Global Knowledge and avodaq Deliver Exclusive Training for New Cisco Unified Communications Product

CARY, N.C.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Global Knowledge and avodaq, two award-winning Cisco Learning Solutions Partners announce the availability of an exclusive training course for Cisco’s new product Cisco Unified Communications Integration for Microsoft Office Communicator. The worldwide schedule offers classroom training as early as July 2009.

“through our partnership with Global Knowledge, we can also provide training in convenient locations for our customers – two significant benefits for Cisco product users.”

Cisco UC Integration for MOC v1.0 (CUCiMOC) is a two-day course designed for presales engineers and system engineers who need to integrate Microsoft Office Communicator (MOC) with Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM). The availability of this training course simultaneously with Cisco’s product launch offers our enterprise customers and partners a competitive advantage in rapidly enabling the adoption and integration of the latest UC and collaboration technologies.

“With avodaq’s development expertise and our delivery capabilities, our customers benefit from a six-to-eight month lead on product implementation and adoption,” said Michael K. Fox, Global Knowledge Senior Vice President, Enterprise Solutions and Product Management.

“Not only do we train on the latest in advanced UC and collaboration technologies,” said Robert Schaffner, avodaq Vice President, “through our partnership with Global Knowledge, we can also provide training in convenient locations for our customers – two significant benefits for Cisco product users.”

The alliance between Global Knowledge and avodaq was formed in February 2009 in response to growing market opportunities and changing customer requirements particularly in the areas of Cisco advanced unified communications products, including video and collaboration.

For more information on the CUCiMOC course and the worldwide training schedule, visit www.globalknowledge.com/cucimoc.

About Global Knowledge

Global Knowledge, Cisco’s 2009 Global Learning Partner of the Year, is the worldwide leader in IT and business training. We deliver via training centers, private facilities, and the Internet, enabling our customers to choose when, where, and how they want to receive training programs and learning services. Our more than 700 courses span foundational and specialized training and certifications. Founded in 1995, Global Knowledge employs more than 1,200 people worldwide and is headquartered in Cary, N.C. The company is owned by New York-based investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson, and Stowe. For more information, visit www.globalknowledge.com.

About avodaq

Founded in 1997, avodaq stands for efficient business communications. Besides consultancy and implementation services, the system integrator is also one of the leading training partners in the field of unified communications - the efficient combination of voice, video, conferencing and collaboration technologies. avodaq has helped train customers, including Cisco technicians, in more than 50 countries through its training courses and remote labs. The company has locations in Germany and Singapore. For more information, visit www.avodaq.com.