Cisco muscles into software (AON)

At its Cisco Networkers customer conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Cisco detailed the first products from its Application-Oriented Networking (AON) unit, a widely anticipated initiative meant to move the company beyond its core Internet routing business and into messaging middleware.

Partners, including SAP, Tibco Software and IBM, said they intend to build products tied to the AON gear.

[CNET News.com]