Press release: Race Communications has received the status of a<br>Golden Partner of Cisco Systems.
November 15, 2002 Race Company
Communications, a leading Russian system
integrator, has received the status of a Gold Partner
(Cisco Gold Certified Partner) from the world leader in the
production of equipment for networks and
communication systems - Cisco Systems. Race Communications became the first
Cisco Systems partner to receive the highest degree
of certification, bypassing the status of a Silver Partner
Cisco.
The status of the Golden Partner of Cisco Systems confirms
the highest qualification in the hierarchy of the manufacturer,
based on the audit of business processes,
technical support, professionalism of the team
and equipment of the applicant's laboratory.
Certification program built by the company
Cisco Systems is one of the most complex and
reputable in the industry, so the emergence of a new
The Gold Partner always becomes a notable
event in the European telecommunications
market.
In preparation for obtaining the status of Gold
Partner of Cisco Systems company Race Communications since October 2002
The company has put into operation an automated
system for monitoring the solution of customer problems
received by the technical support service. The
service itself has become more efficient, multi-level and
round-the-clock (24x7). The range
of technical support services has expanded
, warranty periods have increased, the time
for solving problems and replacing equipment has been reduced.
Significant investments were made in 2002
by Race Communications' own network laboratory,
which is a testing base for
testing new technologies.
The Cisco Networking Academy, opened
on the basis of the Race Communications Training Center, has trained
dozens
of CCNA (Cisco Certified Network) certified specialists in 1999-2002
Associate), and since November 2002 began full-time and
distance training of specialists and under
the CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) program.
"Confirmation of the honorary status of Cisco Gold Certified
Partner has become a significant milestone for Race Communications, both in
the implementation of telecommunications projects
and in solving daily tasks. Today
, the company continues to train specialists and
receives new specializations, although formally
the requirements for Gold have already been exceeded
Partner Cisco Systems," said Leonid Lopatin,
Managing Director of Race Communications.
"This year, Race Communications has proved to be one of
the most dynamically developing system
integrators in the Russian
telecommunications market, which was clearly
manifested in the company's unprecedented short path
to the status of a Cisco Gold Partner,"
said Vladimir Smirnov, Deputy
General Director of Cisco Systems in Russia and
CIS countries, "We are sure that for numerous
customers of the company Cisco Gold Partner Status
Systems will serve as another indicator
of the professionalism of Race Communications and the consistently
high quality of services provided."
Race Communications Company ( CJSC Race-Communication) is a Russian system integrator. The company offers proven solutions from leading telecommunications equipment suppliers. Race carries out a full cycle of work: design, delivery, installation, as well as training of specialists and project support. Additional information about the company on www.race.ruCisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) is a global leader in networking technologies for the Internet.
Information about the company's solutions, technologies and activities can be found at www.cisco.com or www.cisco.ru . Cisco equipment manufacturer in Europe is Cisco Systems International BV, a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.