Cisco acelera su estrategia de colaboración con la adquisición de Acano

Con objeto de impulsar su negocio de colaboración y poder ofrecer soluciones abiertas e interoperables, tanto en la nube como en entornos híbridos, Cisco va a comprar la empresa londinense Acano por 700 millions of dollars.

culm tiene intención de adquirir la empresa londinense Akan por un importe que asciende a 700 millions of dollars. El equipo de esta compañía, que centra su actividad en el desarrollo de soluciones de colaboración, se unirá al Cisco Collaboration Technology Group, dirigido por Rowan Trollope. Está previsto que esta operación se cierre durante el tercer trimestre del año fiscal del 2016.

Acano es una compañía privada que proporciona infraestructuras de colaboración y software de conferencia. Its portfolio of solutions includes gateways that allow you to connect video systems from multiple providers both in the cloud and in hybrid environments.

With this acquisition, Cisco to Accelerate Collaboration Strategy in Delivering Video Through Endpoints for Every Display, for each workspace, and for all users.

According to Cisco, "With Acano we can accelerate our collaboration business and bring new capabilities to market.; and take advantage of the opportunity provided by the collaboration market by offering open and interoperable solutions either in the cloud or through a hybrid model".

Today, less than 10% of conference rooms in the world are connected via video. Users want the ability to connect from anywhere, even from their mobile phones. Cisco's collaboration business has already been influenced by this trend., with a growth of a 17% during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2016.

As this trend grows, The market demands collaboration solutions that can connect to any system, regardless of provider. Acano's technology and expertise will enable Cisco to accelerate its development in key areas of interoperability and scalability..

“The people, Businesses and organizations are more geographically dispersed than ever, And collaboration is essential to help teams increase productivity and drive growth. Acano's solutions will enable our customers to collaborate when, where and how they want. together, We will bring the collaboration to all rooms, to each screen and to each user”, comments Rob Salvagno, Vice President, Cisco Corporate Development".

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