Apptis Technology Solutions Achieves Master Unified Communications Specialized Partner Status and Gold Certification from Cisco
Chantilly, VA — October 26, 2009 — Apptis Technology Solutions, a division of Apptis, Inc., and a technology solutions provider and value-added reseller, announced today that it has achieved Cisco's Master Unified Communications Specialization, while simultaneously completing all requirements for maintaining Cisco's Gold Certified Partner Status for the seventh straight year.
The company joins an elite group of channel partners by attaining the Cisco Master Unified Communications Specialization. Through a rigorous on-site audit, recipients must prove exemplary customer success, technology expertise, and authorized methodology in selling, deploying, and supporting Cisco Unified Communications solutions.
"As a distinguished leader in the Unified Communications marketplace, Cisco continues to invest in its technology to offer best-of-breed solutions to partners and customers," said Rene LaVigne, President and Chief Operating Officer for Apptis Technology Solutions. "We're proud to have earned Cisco's Master Unified Communications Specialized Partner status, which is a testament to our enhanced technical skills and support methodologies. This achievement, coupled with our seventh consecutive year attaining Cisco Gold Partner certification, proves our commitment to providing customers with unparalleled expertise, service, and support for Cisco solutions. We will continue to raise the bar alongside Cisco," added LaVigne.
Apptis Technology Solutions employs over 60 Cisco certified professionals. To achieve Cisco Gold Certified Partner, the company demonstrated its depth of knowledge and proficiency in selling, installing and supporting Cisco solutions across multiple technology disciplines.
"There are very few partners worldwide that have achieved the Master level specialization, which showcases our ability to fully design, implement, and support Cisco's Unified Communications products," said Mitzi Rivoire, Vice President of Networking and UC Alliances for Apptis Technology Solutions. "Our customers require secure and sophisticated Unified Communications solutions, and we possess both the tools and the knowledge to deliver cost-effective and cutting-edge technology to meet our customers' collaboration needs – both today and in the future," added Rivoire.
Cisco and Apptis Technology Solutions established their partnership in 1998. Over the past eleven years, Apptis Technology Solutions has worked closely with Cisco to complete several implementations and projects focused on Unified Communications, Network Architecture build-outs and upgrades, Wireless LAN and Collaboration architectures.
About Iron Bow Technologies
Iron Bow Technologies, formerly Apptis Technology Solutions, is a technology solutions provider and value-added reseller with a track record of government and industry success. Implementing $600 million in technology solutions annually, the company leverages a strong, flexible, and targeted customer engagement model with premier products expertise to help customers design, acquire and build secure data center, unified communications, network infrastructure, information security and client computing solutions.
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