Bermuda-based IT consultants Systems Business Integration (Sbi) has become the only Cisco Partner in Bermuda to achieved the Advanced Routing and Switching Specialisation certification from Cisco.

Cisco's Advanced Routing and Switching Specialisation recognises a Partner's ability to successfully sell, design, install, and support the core infrastructure of the Cisco solution to customers.

This recognition is based on demonstrated knowledge in building, configuring, and troubleshooting campus networks and remote access networks using Cisco Catalyst multi-layer switching technologies over high-speed Ethernet and Cisco routers connected in LANs and WANs. Sbi is also the only Cisco Partner on the Island to have achieve Cisco's customer satisfaction excellence.

Sbi has invested in Cisco products and services as a core competency and was the first Cisco Partner in Bermuda to achieve the IP Communications and Routing and Switching specialisations in 2005.

"The achievement of the Advanced Routing and Switching Specialisation will help Sbi support our customers' growth in local and wide area networks with best of breed products and services from Cisco," said Melanie Burns, general manager of Sbi.