10 March 2012
MUSCAT -- Cisco Systems International Inc has announced International Information Technology Co LLC (IITC) -- a subsidiary of OHI Group has achieved Cisco Gold Certification. To earn Gold Certification, IITC has met rigorous standards set forth by Cisco in networking competency, service, and support and customer satisfaction.

"It has been a long journey of over 10 years with our partner Cisco and we are very proud to achieve the Cisco Gold partnership" said S Jayakumar, General Manager of IITC. "We believe that this enhanced partnership with Cisco, would enable IITC to deliver more value to our customers and provide them with the best of breed technologies and services", he added.

"We are committed to providing the tools, training and programmes that facilitate partner growth, differentiation and profitability," said Bernadette Wightman, Managing Director, Channels, Emerging Markets, Cisco.

"With specialisations in unified communications, routing and switching, security, and wireless LAN, IITC has made an investment in developing the capability to deliver the integrated and customised technology solutions that today's customers demand", he added.

The Cisco Resale Channel Programme 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 programme's specialisations and certifications, Cisco recognises a partner's expertise in deploying solutions based on Cisco advanced technologies and services.

Using a third-party audit process, the programme validates a partner's technology skills, business practices, customer satisfaction, presales and post-sales support capabilities, and other critical factors that customers consider when choosing a trusted partner.

Congratulating IITC on the gold certification achievement, Iyad al Chammat, General Manager of Cisco said, "As a Cisco Gold Certified Partner IITC has met the requirements for attaining the broadest range of expertise across multiple technologies by achieving Cisco advanced specialisations in unified communications, video conferencing, routing and switching, security and wireless. In addition, IITC has integrated Cisco Lifecycle Services into its offerings and is required to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction. Cisco Gold Certification provides IITC with access to comprehensive sales, technical and lifecycle services training and support available from Cisco".

Established under the aegis of OHI, IITC has grown to be one of the most successful and reliable technology solution providers in the Sultanate of Oman since its launch more than two decades ago. Its business infrastructure and human capital integrates to flower a robust performance providing an impetus to the IT industry in the Sultanate.

IITC's activities range from Infrastructure solutions (Servers, Storage, Disaster recovery, Cabling and Networking) to Business solutions (ERP, HRMS, CRM, Internet Websites, Intranet Portals, Document management, Business intelligence and Bespoke applications), Services (Implementation, On-site support, Facilities management, People outsourcing, Consultancy) and Technical training. The company today has an impressive rung of satisfied clients across Oman both in the government sector as well as the private sector.

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