Last week we posted a report titled "This Year's BoxWorks Fireside Conversation Event will have Apple's CEO Discussing the Impact of iOS in the Enterprise." Tim Cook is likely to talk-up the Apple-IBM MobileFirst platform and how well iOS devices are doing in the enterprise. At the event we noted that Cisco's John Chambers is to attend the same event. Today both Apple and Cisco have published press releases about their new partnership that will deliver a Fast Lane for iOS Enterprise Users by optimizing Cisco networks for iOS apps and devices such as the iPhone and iPad.

Apple's CEO Tim Cook stated that "iOS is the world’s best mobile platform, and nearly every Fortune 500 and Global 500 company today has put iOS at the center of their mobile strategy. iPhone and iPad have become essential tools for the modern workforce and are changing the way work gets done. Together with Cisco, we believe we can give businesses the tools to maximize the potential of iOS and help employees become even more productive using the devices they already love.”

Cisco's new CEO Chuck Robbins stated in the company's press release, that "In today's world, technology is changing how we work every day. We're always on the go – working from anywhere in the world at any time, and we're increasingly dependent on our mobile devices to keep us connected. We want the best user experience regardless of where we are, and we want to know that we can always connect, that our connection is secure, and that our enterprise apps will simply work.

I'm thrilled about our new partnership we announced today with Apple. We are coming together to optimize Cisco networks for iOS devices and apps, integrating iPhones with Cisco environments and providing unique collaboration capabilities on iPhones and iPads. Together, we will enable mobile apps and experiences that deliver the quality and experience we need while meeting enterprise requirements for management and security.

Together, Cisco and Apple will help employees and businesses collaborate and innovate anytime, everywhere, with an amazing user experience every time. We will do this by delivering a high-performance mobile experience for every employee, and a powerful collaboration platform for every business. This partnership is made for today's mobile, digital world and we could not be more excited about what is possible as we move forward together."

Cisco's Executive Chairman John Chambers added that "Ninety-five percent of companies in the Fortune 500 count on Cisco Collaboration and Cisco networks to help their teams be more productive. Through this engineering and go-to-market partnership, we’re offering our joint customers the ability to seamlessly extend that awesome Cisco environment to their favorite iOS devices. Together, we’re going to help teams achieve higher levels of productivity and effectiveness.

To address the ever-increasing demands on corporate infrastructure, Cisco networks and iOS devices will be optimized so that they work together more efficiently and reliably with the goal of providing users with even greater performance.

Apple and Cisco are also working together to make iPhone an even better business collaboration tool in Cisco voice and video environments, with the goal of providing employees with a seamless experience between iPhone and their desk phone.

With Apple’s support, Cisco will deliver experiences specially optimized for iOS across mobile, cloud, and premises-based collaboration tools such as Cisco Spark, Cisco Telepresence and Cisco WebEx in order to deliver seamless team collaboration and reinvent the meeting experience." 

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