Netelligent Corporation today announced it has achieved Gold Certification from Cisco®. Netelligent, to earn Gold Certification, had to meet rigorous standards for service, networking competency, support and customer satisfaction set forth by Cisco.

Vice president and chief go-to-market officer for worldwide channels at Cisco, Edison Peres, declared: "We are committed to providing the tools, training and programs that help drive partner growth, differentiation and profitability". "With specializations in Unified Communications, Routing and Switching, Security, and Wireless LAN, Netelligent has made an investment in developing the capability to deliver the integrated and customized technology solutions today's customers demand."

Partners are provided by the Cisco Resale Channel Program with the training required to build sales, technical and Cisco Lifecycle Services skills, and then validates their skills through a third-party audit. An increasing breadth of skills across key technologies and a partner's ability to deliver integrated networking solutions is represented by Gold, Silver, Premier and Select, Cisco resale partner certifications. An increasing depth of sales, technical and service expertise in particular technologies is reflected by Master, Advanced and Express, Cisco resale partner specializations.

By achieving the four following Cisco advanced specializations: Unified Communications, Routing and Switching, Security, and Wireless LAN, Netelligent, as a Cisco Gold Certified Partner, has met the requirements for attaining the broadest range of expertise across multiple technologies. Netelligent has integrated, in addition, Cisco Lifecycle Services into their offerings and is required to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction. Cisco Gold Certification provides Netelligent access to comprehensive sales, technical, and lifecycle services training and support available from Cisco.