Apptis Technology Solutions Achieves Master Unified Communications Specialized Partner Status and Gold Certification from Cisco

CHANTILLY, Va.--(Business Wire)--
Apptis Technology Solutions, a division of Apptis, Inc., and a technology
solutions provider and value-added reseller, announced today that it has
achieved Cisco`s Master Unified Communications Specialization, while
simultaneously completing all requirements for maintaining Cisco`s Gold
Certified Partner Status for the seventh straight year.

The company joins an elite group of channel partners by attaining the Cisco
Master Unified Communications Specialization. Through a rigorous on-site audit,
recipients must prove exemplary customer success, technology expertise, and
authorized methodology in selling, deploying, and supporting Cisco Unified
Communications solutions.

"As a distinguished leader in the Unified Communications marketplace, Cisco
continues to invest in its technology to offer best-of-breed solutions to
partners and customers," said Rene LaVigne, President and Chief Operating
Officer for Apptis Technology Solutions. "We`re proud to have earned Cisco`s
Master Unified Communications Specialized Partner status, which is a testament
to our enhanced technical skills and support methodologies. This achievement,
coupled with our seventh consecutive year attaining Cisco Gold Partner
certification, proves our commitment to providing customers with unparalleled
expertise, service, and support for Cisco solutions. We will continue to raise
the bar alongside Cisco," added LaVigne.

Apptis Technology Solutions employs over 60 Cisco certified professionals. To
achieve Cisco Gold Certified Partner, the company demonstrated its depth of
knowledge and proficiency in selling, installing and supporting Cisco solutions
across multiple technology disciplines.

"There are very few partners worldwide that have achieved the Master level
specialization, which showcases our ability to fully design, implement, and
support Cisco`s Unified Communications products," said Mitzi Rivoire, Vice
President of Networking and UC Alliances for Apptis Technology Solutions. "Our
customers require secure and sophisticated Unified Communications solutions, and
we possess both the tools and the knowledge to deliver cost-effective and
cutting-edge technology to meet our customers` collaboration needs - both today
and in the future," added Rivoire.

Cisco and Apptis Technology Solutions established their partnership in 1998.
Over the past eleven years, Apptis Technology Solutions has worked closely with
Cisco to complete several implementations and projects focused on Unified
Communications, Network Architecture build-outs and upgrades, Wireless LAN and
Collaboration architectures.

About Apptis Technology Solutions

Apptis Technology Solutions is a proven leader in providing intelligent
full-lifecycle IT for government and industry, implementing $600 million in
technology solutions annually. The company leverages an interactive customer
engagement model and premier products expertise to help customers design,
acquire and build secure data center, unified communications, network
infrastructure and client computing solutions.

For more information on Apptis Technology Solutions, please visit
http://www.apptis.com/ats

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