Company also honored with theatre awards for performance
excellence
Cary (USA)/Wokingham (United Kingdom),
N.C. – June 4, 2009 – Global Knowledge announced
today that it has received four Cisco Channel Partner awards for
outstanding performance in 2008, including Cisco’s highest
recognition – Global Learning Partner of the Year.
In addition to receiving the top award
bestowed on a Cisco Learning Partner, Global Knowledge Europe and
United States/Canada were each honored with theatre awards for
Excellence in Collaboration, while Global Knowledge MEA garnered
the Excellence in Acceleration award.
"We are tremendously proud and honored to be
recognized as Cisco’s premier learning partner,” said Brian K.
Branson, Chief Executive Officer and President of Global Knowledge.
“These awards reflect our commitment to providing exceptional
worldwide training solutions to Cisco’s channels and
customers."
As well, Global Knowledge’s affiliated partner
in Singapore, Global Knowledge-Asia/Pac, received theatre awards
for Excellence in Collaboration and Excellence in Innovation. The
company’s affiliate partner in Japan, Global Knowledge Japan, won
the Learning Partner of the Year theatre award.
Global Knowledge offers a robust
Cisco training solution that encompasses Unified
Communications, Security, Wireless, Data Center, and Networking
Technologies as well as Sales and Project Management curriculum.
Long recognized for its outstanding instruction and unique,
hands-on labs, the company also provides custom enterprise-wide
learning solutions, including Customer and Partner Enablement
programs.
Cisco’s annual performance awards are categorized in three
levels: global, theatre (including APAC, Emerging Markets, Europe,
Japan, and US/Canada), and geographical regions. Global Knowledge was
recognized this week at Cisco’s Worldwide Partner Summit in Boston,
Massachusetts.
>> Video
Cisco's Global Learning Partner of the Year Award
Presentation
(from left to right) Robert
Lloyd, Executive VP, Cisco Worldwide Operations; John T. Chambers,
Cisco Chairman and CEO; Brian K. Branson, Global Knowledge
President and CEO; Keith Goodwin, Cisco Senior VP Worldwide
Channels at Cisco Partner Summit, June 2 - 4, 2009 in
Boston.
Global Learning Partner of the
Year
"This year's recipient collaborates with other learning partners
to deliver complete solutions in sales enablement training on all
major Cisco technologies. A Cisco partner for eleven years, they
have advanced solutions and certification training on all major
Cisco product lines. Additionally this partner provides training
for a large percentage of Cisco's end user customers and our
partners. Their commitment to channels and partner enablement has
been led by their Fit4Business program. They are a strategic
partner in all aspects of Cisco's business from sales to product
business units to internal employee development.. Please join me in
congratulating Global Knowledge Training LLC as this year's Global
Learning Partner of the Year."
-- Keith Goodwin, Cisco Senior VP Worldwide
Channels
It is with great pleasure that Cisco and the Worldwide Learning
Partner Channel congratulates Global Knowledge for
achieving the World Wide Learning Partner of the Year for
the 2009 Fiscal Year! Cisco recognizes the importance of
your efforts in delivering market leading solutions that are
absolutely vital in helping Cisco Channels and customers gain the
competitive advantage they seek through Cisco Authorized
Training.
Global Knowledge has shown outstanding
partnership with Cisco during Fiscal Year 2009 and brought added
value to the Cisco learning experience. We are very excited to
reward the educational expertise and professionalism you provide to
Cisco Channels and customers as a member of the Worldwide Learning
Partner Channel.
Thank you for your hard work, dedication and continued support
of both Cisco's growth and the needs of our customers.
Congratulations!
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It is with great pleasure that Cisco and the
Worldwide Learning Partner Channel
congratulates Global Knowledge for
achieving the Excellence in Collaboration
- Europe Theatre for the 2009 Fiscal
Year! Cisco recognizes the importance of your efforts
in delivering market leading solutions that are absolutely vital in
helping Cisco Channels and customers gain the competitive advantage
they seek through Cisco Authorized Training.
Global Knowledge has shown outstanding
partnership with Cisco during Fiscal Year 2009 and brought added
value to the Cisco learning experience. We are very excited
to reward the educational expertise and professionalism you provide
to Cisco Channels and customers as a member of the Worldwide
Learning Partner Channel.
Thank you for your hard work, dedication and
continued support of both Cisco’s growth and the needs of our
customers.
Congratulations!
Andres Sintes, Director, Worldwide Learning Partner
Channel
