Voice Communications Face-Off: Cisco Vs. Microsoft
By Matt Schilling:There's a face off in the enterprise collaboration space that investors should really examine. Tech giants Cisco (CSCO) and Microsoft (MSFT) are locking horns with competing products, and we've got ourselves a product war within voice communications. CSCO just unveiled three new products, and MSFT's Lync and Skype solutions are getting a run for their money.A Launch of Jabber, CSCO's newest solution, on both Windows and Apple's (AAPL) iPad, will be available during Q2. Unlike Skype, Jabber is an interface that allows employee based intranet users to communicate through instant messaging, web conferencing, and have both an audio and video presence.When CSCO acquired Versly in Q3 of 2011, it began work on Jabber. Initially, Versly's brain child, Jabber was taken to the next level after the CSCO acquisition. MSFT may not directly compete with Jabber,Complete Story »
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