Over time we will expand our technology portfolio to better address even more applications-related information technology challenges.

Certainly Microsoft is going to be a big force in collaboration applications and we are working with them in that area. But in terms of real-time voice and video-based collaboration, where you have to deal with all the issues associated with a pleasant and easy experience with voice and with video, we think that takes a systems company not just a software company to do it right.

Cisco views IP as the future for all communications systems, ... Cisco IPICS technology has the potential to deliver a platform to provide an inexpensive solution for pervasive radio interoperability that helps organizations dynamically manage the flow of all types of information.

By building on Cisco SONA, Cisco Unified Communications leverages network intelligence to greatly simplify the day-to-day challenges of collaboration with colleagues.

It really starts to extend what we call the intelligent information network.

One of the biggest challenges to medicine is the incorporation of information technology in our practices.