Cisco Plans FaceTime Video App and Solution to Flash for iDevices

Cisco is planning to support FaceTime video chat in a new video client app and is developing a solution to Flash for Apple users, according to ComputerWorld.

Marthin De Beer, senior vice president of emerging technologies at Cisco revealed that:

• Cisco Systems will likely launch a Wi-Fi-enabled version of its Flip camera by Christmas.


• Cisco is developing a network-based technology called the Media Experience Engine to make the Abobe Flash debate irrelevant to Apple users. The Media Experience Engine, which would operate inside carrier or enterprise networks to transcode video allowing Apple devices to receive Flash-enabled media.

• Cisco fully supports Apple's FaceTime video chat and is developing an video client that will soon sell in the App Store to support video on the iPhone 4.

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