An agreement between public and private stake-holders in Kenya is poised to create Networking Academies in teacher training colleges throughout the country.

Understand how the Cisco Partner Talent Program can help you attract, develop and retain talent within your business.

Cisco recently announced several new enhancements to Steps to Success.  A key deliverable within the worldwide Partner Enablement portfolio supporting project management methodology and best practices, Steps to Success gives your business a step-by-step customer engagement plan to help sell, deliver and support Cisco advanced technology solutions throughout the network lifecycle.    

As part of Cisco's commitment to deliver more comprehensive, targeted solutions to small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers, Cisco will be integrating the Linksys Partner Connection program with the Cisco® Channel Partner Program on September 16, 2008.

With a unified partner program, Linksys partners will gain access to a broader portfolio of Cisco SMB product options and more resources than ever before to deliver outstanding solutions to their SMB customers. The expanded tools, promotions, and marketing support available through the combined partner program will strengthen the ability of Linksys partners to sell and support both Linksys Business Series and Cisco SMB products in this important customer segment.

The Cisco® Value Incentive Program, one of the most popular partner programs Cisco offers, is about to begin its 12th consecutive program period. The program is designed to increase margins and differentiation for customer-focused partners that promote the adoption of advanced technologies: security, wireless networking, unified communications, and for the first time, data center. For partners focused on the midsize unified communications market, we are also including the Cisco Authorized Business Edition Reseller Program track.

Enable your customers to optimize enterprise branch performance, while reducing their total cost of ownership (TCO) and environmental footprint. See how Cisco routers support HEALTHCARE communications with the brand new Cisco AXP-XMediusFAX™ solution.

Watch a Live Webinar on the Cisco AXP - Sagem XMediusFAX solution. The webinar will occur at 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. PT / 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 ET.

Register now for the Healthcare sector webinar on September 8, 2008

Also, view the Cisco AXP- Sagem XMediusFAX solution webinar archives by Sagem-interstar and Cisco:

Click here to watch the video now.

The best way to keep our competitors in check is to have a full understanding of their products and how to position against them. With that in mind, Cisco is pleased to introduce the new Cisco Security Competitive Reference Guide (CRG).

Designed for Cisco partners, this comprehensive sales resource compares competitor products with Cisco offerings, while reinforcing the Cisco value proposition around selling our security solutions.

Read this short two page quick reference guide on the value of selling services to your customers. Services are tailored to various needs. Whether your customer has a business critical network looking for 24x7 support to needing only business hour support, to customers who just want access to updates, upgrades and bug fixes. Cisco has valuable services tailored for many needs. Move up the value chain by selling the value of technical support services for the Cisco Catalyst Express, 2960, 3560 and 3750 fixed switching products.

Learn more about the added value of Cisco Technical Services by checking out the Selling Value with Cisco Quick Reference.

Partner Motion delivers a new series of Sales in Motion kits for partners involved in selling Cisco mobility solutions. The content in these kits is carefully mapped to the sales cycle: prospecting, selling, technical selling, closing, and deployment. This customization enables you to go to the content that applies directly to your sales function. 

These kits were designed to help you generate revenue. We have included only resources related to mobility. This "less is more" format will provide you with the best content and most relevant sales tools to make the sale, without overloading you.

Sales in Motion kits are available for all three market opportunities within the Partner Motion framework:

-          Migrate (upgrade the installed base)

-          Integrate (sell integrated networks)

-          Innovate (gain access to new budgets via vertical market solutions). 

To view the Sales in Motion kits, go to www.cisco.com/go/partnermotion

Cisco and its global testing provider, Pearson VUE, a business of Pearson Inc., are pleased to announce a series of security enhancements that will reinforce the integrity and value of its Career certification program.