Global Knowledge and avodaq to Lead the Development,
Marketing, Sales, and Delivery of Advanced Cisco Unified
Communications Training
New alliance yields innovative product solutions for UC and
collaboration
Cary (USA)/Wokingham (UK) –
February 10, 2009—Two powerhouse training companies and
Cisco Learning Solutions Partners (CLSPs), Global Knowledge and
avodaq, have created a transformational alliance that provides
a deep and broad portfolio of Unified Communications (UC) and
collaboration training solutions for their joint customers
worldwide. The alliance, which recognizes the strengths of each
company, was formed in response to growing market opportunities and
changing customer requirements.
Global Knowledge is a leading IT training
company with worldwide sales, marketing, and delivery capabilities.
avodaq is a leading system integrator and training company that
specializes in Cisco advanced UC solutions. The company engages
with business units within Cisco to develop the latest in UC
products, including video and collaboration.
The alliance creates an unprecedented
opportunity for avodaq to focus on its expertise in consulting,
systems integration, and course development while Global Knowledge
taps its worldwide organization to deliver the training courses.
Together, the two companies will develop unified communication
products that blanket the entire
lifecycle, from early adoption to late majority.
“With avodaq’s resources and our delivery
mechanism, we can offer enterprise customers a six-to-eight month
lead on products that will enable the adoption and integration of
the most recent UC and collaboration technologies,” said Global
Knowledge President and CEO Joseph Cece.
Global Knowledge, a CLSP award winner, will
evoke its worldwide marketing, sales, instruction, and training
delivery tools to lead the effort to drive Unified Communications
training solutions to the market. avodaq will lead all product
development requests that originate from Cisco and will leverage
its instructors and lab environments in support of training by
Global Knowledge. The initial training courses will be offered in
classrooms and over the Internet.
“avodaq’s unique set of capabilities,
field services experience, and cadre of some of the most advanced
UC specialists and leaders in the world, position us well to lead
the development aspects of our new alliance,” said Robert
Schaffner, Vice President, avodaq. The company is the world’s first
CLSP to offer learners a Unified Communications Master
certification.
avodaq will respond to Cisco’s direct Unified
Communication and Collaboration development needs, while Global
Knowledge will respond to training requests from Cisco on behalf of
both companies.
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About Global Knowledge
Global Knowledge is the worldwide leader in IT
and business training. We deliver via training centers, private
facilities, and the Internet, enabling our customers to choose
when, where, and how they want to receive training programs and
learning services. Our more than 700 courses span foundational and
specialized training and certifications. Founded in 1995, Global
Knowledge employs more than 1,200 people worldwide and is
headquartered in Cary, N.C. The company is owned by New York-based
investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson, and Stowe. For more
information, visit http://www.globalknowledge.com/.
About avodaq
Founded in 1997, avodaq stands for efficient
business communications. Besides consultancy and implementation
services, the system integrator is also one of the leading training
partners in the field of Unified Communications - the efficient
combination of voice, video, conferencing and collaboration
technology. avodaq has helped train customers, including Cisco
technicians, in more than 50 countries through its training courses
and remote labs. The company has locations
in Germany and Singapore. For more information, visit
http://www.avodaq.com/.
Contacts
Linda Palmer
Marketing Communications Director, Global Knowledge
(919) 460-3269
Linda.palmer@globalknowledge.com
Nilguen
Demirbaga
Manager Marketing, avodaq
+4940413267141
ndemirbaga@avodaq.com