Cisco has recognized Spanlink Communications, a Minneapolis-based provider of unified communications and contact center solutions, by awarding the company with ‘U.S. and Canada National Cisco Capital Partner of the Year.’ 

The Cisco Capital is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cisco Systems (News - Alert) Inc. It specializes in financing networking solutions. Cisco Capital acts as a strategic financing partner to businesses that need to stay competitive. It main goal is to bridge the gap between technology requirements and budget availability.

The Cisco Capital Partner of the Year award was distributed at its annual partner conference in Boston in June. Cisco said that its Partner Summit awards are presented at three levels: regional, theater and global.

Wendy Bahr (News - Alert), senior vice president, U.S. and Canada channels at Cisco, said in a press release that the National Cisco Capital Partner of the Year award has recognized Spanlink's (News - Alert) performance and accomplishments as a channel partner in the United States in 2008.

Spanlink Communications is a provider of unified communications and customer interaction solutions that leverage VoIP technology. The company integrates unified communications products, customer interaction products, workforce optimization products and system management products.

Spanlink is already a Master certified Cisco partner serving small to mid-size businesses and large enterprises. In addition, the company was AT&T/Lucent/ Avaya's (News - Alert) top Interactive Voice Response and Computer Telephone Integration solution partner.

"We value our Cisco partnership and are pleased with this recognition,” Scott Christian (News - Alert), CEO of Spanlink Communications, said in a statement. “Cisco Capital offers creative financing options that help customers and the partner community. Spanlink and Cisco work hard to provide customers with leading business communications solutions that help them reduce costs and increase productivity."

Recently, Spanlink Communications was recognized by Everything Channel as one of North America’s top technology integrators. It placed number 401 in the 15th annual VAR500 ranking, the company said.

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