DAYTON, Ohio, Jul 8, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Affirming its position as a leading provider of services for Cisco Systems, Inc. solutions, NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) today announced Cisco certifications in areas across the world.

The U.S. heads the list of countries and areas with Cisco Gold Certification, the highest level of qualification in provisioning and supporting Cisco network technologies for service providers and enterprise businesses. Recent additions to the Gold country list include Singapore and Germany.

Services for Cisco-related technologies form the cornerstone of NCR's IT Infrastructure Services offering. The services cover consulting and analysis, implementation, and ongoing support and operational management for networks and systems.

The Cisco certifications demonstrate NCR has met rigorous standards in each of the countries and territories where it provides services, including training a dedicated group of sales and service technology professionals. NCR has received Gold, Silver, and Premier certifications from Cisco, meeting the infrastructure needs of businesses across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Japan, and Europe-Middle East-Africa.

"NCR has long been a trusted services partner to Cisco," said Ralph Simpson, senior director of Advanced Partner Enablement for Cisco Systems. "Their global presence and service excellence are strong attributes for the many businesses across the world that benefit from NCR services. Time and time again, they have proven their capabilities and expertise with Cisco technologies."

In addition to certifications, NCR has received specializations from Cisco for wireless LAN, VPN/security and IP telephony technologies, and is an optical Advanced Technology Provider. NCR has demonstrated multivendor service expertise in the vital components of IT infrastructure, including networks, servers and software.

    About NCR Corporation

NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a leading global technology company helping businesses build stronger relationships with their customers. NCR's ATMs, retail systems, Teradata(R) data warehouses and IT services provide Relationship Technology(TM) solutions that maximize the value of customer interactions. Based in Dayton, Ohio, NCR (www.ncr.com) employs 30,300 people worldwide.

NCR and Teradata are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries.

CONTACT:          NCR Corporation
                  Paul Curtin, 937/445-3153
                  paul.curtin@ncr.com

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