Cisco Helps Channel Partners Develop Technology Expertise to Penetrate New High-Growth Market.Business Editors/High-Tech WritersSAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2001 New Specialization A career option pursued by some attorneys that entails the acquisition of detailed knowledge of, and proficiency in, a particular area of law. As the law in the United States becomes increasingly complex and covers a greater number of subjects, more and more attorneys are Recognizes Partners for Their Knowledge and Expertise to Plan, Design, Implement and Support, Cisco End-to-End end-to-end a pattern of anastomosis in which severed ends are matched and united, in contrast with other patterns such as end-to-side or side-to-side. Usually applied to anastomosis of the intestine. Wireless LAN 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 Solutions 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. , Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ), the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, today unveiled a Wireless LAN Specialization as part of its continuing effort to help channel partners penetrate new high-growth markets. The Wireless LAN Specialization provides channel partners with a structured training roadmap and verification process to ensure that the partner has the expertise to plan, design, implement and support Cisco award-winning(a) Aironet(R) wireless LAN solutions. "Customers in the small-and medium-sized business and enterprise markets are turning to channel partners for guidance on how to employ the flexibility, mobility and cost savings benefits of wireless LAN products," said Tushar Kothari, vice president Worldwide Channels at Cisco Systems. "This represents a new growth opportunity for our channel partners. By achieving our new Wireless LAN Specialization, channel partners earn more credibility and are recognized for having a proven expertise in Cisco end-to-end wireless LAN solutions." Ensuring Customer Satisfaction The Cisco channel specialization training roadmap provides a complete list of Cisco recommended training courses that are designed to provide channel partners with the knowledge to successfully pass the required specialization exams. This extensive list of training courses is offered in a wide variety of formats including on-line, instructor led and CD-based, providing partners with both traditional and self-paced learning options. Cisco utilizes the training roadmap and exam-based verification process to help ensure channel partners gain the technology specific expertise to deliver the highest level of customer satisfaction. "To succeed in the Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. partners must focus on improving customer satisfaction," said Kevin MacRitchie, vice president of Worldwide Channel Technical Operations at Cisco Systems. "By supplying partners with a training roadmap and verifying ver·i·fy tr.v. ver·i·fied, ver·i·fy·ing, ver·i·fies 1. To prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony; substantiate. 2. their skills in a specific technology area, our channel specializations will help them improve customer satisfaction." Channel Specialization Program The new Wireless LAN Specialization is the latest addition to the Cisco Channel Specialization Program, which encompasses key technologies such as IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. , VPN/security, WAN switching, voice access, SNA/IP integration and network management. The specializations require channel partners to fill the following job roles with individuals who have met specific Cisco testing requirements: an account manager, responsible for the sales and customer engagement processes; a sales engineer, responsible for the network planning and design Network planning and design is an iterative process, encompassing topological design, network-synthesis, and network-realization, and is aimed at ensuring that a new network or service meets the needs of the subscriber and operator [1]. ; and a field engineer, responsible for the implementation and support of the specified Cisco solution. Specific training roadmaps, exams and applications for all Cisco channel specializations, are available on-line at www.cisco.com/go/specializations. About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO) is a worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available at http://www.cisco.com. Note to Editors: Cisco, Cisco Systems and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any of its resellers. (a) The Cisco Aironet wireless LAN products have won PC Magazine's Editor's Choice Award and the Editor's Choice Award in Network Computing computing - computer Review. |
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