North Sydney IT Achieves Select Certification from Cisco Australia

Sydney, New South Wales - 03/03/2009 - North Sydney IT are happy to announced today it has achieved Select Certification from Cisco^®. The Select Certification recognizes Cisco resale channel partners whose primary focus is on the small and medium-sized business (SMB) market with fewer than 250 employees.

"We're looking forward to partnering with Cisco to develop the capabilities of Australian SMB's using the outstanding products available through the Cisco SMB range of solutions." Keiran Barber, Principal

"The Cisco Select Certification was created in response to customer demand for channel partners to be capable of designing and implementing SMB-specific Cisco solutions," said Surinder Brar, senior director of worldwide channels at Cisco. "With the Select Certification, North Sydney IT has made an investment in obtaining the training, skills and knowledge necessary to play a pivotal role in meeting this increasing demand."

To earn Select Certification, we had to fulfil the training and exam requirements for the SMB Specialization. We have also met the personnel, training, and post-sales support requirements set forth by Cisco.

The Cisco Resale Channel Program provides partners with the training required to build sales, technical and Cisco Lifecycle Services skills. 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-Entry, Express, Advanced and Master-reflect an increasing depth of sales, technical and service expertise in particular technologies.

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