From ComputerWorld: Apple and Cisco recently confirmed they will be working even more closely together. I caught up with two key Cisco executives to learn a little more about the two company’s plans.
At root, Cisco and Apple are opening up new opportunities that transform iOS into the key platform for collaboration and unified communications.
They are doing this through software, platform and inherent network cooperation. That means Cisco Spark natively integrates with Apple, but Cisco is also able to prioritize iOS video calls and bandwidth-intense collaborative experiences over other tasks on the network itself with FastLane. Cisco Spark and WebEx support on Apple’s platforms also help ensure Apple is a peer player in the enterprise space.
Discussing these improvements, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins told me via email: “We are really excited about the deeper partnership between Cisco and Apple. The whole idea behind the work we’re doing together is to simplify the user experience.”
Some of these announcements were made at Cisco Live, when Cook shared the stage with Robbins. The company claims response from customers and partners has been positive so far.
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