Our purpose at Cisco is to power an inclusive future for all. Within our devices business, we drive toward this purpose by building products that eliminate distance between dispersed teams – we call this distance zero – making it feel like you’re in the room together, wherever you are in the world. It’s a concept that has allowed our people and our customers to reimagine the hybrid work experience, and build workspaces that are equitable, engaging, and worth the commute. And with Cisco’s expertise in networking and IT, we’ve designed those solutions to be manageable at scale, and to produce powerful and actionable data for IT, Facilities, and HR partners.
We’ve launched several new devices in the past year to meet those needs, including the Cisco Room Kit EQX, an integrated room system for medium and large rooms; the Cisco Board Pro G2, an all-in-one collaboration solution for medium room; and the Desk Phone 9800 series, a desk space solution for hybrid workers.
We are thrilled to announce that our all three of our new devices have been recognized in the UC Awards 2024 by UC Today in the following categories:
Winner – Best Collaboration Display for Cisco Board Pro G2:
Cisco Board Pro G2 is an all-in-one, integrated video device and collaboration board that offers a complete hybrid meeting room solution by combining a dual camera system, built-in speakers and microphones, an interactive touch screen, and an AI-powered computing engine. Unlike most whiteboarding solutions, the dual camera capabilities capture high-quality video of both those standing at the board, as well as those sitting farther away at a conference table to create the feeling like all participants—even remote team members—are in the room together.
Highly Commended – Best Large Meeting Room Product for Cisco Room Kit EQX
Design meets performance with the Cisco Room Kit EQX – an intelligent, integrated collaboration system designed to enable hybrid meeting experiences in medium and large rooms. Alternative solutions from competitors can be complex, requiring integrators to deploy a patchwork of multi-vendor video, audio, and furniture components. Powered by AI, a quad-lens camera, and an advanced sound system, the EQX supports intelligent, immersive cinematic meetings for true-to-life collaboration—in one tightly integrated solution.
Highly Commended – Best Hybrid Workplace Product for Cisco Desk Phone 9800 series
The Cisco Desk Phone 9800 Series is more than a phone; it is transforming desk spaces for hybrid work. The 9800 Series combines secure enterprise calling, meetings, desk reservations, sustainability, emergency alerts, and calling all in one device. Customers don’t need to buy a dedicated device for each feature – all the features are built into each phone. The affordability of this phone series positions it as the perfect endpoint to enable desk spaces more broadly with desk reservation, hot desking, and workplace safety while giving IT an easy deployment experience.
Our team at Cisco is passionate about creating solutions that help people and teams overcome the barriers of distance and turn it to their advantage. This recent recognition is a validation that this purpose is resonating with the market. One of the key advantages Cisco brings to our customers is that not only do we make great devices, but we can also tightly integrate them with the applications and platforms they also need to make a truly exceptional experience.
Cisco Devices and Webex Together: An award-winning platform that’s greater than the sum of its parts.
Cisco is only provider managing the full end-to-end experience, from the user experience of our Devices, across our apps for Webex Suite and Contact Center, through to our integrations with Cisco Networking and Security capabilities. For customers, this means a more seamless experience for our users and a remarkably easier to manage IT experience from a single interface. Plus, customers get the added value of our open ecosystem approach including Microsoft Teams integration and tightly integrated third-party apps.
In addition to the UC Today Awards, we’re honored to have received the following awards and recognition in the past quarter:
- Jeetu Patel, our EVP/GM of Security & Collaboration, was named on Channel Futures’ Top 50 Influencers of the Year list and was recognized for his strategic thinking and innovation in indirect sales channels.
- Aruna Ravichandran, our CMO, was selected as one of 100 Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 2024 Women of Influence.
- Webex has been recognized as a Leader by G2 for the 7th consecutive time by reviewers since January 2023. In the latest G2 Summer 2024 reports, Webex was ranked #1 in 106 reports from G2.
- Webex Hologram won Best Collaboration Tool at the prestigious Auggie Awards at the AWE USA 2024 conference.
- Webex was listed on The Best Video Conferencing Software list by PCMag for the second year in a row. Webex is also this year’s Editor’s Choice for Best for Enterprise Conferencing.
- Webex Contact Center received the 2024 CUSTOMER Magazine Contact Center Technology Award that honors the most innovative customer experience products and solutions.
- Webex for Apple Vision Pro was included in the shortlist in 3 categories at the 2024 XR Awards: Most Innovative Product, Best Mixed Reality Solution and Best Immersive Collaboration Solution.
- Cisco AI Assistant won the TMCNet 2024 UC Product of the Year Award that honors the most innovative UC products and solutions that are driving the industry forward.
- Webex’s Holiday Surprise with an AI Assistant marketing campaign won GOLD in the Directing – Social Video category. The Race Behind the Race and Never Miss an Important Moment marketing campaigns won silver and bronze awards at the 2024 Telly Awards, and The Race Behind the Race was a finalist in the 2024 Webby Awards.
Take a look at our accolades book to see what sets us apart in the industry.
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