Cisco's partner certification programme provides resources to develop expertise in selling, implementing and supporting Cisco network solutions.

"The program also ensures consistent delivery of industry-leading support by maintaining rigorous standards for network expertise," says Tarek Ghoul, regional channel manager, Cisco Systems Gulf and Pakistan.

"Achieving Cisco gold partner certification reflects our commitment to Cisco Systems and our clients in providing expertise in design, integration, and management of converged infrastructures" comments Debasish Guha Roy, COO, Emircom.

Cisco certified partners enjoy several benefits such as a listing on the Cisco partner locator, making it easy for potential customers to find them; access to password protected Cisco web sites, which have training information, marketing and sales tools as we well as event and seminar information; and increased access to Cisco technical support teams and product information.

Emircom was founded in 1984 to provide telecom and network products and services in the UAE market. Since then it has grown dramatically and is currently one of the fastest growing companies in the Gulf and Middle East specialising in information, communication and technology, with branches in UAE (Dubai & Abu Dhabi), Lebanon, Syria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.

Its operations cover networking, systems and storage, security, wireless and accessibility, convergence, enterprise infrastructure management, and hospitality.