Although only founded twenty-one years ago, Cisco Systems are one of the largest companies in the world. In the twelve months ending July 2004, Cisco Systems sales were $22 billion with gross profits of $4.4 billion. Cisco Systems also invested over $3 billion in research and development during that period to ensure that they continue to "empower the internet".
Cisco Systems products fall into ten categories - Routing, LAN Switching, Wireless LAN, Voice & IP Communications, VPN & Security, Content Networking, Broadband & Dial Access, Optical Networking, IOS Software & Network Management, Storage Networking. Cisco Systems appreciate that dealers must invest considerable resources to sell all or part of such a broad range of products and services requires, So they have developed the Cisco Channel Partner Program to assist dealers. Full details of this programme can be accessed at www.cisco.com/go/partner, alternatively contact us at the email address below.
Today, IP based networks are an essential part of business, education, government and home communications and Cisco's IP based networking solutions are more than often the foundation of these networks. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create Internet solutions that allow individuals, companies, and countries to increase productivity, improve customer satisfaction and strengthen competitive advantage. The Cisco name has become synonymous with the Internet, as well as with the productivity improvements that Internet business solutions provide.
Partnership is a key success factor
Cisco establishes partnerships with selected organisations that complement our technologies and services range in order to better answer our customers evolving requirements. Our partners are critical to our success by enabling customer adoption of Cisco technologies, solutions and services. This is done by providing Consulting, System Integration, Network Integration, and Provisioned Services.
Comstor / Westcon Africa is a value adding world wide distributor of Cisco technology, we have access to the worldwide stock holding, of the Westcon Group too. We believe that the most successful companies among today's global enterprises are the ones that form strong partnerships to create a winning advantage in the marketplace. Nowhere is this more evident than in the world of networking and telecommunications, where technology convergence continues to open new doors everyday.
Cisco presented Westcon Group with the “Global Distributor of the Year” award and the “Multi-Theatre Partner of the Year Award,” which incidentally has never been warded to a distributor.
Cisco Systems have a strong commitment to sub-Saharan Africa which is now part of a new (August 2005) grouping known as Emerging Markets. They are rapidly increasing the numbers of staff dedicated to the market - they already have staff based in offices in Nairobi and Lagos to provide support to the resellers and end-users in East and West Africa. These offices are assisted by a team at the regional headquarters in South Africa.
Westcon Africa is Cisco Authorised Distributor across all of the Emerging Africa regions including:
Westcon Africa have specialist Cisco staff across the region in South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, Senegal and the UK.
| Cameroon office: | Augustine Ngongban |
| Nigeria office: | Rilwan Gbadamosi (Bimbo) |
| Ghana office: | Eben-Kay Hodo |
| Kenya office: | Zahid Sumar |
| Senegal/Cote D'Ivoire office: | Augustine Ngongban |
| Tanzania office: | Ramaswamy Mohan |
| U.K. Office: | Edward Williams |
For more information, contact your local Westcon Africa branch, email your contact above or Cisco Sales. Alternatively visit the cisco.com website.
