Aspire Technology Partners Achieves Silver Certification from Cisco in the United States
Hazlet, NJ – January 4, 2010 – Aspire Technology Partners announced today it has achieved Silver Certification from Cisco®. To earn Silver Certification, Aspire had to meet rigorous standards for networking competency, service, support and customer satisfaction set forth by Cisco.
“Earning Cisco’s Silver Certification demonstrates Aspire’s continued committment to Cisco Systems as a strategic business partner,” said John C. Harris, President of Aspire Technology Partners. Meeting Cisco’s requirements as a Silver partner provides further endorsement of Aspire’s ability to design and deploy advanced technology solutions that help clients meet their business objectives.
“Cisco is committed to providing tools, training and programs to help drive partner growth, differentiation and profitability,” said Surinder Brar, senior director of worldwide channels at Cisco. “With specializations in Advanced Security, Advanced Data Center Networking Infrastructure, Advanced Routing & Switching, and Advanced Unified Communications, Aspire has made an investment in delivering the integrated and customized technology solutions today’s customers demand."
As a Cisco Silver Certified Partner, Aspire has met requirements for attaining a broad range of expertise in four Cisco advanced specializations. In addition, Aspire was required to integrate Cisco Lifecycle Services into their offerings and maintain high levels of customer satisfaction based on independently audited customer satisfaction surveys.
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—Gold, Silver, Premier and Select—represent an increasing breadth of skills across key technologies and a partner’s ability to deliver integrated networking solutions. Cisco resale partner specializations—Master, Advanced and Express—reflect an increasing depth of sales, technical and service expertise in particular technologies.
About Aspire Technology Partners, LLC
Aspire Technology Partners is a professional technology services firm specializing in the delivery of robust, secure business infrastructure and communication solutions designed specifically to support and achieve the business goals of our clients. Aspire’s solution practice areas include security, mobility, unified communications, network infrastructure, data center, and managed services.
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