Cisco to acquire Indy startup Socio to bring hybrid events to Webex

by RJ Shara | May 12, 2021 | Fundings and Exit, Startups

Cisco announced this morning that it intends to get Indianapolis-based start-up Socio, which assists strategy hybrid in-person and virtual occasions. The two companies did not share the purchase price. Socio provides a missing out on hybrid occasion management part for the business to add to its Webex platform. The goal seems to combine this with […] Socio supplies a missing hybrid occasion management element for the business to include to its Webex platform. The effect of the pandemic was not lost on Cisco, and it’s clear that as we can foresee going back to go back to live events, having the ability to integrate it with a virtual experience implies that you can open up your occasion to a much broader audience beyond those who can go to in person. And the business believes that Webex supplies the platform to make it all happen.” As we get closer to a post-pandemic world, the requirement to create hybrid occasion experiences is going to quickly accelerate as people begin venturing out to participate in physical events.
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