Unified communications is a concept in business and marketing that integrates a variety of communication channels, such as instant messaging, audio and visual web conferencing, desktop sharing, and other means of communication. Cisco is one of the major manufacturers and developers of unified communications equipment, and as a Cisco unified communications engineer, your duties and responsibilities are to develop new ways to utilize Cisco’s products to improve business solutions. This includes integrating software and hardware, helping to educate users on how to use products, and being a technical advisor during systems upgrades.