The following Product Life Cycle chart helps to understand the progression of an ATP in relation to a Specialization.
Product Life Cycle
Program Participation
Participation in this program is by invitation. After a Cisco sponsor invites a partner qualified in a relevant technology into the program, the partner then must meet program requirements specific to that technology. These requirements guide partners through rigorous training and knowledge validation to help them develop and demonstrate expertise.
Below is a list of current ATP program offerings with description of partner capability:
3200 - Mobile Access Router
Business Ready Data Center
Cable
Internet Protocol Contact Center 5.0
IP Telephony Remote Networking Operations
Managed Security Service Provider
Metro Ethernet EttX and EttB
Network Hosted Storage Applications
Optical - Metro DWDM
Optical - Metro Transport
Rich Media Communications
Security Fast Start
Service Control
Voice over IP for Service Providers
Retired ATPs
As the market for networking technology and customer needs evolve, so does the strategic importance of Cisco ATPs. When the relevance and market value of a specific technology or services ATP becomes mainstream, it becomes necessary to transition that ATP into a Specialization.
The following ATP program offerings have been retired:
- Call Manager Express (CCME)
- Content Networking
- Customer Contact - Intelligent Contact Manager (ICM)
- Customer Contact - Network Applications Manager (NAM)
- Customer Interaction Suite
- IPCC Express
- IP Telephony Basic
- Optical Long Haul Transport
Partner Capabilities of Current ATPs
Below is a list of current ATP program partner capabilities:
3200 - Mobile Access Router
Partners deliver customized solutions that integrate the Cisco 3200 products for the mobile network market, including the defense, public safety/homeland security, and commercial transportation markets. Partners to provide full lifecycle support, including sales, planning, design, implementation, configuration and end-user support. Contact the ATP Manager with questions.
Business Ready Data Center
Partners with data center solution expertise and qualifications such as storage; OSM or OSM reseller; VPN/security and optical specialization; planning, implementation, service and support; server technology expertise; and application specialization: such as SAP, Siebel, or DBII. The Cisco Business Ready Data Center provides a tested architecture and sales materials for Cisco IP, interconnect, storage networking, and relevant technologies that help data center stakeholders build an intelligent, integrated data center spanning ISO layers 2 to 7. Contact the ATP Manager with questions.
Cable
Partners provide comprehensive skills addressing Cisco cable infrastructures, network management and provisioning solutions. A Cable Technical Specialization is also offered. Contact the ATP Manager with questions.
Internet Protocol Contact Center 5.0
Partners learn high-end contact center solutions that provide intelligent call routing, network-to-desktop Computer Telephony Integration (CTI), and contact management solutions to enterprise agents over an IP-based network. Contact the ATP Manager with questions.
IP Telephony Remote Networking Operations
Partner experienced in providing remote network monitoring and management, including problem resolution ownership, of the Cisco IP Telephony and underlying LAN and WAN infrastructure. Contact the ATP Manager with questions.
Managed Security Service Provider
Partners deliver security consultative services and have knowledge and expertise in selling, designing, installing, managing, and supporting a comprehensive network security solution
Metro Ethernet EttX and EttB
Cisco Channel Partners provide ethernet to home/business and deliver data, voice, video over an ethernet network that increases bandwidth to the end user. Partners provide full life-cycle support including sale, planning, design, implementation, operation and end-user support of scaleable IP and or MPLS enabled architectures. Contact the ATP Manager with questions.
Network Hosted Storage Applications
Partners are knowledgeable and have expertise in planning, designing, installing/implementing, supporting and optimizing a storage networking solution. These partners have an established OSM relationship. Contact the ATP Manager with questions.
Optical - Metro DWDM
Partners are specifically trained to support the following Cisco Optical Metro DWDM products: 15540, 15252, 15201, and 15501. Contact the ATP Manager with questions.
Optical - Metro Transport
Partners are specifically trained to support the following SONET/SDH Cisco Optical Transport Solutions; product specific to 15454, 15327, 15216 and Cisco Transport Manager. Contact the ATP Manager with questions.
Rich Media Communications
Partners provide a fully integrated rich-media conferencing solution, including voice, video, and Web conferencing capabilities. Contact the ATP Manager with questions.
Security Fast Start
Partners are knowledgeable and have expertise in designing, installing, and supporting a comprehensive network security solution. Contact the ATP Manager with questions.
Service Control
Partners are knowledgeable and have the technical skills to successfully plan, design, implement and support Cisco Service Control products and solutions that offer flexible and scaleable services providing security services, customized managed/tiered services, application/content-based services and peer-to-peer traffic control and management services. Contact the ATP Manager with questions.
Voice over IP for Service Providers
Partners provide carrier-class voice and dial capabilities integrating circuit switching and IP infrastructures via SS7. Contact the ATP Manager with questions.
Further details about ATPs are available through your Cisco sponsor. Partners nominated for consideration by their Cisco sponsor must successfully meet the program requirements to qualify.
You can view a list of Specialized and ATP Partners here.
Note: Because the program is not open to all partners, ATP offerings do not enable partners to earn points toward Certification under the Cisco Channel Partner Program.