Cisco has reportedly stopped selling its Umi home videoconferencing system. The decision marks the end of a short life for the product, which was launched just over a year ago in October 2010. It’s yet another move by Cisco to reduce its presence in the consumer market, where the company has had difficulty making headway. It killed off its Flip line of video cameras in April, for example, after paying $590 million for Pure Digital Technologies in 2009.
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Cisco's Pricey Videoconferencing Tech Slinks Into the Shadows
Posted by: Richard Adhikari January 4, 2012 12:13 PMCisco has reportedly stopped selling its Umi home videoconferencing system. The decision marks the end of a short life for the product, which was launched just over a year ago in October 2010. It’s yet another move by Cisco to reduce its presence in the consumer market, where the company has had difficulty making headway. It killed off its Flip line of video cameras in April, for example, after paying $590 million for Pure Digital Technologies in 2009.