Enventis Achieves Data Center Unified Computing ATP Status from Cisco
Dec 10, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) --
Company: HickoryTech Corp (HTCO)
HickoryTech Corp., an integrated communications solution provider, announced that its Enventis subsidiary has achieved Data Center Unified Computing Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) status from Cisco.
According to a release, this designation recognizes Enventis as having fulfilled the training and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and support the Cisco Unified Computing System in the United States.
The Cisco Unified Computing System unites network, computational, storage access, and virtualization resources in a single system that can help with the costs and complexity of information technology (IT) infrastructure, help extend capital assets and with business agility.
"Enventis is excited to be a part of Cisco's new computing model," said John Morton, president of HickoryTech's Business Solutions division. "We understand the importance of a data center for business continuity - ensuring high availability for applications, databases, storage, and security. As a Cisco Gold Certified Partner, Enventis is committed to offering enterprise customers a complete data center solution. This new certification allows Enventis to be one of a small number of service providers to offer Cisco's UCS solution."
"Taking advantage of an architectural shift in the data center, Cisco's new computing model can help customers transform the data center into a dynamic IT environment with the power to increase productivity, improve efficiency and drive virtualization to an entirely new level," said John Growdon, director, Worldwide Channels Go-to-Market Group at Cisco. "As a Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Authorized Technology Provider, Enventis is a member of an elite ecosystem of industry leaders working with Cisco to stimulate technology innovation, augment service delivery, and accelerate the market adoption of unified computing."
More Information:
www.enventis.com
www.hickorytech.com
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