Cisco and Finmeccanica announced a new global partner agreement that will combine their complementary technology strengths in the defense and civil industries to create innovative products and systems for the global marketplace.

Building on a long-standing and successful relationship between the two companies, the expanded, collaborative alliance combines Finmeccanica’s industry expertise and solutions with Cisco’s IT, networking and communications innovation. This will enable the two companies to bring together their knowledge and expertise to jointly create industry-leading service offerings and solutions targeting the defence, security and aerospace industries, as well as the emerging needs in sustainability and smart connected cities and environments that both companies can take to market.

The partner agreement between Finmeccanica and Cisco also expands the two companies’ sales collaboration globally and accelerates coordinated joint go-to-market activities at both global and country levels.

This relationship is a significant step forward for both companies due to the opportunities in the global systems integration field for both the defence and civilian markets. By utilizing both companies’ technology and expertise Finmeccanica and Cisco will be positioning as worldwide leaders in innovative systems and solution development, offering superior and ground-breaking products and strengthening the respective strategies as system integrator and IT leader.