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For Immediate Release
World Wide Technology Achieves Metro Optical Transport Advanced Technology Provider status in USA from Cisco Systems in the USA.
St. Louis, Missouri – August 1, 2004 – World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT) announced today that it has achieved Metro Optical Transport Advanced Technology Provider (ATP) status from Cisco Systems in the USA effective June 10, 2004. The ATP designation is by invitation only and recognizes WWT for having the ability to provide the core knowledge and skills required to successfully design, deploy and support the Cisco Optical Metro Transport solution.
As a Metro Optical Transport ATP, WWT completed a strategic and focused effort to increase the level of Cisco sales and engineering capabilities within the organization. The ATP designation recognizes WWT for achieving the rigorous Cisco certified personnel levels required for Metro Optical Transport ATP. This designation builds upon the WWTÂ’s success as a Cisco certified Gold Reseller and ensures WWT capabilities of planning, designing, and implementing operational support for complex Cisco optical solutions.
"This is a significant success for WWT and the team of engineers who have completed the Metro Optical Transport ATP certification," stated CEO of World Wide Technology, Jim Kavanaugh. "Metro Optical Transport ATP is an achievement that underscores our continued commitment with Cisco to provide our customers the highest level of service and support and it is a critical technology for the many recent telecommunications, government and business continuity requirements."
Resource Requirements
In order to be recognized as a Metro Optical Transport ATP, WWT is required to fulfill the following job roles through specific testing requirements: an engagement manager, responsible for Optical Metro Transport sales methodology; and three systems engineers, responsible for planning, design, implementation, and integration to support Optical Metro Transport solutions. WWT has met these requirements
Customer Satisfaction Requirement
In addition to the personnel requirements, WWT must meet strict customer satisfaction requirements. Cisco<92>s customer satisfaction process includes the random survey of partners' customers to obtain a customer satisfaction rating.
Lab Requirement
The Metro Optical Transport ATP program also require WWT to have access to a Cisco Qualified lab to aid in Proof of Concept demonstrations, internal training, and network emulation to simulate actual end user conditions.
About World Wide Technology, Inc.
Founded in 1990 with headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, World Wide Technology Holding Co., Inc. (WWT Holding), is a leading value added reseller (VAR) in the information technology industry. WWT Holding, with its industry specific operating companies, World Wide Technology and Telcobuy.com, specializes in helping customers rapidly build and deploy technology infrastructure on-time and costeffectively.
Building upon its success as a leading VAR, WWT's electronic procurement and logistics (e-PL) capabilities combine procurement services and logistics functions with state-of-the-art information systems technology, allowing partners to focus on core competencies, while maximizing supply chain efficiencies. Both customers and partners benefit from having WWT, a proven distribution and logistics company, manage their inventory while at the same time gaining anytime, anywhere access to WWT's web-based procurement, inventory management and deployment management applications.
WWT has headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, with remote sales and distribution facilities located in Livermore, Los Angeles and San Diego, CA; Detroit, MI; Reno, NV; Nashville, TN; Austin, San Antonio and Plano, TX; McLean, VA and Seattle, WA. For more information please visit www.wwt.com.