NEC Certified as Cisco TelePresence Video Advanced Authorized Technology Provider in the U.S.

Irving, Texas - October 27, 2011 - NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading provider and integrator of advanced communication and IT solutions, announced today that it has met all Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) program requirements and criteria necessary to earn the designation of Cisco® ATP - Cisco TelePresence Video Advanced Partner in the United States. This designation recognizes that NEC has fulfilled prerequisites for its sales and support organizations to properly sell, design, install and support Cisco TelePresence Video products and solutions at the Advanced level.
 
The Cisco TelePresence Video Advanced ATP Program is focused on providing a new way of working in which everyone, everywhere can be more productive through face-to-face collaboration with TelePresence Video solutions. The Advanced-level program's goal is to enable partners to market TelePresence Video endpoints with a full breadth of infrastructure solutions in addition to managed videoconferencing services.
 
"Recently, industry analysts have stated they expect enterprise adoption of videoconferencing to increase, driving revenues for worldwide videoconferencing to nearly $6 billion in 2014¹," said Hal Libben, vice president, enterprise solutions, NEC Corporation of America. "NEC is strongly committed to meeting the needs of our customers and providing them with the technology that matters most. We believe our video options, including TelePresence and other conferencing solutions, can help enable our customers gain maximum next-generation collaboration benefits from their networks."
 
"The Cisco TelePresence Video Advanced ATP Program is designed to enable partners to take advantage of the tremendous market opportunities ahead-not only in the telepresence space but also in the overall collaboration market," said Richard McLeod, senior director of collaboration for worldwide channels at Cisco. "As a Cisco TelePresence Video Advanced ATP Partner, NEC has made an investment in the sales, technical and life cycle services capabilities needed to deliver the industry's most comprehensive and interoperable Cisco TelePresence Video portfolio."
 
The Cisco Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) Program is part of the Cisco go-to-market strategy for emerging technologies. More news also available at Business Blog. The program helps Cisco to define the knowledge, skills and services that channel partners need to successfully sell, deploy and support an emerging technology. As the market changes, an ATP designation may be discontinued or may evolve into a Cisco specialization.
 
NEC was also recently recognized with three additional Cisco certifications - Master Security, Master Managed Services and the Master Unified Communications Specializations - for its proven expertise and ability to design and integrate network solutions based on Cisco's product portfolio, resulting in closer relationships and desired results for customers.