Press release: Race Communications became the owner of the Network Management specialization from Cisco Systems.

Race Communications, the Golden Partner of Cisco Systems, received a new specialization status in mid-July 2003 . The sixth status in the integrator's asset was Network Management (Management and monitoring of the current state of networks).The complexity of the networks under construction is increasing all over the world from year to year.

The increase in the number of installed equipment and applied technologies poses increasingly complex tasks of managing networks and monitoring their current state. Effective operation of operated networks is necessary for any business today, therefore, the importance of Network Management specialization for a system integrator at the present stage of telecommunications demand cannot be overestimated.

Having many years of experience in implementing projects for building networks of various levels, and already being a Golden Partner of Cisco, Race does not cease to pay great attention to improving the level of its specialists working at all stages of the project. The assignment of the Network Management specialization to Race Communications once again confirmed the high professional level of specialists and the competence of the integrator as a whole.
As a result, today Race has six of the most popular specializations by customers:

• IP Telephony revised / IP telephony in a modern network
• VPN Security / Ensuring security in corporate virtual networks
• Wireless LAN / Issues of wireless LAN organization
• Universal Dial Access / Organization of universal remote access to networks
• DSL / Creation of networks with digital subscriber access
• Network Management / Management and monitoring of the current state of networks

According to Leonid Lopatin, CEO of Race Communications, obtaining the sixth specialization of Cisco Systems was an event that brought Race to a leading position in the industry. Today, among the partners of Cisco Systems in Russia, there is not a single system integrator who would have as many or more specializations than Race Communications.

Race Communications is a Russian system integrator offering laboratory-tested solutions from leading telecommunications equipment suppliers. The company carries out a full cycle of work: design, delivery, installation, as well as training of specialists and project support. More information about Race Communications you can get on www.race.ruFor more information , please contact:

to Elena Mitina and Nikita Emets, Race-Communication CJSC (495) 785-0770, 916-RACE (916-7223) and by e-mail e.mitina@race.ru .