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GDS Achieves Cisco ISE ATP!
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Jacqueline M. Stalls
Global Data Systems, Inc.
337.291.6532
jacquelines@getgds.com
Global Data Systems, Inc. Recognized as Cisco Identity Services Engine Authorized Technology Provider Partner in USA
Lafayette, LA – February 14, 2012 – To support the expanding role of access control solutions that leverage the intelligence of the network, Global Data Systems, Inc. announced today that it has achieved Identity Services Engine (ISE) Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) status from Cisco. This designation recognizes Global Data Systems, Inc. as having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and support Cisco ISE products and solutions.
The Cisco ISE platform is a comprehensive, next-generation, contextually-based access control solution that offers exceptional visibility and control to ensure a highly secure enterprise and efficiently enforce security policy across an entire distributed network. The Cisco ISE offers authenticated network access, profiling, posture, and guest management along with monitoring, reporting and troubleshooting capabilities on a single physical or virtual appliance. The Cisco ISE enables scalable and flexible enforcement mechanisms leveraging existing identity-aware network infrastructure, and ships on a wide range of physical appliances with different performance settings to address multiple deployment requirements.
“With this level of security, GDS can change the way our customers manage information internally and externally to improve their business processes, and keep data safe. This is core to our solutions set.” Jacqueline Stalls, Marketing and Partner Relations Manager.
The Cisco ATP program is part of the go-to-market strategy for Cisco ISE solutions. The program helps define the knowledge, skills and services that channel partners need to successfully sell, deploy and support ISE solutions.
About Cisco Identity Services Engine and TrustSec Solutions
The Cisco ISE is a policy component of the Cisco TrustSec solution. A Cisco ISE solution can be deployed as an appliance or virtual machine to enforce security policy on all devices that attempt to gain access to network infrastructure. Integrated with the Cisco Prime Network Control System (NCS), Cisco ISE helps manage all devices more securely.
About Global Data Systems, Inc.
Established in 1987, Louisiana-based Global Data Systems is a leading provider of networking solutions, satellite and carrier services offerings, with a comprehensive suite of IP technologies and total lifecycle support. GDS offers the foundation for delivering critical services and applications with a suite of solutions that includes MPLS and IP-based VPNs, converged voice, physical and logical security, wireless infrastructures and 24x7x365 support and maintenance. GDS designs, builds and manages complete network solutions to meet our clients’ needs in the most competitive ways possible. We enhance the way our clients do business by customizing solutions which fully integrate into existing networks.
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