NEC Australia Achieves Cisco Gold Certification in Australia

Announcement posted by NEC Australia 09 Nov 2012

Melbourne – 9 November 2012 – NEC Australia, a leading technology solutions and services company, today announced it has achieved Cisco^® Gold Certification. To earn Gold Certification, NEC Australiamet rigorous standards set forth by Cisco in networking competency, service, support and customer satisfaction.

As a Cisco Gold Certified Partner, NEC Australia has met the requirements for attaining the broadest range of expertise across multiple technologies by achieving Cisco advanced specialisations in unified communications, routing and switching, security, and wireless LAN. In addition, NEC Australia has integrated Cisco Lifecycle Services into its offerings and is required to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction. Cisco Gold Certification provides NEC Australia with access to comprehensive sales, technical, and lifecycle services training and support available from Cisco.

Importantly, it enables enterprise and government customers that require vendors to hold Cisco Gold Partner Status to take advantage of NEC Australia’s innovative and customer-centric approach to managing multi-vendor environments, with the added confidence they will be delivered by the highest qualified technical support services.

“NEC Australia’s Cisco Gold Partner Certification demonstrates our commitment to achieving our corporate Vision; to deliver innovative, tailored technology solutions through our unique and diverse talent, industry partnerships and relationships with our customers,” said Alan Hyde, Managing Director, NEC Australia. “Our customer needs are at the centre of our unique multi-vendor service capability. By supporting our customers with the most qualified specialists in each vendor’s service offerings, allows them to focus on managing their business rather than managing vendors.”

“We are committed to providing the tools, training and programs that facilitate partner growth, differentiation and profitability,” said Edison Peres, senior vice president of worldwide channels at Cisco. “With specialisations in unified communications, routing and switching, security, and wireless LAN, NEC Australia has made an investment in developing the capability to deliver the integrated and customised technology solutions that today’s customers demand.”

The Cisco Resale Channel Program provides a framework for partners to build the sales, technical and Cisco Lifecycle Services skills required to deliver Cisco solutions to end customers. Through the program's specialisations and certifications, Cisco recognises a partner's expertise in deploying solutions based on Cisco advanced technologies and services. Using a third-party audit process, the program validates a partner’s technology skills, business practices, customer satisfaction, presales and postsales support capabilities, and other critical factors that customers consider when choosing a trusted partner.

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NEC Australia press contact:
Angela Coombes
NEC Australia
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About NEC Australia

NEC Australia is a leading technology company that delivers a complete portfolio of ICT solutions and services to a wide range of enterprise and government customers across multiple industries. NEC Australia helps customers gain greater business value from their technology investments.

The Communications Solutions division provides a full range of communications solutions and services in multi-vendor environments, including systems integration, specialist communications solutions, data networking, unified communications and collaboration, broadband access network, biometrics, digital signage and display solutions.

The IT Solutions division offers a full range of IT solutions and services encompassing consulting, professional services, application development and application and infrastructure managed services and support. For more information, visit NEC Australia at www.nec.com.au

About NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. By providing a combination of products and solutions that cross-utilise the company's experience and global resources, NEC's advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in technological innovation to empower people, businesses and society. For more information, visit NEC at www.nec.com