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For Immediate Release
World Wide Technology Introduces Movable Cisco TelePresence® Solution
ST. LOUIS (March 25, 2009) – World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions today introduced TG 500, adding mobility to the fixed Cisco TelePresence 500 solution. The portable, storable and easily deployable solution offers a convenient and cost-effective way for organizations to get even more value from Cisco TelePresence technology. The solution was unveiled this week at the Cisco Center of Excellence in San Jose, California and will be generally available in April.
“WWT is committed to providing our clients with the cutting-edge unified communications solutions they need to drive productivity and streamline operations in an increasingly fast-paced world,” said Ashish Upadhyay, senior business development manager for advanced technologies. “The TG 500, coupled with proven methodology, training and support from WWT, allows clients to get the utmost value from their Cisco TelePresence technology and truly connect with colleagues, partners, patients and more.”
Cisco TelePresence® creates life-like and immersive meeting experiences over the network – empowering you to better collaborate, speed decisions, improve quality of project deliverables, increase customer intimacy, scale scarce resources, and compress project timelines like never before. The TG 500 solution enables customers to move from one fixed office location to another utilizing a professional, tested and proven cart methodology co-developed by WWT and Cisco. This enhanced flexibility opens a whole new world of applications now addressable by Cisco TelePresence. To learn more, visit www.wwt.com/tptg500.html.
“WWT has both the Cisco certifications and TelePresence expertise to help organizations, particularly in the healthcare and public sector, supercharge collaboration by enabling face-to-face meetings, regardless of previous time and space constraints, with the TG 500 solution for Cisco TelePresence 500,” said Larry Payne, south-west area vice president of state and local government and education for Cisco.
WWT is a Cisco Gold-Certified Channel Partner with over $1 billion in annual Cisco sales, ranking as one of the largest suppliers of Cisco networking and communications solutions to the U.S. government. The company has more than 100 Cisco-certified engineers and over 500 Cisco certifications in advanced Cisco technologies, including Master Unified Communications Specialization and Master Security Specialization, Advanced Data Center Networking Infrastructure and Network Specializations, Rich Media Communications, Advanced Wireless LAN, Advanced Storage and more. To see a complete list of WWT’s Cisco certifications, specializations and awards, visit http://www.wwt.com/partners/cisco_systems.html.
About WWT
World Wide Technology, Inc. is a systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions to the commercial, government and telecom sectors. The company brings to market a powerful blend of knowledge, infrastructure and technology to help its customers manage the planning, procurement and deployment of IT products and solutions. Based in St. Louis, WWT works closely with industry leaders including Boeing (NYSE: BA); Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA); Dell (NASDAQ: DELL); Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO); EMC (NYSE: EMC); HP (NYSE: HPQ); AT&T Inc., formerly SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: ATT); Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and the U.S. Air Force. WWT employs over 1,000 people and operates more than 1.7 million square-feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space in 20 facilities throughout the world. For more information on World Wide Technology, visit www.wwt.com.