NCR Becomes Cisco Authorized Technology Provider to Meet Cloud
Computing Demand from Enterprises in the Fast Growth MEA Region
DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2012--
NCR
Corporation (NYSE: NCR) announced today that it has achieved Data
Center Unified Computing Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) status
from Cisco. This designation recognizes NCR as having fulfilled the
training and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and support the CiscoUnified
Computing System.
Nadine Routhier, vice president of Telecom and Technology, NCR
commented, “IT requirements are changing dramatically making the
underlying network ever more critical. With the breadth and depth of our
expertise in delivering Cisco Unified Computing Systems, NCR is able to
help meet significant market demand for cloud computing services from
telecom carriers and enterprises across the fast growth MEA region.”
The Cisco
Unified Computing System unites network, computational, storage
access and virtualization
resources in a single energy-efficient system that can reduce the costs
and complexity of information technology (IT) infrastructure. It
combines a “wire once” unified fabric with an industry-standard
computing platform to optimize virtualization, reduce the data center’s
total overall cost and provide dynamic resource provisioning for
businesses that are becoming increasingly collaborative, mobile and
distributed.
Organizations today are migrating their enterprise application
processing to the cloud without having to concern themselves any longer
with idle CPUs or unused drive space. By opting to use a cloud service
provider, they can access services on a “pay-as-you-go” basis, making
this a highly scalable and cost-effective IT strategy.
“Taking advantage of an architectural shift in the data center, Cisco’s
new computing model can help customers transform the data center into a
dynamic IT environment with the power to increase productivity, improve
efficiency and drive virtualization to an entirely new level,” said John
Growdon, director, Worldwide Channels Go-to-Market Group at Cisco. “As a
Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Authorized Technology Provider, NCR
is a member of an elite ecosystem of industry leaders working with Cisco
to stimulate technology innovation, augment service delivery and
accelerate the market adoption of unified computing.”
To qualify as a Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Authorized
Technology Provider, NCR had to meet a number of requirements. These
included achieving the Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure
Specialization and the Cisco Data Center Storage Networking
Specialization, as well as demonstrating mature competencies in server,
storage and virtualization technologies.
Cisco’s Authorized
Technology Provider Program is part of a comprehensive go-to-market
strategy for emerging and advanced technologies. The program helps Cisco
to define the knowledge, skills and services that channel partners need
to sell, deploy and support these technologies.
Cisco
predicts IP traffic in the MEA will reach 2 exabytes per month by
2015, at a CAGR of 52 percent. Business IP traffic in the Middle East
and Africa will grow at a compound
annual growth rate of 30 percent, faster than the global average of
24 percent.
NCR has been a Cisco service partner and integrator for over two
decades. It is also among a select handful of Third Party Maintenance
(TPM) partners that have a presence in all five Cisco theatres, focusing
on Cisco’s advanced networking, Unified Computing System (UCS) and
Telepresence™ solutions.
About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a global technology company leading how
the world connects, interacts and transacts with business. NCR’s
assisted- and self-service solutions and comprehensive support services
address the needs of retail, financial, travel, healthcare, hospitality,
entertainment, gaming, public sector, telecom carrier and equipment
organizations in more than 100 countries. NCR (www.ncr.com)
is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.
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NCR Corporation
Bernadette Jiovanni, +357-22-390-105
Bernadette.Jiovanni@ncr.com
or
Helen
McInnes, +44(0)7748 761 041 / +44(0)207 725 8253
helen.mcinnes@ncr.com