Cisco Collaboration Summit: The Right Foundation For Collaboration
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Joe Burton, CTO, Session Notes:
Why is an architectural approach towards collaboration important? That's a question Cisco wants to answer - point tools are not enough.
Example1: collaboration-enabled CRM process. Note: Reminiscent of "Collaborative CRM" concept defined by Meta Group years ago which has morphed into "Social CRM".
Example2: virtualizing key business functions - scaling expertise, customer intimacy via video (Telepresence) just-in-time customer representative or expert.
Example3: Streamlining complex human processes - follow-me, single number reach... reduce cycle time, coordination, process latency
Reference Architecture for collaboration (logical diagram illustation)
Devices (desktop, mobile, in-room)
Collaborative Applications (conferencing, enterprise social software, customer care, messaging, ...