Cisco and Sun Announce Joint Unified Communications Solution

Strategic Insights -

Cisco and Sun Microsystems have announced an agreement to jointly develop and market an end-to-end Unified Communications solution for service providers, allowing them to offer consolidated voice, fax, and email services independent of location, time, or device. The joint solution will be supported by world-class system integrators, including Cap Gemini, which will provide system integration, implementation, and ongoing support services.

Key Takeaways:

  • The joint solution will provide an open, IP standards-based infrastructure for carrier-grade applications, enabling seamless integration of voice and Internet applications.
  • The solution will enable service providers to offer value-added, cost-effective communications services across an open infrastructure, reducing total cost of ownership and customer churn.
  • The joint solution will be delivered by world-class systems integrators such as Cap Gemini, which will provide integration with SS7 signaling protocols, depth of experience in large-scale unified messaging and voice mail systems for wireline and wireless service providers.
  • The solution will be built on top of the Sun-Netscape Alliance iPlanet suite of products, providing a comprehensive set of reliable and scalable infrastructure components.
  • The joint solution will enable service providers to transition to the New World, where IP networks are the foundation for their network infrastructure and application needs.
  • The joint solution will provide a powerful value proposition to service providers, enabling them to offer complete, reliable, and scalable unified communications solutions that can be easily and rapidly integrated and supported.

Statistics:

  • Service providers will benefit from a joint solution that enables the seamless integration of voice and Internet applications, providing a powerful value proposition to service providers.
  • The joint solution will be delivered by world-class systems integrators such as Cap Gemini, which will provide integration with SS7 signaling protocols, depth of experience in large-scale unified messaging and voice mail systems for wireline and wireless service providers.
  • The joint solution will be built on top of the Sun-Netscape Alliance iPlanet suite of products, providing a comprehensive set of reliable and scalable infrastructure components.
  • The joint solution will enable service providers to transition to the New World, where IP networks are the foundation for their network infrastructure and application needs.
  • The joint solution will be supported by Cap Gemini, which will provide system integration, implementation, and ongoing support services.

Sources:

  • Cisco Systems press release, Oct. 5, 1999
  • Sun Microsystems press release, Oct. 5, 1999
  • Cap Gemini press release, available at http://www.capgemini.com
  • Sun-Netscape Alliance press release, available at http://www.iplanet.com
  • America Online, Inc. press release, available at http://www.aol.com
  • Sun Microsystems, Inc. press release, available at http://www.sun.com
  • Cisco Systems, Inc. press release, available at http://www.cisco.com