-- Cisco Application eXtension Platform. The Cisco AXP consists of open,
Linux-based Cisco ISR hardware modules for application development and
hosting to support a tighter integration of the network and applications.
Multiple off-the-shelf and custom applications are available today, along
with a development and support ecosystem that includes a downloadable
software development kit (SDK) and application programming interface (API)
for application developers.
-- Cisco WAAS WAE-674 Wide Area Application Engine with Virtual Blade
Technology. Further opening the branch to third-party applications, the
newest Cisco wide-area network (WAN) optimization platform, the Cisco WAE-
674, takes advantage of unique "virtual blade" technology to host third-
party applications, beginning with Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
-- Cisco 880 and 860 Series ISR. These are the first fixed-configuration
routers to provide integrated lightweight access points supporting Cisco
Unified Wireless and IEEE 802.11n wireless local-area network (LAN)
technology, 3G wireless WAN support for improved high availability, and
specialized support for managed services.
-- Enhanced Unified Communications and manageability. Cisco also
introduced enhancements to Cisco Unified Border Element and integrated
management of voice, security and data services with new Cisco
Configuration Professional Management Software.
Cisco Opens Network Platform to Third Parties for Application Innovation
The Cisco AXP offers tighter integration between the network and business
applications to help customers achieve greater business efficiencies and
innovation. Based on an open Linux architecture with an open interface to
Cisco IOS® Software, the Cisco AXP is delivered via network modules and
Advanced Integration Modules (AIMs) on the Cisco ISR. Multiple
applications can be supported on a single AXP module concurrently,
optimizing the footprint in branch offices.
Cisco also introduced a new AXP category in its Technology Developer
Program (TDP) to provide customers, independent software vendors, system
integrators and service providers with the technical and marketing support
they need to create, develop and distribute AXP-based solutions. The Cisco
AXP SDK allows developers to create specific solutions for industry
verticals and unified communications-based applications, and network and
management utilities. They take advantage of the underlying security,
mobility, WAN optimization and unified communication capabilities provided
by the Cisco ISR.
This flexible integration and customization of the Cisco ISR opens new
business opportunities and routes to market for Cisco channel partners,
enabling them to differentiate their service offerings and reach a broader
customer base.
"The Healthcare Connector based on the Cisco Application eXtension Platform
is an ideal answer to our requirements. It is a single box with multiple
technologies combined into a highly secure, cohesive end-to-end solution,"
said Valeri Tzekov, M.D, the deputy minister of health for Bulgaria. "It
could be a key element for the e-health infrastructure we are currently
introducing in Bulgaria. It can help us contain administration and
transaction costs in healthcare, reduce fraud, cut down on costly errors,
and improve quality of primary healthcare."
Multiple applications are available today from Cisco TDP AXP partners
Avocent (branch IT infrastructure management), InterComponentWare
(healthcare solution provider), NICE (branch VoIP recording), OSISoft
(utilities infrastructure monitoring), Precidia Technologies (IP payment
processing), ProSyst (management), Sagem-Interstar (IP fax), Verint (branch
VoIP recording), and Workbrain (workforce management) that demonstrate the
power of the Cisco AXP platform.
"We're excited about creating a vibrant third-party developers community
that has the potential to deliver hundreds of network-aware applications
for the popular Cisco ISR platform," said Ian Pennell, senior vice
president of Cisco's Access Routing Technology Group. "Our goal is to help
our customers meet their business objectives quickly, more efficiently and
with high security. The Cisco Application eXtension Platform offers
greater flexibility and is a big step in that direction."
Opening Cisco WAAS Platform to Third-Party Applications
Committed to delivering greater customer flexibility in branch offices,
Cisco is introducing the WAAS WAE-674 Wide Area Application Engine to
provide acceleration of centralized data center applications and local
application hosting. The WAE-674 provides high performance WAN
optimization services, and can be upgraded with embedded virtualization
software to support "virtual blades" for hosting Microsoft Windows Server
2008 as well as future off-the-shelf applications. With this new
capability, Cisco enables customers to select which IT assets to centralize
from the branch into the data center while delivering high application
performance across the WAN and retaining a Microsoft Windows platform in
the branch for essential IT services.
The integration of Windows Server 2008 and Cisco WAAS technology was
announced in February 2008, and the Cisco WAAS WAE-674 is the first Cisco
WAN optimization platform to enable this capability. More information is
available at http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/prod_022608c.html.
Increased Network Performance with Advanced Security: Cisco 880 and 860
Series ISR
The Cisco 880 and 860 Series ISRs are the first fixed-configuration routers
that combine Cisco Unified Wireless and IEEE 802.11n wireless LAN
technology for small branches and virtual workers. Select models of the
Cisco 880 Series ISR offer an integrated 3G wireless WAN interface,
addressing growing customer demand for wireless WAN as both a primary and
backup data communications solution. Other modules provide specialized
support for managed services, including managed voice and Session
Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking support.
"The new Cisco 880 and 860 Integrated Services Routers enhance our existing
managed services portfolio by offering best-in-class integration of data
services for small branch customer-premises solutions," said Philip Jones,
executive director for Telstra Product Management. "Working with Cisco
technology means lower capital and operational costs, allowing us to offer
a complete range of fixed and wireless WAN and LAN service offerings that
deliver great value to our customers."
Continued Innovation in Management for Cisco ISR Platform
Cisco also introduced enhancements to Cisco Unified Border Element, a set
of Cisco IOS Software features that provide advanced Session Border
Controller functionality for the Cisco ISR with support for SIP profiles,
SIP video, and interconnect enhancements for device interoperability.
Cisco also introduced its Configuration Professional Management Software, a
tool that enables the integrated management of voice, security and data
services on Cisco routers.
Pricing and Expected Availability
Product U.S. List Price Expected
Availability
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Cisco Application eXtension Platform Shipping today
Advanced Integration Module (AIM-102) $1,795
EtherSwitch Network Module (NME-302) $3,500
EtherSwitch Network Module (NME-522) $5,000
Cisco 880 and 860 Series ISR June 2008
Cisco 861 Series Starts at $449
Cisco 881 Series (Fast Ethernet) Starts at $649
Cisco 888 (G.SHDSL) Starts at $1,295
Cisco Wide Area Application Services
WAE-674 Appliance $16,000 Shipping today
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