Eastern Computer Exchange, Inc.announced today it has achieved Cisco®Gold Certification. To earn Gold Certification, Eastern met rigorous standards set forth by Cisco in networking competency, service, support, and customer satisfaction.
"We are extremely happy to take our Cisco relationship to the next level. Achieving Gold Level Certification will allow us to further increase our leadership position in our accounts, while complementing our EMC Signature, VMware Premier and VCE Vblock Certified Status," said Brendan Lynch, President at Eastern. "We are grateful to be aligned so closely with a company like Cisco and look forward to many years of growth ahead."
"We are committed to providing the tools, training and programs that facilitate partner growth, differentiation and profitability," said Edison Peres, senior vice president of worldwide channels at Cisco. "With specializations in unified communications, routing and switching, security, and wireless LAN, Eastern has made an investment in developing the capability to deliver the integrated and customized technology solutions that today's customers demand."
The Cisco Resale Channel Program provides a framework for partners to build the sales, technical and Cisco Lifecycle Services skills required to deliver Cisco solutions to end customers. Through the program's specializations and certifications, Cisco recognizes a partner's expertise in deploying solutions based on Cisco advanced technologies and services. Using a third-party audit process, the program validates a partner's technology skills, business practices, customer satisfaction, presales and postsales support capabilities, and other critical factors that customers consider when choosing a trusted partner.
As a Cisco Gold Certified Partner Eastern has met the requirements for attaining the broadest range of expertise across multiple technologies by achieving Cisco advanced specializations in unified communications, routing and switching, security, and wireless LAN. In addition, Eastern has integrated Cisco Lifecycle Services into its offerings and is required to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction. Cisco Gold Certification provides Eastern with access to comprehensive sales, technical, and lifecycle services training and support available from Cisco.
About Eastern Computer Exchange, Inc.
Eastern Computer Exchange, Inc. is an enterprise technology company headquartered in Milford, Connecticut, with offices throughout the United States, Asia and Europe. Eastern is a valued-added reseller for the top technology companies in the world including EMC, Cisco, VMware, and VCE. Eastern fully implements all their solutions including migrations, consolidations, cloud, global desktop, and bring-your-own-device campaigns. To learn more about Eastern, visit www.ecei.com.
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Contacts:
Eastern Computer Exchange, Inc.
Abbey McMahon, 513-785-0812
abbeymcmahon@ecei.com


