CreekPointe Achieves SMB Specialization from Cisco

Greenville, SC – 06.05.2008 – CreekPointe announced today it has achieved SMB Specialization from Cisco®. The SMB Specialization recognizes Cisco resale channel partners whose primary focus is on the small and medium-sized business (SMB) market with fewer than 250 employees. 
 
The addition of Cisco’s SMB products will enable CreekPointe to greatly enhance the desktop/network/VoIP and mobile solutions we offer to our clients.  We are thrilled to be working with the premier manufacturer of connectivity and security equipment. –Steve Monteith, President, CreekPointe

“The Cisco SMB Specialization was created in response to customer demand for channel partners to be capable of designing and implementing SMB-specific Cisco solutions," said Surinder Brar, senior director of worldwide channels at Cisco. “With the SMB Specialization, CreekPointe has made an investment in obtaining the training, skills and knowledge necessary to play a pivotal role in meeting this increasing demand.”

To earn SMB Specialization, CreekPointe fulfilled training and exam requirements.  CreekPointe also met the personnel, training, and post-sales support requirements set forth by Cisco. 

The Cisco Resale Channel Program provides partners with the training required to build sales, technical and Cisco Lifecycle Services skills.  Cisco resale partner certifications—Gold, Silver, Premier and Select—represent an increasing breadth of skills across key technologies and a partner’s ability to deliver integrated networking solutions.  Cisco resale partner specializations—SMB, Express, Advanced, and Master—reflect an increasing depth of sales, technical and service expertise in particular technologies.