How Cisco Cius Stacks Up Against IPad

What makes this new device interesting is that Cisco has said that it doesn't want the device to be perceived as a consumer device or as a direct competitor to the popular Apple iPad. Rather, the Cius is tailored strictly for the business user and can be seen as "complimentary" to the Apple tablet. In particular, Cisco has designed the tablet to revolve around its enterprise collaboration technology, including its TelePresence video conferencing technology and its WebEx Web conferencing and meeting applications.

Applications: As mentioned earlier, the Cius was designed as a showcase for all of Cisco's favorite enterprise applications, including its native VPN client, TelePresence video conferencing, WebEx SaaS for streamlining business processes and Cisco Quad collaboration platform that integrates social networking tools with enterprise tools such as calendar, VoIP and instant messaging. Of course, some of these apps are already available on the iPad as well, but on the Cius they're taking center stage.