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Company launches new version of its IPICS solution
Cisco brings public safety communications capabilities to the private sector
Cisco on Monday officially launched a new version of its IP Interoperability and Collaboration System solution known as IPICS, which enables interoperability between communication devices such as cell phones and IP-based phones and radios across an enterprise.
According to Greg Carter, director of connected physical security solutions for Cisco, until now, the IPICS platform has been heavily focused on the public safety environment, but the company is looking to extend the communication capabilities of this solution into other industries.
Specifically, Carter said this new version of IPICS is ideal for organizations in the energy sector (electric utilities, oil and gas producers), as well as manufacturing and mining facilities where there needs to be collaboration between people in the field, inside the company's command center or potentially at headquarters.
"All of those industries...