Designation Recognizes Channel Partners with Highest Level
of Unified Communications Expertise, Lifecycle Services and Success
in Sales
Farmington Hills,
MI, December 6, 2011 – Logicalis, an international
provider of integrated information and communications technology
(ICT) solutions and services (http://www.us.logicalis.com/),
announced today it has achieved both the Master Unified
Communications Specialization and the Gold Certification from
Cisco®.
Master Unified Communications
Specialization
The Master Unified Communications
Specialization recognizes Logicalis as having fulfilled the
training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and
support highly sophisticated applications-based Cisco Unified
Communications solutions.
“Logicalis is very pleased to have once
again earned both of these prestigious certifications,” says Bob
Hankins, vice president, Communications and Collaboration, for
Logicalis. “The fact that Logicalis has been able to
consistently deliver the breadth and depth of services in the
unified communications and networking space that meet the strict
requirements of these programs is a testament to the knowledge and
expertise we have within our staff and the outstanding ways in
which we serve our customers in these important market spaces.”
“To help turn the promise of unified
communications into a strategic advantage, customers are demanding
an enhanced set of skills and capabilities from channel partners,”
says Richard McLeod, director of unified communications for
worldwide channels at Cisco. “Logicalis’ investment in the
Master Unified Communications Specialization ranks them among the
industry’s elite.”
To achieve the Master Unified
Communications Specialization, resale channel partners must first
attain the Advanced Unified Communications Specialization. Partners
must then meet stringent requirements that demonstrate their
master-level sales, technical, and services capabilities.
Furthermore, master specialized partners must possess a number of
Cisco and industry-standard technical certification requirements,
provide customer references that document Cisco-prescribed design
and deployment capabilities; and show evidence that they have the
infrastructure to support a full menu of Lifecycle Services
offerings and capabilities.
More information regarding the Master
Unified Communications Specialization can be found at:
http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/program/specializations/ucom/master/index.html
.
Cisco Gold
Certification
To earn Gold Certification, Logicalis had to
meet rigorous standards set forth by Cisco in networking
competency, service, support and customer satisfaction.
“We are committed to providing the tools,
training and programs that facilitate partner growth,
differentiation and profitability,” says Edison Peres, senior vice
president of worldwide channels at Cisco. “With specializations in
unified communications, routing and switching, security, and
wireless LAN, Logicalis has made an investment in developing the
capability to deliver the integrated and customized technology
solutions that today’s customers demand.”
As a Cisco Gold Certified Partner, Logicalis
has met the requirements for attaining the broadest range of
expertise across multiple technologies by achieving Cisco advanced
specializations in unified communications, routing and switching,
security, and wireless LAN. In addition, Logicalis has integrated
Cisco Lifecycle Services into its offerings and is required to
maintain high levels of customer satisfaction. Cisco Gold
Certification provides Logicalis with access to comprehensive
sales, technical, and lifecycle services training and support
available from Cisco.
About the Cisco Resale Channel
Program
The Cisco Resale Channel Program provides
partners with the training required to build sales, technical and
Cisco Lifecycle Services skills, and then validates their skills
through a third-party audit. Cisco resale partner
certifications—Select, Premier, Silver and Gold—represent an
increasing breadth of skills across key technologies and a
partner’s ability to deliver integrated networking solutions.
Cisco resale partner specializations—SMB, Express, Advanced and
Master—reflect an increasing depth of sales, technical and service
expertise in particular technologies. Cisco master
specializations provide partners access to comprehensive sales,
technical, and lifecycle services training and support available
from Cisco.
Cisco, the Cisco logo and Cisco Systems
are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems Inc. in the United
States and certain other countries.
About Logicalis
Logicalis is an international provider of
integrated information and communications technology (ICT)
solutions and services founded on a superior breadth of knowledge
and expertise in communications & collaboration, data center,
and cloud computing and managed services.
Logicalis Group employs nearly 2,500 people
worldwide, including highly trained service specialists who design,
specify, deploy and manage complex ICT infrastructures to meet the
needs of over 6,000 corporate and public sector customers. To
achieve this, Logicalis maintains strong partnerships with
technology leaders such as Cisco, HP, IBM and Microsoft.
The Logicalis Group has annualized revenues of
over $1 billion, from operations in the UK, US, Germany, South
America and Asia Pacific, and is fast establishing itself as one of
the leading IT and Communications solution integrators,
specializing in the areas of advanced technologies and
services.
The Logicalis Group is a division of Datatec
Limited, listed on the Johannesburg and London AIM Stock Exchanges,
with revenues of approximately $5 billion.
For more information, visit http://www.us.logicalis.com/.