Solutions

Managing meters more effectively can help utilities provide new and better services to customers. IBM and Cisco Systems offer a meter management solution that communicates over an intelligent IP-enabled network. The solution can help you improve productivity. Reduce peak demand. Respond faster to customer service requests.

Aging assets are vulnerable and inefficient. Increased regulations require near real-time data integration for prioritizing upgrades and meeting compliance. IBM and Cisco have teamed to deliver an intelligent asset management offering designed to improve utility network availability, security and compliance.

Click to Call is a simple, but incredibly effective productivity tool that is enabled by converged voice, video and data communications. It allows users to seamlessly place a telephone call—with a click of the mouse. Simply call any telephone number virtually anywhere, using any type phone, directly from IBM Lotus® Sametime® 7.5.

The collaborative communications solution from IBM and Cisco can help facilitate improvements in retail operations and enhance network connections between stores, headquarters and customers, while reducing costs and improving customer satisfaction in a security-rich environment.

Whether threats are natural disasters or intentional criminal attacks, governments and law enforcement agencies need to have the plans, strategies and infrastructure in place to contain situations, minimize loss of life and property, and restore order. IBM, Cisco and VirtualAgility have a solution to meet your needs.

Enable customers to learn more about products quickly by drawing them into dynamic displays using in-store rich-media systems such as plasma video displays, kiosks, digital signage, personal PDAs and other devices. Become a leader in technological innovation with the digital media for retail solution from IBM and Cisco.

Give your customers a better buying experience. Differentiate your products and reduce your reliance on employees to explain and sell them. A kiosk can connect your customers to experienced, personal care, closing more sales and inspiring loyalty. IBM can help.

Is your bank able to grow targeted areas of business while enhancing market differentiation? Are you able to meet changing individual customer needs and purchase behaviors with the most effective range of products and services? Let IBM and Cisco help you attract and retain profitable clients.

Security is a growing concern as the number of security incidents enterprises face increase daily. Additionally, businesses need to address compliance with government and corporate security policies, standards and regulations. The IBM integrated security solution for Cisco networks can help.

Wireless mobility holds much promise for midsize businesses. But many challenges exist. Network security concerns. Time-consuming implementation. IBM and Cisco Systems offer a simpler solution. A security-rich, wireless infrastructure with turnkey implementation. At a more affordable price for smaller businesses.

Boost factory throughput. Cut costs. Drive efficiencies across global supply chains. Comply with new regulations. Today's automotive manufacturers must connect information from customers, operations, corporate functions and suppliers. That's why three technology leaders have teamed to offer powerful productivity tools.

Empower mobile utility workers with accurate, real-time information so they can deliver optimum service and make quick decisions onsite. IBM and Cisco can help you improve communications between mobile workers and corporate resources. Speed problem resolution. Give workers the tools they need to do their jobs effectively.

Respond effectively to current and future emergencies. Provide litigation support through video evidence and analysis. Go beyond basic surveillance with a system from IBM and Cisco designed for capture, transport, storage and viewing of near real-time video from fixed sites and mobile platforms for situational awareness.

Provide greater public security in buildings, schools or patrol areas using high-quality video with intelligence to alert security staff. IBM and Cisco have joined forces to offer institutions a fully-automated, cost-effective solution for rapid access to and retrieval of video content for mission-critical decision making.

A converged network provides a wealth of opportunities for rich-media conferencing—seamlessly integrating voice, video and Web conferencing capabilities. Make remote meetings as natural and effective as face-to-face meetings with rich-media conferencing from IBM and Cisco.

Changes in consumer behavior, continued pressure to reduce costs and growing complexity in supply chain management increase the need for a tighter link between suppliers and automotive manufacturing. Our solution facilitates data sharing to decrease miscommunications, while enabling you to sense and respond to change.

The store connectivity solution from IBM and Cisco can help retailers gain access to systems, applications and information across the company. From radio frequency identification (RFID)-based inventory management to in-store broadcasting and customer relationship management (CRM) systems, we can help your business thrive.

Through the efficient utilization and delivery of data you can connect people, places and information. Self-service kiosk, self check out and personal shopping assistant enable shoppers to help themselves. Now customers can obtain and use loyalty cards, find help sooner or locate and order products faster.

To build business relationships, you often need to travel, which can mean lost time, reduced productivity and increased expense. The telepresence meeting solution from IBM and Cisco provides an in-person experience, empowering you to interact more effectively with colleagues and customers in many locations.

Juggling components eats valuable work time. In a single session, via fixed or mobile phone or PC, IBM can help you access, review and respond to all your messages. The unified messaging solution can help you simplify message management, saving time and boosting productivity.

IBM and Cisco offer a holistic, strategic approach to helping universities maximize the potential of wireless solutions. We can help you integrate wireless capabilities into your institution's current infrastructure to enhance your curricula and offer advanced services such as distance learning.

IBM and Cisco offer a strategic approach to better, faster patient care in the office, at the hospital or virtually anywhere you treat patients. Our wireless campus solution for healthcare helps clinicians to access complete patient records to review medical histories, prescribe medications, track assets or check on lab tests at the point of care.

Allow your government employees to work more productively in the field and respond to citizens' needs faster. Provide the tools they need to access information anywhere, anytime, reducing the necessity to travel back and forth to headquarters, and enabling more time for problem solving.