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Today Cisco has announced that the Cisco Jabber application, a all in one unified communication solution will be supported in VMware View desktop environments. Check this link for the announcement. 

 SAN JOSE, Calif., January 17, 2013 – As part of Cisco’s ongoing efforts to enable anytime, anywhere collaboration, Cisco today announced new software that extends the Cisco Jabber™ unified communications application to virtualized workspace environments. As part of a long-term software strategy for collaboration-enabling virtual desktops, this software, called the Virtualization Experience Media Engine (VXME), will be available initially on Cisco thin clients, followed by support for third-party devices, starting with Dell Wyse thin clients, and then Windows-based thin clients and Windows PCs.

 To see the full article, please visit either the VMware EUC Blog, or the Cisco Newsroom.

Link: http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2013/01/momentum-for-real-time-unified-communications-support-within-virtualized-desktops-continues-in-2013-with-cisco.html

VMware End User Computing Marketing has published an interesting article today on their VMware EUC blog. They give you their Top 5 predictions for Unified Computing with VDI.

Here you go:

1. Tablets will become a primary way to communicate by voice
2. Video communication in business will hit the mainstream
3. Virtualized contact centers takeoff
4. The need for desktop and communications availability will come to the forefront
5. Device proliferation will continue unabated

Please visit the VMware blog for the details.

Link: http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2013/01/top-5-predictions-for-2013-uc-with-vdi.html

If you’re going to NRF in New York next week you should stop by the Cisco booth. Cisco is showcasing a preview of their Store-in-a-box solution at the National Retail Federation Convention and Expo on January 14th and 15th, 2013 in New York City. Check this article to learn more about Cisco’s solution. VMware and Cisco have also a joint whitepaper on the solution which is based on Integrated Services Routers Generation 2, Cisco UCS E-Series Servers and VMware View.

Link: http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/partners/cisco/Cisco-BOD-Whitepaper.pdf

On 30.11.2011 Cisco updated the Cisco Virtualization Experience Infrastructure using VMware View document to VMware View Version 4.6. Check it out to get information.

Link: Cisco