Shahzoor Ali
The First Tablet Built for Business: Cisco Cius: for mobile viewing pleasure
Cisco Systems now starts marketing their First Tablet Built for Business, runs Android. The advert shows other smartphones, tablets and laptop how Cisco Cius is better than all these devices. It has WebEx Connect, Cisco’s online meeting messenger which is vast used with corporate. The Cisco Cius also connects to the Cisco IP Phones (not all models) for Video Conference calling.
It was announced a year ago and as far as I can remember it was going to launch in February 2011, even if it did they started marketing now. I have also talked about this then on Tough challenges for RIM ahead post when rumours were out about BlackBerry PlayBook (BlackPad).
I wasn’t much impressed by the product when I used the pre-launched product in late 2010 which had Android 2.2 installed on it. You can watch the demo by John Chamber (Cisco Systems Inc, CEO):
Demo of Cisco Cius Part 1: for mobile viewing pleasure
Quick Facts about Cisco Cius:
- 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, 3G/4G data and Bluetooth 3.0 help employees stay connected on and off-campus
- HD video (720p) with Cisco TelePresence solution interoperability for lifelike video communication with the simplicity of a phone call
- Virtual desktop client enables highly secure access to cloud-based business applications
- Android operating system, with access Android marketplace applications
- Collaboration applications including Cisco Quad, Cisco Show and Share, WebEx, Presence, and IM
Tablet Highlights:
- 7” diagonal, high-resolution color screen with contact-based touch targets delivers an elegant, intuitive experience
- HD Soundstation supports Bluetooth and USB peripherals, 10/100/1000 wired connectivity and a handset option
- Detachable and serviceable 8-hour battery for a full day of work
- Highly secure remote connections with Cisco AnyConnect Security VPN Client
- HD audio with wideband support (tablet, HD Soundstation)
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