabilities

* Standards-based H.264, high-definition (HD) resolution enables users
to interoperate in HD with Cisco TelePresence and other industry video
solutions.

* Users also benefit from multiparty, continuous presence video so one
can simultaneously see multiple video users during group or team
communications sessions.

* These integrated video capabilities are scheduled to be available in
the second half of 2011.

Other Details about Jabber

* Cisco Jabber is based on Jabber Inc. technology and expands the
solution to incorporate voice, video and conferencing. Cisco acquired
Jabber Inc. in 2008.

* Cisco Jabber capabilities are compatible with Cisco Unified
Communications Manager 6.1.4 andr later.

Supporting Quotes:

* Nancy Crouch, deputy chief information officer, Wake Forest
University:

"Cisco Jabber will help us achieve our goa
l of promoting an 'equal
access to all' environment that fosters communication and collaboration
across Wake Forest University. Jabber enables improved collaboration
between our students, faculty, and staff by providing easy access to
presence, instant messaging, voice, video and conferencing capabilities
on Mac computers and PCs."

* Laurent Philonenko, vice president and general manager, Unified
Communications business unit, Cisco:

"Regardless of whether customers are using Macs, PCs or mobile devices,
they are looking for flexibility in how, where and on what device they
can communicate using voice, video and instant messaging. With Cisco
Jabber we are responding to this need by providing advanced capabilities
and innovative user experiences that are available on the platform and
device of their choosing."

Supporting Resources:

* For more product details and information, visit the Cisco Jabber
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/voicesw/ps6789/jabber_uc_apps.html
and Cisco Mobile
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10685/Products_Sub_Category_Home.html
pages for more detail.

* Keep up with Cisco's news by visiting the company's Platform Blog.
http://blogs.cisco.com/category/news/

* For more information about Cisco's collaboration news and activities
visit the Collaboration Blog
http://blogs.cisco.com/category/collaboration/ or follow us
viaTwitter @CiscoCollab.

* For more details about Cisco Collaboration at Enterprise Connect,
visit the Cisco Collaboration Community Virtual Launch experience.
https://www.myciscocommunity.com/community/technology/collaboration/virtualenterpriseconnect

Tags / Keywords:

collaboration, presence, video, communication, productivity, IM, XMPP,
telepresence, voice, mobile, Cisco WebEx Meeting Center, Cisco
TelePresence, WebEx, Enterprise Connect

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conferencing, messaging, enterprise social software, and interoperable
telepresence experiences, Cisco brings together network-based,
integrated collaboration solutions based on open standards. These
solutions, as well as services from Cisco and our partners, are designed
to help promote business growth, innovation and productivity. They are
also designed to help accelerate team performance, protect investments,
and simplify the process of finding the right people and information.

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