Cisco Empowers its Partners for SMBs
Aims to accelerate partner capability and drive business for the Indian market
Feb 15, 2012
Cisco has reiterated its commitment to the Partner-Led strategy, a scalable go-to-market model designed to address the growing small business and mid-market segments in India. Backed by significant investment, Cisco’s Partner-Led strategy will focus on increasing geographical reach, building partner capability and drive business for products, solutions and services specifically for the India market.
Speaking to the media, Pramodh Menon, President of the Partner Business Group, Cisco India & South Asia said, “Over the past years, we have experienced remarkable growth in the Partner Led segment. Today, this segment is a major contributor to Cisco’s revenue in the country; with significant headroom for market development and expansion, particularly in tier II and upcountry markets. With the right mix of solutions and strategy, we are focused on opportunities to grow the business for our partners and will make the investments needed to accelerate growth and effectively address this market.”
Cisco also shared details of the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Business Edition 3000 (UCM BE 3000), designed and developed for India by the company’s engineering team based here. A value-priced unified communications solution purpose-built for SMB organizations, the UCM BE 3000 supports 300 users across 10 sites and offers essential features like voice mail, conferencing and mobility features like extension mobility and tele-worker support to connect business calls and voice mail messages to employees anywhere they choose to work.