Cisco announced innovative solutions targeted specifically for small company networks and designed to deliver outstanding security and connectivity for a budget-friendly price. Products introduced by Cisco were Cisco's Spam and Virus Blocker, the Small Business series NSS2000 and NSS3000 Network Storage Systems, and the newest release of Cisco's Smart Business Communications System.
The Cisco Spam Blocker is a dedicated email security device that essentially eradicates email-based attacks as shipped. The Cisco NSS2000 and NSS3000 Small Business Network Storage Systems are affordable small-footprint network-attached storage appliances that offer security for important information and allow workers to exchange files effortlessly. Cisco's Smart Business Communications System Version 1.4, a complete collaboration and communications system that seamlessly connects sites, workers, and clients however dispersed. Cisco's latest release incorporates the debut of a wireless desktop IP handset with Bluetooth capabilities. To see Cisco's press release, visit Cisco Introduces Networking and Security Solutions for Small Companies.
Cisco Spam Blocker Appliance
The Spam Blocker safeguards small companies by offering extensive protection against spam, viruses and phishing as well as other email attacks to secure your network and business data while at the same time enhance productivity. Because the appliance stops spam with minimal set up and updates automatically, it avoids the expense and time required for setup and ongoing and administration. By filtering out spam, Cisco's Spam Blocker appliance increases the throughput of network connections, servers, and workstations. The Spam and Virus Blocker is an end-to-end solution email threats by including a physical appliance, software, continuous updates, and product assistance in a single package.
Key features of the Spam Blocker include:
Cisco Small Business NSS2000 and NSS3000
The Small Business NSS2000 and NSS3000 Network Storage Systems offer the dependable security and comprehensive data backup features that your company needs, at a cost small companies can afford. The Cisco Small Business NSS3000 accommodates up to four terabytes of data and as many as 15 concurrent clients on each chassis, offering the ideal answer for holding, sharing, and backing up your mission-critical corporate information. As distinct from less sophisticated network-attached storage alternatives, the NSS3000 provides the advanced archiving, cryptography, client validation, and high availability your business needs.
The Cisco Small Business NSS3000 4-Bay Gigabit Storage enclosure supports any approved hard disk drive. It provides a wealth of features in a desktop footprint engineered specifically for small organizations. The NSS3000 Storage Chassis also offers you the flexibility to deploy the system without any connected hard disk drives, to reconfigure the product easily, and to link multiple NAS chassis with one another, providing a solution that can continually expand with your company.
You can use the Small Business NSS2000 or NSS3000 Network Storage Systems to:
Cisco SBCS
The Cisco SBCS Version 1.4 is a simple and comprehensive collaboration and communications solution that permits small organizations to interconnect at-home workers, on-the-road workers and employees in separate sites to enhance their options to interact with customers and colleagues. In the latest release, the affordable system offers enhanced wireless support including the first wireless desktop VoIP handset with built-in Bluetooth technology, the Cisco SPA525G IP device, which enables businesses to grow easily by adding handsets in locations where traditional telephone wires or Ethernet cables are not present or cannot conveniently be added.
Additional innovative components of the Cisco Smart Business Communications System (SBCS) Release 1.4 are:
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