ISC achieves coveted Cisco Gold Partner status!
ISC Achieves Gold Certification from Cisco Systems, Inc.
Casper, WY – February 27, 2006 – ISC announced today it has achieved Gold Certification from Cisco Systems®. The Cisco® Channel Partner program provides ISC with the resource framework to develop an expertise to sell, plan, design, implement and operate Cisco networking solutions. To earn Gold certification, ISC had to meet or surpass the stringent personnel, training, customer satisfaction, specialization, and post-sales support requirements set forth by Cisco.
“We are committed to creating the tools, training and programs that help drive channel partner profitability through improved productivity and return-on-invested capital,” said Keith Goodwin, vice president, Worldwide Channels for Cisco. “With specializations in Cisco’s IP Communications, VPN Security, Wireless LAN and Outdoor Wireless Mesh ISC has secured the training, skills and knowledge to play a pivotal role in accelerating the adoption of Cisco technology solutions.”
The program delivers state-of-the-art technical and sales training so that certified partners can increase their ability to deliver services related to the latest Cisco technologies for maximized productivity. Cisco Gold Certified partners are recognized and rewarded for employing some of the industry’s best-trained network technicians who can demonstrate their expertise in planning, designing, implementing and supporting Cisco network solutions. These teams of network technicians are audited annually to ensure that they consistently deliver industry-leading support and maintain the rigorous Cisco standards for network expertise and support capabilities.
ISC provides 24x7 technical services with one-hour response time for problem resolution and four-hour on-site response capabilities. These rigorous support requirements highlight ISC’s commitment to supporting its strategic business network and sustainable business models.
ISC’s state-of-the-art technology centers in Casper, WY and Englewood, CO house the latest in Cisco technologies for demonstration and evaluation purposes. Both centers also have warehousing facilities and Customer Laboratories where planning, prototyping and staging of Cisco-based solutions with ISC customers is managed. The Casper facility also is home to the ISC 24x7 Network Operation Center (NOC).
About ISC
ISC was founded in1998 in Casper, Wyoming. ISC was started to provide advanced technology solutions with a high-touch, highly-skilled model to metropolitan and rural communities and businesses throughout Wyoming and Colorado. ISC has sales and support facilities in Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota and Utah. ISC was named Cisco’s 2004 US Commercial Partner of the Year. ISC has also been named Cisco’s Western Region Partner of the Year the past four years in a row. Further information may be found at www.isccorp.net.
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