What is the status of Cisco’s REM?

Cisco has already announced its end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Remote Expert Mobile/Remote Expert Co-browse (REM). This EoL announcement has created interest in some with REM integrations to look for an alternative solution to either supplement or replace their Cisco REM implementations. Of interest are the following dates:

• Date announcing the end-of-sale and end-of-life of Cisco REM: January 11, 2019
• Last date Cisco Engineering may release any final software maintenance releases or bug fixes: February 11, 2020

See: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/customer-collaboration/remote-expert-mobile/eos-eol-notice-c51-741854.html

How can CBA’s Live Assist product help?

Communication Business Avenue, Inc. (CBA) offers a replacement product, Live Assist, that is fully compatible with Cisco’s REM product and Cisco implementations. Cisco’s REM product is actually a re-branded version of the Live Assist product, built from the original source code that CafeX created and now is solely owned and maintained by CBA. CBA is currently maintaining and developing its Live Assist product, working with many Systems integrators and companies that already invested in Cisco REM a solution for co-browse.

For a list of bug fixes and enhancements that CBA’s Live Assist product, please see: https://support.cbaliveassist.com/hc/en-us/categories/360000133818-Customer-Bulletin

For questions on compatibility and integrating Live Assist into your Cisco REM environment and/or requesting a Price Quote, please contact us by filling out the contact form or by e-mail to: global-sales@cba-japan.com

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