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Gold Partner VAR - About Us - Call (888) 233-6471
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Gold Partner VAR Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)Cisco has reduced the number of unique individuals required across Express, Advanced, and Master Specializations, however, the total number of individuals required to achieve each certification level remains unchanged. A single qualified individual may fill only the AM role in up to a total of 4 specializations. A single qualified individual may fill only the SE role in up to a total of 2 specializations. A single qualified individual may fill only the FE role in up to a total of 2 specializations. Individuals may not cross-populate between the AM, SE and FE roles. SMB, CRM Express and VPN-Firewall specializations are not limited by the above allocation rules. Cisco Specialized Partner Benefits: (1) Branding: The greatest differentiation and branding opportunities, which partners can integrate into their customer sales efforts, marketing plans, and company value proposition, (2) Profitability and growth opportunities: The highest Value Incentive Program payment as a reward for their technology capabilities, commitment to customer success, and loyalty to Cisco. Cisco Unified Communications and Security sales drive higher-margin services, and end-to-end business solutions that help partners build trusted, sustainable relationships with customers, (3) Marketing: Promotion to customers through product and solution launches, Cisco events, press announcements, and co-marketing materials. Highlighted in the customer-facing Partner Locator tool and supporting pages, the most visited site on Cisco.com, and (4) Recognition: Promoted to the Cisco sales organization through internal training and promotion. Highlighted on the enhanced Partner Locator Tool and supporting pages, a key resource for the Cisco sales organization as partners engage with our joint customers. The value of the Cisco Multinational Master Specialization is communicated to the Cisco sales organization through internal training and promotion. Cisco Master Specialized Partners are also recognized on the enhanced Partner Locator tool, a key resource for the Cisco sales organization as partners engage with our joint customers. AeroScout’s healthcare RFID solutions include real-time Asset Management, Equipment Maintenance, Humidity & Temperature Monitoring, Patient Flow, and Patient & Staff Safety. These applications all employ AeroScout’s industry-leading technology that leverages clients’ existing Wi-Fi infrastructure and integrates with most healthcare IT software systems. WiFi networks are fast becoming the default networking technology in both K-12 and higher education. WiFi provides campus-wide coverage at a fraction of wired costs, and extends the network to students and faculty no matter where they go. WiFi is also increasingly used to provide wireless access to course materials, testing and rich media teaching aids, making the WLAN not just a convenience, but a critical component of the learning process. AirMagnet recognizes the critical nature of these networks and provides the tools to keep all of your WiFi assets secure, reliable and running at peak levels of performance. Organizations struggling with the complexities of availability, server consolidation, virtualization and energy management are increasingly looking for more intelligent physical infrastructure management systems. APC by Schneider Electric brings customers proactive data center management through integrated software applications sharing a centralized database, enabling design, real-time monitoring, inventory management and planning through predictive simulation. InfraStruxure Management Softwares end-to-end management approach allows data centers to run more smoothly on a daily basis, and its built-in business tools for short- and long-term planning and budgeting help keep capital and operational costs and energy use inline. BlueArcs hardware-based approach to UNIX and Windows data storage delivers a hugely scalable, multiple tier storage solution in a single high performance platform: (1) Fast storage to reduce network user load and save times by up to 80%, (2) No more backup windows, (3) Users can work right through a backup schedule, without decreased performance, (4) Users can immediately restore their own files from an online cached snapshot history of backups, (5) An architecture that can support an affordable large online archive of historic data, instead of having to retrieve project history from slow tape repositories, (6) No more hard quotas on storage space, and (7) Extended lifetime of existing backup drives and libraries. Blue Coat ProxySG appliances offer a comprehensive foundation for the Blue Coat Secure Web Gateway solution and advanced WAN Optimization feature sets. ProxySG appliances combine high-performance hardware with Blue Coat SGOS, a custom, object-based operating system that enables flexible policy control over content, users, applications and protocols. With Blue Coat ProxySG appliances, you can: (1) Protect users and networks from web threats, phishing and other attacks, (2) Accelerate application performance for files, email, Web, SSL, and rich media applications, and (3) Significantly reduce bandwidth with leading compression, byte caching and object caching technologies. The Bradford Networks Sentry Family allows you to dynamically provision customized security policies based on your organization’s needs and ensures consistent enforcement through automated alerts and actions. With all activity logged and stored in a central database, utilize the built-in reporting features or design your own reports for regulatory compliance. Manage it all through a single web-based administrative interface that easily identifies and controls suspect behavior and at-risk devices. Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches are (1) Stackable and standalone switches with Cisco FlexStack for delivering enhanced LAN services for mid-sized enterprise and branch office networks, (2) have Layer 2 switching with intelligent Layer 2-4 services, (3) have Power over Ethernet Plus for next generation high power devices, and (4) offer Catalyst Smart Operations for automating infrastructure deployment. Check Point Power-1 appliances include the most proven security technologies available, examining hundreds of applications, protocols, and services out of the box. As new applications and network-layer threats appear, Power-1 appliances can be updated with the latest protections and expanded with additional Software Blades to add more security capabilities. Power-1 is managed from the Check Point management servers, enabling you to centrally manage security policy for all sites through a single management console. |
