Visit the partners from the Cisco Partner Programs, as they highlight their Cisco-based technology products and services.

• Cisco AVVID Partner Program
• Cisco Certified Partner Program
• Cisco Certified Gold Partners
• Cisco Certified Silver Partners
• Cisco Certified Premier Partners
• Cisco Learning Partner Program
• Cisco Powered Network Program
• Cisco Networking Academy Partner Program
• Cisco Service Provider Solutions Ecosystem Program
• Cisco Strategic Alliances

Cisco AVVID Partner Program
The Cisco AVVID Partner Program is an interoperability testing and co-marketing program that enables customers to implement verified e-business solutions. Enabled by Cisco AVVID and key partners, these solutions foster innovation, drive industry standards, and accelerate the integration of business-critical technologies with an open, standards-based network architecture.

To learn more about the Cisco AVVID Partner Program, please visit www.cisco.com/go/avvidpartners.

Cisco Certified Partner Program
The Cisco Certified Partner Program integrates the technology focus of each Cisco Partner specialization, flexible individual career certification requirements, customer satisfaction targets, and pre- and post-sales support capabilities. There are three partner certification levels: Gold Certification, Silver Certification, and Premier Certification. The integration of specializations requires every partner to specialize in technology areas as part of the program requirement. Partners may choose the technology area for specialization and may decide to be strictly a specialized partner or specialize as a means to achieving certification.

Cisco Certified Gold Partners
The Gold Certified Partner designation offers the highest level of credibility in the marketplace. In fact, many governments and large corporations require Cisco Gold Certification as part of their Requests for Proposal (RFPs). Gold Certified Partners deliver the highest level of support, have typically gained expertise in three specializations, and have achieved a measurable level of customer satisfaction.

Cisco Certified Silver Partners
The Silver certification level is designed to recognize and reward Partners with credibility in the marketplace. Silver Certified Partners have typically gained expertise in two specializations and have achieved a measurable level of customer satisfaction.

Cisco Certified Premier Partners
The Premier certification level is designed to recognize and reward Partners with credibility in the marketplace. Premier Certified Partners achieve the first Cisco certification level by completing sales and technical training, and meeting other base requirements. Premier certified partners have typically gained expertise in at least one specialization.

For more details, please visit www.cisco.com/warp/public/765/partner_programs/certification/.

Cisco Learning Partner Program
The Cisco Learning Partner Program provides internetworking expertise and training through its authorized Cisco Learning Partner Channel. Cisco Learning Partners are the only official source authorized to deliver training developed by Cisco Systems. These offerings use official Cisco learning materials that include innovative e-learning products, remote labs, self-study books and CDs, as well as traditional leader-led classroom materials. Cisco Learning Partners are the only official source for Cisco certifications preparation. Based on their level of knowledge, students can prepare for their CCNA®, CCDA®, CCNP®, CCDP®, CCIP™, or CCIE® certification or choose one of the many focused certifications offered by Cisco. CCSIs™ (Certified Cisco Systems Instructors) deliver classes and mentor students through their learning experience. With more than 130 Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, over 400,000 Cisco employees, Channel Partners and customers have been trained on Cisco networking technologies in multiple languages throughout the world.

Visit www.cisco.com/go/training for more details and a complete schedule of available course offerings.

Cisco Powered Network Program
Expect networking excellence from your service provider. Trust your networking business to a service provider that displays the Cisco Powered Network mark. This mark signifies networking excellence backed by Cisco Systems, the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. More than 500 of the most successful service providers worldwide have achieved the Cisco Powered Network designation for network services such as virtual private networking (VPN), LAN extension, IP telephony, IP+Optical transport, DSL, wireless Internet access, and many more.

For more information, please visit www.cisco.com/cpn.

Cisco Networking Academy Partner Program
The Cisco Networking Academy Program is a partnership between Cisco Systems, education, business, government, and community organizations around the world. The Networking Academy curriculum centers on teaching students to design, build, and maintain computer networks. The Program prepares students for the 21st century workplace, while serving as a valuable model for e-learning.

For additional program details, please visit www.cisco.com/edu/academy.

Cisco Service Provider Solutions Ecosystem Program
The Service Provider Solutions Ecosystem is a community of our technology partners who, through a shared vision based on open architecture, are integral to your success in the New World. These partners deliver products and solutions that enable you to develop and deploy revenue-generating services to your customers. The key lies in adopting network solutions packet technology, and an open, non-proprietary architecture. There are many Service Provider Solutions Ecosystems partners in solutions categories ranging from voice applications to systems integration.

For additional program details, please visit www.cisco.com/go/specosystem.

Cisco Strategic Alliances
Customers are demanding more choices and flexibility in their technology solutions as they strive to exploit business opportunities and create sustainable competitive advantages. Cisco's strategic alliances aim to innovate, simplify and broaden the range of solutions and services available to customers by partnering with other technology industry leaders and top integrators to safely deliver best-of-breed solutions with faster time-to-market. The goal is to enable the success of our customers as globally networked organizations in the changing economy.

For additional program details, please visit www.cisco.com/go/alliances.

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