Dive Brief:

• Apple and Cisco have announced they are teaming up in an effort to bring more iPhones and iPads to business users.

• The partnership aims to help Apple’s mobile devices communicate more effectively on corporate networks where Cisco gear is used.

• The companies said they also plan to collaborate on technology to help workers with iPhones and iPads better exploit Cisco’s collaboration products.

Dive Insight:

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook and Cisco Chairman John Chambers said their companies spent 10 months working out the details of a collaboration.

“It became clear to me that partnering with Cisco would yield the results that would enable us to transform work,” Cook said.

Last year, Apple formed a partnership with IBM to create apps for the workplace, while IBM employees help sell and support Apple devices with corporate clients.