Cisco unveiled innovative solutions intended specifically for small business networks and designed to deliver high levels of protection and connectivity at a budget-friendly price. Solutions introduced by Cisco included the Cisco Spam and Virus Blocker, the Cisco 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 antispam and antivirus security product that virtually eradicates email threats with no set up. The Cisco NSS2000 and NSS3000 Small Business Network Storage Systems are economical desktop network-attached storage appliances that provide security for important data and enable employees to share information easily. The Cisco SBCS Version 1.4, a complete sharing and communications system that seamlessly interconnects sites, workers, and clients however dispersed. Cisco's current version features the industry's first cordless small-footprint VoIP phone with Bluetooth support. To view Cisco's press release, refer to Cisco Unveils Networking and Security Solutions for Small Companies.
Cisco Spam Blocker
The Spam Blocker protects small companies by providing extensive protection against spam, viruses as well as other email-borne attacks to secure your system and business data while enhance productivity. Since the appliance blocks spam with minimal set up and stays current automatically, it eliminates the expense and time associated setup and continuing and management. By filtering out spam, Cisco's Spam Blocker appliance increases the performance of networks, application servers, and computers. The Spam and Virus Blocker appliance is a comprehensive solution email-born threats by featuring a physical appliance, software, ongoing updates, and technical assistance in a unified bundle.
Key features of Cisco's Spam and Virus Blocker appliance are:
Small Business NSS2000 and 3000 Network Storage Systems
The Cisco Small Business NSS2000 and 3000 offer the dependable security and comprehensive backup capabilities that your company needs, at a cost small organizations can afford. The Cisco Small Business NSS3000 accommodates as much as to four terabytes of data and as many as 15 concurrent clients on each enclosure, provides the optimal solution for holding, accessing, and backing up your vital corporate data. As distinct from entry-level network-attached storage alternatives, the Cisco Small Business NSS3000 provides the state-of-the-art archiving, cryptography, client validation, and high availability your business requires.
The Small Business NSS3000 4-Bay Gigabit Storage Chassis handles any certified hard disk drive. The product offers a wealth of capabilities in a desktop form factor engineered specifically for small organizations. The Cisco NSS3000 Storage Chassis also offers your business the versatility to configure the product without any connected hard drives, to reconfigure the product easily, and to chain several NAS chassis together, providing a solution that can continually expand with your company.
You can utilize the Cisco Small Business NSS2000 or NSS3000 to:
Cisco SBCS
The Cisco Smart Business Communications System Release 1.4 is an easy-to-manage and complete sharing and communications system that enables small businesses to connect at-home workers, on-the-road workers and employees in separate locations to enhance their options to communicate with clients and colleagues. In Release 1.4, the affordable solution has enhanced wireless capabilities such as the first wireless desktop VoIP handset with built-in Bluetooth technology, the Cisco SPA525G wireless IP phone, which enables companies to grow easily by installing handsets in locations where traditional phone wires or Ethernet wiring is missing or cannot conveniently be run.
Additional new components of the Smart Business Communications System 1.4 version are:
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