It's a potentially good way for Cisco to get its IP phones into small offices, he says.

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Despite the buzz surrounding the Cius and tablets in general, Cisco expects IP phones to remain a core offering.

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This will help companies like Cisco to expand their sales of products like switches, IP phones and advanced monitoring systems.

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Shipments of the Jawbone ICON for Cisco Bluetooth Headsets have begun in the U.S. and Canada, bundled with Cisco Unified IP Phones 9951 and 9971.

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So far, these IP phones are mostly used in corporate IP networks, but Cisco sees the day when they will also be used in the home.

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Jawbone ICON for Cisco Bluetooth Headset will intelligently bridge mobile phones and Internet Protocol (IP) phones in a way that is transparent to users and extends unified communications beyond the walls of the workplace.

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These gateways attach to existing radio networks, telephones and even cell phones, digitizing conversations over an IP network so that people with different devices--and from different departments--can talk to each other.

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When connecting to the Internet, smart phones, like computers, are assigned Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.

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