Emirates Computers achieves Advanced Unified Communications Specialization from Cisco in Gulf

This specialization recognizes Emirates Computers as having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell deploy and support comprehensive Cisco Unified Communications solutions.

Mr. Dani Diab, Vice President and General Manager Abu Dhabi, Emirates Computers, said:

"Unified Communications is fast turning into a key technology for businesses today. We are happy to achieve a renewal of the Cisco Advanced Unified Communications certification for the Gulf."

"We hope to continue providing quality solutions to our clients in terms of planning, implementing and supporting Cisco Solutions and to continue delivering a high level customer satisfaction," he said.

"As a Cisco Advanced Unified Communications Specialized Partner, Emirates Computers' investment in the training required to provide integrated, collaborative and adaptive unified communications solutions rank them among the industry's most qualified," said Richard McLeod, director of unified communications for worldwide channels at Cisco.

The Cisco Advanced Unified Communications Specialization is designed to help Cisco resale channel partners—whether small to medium-sized businesses or enterprise-scale organizations—meet a wide range of customer needs. It allows partners to focus on unified communications market opportunities that require advanced product knowledge and the ability to deploy solutions over multiple sites and geographies. Cisco Advanced Unified Communications Specialized Partners are specialists in building solutions based on the industry-leading Cisco Unified Communications portfolio. These products include Cisco Unified CallManager, Cisco Unity Connection, Cisco Unity voice messaging and unified messaging, and Cisco Unity Express, Cisco Unified Contact Center Express, Cisco Unified Videoconferencing and Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express.

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—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—SMB, Express, Advanced and Master—reflect an increasing depth of sales, technical and service expertise in particular technologies. Achieving Cisco Advanced Unified Communications Specialization also provides Emirates Computers access to comprehensive sales, technical, and lifecycle services training and support available from Cisco.