Voice Over IP
Voice over IP (VoIP) defines a way to carry voice calls over an IP network including the digitization and packetization of the voice streams. IP Telephony utilizes the VoIP standards to create a telephony system where higher level features such as advanced call routing, voice mail, contact centers, etc., can be utilized.
Unified Communications
The Cisco Unified Communications system of voice, video and IP communications products and applications can help your organization communicate more effectively to streamline business processes, reach the right resource the first time, and increase profitability.
The Cisco Unified Communications Solution provides a new way of communicating that uses the Cisco® Service-Oriented Network Architecture (SONA) as a secure platform for all communications — voice, video, data, mobility — enabling organizations to extend their business and do more with existing resources.
Enhanced Security for Unified Communications
By taking an integrated approach to security, Cisco can deliver the most secure and reliable solutions possible--at all layers of the network. Cisco Unified Communications solutions can be as secure, or even more secure, than traditional PBX systems because they combine IP communications security techniques with network security technologies enabling all aspects of the network to work as a secure, unified system.
Cisco offers a comprehensive suite of security products and features for IP communications that provide:
- Protection, privacy, control, and confidence
- Voice security technologies that are used within the network infrastructure
- Security techniques that encompass infrastructure, call management, endpoints, and the application level
As with any network application, Cisco recommends that customers define and implement a comprehensive, integrated security policy. Based on the results of independent testing, Cisco offers the most secure IP communications solution available on the market today.
Integrated Voice, Video and Web Conferencing
Achieve significant cost savings, advanced security, improved productivity, and accelerated processes with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace. This complete multimedia conferencing solution fully integrates voice, video, and Web conferencing capabilities to give remote meetings a natural and effective, face-to-face quality.
Intuitive interfaces make setting up, attending, and managing meetings simple and straightforward. The industry-leading video setup and control capabilities of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace meet the needs of organizations looking for a single enterprise-class solution and user environment for voice, Web, and video conferencing. The solution supports a range of applications and user roles for highly collaborative meetings, training sessions, and presentations.
The solution is deployed over internal networks, so:
- Conferencing traffic runs over your organization's networks to greatly reduce transport toll charges and recurring conferencing fees
- You can isolate confidential meetings behind the firewall for the utmost in security and still have the flexibility to set up Internet accessible meetings with external parties
- Integration with other enterprise applications is simple and secure
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