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FiberNet Becomes Cisco Powered Program Member
Adoption of Cisco Managed Services Allows Enterprises to Align IT and Business Goals
| Source: Cisco Systems, Inc.
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - November 19, 2008) - Cisco (NASDAQ : CSCO ) today named FiberNet, LLC
as a member of the Cisco® Powered Program, which for more than 10 years
has been Cisco's premier partnering vehicle for solutions providers of
technology as a service. The program sets the industry standard for
recognizing investment in the tools necessary to provide high-quality,
network-based managed services, and also
provides opportunities for joint marketing with Cisco.
FiberNet, a One Communications company, is a regional telecommunications
provider offering services in West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia and Ohio. Its Metro Ethernet, Internet Protocol (IP) virtual
private network (VPN), security, and business communications services
qualify for the Cisco Powered designation based on their use of Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN)
infrastructure.
"Our Cisco Powered service designations tell current and potential
customers that our services have been built around the use of leading-edge
technology," said Dave Armentrout, FiberNet president and chief operating
officer. "We are proud of our long-standing relationship with Cisco, and
our new Cisco Powered designations are an indicator of our investment in
maintaining a technological edge and a milestone of our success."
A Cisco Powered designation is not only a public indication that the managed service provider has invested in Cisco's industry-leading
solutions, but also entitles the solutions provider to take advantage of
Cisco resources to envision, build, market and sell managed services,
accelerating their adoption.
The Cisco Powered Program was strengthened in 2007 with the addition of
third-party auditing and a global transaction model to support managed
services channel partners. Audited Cisco Powered managed services also
provide business customers with additional information as they increasingly
turn to service providers for the management of their most critical
business functions.
"Adopting managed services allows companies to align IT and business goals,
enabling them to focus scarce internal resources on their core competencies
while servicing day-to-day IT infrastructure and operational needs through
technology delivered as a service," said Al Safarikas, Cisco senior
director of service provider marketing. "By achieving Cisco Powered service
designations, FiberNet has made an investment in obtaining the training,
skills and knowledge necessary to play a pivotal role in meeting this
increasing demand."
FiberNet joins an elite group of service providers, systems integrators and
value-added resellers worldwide who have recognized the value of working
together with Cisco. FiberNet offers integrated telecommunications
solutions in West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania,
serving more than 25,000 businesses and 4,000 residential customers with
more than 100,000 lines. The solutions-based company owns one of the
largest fiber optic networks in the region, with approximately 4,000 route
miles extending into Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
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