Alliance enables rapid deployment of UC and
collaboration technologies
Cary (United States)/Wokingham (United Kingdom) – June
17, 2009 – Global Knowledge and avodaq, two award-winning
Cisco Learning Solutions Partners announce the availability of an
exclusive training course for Cisco’s new product Cisco Unified
Communications Integration for Microsoft Office Communicator. The
worldwide schedule offers classroom training as early as July
2009.
Cisco UC Integration for MOC v1.0 (CUCiMOC) is
a two-day course designed for presales engineers and system
engineers who need to integrate Microsoft Office Communicator (MOC)
with Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM). The availability
of this training course simultaneously with Cisco’s product launch
offers our enterprise customers and partners a competitive
advantage in rapidly enabling the adoption and integration of the
latest UC and collaboration technologies.
“With avodaq’s development expertise and our
delivery capabilities, our customers benefit from a six-to-eight
month lead on product implementation and adoption,” said Michael K.
Fox, Global Knowledge Senior Vice President, Enterprise Solutions
and Product Management.
“Not only do we train on the latest in
advanced UC and collaboration technologies,” said Robert Schaffner,
avodaq Vice President, “through our partnership with Global
Knowledge, we can also provide training in convenient locations for
our customers – two significant benefits for Cisco product
users.”
The alliance between Global Knowledge and
avodaq was formed in February 2009 in response to growing market
opportunities and changing customer requirements particularly in
the areas of Cisco advanced unified communications products,
including video and collaboration.
For more information on the CUCiMOC course and
the worldwide training schedule, visit www.globalknowledge.net/cucimoc.
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About Global Knowledge
Global Knowledge, Cisco’s 2009 Global Learning
Partner of the Year, is the worldwide leader in IT and business
training. We deliver via training centers, private facilities, and
the Internet, enabling our customers to choose when, where, and how
they want to receive training programs and learning services. Our
more than 700 courses span foundational and specialized training
and certifications. Founded in 1995, Global Knowledge employs more
than 1,200 people worldwide and is headquartered in Cary, N.C. The
company is owned by New York-based investment firm Welsh, Carson,
Anderson, and Stowe. For more information, visit http://www.globalknowledge.net/
About avodaq
Founded in 1997, avodaq stands for efficient
business communications. Besides consultancy and implementation
services, the system integrator is also one of the leading training
partners in the field of unified communications - the efficient
combination of voice, video, conferencing and collaboration
technologies. avodaq has helped train customers, including Cisco
technicians, in more than 50 countries through its training courses
and remote labs. The company has locations
in Germany and Singapore. For more information, visit
http://www.avodaq.com/.
Contact – Global Knowledge
Europe
René van der Zeeuw
+31 (0)30 60 89 460
rene.van.der.zeeuw@globalknowledge.net
Contact – Global Knowledge Middle
East
Hesham Abdel-Mohsen
+20 (0) 2 2290 2163 Ext.137
hesham.abdelmohsen@globalknowledge-eg.com
Contact – avodaq
Nilgün Demirbaga
+49 40 41 32 67 141
demirbaga@avodaq.com