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WebEx

Technology Overview

WebEx for Reliable, Highly Secure CollaborationWebEx Software Handles The Technology, So You Don't Have To.Provide an efficient, highly secure environment for sharing confidential business information with coworkers,partners, or customers inside or outside the firewall.

The Cisco WebEx Collaboration Cloud delivers the technology that runs WebEx applications. The CollaborationCloud's built in security and redundancy addresses all the architectural, cryptographic, and authenticationrequirements of your business.

Host remote collaboration sessions with a monthly subscription. Invite attendees anywhere in the world --whether or not they subscribe -- as long as they have an Internet connection.

Use Our Dedicated, Fully Redundant Network ArchitectureAll WebEx applications run on the Cisco WebEx Collaboration Cloud, a global, carrier-class, multilevel networkarchitecture that flows dedicated Cisco WebEx traffic on top of the public Internet. WebEx sessions useswitching equipment housed in fully redundant and highly secure data centers located strategically around theworld. There's no need to purchase additional hardware or software to use WebEx applications within theenterprise.

Connect Through a Browser with No Need for Additional Setup or ImplementationJoin a meeting from a PC or Mac. Use Linux, Unix, Solaris, or even a SmartPhone. After a small, one-timedownload to establish the connection, begin the meeting. See all the supported browsers and operating systems.

Integrate WebEx Applications with Cisco Unified Communication ProductsComplement your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Cisco Unified Video Conferencing, and Cisco Unified IP phoneswith WebEx applications for a complete enterprise collaboration solution. Extend Cisco WebEx CollaborationCloud services with the WebEx Node, a shared port adapter for the Cisco ASR 1000 for campus enterprisenetworks with a large number of users. These extra implementations enhance all of your Cisco WebEx SaaSand Cisco on-premise solutions.

Count On the Industry's Best Performance with Intelligent RoutingConnect instantly to the nearest data center. If a data center experiences high levels of network congestion, theWebEx Collaboration Cloud transparently routes traffic to the next nearest center.

The WebEx Collaboration Cloud always operates at a fraction of its capacity, which helps ensure superiorperformance. Every participant, wherever they are in the world, sees the same thing at the same time.

Help Ensure Transparent, Uninterrupted ServiceCisco WebEx technology offers better than 99.99 percent availability -- every hour of the day, every day of theyear -- with automatic backup and failover. Even in the unlikely event of a service interruption, trafficsynchronizes and switches transparently to a dedicated backup site over the dedicated WebEx CollaborationCloud backbone. WebEx sessions continue without any disruptions or security breaches.

Protect Sensitive DataTake advantage of patented technology that switches your data in real time, so it's never stored on intermediateservers. Keep your meeting data private.

The WebEx Collaboration Cloud builds tight security into every level of the network. Cisco stores only recordsfor billing and reporting purposes, and a recording of a meeting -- only if you request it. WebEx managesVeriSign certificates using 128-bit SSL and AES document encryption.

WebEx services are audited against strict ISO-17799 standards with results provided in a stringent SAS-70Type II report. Read more about security in the Cisco WebEx Collaboration Cloud white paper.

Control Network and Content AccessControl your organization's policy and security settings. Enforce corporate security, compliance, and usagepolicies at the enterprise, group, or individual level.

Today, and every day, more than 200,000 Cisco WebEx collaboration sessions are taking place in 150countries around the world. Rely on Cisco WebEx collaboration technology to help ensure that your companygets the most reliable, available, and secure meeting experience possible.

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