Cisco said that it will work with Vsys to develop a technological platform that will allow midsize and small companies to use Cisco Unified Communications in the same way as large corporations and enable them to increase collaboration and productivity.

Cisco said that the goal of this collaboration is to help organisations overcome adoption barriers of information technology (IT) business services by offering Cisco Unified Communications as a service.

Enabled by Cisco technology, Vsys provides unified IP telephony, unified messaging, unified personal communication, unified voice and web collaboration, and unified mobile convergence to companies on a per-user basis, Cisco said.

In addition, enabled by Cisco’s new virtual service provider (VSP) model, Vsys will offer packaged services to meet the voice communications and collaboration needs of small and medium-sized businesses. The VSP is a business partnership comprising different providers and business entities to deliver tailored services for vertical markets.

Vsys services are currently available in Mexico, and it aims to launch the services throughout Latin America over the next 12 months.

Santiago Chico, CEO of Vsys, said: It has been proven that implementing new technologies makes companies more productive and more competitive. We believe that partnering with leading technology companies such as Cisco and offering IT as a service will enable Mexican and Latin American companies to become better suited to compete globally.