Cisco Expands Identity and Management for BYOD

Cisco has had components of a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) strategy in place for some time and is now expanding on that vision with new management and policy technologies.

“We’ve enhanced the BYOD first onboarding step with self-provisioning, so IT can empower users to get their own access,” Sylvia Hooks, senior manager, Wireless Solutions at Cisco, explained to InternetNews.com.

The new onboarding capabilities are delivered via the new Identity Services Engine 1.1 (ISE) update, ISE 1.2. Cisco is calling the new self-service feature, “zero touch on-boarding” as the system guides users through the process without the need for IT intervention.

ISE 1.2 can now also integrate with third party mobile device management (MDM) vendors tools including ones from AirWatch, Good Technology and Zenprise. ISE first debuted in April of 2011, providing a new central policy point for networks; enabling administrators to manage access across an enterprise.

Cisco is now also expanding its Prime management platform to be able to manage both wired and wireless network assets. The new Prime Assurance Manager 1.1 release will provide administrators with a real time view of how application performance looks from an end user perspective.

Read the full story at EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet:
Cisco to Deliver a ‘Beyond BYOD’ Experience

Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at InternetNews.com, the news service of the IT Business Edge Network, the network for technology professionals. Follow him on Twitter @TechJournalist.