Virtual Office Enhances Flexibility, Productivity

Virtual office solutions from Cisco boost flexibility and productivity and extend the enterprise by delivering secure, rich, and manageable network services to teleworkers and employees working outside the traditional office environment. By providing full IP phone, wireless, data, and video services, Cisco Virtual Office provides a smooth, office-caliber experience to staff, wherever they may be located.

The Cisco Virtual Office solution consists of the following components:

• A remote site presence with a Cisco 800 series Integrated Services Router (ISR) and a Cisco Unified IP Phone 7900 Series.
• A head-end presence remote site aggregation that includes a VPN router and centralized management software for policy, configuration and identity controls.
• Deployment and ongoing services from Cisco and approved partners for successful deployment and integration as well as consultative guidance for automating the deployment.

Virtual Office Deployment Options

Cisco Virtual Office includes provisioning and management through a number of management tools that provide the ability to define networkwide policy, use identity for authorization, and actively update configurations at remote sites.

Cisco Virtual Office Express refers to a simplified architecture to address initial installation steps. It extends the same network services available through the Cisco Virtual Office solution but is distinct in its ability to quickly set up the secured connections between sites. Cisco Virtual Office Express has a reduced number of management and head-end components to provide rich functionality while keeping operational costs low.