Cisco delivers new Unified Communications solutions in the Middle East for real-time business collaboration

Cisco Unified Communications system 6.0, a comprehensive communications system for voice, video and data, introduces capabilities that will dramatically improve the productivity of mobile employees and cost-effectively deliver unified communications to Enterprises and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

"The system integrates wired, wireless and mobile devices to create a secure solution for the entire organization, regardless of a worker's location," said Ziad Mortaja, Cisco Director and Regional Manager, North Africa and Levant. "The solution helps enable businesses of all sizes to experience unprecedented responsiveness and secure communications, anytime and anywhere, regardless of the device used, resulting in increased levels of customer satisfaction."

Cisco Unified Communications system 6.0 is built on open industry standards so organizations can mix and match their communications technologies to meet their business needs. It integrates smoothly with existing business desktop tools for plug-and play functionality that simplifies deployment, lowers training costs and reduces capital and operating expenses.

"Organizations deploying Cisco Unified Communications system 6.0 will also benefit from a global network of Cisco partners that specialize in unified communications," said Hany Abdel Aziz, Egypt Country Manager. "Cisco Unified Communications system 6.0 helps enable businesses to excel in today's fast-paced world by giving them the agility they need to continuously innovate and quickly adapt. By using the network as a platform for all communications - voice, video, data, security, and mobility - the network is transformed into a "human network" where your business moves with you, security is everywhere and your information is always available, whenever and wherever it's needed."

"The business case for unified communications centers is on improving employee productivity and collaboration options while driving down some of the cost of maintaining multiple communication applications and infrastructures,"

said Abner Germanow, Director of Enterprise Networking research at IDC. "As the integration between unified communications components improves, the need for IT to request additional funds to pay for incremental integration and servers will decline."