Cisco: the Business Solutions Provider?

When Cisco first acquired WebEx, we said that Cisco had a disruption-enabled opportunity to expand its business far beyond networking, moving "up the stack" toward business applications and solutions. Last week, at C-Scape, Cisco's analyst briefing in San Jose, John Chambers and other Cisco executives articulated just such an expansive vision of the company's future -- one they hope will move the company well beyond its traditional role as networking sector leader, to a leader in providing a wide range of business solutions. Here are some Cisco executives' statements that jumped out at me, capturing five key messages within Cisco's expanding vision. Read our full post at http://blogs.idc.com/ie/?p=119.

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• IDC
• eXchange
• Cisco
• WebEx
• Technology
• Software
• Service
• Solutions
• John
• Chambers