Cisco and the UAE Ministry of Interior (MoI) today revealed the start of the third and final stage of release of the Cisco Prime Collaboration which will connect all of the Ministry's employees throughout the 7 Emirates. The significant implementation forms part of the MoI's efforts to contribute to the UAE Vision 2021 National Agenda aim for the UAE to be the best place in the world by leveraging the power of technology and innovation.

At GITEX Technology Week 2016, the MoI and Cisco likewise signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for strategic cooperation which focuses on technology innovation to make it possible for the Ministry to remain at the forefront of technological updates and to harness brand-new patterns. The MoU also covers the arrangement of training and continuous education chances to MoI employees on Cisco's newest innovations to support the development of performance and profession development.

When complete, the MoI cooperation release will enable different departments and sections within the Ministry and throughout its offices and centers in the UAE to work together more efficiently, and with lower business expenses. The project was started almost two years ago to gradually move from the existing tradition PBX IP phone system to a next generation platform.

" We are playing our part by contributing to the vision of making the UAE among the safest and greatest nations worldwide by 2021 and making sure the UAE government is a leader when it concerns quality and development. The UAE Ministry of Interior places fantastic emphasis on using world class facilities and innovation to supply effective and transparent government services around the clock to exceed the expectation of citizens and citizens and enhance the lifestyle in the nation," said Brigadier Engineer Hussain Ahmad Al Harithi, Director-General of Electronics and Telecommunications Services at the Ministry of Interior. "We continuously make every effort to adopt the current advancements in smart innovation and partnerships with technology leaders permit us to take advantage of innovative services to make efficient use of the city's resources and to provide on our objective of accomplishing the greatest standards in the areas of security, emergency preparedness and reliability of police services and road safety."

The MoI has offices hosting thousands of users that makes communications challenging, expensive and complex. In order to mitigate these challenges, MoI evaluated several innovation suppliers in the area of Collaboration, choosing Cisco following multi-vendor performance tests for its compelling and succinct holistic technique to the Ministry's present and future needs.

" Cisco is honored to be working carefully with the UAE's Ministry of Interior to deliver its connection and interaction goals on this significant project, making the MoI our biggest partnership referral in the UAE," said Shukri Eid, Managing Director-- East Region, Cisco Middle East. "With the execution of Cisco Prime Collaboration, we are delivering a streamlined, combined management of partnership networks that assists MoI move far from a previous dispersed design that was pricey and hard to manage to a centralized, simple to handle architecture. The adoption of such advanced technology provides a considerably decreased total expense of ownership and makes sure the Ministry is a leader in accepting technology and digital improvement."

The Cisco solution will allow MoI staff members to link to their regular meetings with external government entities and people straight through video conferencing thus decreasing hold-ups, boosting communications and making company decisions quicker. The Cisco option to MoI assembles voice, video, and information cooperation around a shared IP-based infrastructure, which simplifies making calls, sending messages, or signing up with audio or video conferences.

Cisco Prime Collaboration will likewise give MoI the benefit of fast provisioning of users and services, while providing Ministry the capability of real-time tracking of the whole Cisco Unified Communications system, substantially increasing efficiency and reducing operating expenses. The solution also provides key performance indicators enabling MoI to analyze trends for capacity planning, resource optimization, and quality of service to further improve the overall collaboration experience.