Catching up on the tablet craze, Cisco has launched the Cius, an Android 2.2 (Froyo) powered 7-in tablet primarily meant for enterprise use. Cius, a first-of-its-kind mobile collaboration business tablet delivers virtual desktop integration, with anywhere anytime access to the full range of Cisco collaboration and communication applications, including HD video.
The product features include :
- Weighing just 1.15lbs (0.52kg) it includes Wi-Fi , 4G data, and Bluetooth to help employees stay connected while mobile.
- Intel Atom Processor and Android-based mobile collaboration platform.
- Front-mounted 720p HD camera refreshing at up to 30 frames per second; a seven inch, high-resolution widescreen super VGA touch-target display, 5-megapixel rear facing camera.
- Virtual Experience Infrastructure (VXI) thin-client integration enables highly secure access to cloud-based business applications.
- Cisco AppHQ delivers access to secure transformative business-process applications.
- Collaboration applications include Cisco Quad, Cisco Jabber, and Cisco Unified Presence as well as integrated, one-click access to Cisco WebEx Meeting Center.
- Detachable and serviceable eight-hour battery for a full day of work.
- Highly secure remote connections with Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.
Talking about the tablet, Tony Bates, senior vice president and general manager, enterprise, commercial and small business, Cisco, said:
“Cisco Cius epitomizes how the network is changing the way we live, work, learn and play. This platform can transform how healthcare professionals advance patient care; how retailers deliver service experiences to consumers, or how universities deliver world-class education to their students. Best of all, Cisco Cius offers IT functions a way to dramatically lower the cost-per-user of provisioning those new experiences.”
Cisco has revealed pricing for the Cius to be around $750, although an introductory promotion could drop it down to $700.
Our Take
Cisco’s primary competition being the Apple iPad, the company intelligently made Cius specifically for the enterprise crowd and is not promoting it as a tablet for any and every purpose. It’s targeted at professional markets and enhanced for their use. Another interesting point was Cisco’s very own AppHQ app store and Manager.
Unlike an app store like those for Apple’s iTunes, these services will provide developers an opportunity to publish apps designed specifically for enterprises and the Manager will allow IT managers of an enterprise to setup a custom ‘store’ with apps that are custom made for the enterprise and easy for employs to download and use.
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