The technologies will be integrated with Cisco's Unified Communications system, which provides enterprise customers with single, company-wide platform for voice, data and video traffic integrated with their IT infrastructure.

 

Cisco launched the system early in spring 2006. Cisco's plan, once the acquisitions close, is to integrate the product portfolios of both companies into a single common application development interface for all Cisco Unified Communications offerings. The aim of such a platform is to allow Cisco customers and partners to create customized communications applications integrated across the enterprise IT infrastructure, applications and contact centers.

 

The two companies, once the acquisition is closed, will become a part of Cisco's Voice Technology Group, headed by Senior Vice President Don Proctor. The deals are expected to close by August. In a statement, Proctor said, "Cisco's Unified Communications is our commitment to helping enterprises streamline their voice, video, data and mobility communications by providing them with an open and extensible platform upon which to develop further applications and streamline business processes. With these acquisitions, we are making good on that commitment and will continue to help our enterprise customers draw on third-party developers to integrate new applications into the IP network platform."

 

Source: eWeek