Alliant Technologies Achieves Gold Certification from Cisco Systems, Inc.MORRISTOWN, N.J. -- Alliant Technologies announced today it has achieved Gold Certification from Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. (R). The Cisco(R) Channel Partner program provides Alliant Technologies with the resource framework to develop an expertise to sell, plan, design, implement and operate Cisco networking solutions. To earn Gold certification, Alliant Technologies had to meet or surpass the stringent personnel, training, customer satisfaction, specialization, and post-sales support requirements set forth by Cisco. "We are committed to creating the tools, training and programs that help drive channel partner profitability through improved productivity and return-on-invested capital," said Keith Goodwin, vice president, Worldwide Channels for Cisco. "With specializations in IP Communications A general term for networks that use the IP protocol for voice (VoIP) and video traffic. See IP telephony. , VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. Security and Wireless LANs A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area , Alliant Technologies has secured the training, skills and knowledge to play a pivotal role in accelerating the adoption of Cisco technology solutions." The program delivers state-of-the-art technical and sales training so that certified See certification. partners can increase their ability to deliver services related to the latest Cisco technologies for maximized productivity. Cisco Gold Certified partners are recognized and rewarded for employing some of the industry's best-trained network technicians who can demonstrate their expertise in planning, designing, implementing and supporting Cisco network solutions. These teams of network technicians are audited annually to ensure that they consistently deliver industry-leading support and maintain the rigorous Cisco standards for network expertise and support capabilities. As a Cisco Gold Certified Partner, Alliant Technologies enjoys several benefits, most notably, access to the latest Cisco customer satisfaction tool, Partner Access onLine (PAL). The new PAL tool is based on the same technology that Cisco uses to monitor and improve its own customer satisfaction. Other benefits include increased access to the Cisco technical support teams as well as access to password-protected Websites with real-time product and training information. Cisco Gold Certified partners provide 24x7 technical services with one-hour response time for problem resolution and four-hour on-site response capabilities. These rigorous support requirements highlight Alliant Technologies commitment to supporting its strategic business network and sustainable business A business is sustainable if it has adapted its practices for the use of renewable resources and holds itself accountable for the environmental and human rights impacts of its activities. models. About Alliant Technologies As a proven leader in IT engineering, Alliant Technologies provides a full range of IT services including strategic consulting, enterprise networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. , IT systems and security engineering, data center migrations, managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality , VAR solutions and infrastructure cabling. Cisco, Cisco Systems and the Cisco logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and certain other countries. |
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