Cisco channel strongly embraces video

Interest in TelePresence solutions has been growing strongly since the acquisition of Tandberg by Cisco with many partners signing up to the new Cisco TelePresence Advanced Technology Programme (ATP).

Joel Chimoindes, Azlan Director of Unified Communications, commented: ‘We have been really encouraged not only by the keenness of Cisco partners to adopt TelePresence as a new offering to their customers, but also by their willingness to invest in training and accreditation in order to have the requisite skills to successfully implement a video solution as part of a wider collaboration deployment. Cisco has a philosophy of recruit, enable and grow, and that’s exactly what we are doing at Azlan by enabling partners with the skills and supporting services they need in order to create an environment in which they can grow.’

Martin Cruickshank, Director at ex-Tandberg partner nuVIDEO, commented: ‘Cisco’s investment in Tandberg opens up a whole new solutions opportunity for us and, with the excellent ongoing support of Azlan, we are confident that we can continue to profitably build our revenues and take advantage of the increased awareness and desire endusers have for TelePresence. In fact, during the first quarter of this year we saw record breaking revenues for nuVIDEO.’

Simon Jacobson, Head of Marketing at Axonex, added: ‘Axonex view Cisco TelePresence as a natural extension to its unified communications portfolio. Recognising our leadership in unified communications, we continue to see significant interest from the market since we launched these innovative solutions, this momentum will accelerate as companies of all sizes understand the comprehensive business benefits that these innovative solutions offer. Azlan have been critical in helping Axonex bring Cisco TelePresence to market.’