Simplify business processes that depend on human interaction. Cisco Unified Communications solutions help close the productivity gap created by globalization. By using the intelligence of the network for context and collaboration, your organization can move with greater speed and agility. Employees, business partners, and customers can connect in real time and conduct business across multiple work spaces. Cisco Unified Communications solutions use the network as a platform for collaboration. This foundation offers choice in how software applications can be deployed - onsite, hosted or on-demand. Application deployment is based on business needs, and often results in the adoption of "hybrid" deployment models that draw on the speed, ubiquity, and flexibility of cloud computing, and the security, scalability, and reliability of the enterprise network.