Welcome to the Cisco Weekly Alert - Issue #20; 27 August 2008
This Cisco Weekly Alert features:
An important announcement; In Who's Who we meet Rajeev Arora; In Program: Demo Solutions for ANZ Partners; Products:Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router and the new Cisco
4-Port ISDN BRI S/T HWIC; In events: Webclass: Cisco Application eXtension Platform; Breakfast Beat and finally a look at current promotions. Happy reading.
Announcement ::
End-of-sales/End-of-life announcement
Cisco Systems announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco ASA Content Security and Control (CSC) Security Services Module Software Version 6.0. The last day to order the affected product is February 16, 2009. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as listed in Table 1 in the EoL announcement. For more details, click here.
Who's Who ::
Introducing Rajeev Arora
Rajeev joined the Westcon Group in May 2008 in a new role as Inside Sales Account Manager for WA, Qld and ACT. Rajeev's background is in the CRM arena and during the past five years has worked for Westpac and Samsung, building relationships with clients and managing data. In 2006 Rajeev completed his BA in Information Systems Management. Rajeev brings a wealth of experience and skills to his new role at Westcon Group and is excited to be part of
a highly motivated team.
The Cisco Demo Solutions for Partners program accelerates the sales cycle by delivering a relevant, live customer demonstration whenever and wherever your customer wants to see it. This program is now available in ANZ and will assist the channel partners in differentiating their services and knowledge with customised, Cisco Advanced Technology solutions.
The program offers the following features and benefits:
Designed and tested to get you in front of your customers and out of the lab;
Supported and customisable for compelling presentations that respond to customer business needs;
Highly portable and easy to set up;
Online training, documentation, and support provided;
Complete design including details on case (optional), configurations and cabling;
Works with your laptop and the purchase of a new laptop is not required;
Can help fulfill Specialization lab requirements;
Can be purchased with not-for-resale (NFR) pricing and programs from participating Cisco distributors
Available Demo Solutions
The following Demo Solutions are available to Cisco ANZ channel partners:
BRI-S/T-Port-Based WAN Connectivity Now Available on Modular Routers
New Cisco 4-Port ISDN BRI S/T HWIC is now available for Cisco 1800, 2800, and 3800 Series Integrated Services Routers; Cisco 2600XM and 2691 Multiservice Platforms; and Cisco 3700 Series Multiservice Access Routers for deployment in small and medium-sized businesses and enterprise branch offices. Read more...
Events ::
Cisco Application eXtension Platform
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new online home for all the latest technical specifications, information and updates about Cisco technologies and solutions. Get the most out of Cisco WebClass - a virtual learning hub where you'll have access to Cisco engineers and developers, plus the opportunity to network with many of your peers.
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Cisco Application eXtension Platform, takes place on:
Wednesday 3 September 2008 at 11am AEST.
Optimising the branch network and IT footprint is a key focus of reducing IT complexity today. The Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR) has traditionally helped in consolidating the network infrastructure and lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). The Cisco Application eXtension Platform (AXP) enhances the capabilities of the Cisco ISR by enabling a tighter integration between the branch network, IT and application infrastructure. The Cisco AXP further lowers TCO by providing an open Linux based platform to develop and host custom and third party applications directly on the Cisco ISR. This session will provide an introduction to the AXP architecture, applications and development tools.
To browse all of our upcoming sessions, and register your details for our invitation list - visit the Cisco WebClass site here.
Who should attend: Sales and Pre-Sales Professionals
In the LAN Systems tradition, we are continuing our Breakfast Beat Update Series. In conjunction with Cisco Systems, Weston Group Australia, is proud to invite you to our latest update on "How to Sell Cisco SMB Solutions". This update will focus on Cisco's Fast Track promotion which offers partners significant discounts and flat pricing around Cisco SMB products".
You can also expect to learn:
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What Technologies are covered under the Fast Track promotion
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A product update around relevant Cisco SMB solutions (including the latest Linksys offerings)
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How these SMB Products allow you to offer your SMB Customer a comprehensive solution instead of just point products
Included is also a product demonstration on the latest Cisco & Linksys SMB solutions.
:: Venue
Training Room, Westcon Group
Unit 4, 39 Herbert St, St Leonards, 2065
