Xerox and Cisco partner to deliver cloud services

Xerox and Cisco intend to form an alliance to simplify IT management by delivering cloud-based services and technology solutions that combine network intelligence and print.

The alliance plans to bring Xerox’s managed print and cloud IT outsourcing (ITO) services to customers over Cisco’s intelligent network infrastructure.

Through this alliance, Xerox and Cisco plan to make IT applications more accessible and improve efficiency for the workforce with solutions, such as mobile printing – the ability to print from any device, anytime, anywhere.

Xerox and Cisco are collaborating to deliver the following solutions:

Xerox Managed Print Services (MPS) over Cisco Borderless Networks consolidates IT and print management using the network’s embedded security, WAN optimization, and Internetwork Operating System (IOS) software. The combined solution monitors print technology and reduces operating costs, protects confidential data from any location, and improves employee productivity with advanced mobile and cloud printing applications.

Xerox Cloud ITO Services built on Cisco UCS and Vblock infrastructure help customers accelerate the rollout of new IT services, so they can better respond to changing needs of the workforce and reduce IT costs through a private cloud, the public cloud or a hybrid cloud environment. These cloud services from ACS, A Xerox Company include infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), cloud consulting services, and private cloud deployments.

Xerox Mobile Print Solution on Cisco virtual desktops clients and Cisco Cius allows mobile workers to securely print business documents from any email-enabled device – including Cisco virtual desktops clients and Cisco Cius business tablets – to any enabled printer, using Cisco Borderless Networks and Wireless LAN solutions for reliable and seamless connectivity from any location.