BCS, IBM's exclusive Bermuda agency, has become the only Cisco Partner in Bermuda to achieve the Cisco Silver Partner Certification.

This certification promotes BCS to the most highly certified Cisco Partner on the Island, with two Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts (CCIE) on staff - Dr. Jon Morris, a Cisco CCIE Voice certified engineer, who also has a PhD in networking, and Thomas Reisinger, who is a Cisco CCIE in routing and switching.

Also with the Silver Certification, BCS receives the highest level of discount for Cisco products in Bermuda.

Cisco certifications and specialisations prove that certified partners have the sales, technical, and lifecycle services expertise to plan, design, implement, and operate business solutions in customer environments. Specialisations are earned by meeting requirements in two key areas: role requirements, and training and exam requirements.

BCS is also the only Cisco Partner on the Island to have achieved the advanced routing and switching specialisation.

"The achievement of the Silver Certification, on top of the advanced routing and switching specialisation will help us provide the best networking solutions to our customers," said Aaron Smith, general manager of BCS.

"We have invested strategically in training and certifying our staff on Cisco routing and switching, and unified communication products and services from Cisco and Microsoft.

"Our customers are reliant on increasingly complex local and global networks, and our goal is to allow them to take advantage of the capabilities of advanced technology solutions. We believe that this new wave of communication products will nurture the growth and continued success of our customers".