Cisco Cisco Expressway Data Sheet

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Data Sheet

Cisco Expressway Series Version X8.7

Advanced Gateways for Simple and Highly Secure Collaboration

Product Overview

Collaborating with someone should be as simple and secure as a phone call. But often it’s not. Tools that enrich

interaction such as video and content sharing typically are confined to enterprise locations or to users who are on

the same network or using the same kind of application or device. It breaks down when employees leave the office,

or when they reach out to suppliers, customers, or par

tners who aren’t using the same system, network, or device.

These barriers force people to use less productive means such as the phone or email. Meanwhile, they miss out on

the stronger relationships, faster decision making, and competitive edge that comes with the best forms of

collaboration.

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Expressway Series is an advanced collaboration gateway that helps solve these problems. It works with

Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Business Edition, and Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution to help

make collaboration universal. The main uses for Cisco Expressway Series include:

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Mobile and remote access. Extend office connectivity to on-the-go and home office employees. Cisco

Expressway makes collaboration as easy to use outside the enterprise as it is inside, by simplifying the end-

user experience. Using highly secure mobile access based on Transport Layer Security (TLS), Cisco

Jabber

mobile users can access all their collaboration workloads (video, voice, content, instant messaging,

and presence) without the extra step of establishing a VPN. Cisco Expressway also supports single-sign-on

capabilities for Cisco Jabber users, integrating directly with the enterprise authentication and authorization

methods in place. Both these capabilities help provide mobile experiences simply from anywhere, on a

range of devices with Cisco Jabber clients, and they complement common IT department BYOD security

policies.

In addition, Expressway makes it easier for teleworkers to use their Cisco endpoints (Cisco TelePresence

EX Series, MX Series, and SX Series; Cisco TelePresence Integrator C Series; and Cisco DX Series).

Workers gain simplified provisioning, configuration, and registration of these devices, as well as the ability

for these users to connect from their home office without having to establish a VPN connection.

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Business-to-consumer (B2C) collaboration. Cisco Expressway, with Cisco Jabber Guest, allows you to

extend rich and engaging interactions to prospects and customers over the Internet. In a simple point-and-

click method, you can more securely and easily extend rich media communications

– IM, voice, and video –

to guests coming in from your website or mobile application, whether they are consumers, other

businesses, or even temporary employees.

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Business-to-business (B2B) collaboration. Share collaboration services with business partners. Cisco

Expressway simplifies business-to-business (B2B) collaboration, including instant messaging and presence

(IM&P) federation. Using Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) dialing, organizations can more securely

collaborate with partners and suppliers, just as if they shared an office. No prearrangements are needed.