Cisco contends with Microsoft Lync in the unified communications arena. Google contends with Microsoft in the operating system sector. The inference—Cisco and Google should collaborate. And they are collaborating.
Recently, the companies ported Cisco Unified Communications systems and Cisco Webex to Google Chromebooks. Consequently, large enterprises now have an additional incentive to transition their Windows XP licenses (in April) to free ChromeOS instead of upgrading to paid Windows 8. Moreover, Google and Cisco have achieved integration between Cisco communication systems and the Google Apps suite. Specifically, you can now schedule online Webex and Cisco UC meetings in Google Calendar and initiate voice and video calls directly from Gmail and Google Contacts.
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