Apple's deal with Cisco will lay out a red carpet for critical iOS apps<article>
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Enterprises will be able to give their most important iOS apps priority and route voice calls over their own networks through the partnership that Cisco Systems and Apple announced on Monday.</p><p>
The deal reflects a recognition that mobile devices and apps are replacing traditional IT in many enterprises. About 30 percent of voice calls in business today are mobile, Cisco says. The companies want to combine mobile and traditional enterprise technologies to help people work better. But they're not saying when that vision's going to hit the streets.</p><p>
Cisco and Apple can integrate mobile devices and apps more tightly with enterprise networks because each company supplies both hardware and software, according to Rowan Trollope, senior vice president of Cisco's collaboration group. "We can move beyond what just a normal app developer could do," he said.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2978302/mobile/apples-deal-with-cisco-will-lay-out-a-red-carpet-for-critical-ios-apps.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple's deal with Cisco will lay out a red carpet for critical iOS apps
