Originally posted on TheTelecomBlog.com
It will be more than a year from its initial unveiling when the enterprise ready Cisco Cius tablet hits store shelves at the end of July (cost: $750), a lengthy wait that has seen the steady rise of enterprise adoption of Apple’s consumer oriented iPad as well as the release of several enterprise specific devices/platforms.
But that doesn’t seem to matter to Cisco, a company that has seen its profits wane these past few months, as the telecommunications giant plans to offer the enterprise sector things its never seen before, unprecedented customization qualities and unrivalled IT control.
To that end, Cisco unveiled its own unique application ecosystem yesterday, dubbed AppHQ, a platform that will allow companies to build their own apps, mange their own app stores, manage the devices in use, and one that will, of course, usher in the next generation of portable video, telepresence, and teleconferencing technologies that will run on the Cius.
Cisco’s AppHQ is similar to Avaya’s Flare Experience, in that both are unique communications platforms designed around full integration with each company’s respective communication solutions.
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