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, N.C. – 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.
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 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 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