Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections-whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible-providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time.Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 65,225 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies.
Cisco Premier Certification recognizes and rewards partners that have achieved the Express Foundation Specialization. This foundational specialization expands technical competency in the integration of basic routing and switching, wireless LANs, and security technologies. In addition, Premier Certified Partners have integrated a basic level of Cisco Lifecycle Services into their offerings and have demonstrated a measurably high level of customer satisfaction.
The Express Foundation Specialization gives us the platform to help our customers build an intelligent network that supports the integration of critical related technologies. This certification enables us to build breadth and depth across key technologies to ensure our ability to deliver broad integrated networking solutions and highly specialized applications.
The Express Unified Communications Specialization is the first technology specialization that integrates key solutions in the area of converged data/voice/video networking. This specialization recognizes partners for their knowledge and expertise in selling, designing, installing, and supporting a Unified Communications solution for small and medium-sized businesses, particularly enterprise autonomous branch offices. These solutions focus on single-site and limited-site entry-level converged network opportunities. Achieving a Cisco Express Unified Communications Specialization enhances our ability to deliver advanced Unified communications solutions which are integrated to create a workspace in which communications users can choose how and when to be connected.
Industry analysts agree that today's small and medium business (SMB) partners face a changing competitive landscape. Customers expect their SMB partners to stay current on technology in their fast-moving market. The SMB Specialization is the first Cisco Partner Specialization that addresses high-level skills required to successfully design and deploy Cisco SMB (fewer than 250 employees) solutions. The SMB Specialization gives us the skills to identify customers' routing, switching, security, and wireless network needs and recommend and implement proven solutions.
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they trust and value. Uniquely enabled by its direct business model, Dell is a leading global systems and services company and No. 34 on the Fortune 500.
Dell revolutionized the way technology products are manufactured, delivered and deployed—and we are proud to be partnered with an innovative leader that was built to be a different kind of technology company.
HP (NYSE: HPQ) is a technology company that operates in more than 170 countries around the world. It explores how technology and services can help people and companies address their problems and challenges, and realize their possibilities, aspirations and dreams. It applies new thinking and ideas to create more simple, valuable and trusted experiences with technology, continuously improving the way its customers live and work.
No other company offers as complete a technology product portfolio as HP. It provides infrastructure and business offerings that span from handheld devices to some of the world's most powerful supercomputer installations. It offers consumers a wide range of products and services from digital photography to digital entertainment and from computing to home printing. This comprehensive portfolio helps HP match the right products, services and solutions to its customers' specific needs.
AT&T (NYSE: T) is recognized as the leading worldwide provider of IP-based communications services to businesses. They are also the top U.S. provider of wireless, high speed Internet access, Wi-Fi, local and long distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising services.
For more than a century, AT&T has consistently provided innovative, reliable, high-quality products and services and excellent customer care. Today, its mission is to connect people with their world, everywhere they live and work, and do it better than anyone else. It is fulfilling this vision by creating new solutions for consumers and businesses and by driving innovation in the communications and entertainment industry.
Together with AT&T, we deliver differentiated networking solutions to meet our customers business needs. We offer a continuum of solutions including Networking Infrastructure, Application Networking, Business Consulting, Professional Services, Network and System Integration. Our common goal is to strengthen the customer's ability to compete in a rapidly changing business environment. AT&T has envisioned, designed, built - and continues to invest in - a sophisticated portfolio of networking assets and capabilities that can have a major impact on business performance. As an AT&T Solution Provider, we leverage this platform to help our customers get the maximum performance and the best return from their networking, systems and applications investments.
Qwest (NYSE: Q) is the choice of 95% of Fortune 500 companies. Qwest Business offers a full portfolio of networking, data and voice services, delivered via a fully integrated nationwide network that ensures business class quality of service. They are the perfect fit for businesses large and small with the breadth and strength of our products and our Spirit of Service® for a superior customer experience. Qwest supports independent telecom service providers – like Epifany – with a comprehensive sales and support structure to quickly and reliably deliver telecom solutions to the customer.
Epifany has a strong track record of partnering with Qwest to deliver one of the largest portfolios of voice, data, Internet and managed telecom solutions. Business Partners, like Epifany, must meet the highest standards for market coverage, sales and customer service excellence, as well as product line quality. This partnership enhances your overall customer experience with Qwest.
The value of the channel is simple – we provide you access to more technical resources and implement a wider range of business-driven solutions more quickly and seamlessly. By coupling the Qwest business product portfolio with Epifany’s consulting services and local dedicated sales support, you can take advantage of the most reliable, secure, and best performing network technology available.
Epifany has formed strategic alliances with industry leaders such as Cisco, Dell, HP, AT&T, and Qwest to deliver turn-key solutions to complex business challenges. The power of these alliances is unleashed when you combine the extensive resources, expertise, and best practices of our partners with our business knowledge and personalized service to give you a consistently outstanding service experience.