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Presidio Networked Solutions Achieves Cisco Master Unified Communications SpecializationPosted on: 06/12/2007 Unified Communications Honor Rewards Top Cisco Channel Partner for Its Validated Expertise in Convergence, Applications Integration, Lifecycle Services and Solution Selling GREENBELT, Md., June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Presidio Networked Solutions, the nation's largest independent provider of Advanced IT Infrastructure Solutions, today announced that it has achieved the Master Unified Communications Specialization from Cisco Systems. The specialization recognizes an elite group of channel partners who have the most in-depth technology skills and proven track record of customer success in selling, deploying and supporting sophisticated Cisco Unified Communications solutions. Presidio is the first Cisco partner on the east coast of the United States, and the fifth overall, to attain the specialization. To achieve the Master Unified Communications Specialization, channel partners must first attain the Advanced Unified Communications Specialization. They must then meet a series of stringent requirements in three categories: technology capabilities, sales expertise, and lifecycle services offerings. Partners must also have earned a range of Cisco and industry-standard technical certifications, including Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) in voice. The award also requires that partners demonstrate sales traction via continually maintaining five customer references, and demonstrate the infrastructure to support a full menu of lifecycle service offerings and capabilities, with emphasis on Day 2 support and optimization services. "We are pleased to be among the very first Master Unified Communications Specialization partners recognized by Cisco," said Joel Schleicher, CEO of Presidio Networked Solutions. "Such an endorsement enables us to advance our mission to help our enterprise, commercial and government customers expand their business initiatives in unified communications and to derive the full value of converged networks." "The promise of unified communications -- consisting of a range of applications that previously required separate networks, applications and devices -- is now materializing," said Bern Elliot, Research VP of Gartner Inc. "Unified communications is architected around a single, converged network and is poised to change the way businesses communicate. Value added solutions providers who can integrate the technologies with business processes will help usher in the productivity and cost improvements promised by unified communications." In a converged network built around unified communications, Internet access, Voice over IP (VoIP) communications, and traditional telephone communications all become possible using an IP-based PBX and a single line to each user. This approach provides flexibility as an enterprise grows, and can also reduce long-term operation and maintenance costs. Out of that core, a common platform emerges for user access to all types of communications -- voice, video, data, and even collaboration. This total package of solutions, from the IP PBX to a range of IP-based processes -- including presence -- running on a single, converged network, is the core value of unified communications. According to a November, 2006, study by the Radicati Group, an analyst firm reporting on unified communications, the number of deployed unified-communications mailboxes is slated to grow from 18 million in 2006 (representing $559 million in revenues worldwide) to more than 47 million by 2010 ($1.2 billion in revenues). About Presidio Networked Solutions Presidio Networked Solutions addresses the complete technology lifecycle -- plan, design, integrate, operate and optimize -- for the enterprise, commercial and government markets. Presidio's comprehensive portfolio comprises unified communications, wireless, security, storage, and network infrastructure solutions, and the company represents such vendor partners as Cisco, EMC, IBM, Microsoft, NetApp, Nortel, and Sun. The company holds the highest networking industry certifications from Cisco Systems (Master Unified Communications Specialization and Gold Certified Partner), Nortel (Elite Advantage Partner), and IBM (Premier Partner), as well as a host of other high-level certifications. Presidio Networked Solutions also offers customers an extensive range of financing solutions, including leasing. For more information, visit http://www.presidio.com. The name Presidio Networked Solutions is a trademark of Presidio Networked Solutions. Other trade names used in this document are acknowledged to be the properties of their respective owners. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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