Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) announced new software on Thursday that is aimed at connecting a quantum computing cloud.
The software prototypes, which will become live next week at Cisco’s Quantum Summit, include: a quantum compiler, which enables quantum algorithms to run across multiple networked processors; a quantum alert, which provides security with guarantees from physics; and a quantum sync, a decision coordination application demo that uses entanglement to enable correlated decision-making across distributed locations for classical use cases.
“At Cisco, we have always believed in a full-stack approach to building robust, high-performing systems,” Cisco executive Vijoy Pandey wrote in a blog post. “For classical networking, we design and build this stack from the ground up—custom silicon, integrated hardware systems, and all the layers of software that control and manage everything. It’s the philosophy that enabled us to pioneer many of the foundational technologies of the classical internet, from the core of the data center to the edge of wireless networks, and all the connectivity in between.”
Cisco shares rose fractionally in late day trading on Thursday.