Converged Business

The Cisco Converged Business Specialization recognizes partners for their knowledge and expertise in selling, designing, installing, operating, and optimizing end-to-end converged networking solutions for small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers. Achieving a Cisco Converged Business Specialization boosts your company's value with prospects and customers by enhancing your ability to deliver a complete network that integrates routing and switching, security, wireless, and IP Communications technologies. With enhanced capabilities in the areas of voice, security, and mobility, this validation provides a distinct advantage over competitors who may focus on just one or two technologies, or simply on price. Your customers' business needs are better met, now and into the future.

The Converged Business Specialization was designed to build on existing Cisco course work, exams, and certifications. If you already hold any of the following Specializations or Cisco Qualified Specialist roles within these Specializations, you may already qualify for portions of this program:

• Routing and Switching Specialization
• VPN/Security Specialization
• Wireless LAN Specialization
• IP Communications Express Specialization

The Converged Business Specialization is worth 15 Extra Credit points required for Certification under the Cisco Channel Partner Program.

The Specialization focuses on the following solution technologies:

Cisco Converged Business Products

• Network Foundation - Routing and Switching
• Security - VPN and Firewall
• Mobility - Wireless LAN
• Voice - IP Communications

Additional information is provided on SMB Solutions at the SMB Partner Connection Website.