Cisco expands its offering in immersive telepresence for organizations of all sizes

The BE 6000S all-in-one platform, the TelePresence IX5000 range and the Project Squared application, that facilitates the connection of devices in the Cloud, These are Cisco's new bets in the collaboration environment.

The collaboration ecosystem of Cisco has been complemented with three new solutions that facilitate its use in organizations of all sizes. La plataforma Business Edition 6000S, the IX5000 telepresence system and the Project Squared application for distributed work teams are the new proposals.

Specially designed for SMEs, Business Edition 6000S (BE6000S) is an all-in-one collaboration platform built on an integrated Cisco router. Simple to implement and highly scalable, Provides enterprise-class voice capabilities, video, instant messaging and presence for companies from 25 y 150 users.

These collaboration functionalities combined with the Cisco model 2921 Integrated Services Router (ISR) provide routing services, security and wireless connectivity in a single solution. Available for early 2015, The BE6000S platform includes installation wizards that make it easy to implement and maintain, and reduce TCO.

For companies with a greater number of users or growth projections, Cisco has a simple migration to the Business Edition platform 6000, protecting the initial investment and facilitating business scalability, depending on each need.

TelePresence IX5000

The TelePresence IX5000 range is a telepresence system made up of three screens 70 inches with multimedia capabilities that provides a high-quality video collaboration experience for between 6 y 18 users, using half the bandwidth of previous models, thanks to H.265 compression, and consuming less 10 amps.

Its combination of four 4K cameras allows you to capture the entire room in ultra high definition images, facilitating a smooth transition between planes thanks to its graphic processing, in addition to digitally correcting the images that are shared. The result is a clear view of the content without the need to use additional cameras, with the novelty that different presentations can be projected simultaneously on any of its three screens.

Regarding audio, incorporates 18 speakers, a subwoofer and a microphone with 17.502 micro-grooves and beam-forming technology to capture sound clearly. Its total cost of ownership is lower than previous models, due in part to lower bandwidth and energy consumption, and the shortest deployment time.

The IX5000 range is completed with other functionalities such as connection to the laptop via WiFi, thanks to the integration of WebEx with telepresence systems. If you do not use WebEx, The system features a universal video adapter that provides connections for any Mac or PC device and hides when not needed.

Project Squared

This collaboration offer is completed with Project Squared, a business application that combines chat, audio, video, multi-conference and content sharing, responding to the demands of distributed work teams who want to be connected regardless of their location.

Built on Cisco Collaboration Cloud, platform designed to facilitate the collaboration experience aligned with the Cisco Intercloud strategy, unites the physical conference room with the virtual world.

With an intuitive design and accessible from any device, workers can download the application, Start a virtual meeting room and invite other users to join with their name or email address. Already in the room, participants can share messages, files or make voice and video calls securely. And thanks to the collaboration with Box, Files and messages are processed in the Cloud with end-to-end encryption and are available without downloading, in addition to being able to share the content of personal Box accounts.

Project Squared works on web browsers, so users can log in from any computer, no need for VPN, uses mobile notifications to connect with users whenever desired and integrates with other widely used business tools such as calendars, Active Directory, WebEx o Box.