PC Mall, Inc. Achieves Gold Certification from Cisco in USA

PC Mall, Inc. (NASDAQ:MALL) announced today it has achieved Gold Certification from Cisco®. To earn Gold Certification, PC Mall had to meet rigorous standards for networking competency, service, support and customer satisfaction set forth by Cisco. "As our market continues to evolve, we have recommitted ourselves to being a leading provider of IT products and solutions. Our achievement of Cisco Gold Certification is the latest step in PC Mall’s strategy to drive tangible value for both our customers and our partners. Establishing and maintaining close partnerships with technology leaders like Cisco enables us to provide innovative IT solutions to our customers across multiple platforms in all of our customer segments,” said Kris Rogers, EVP Sales and Marketing at PC Mall. "We are committed to providing the tools, training and programs that help drive partner growth, differentiation and profitability,” said Edison Peres, vice president and chief go-to-market officer for worldwide channels at Cisco. "With specializations in Unified Communications, Routing and Switching, Security, and Wireless LAN, PC Mall has made an investment in developing the capability to deliver the integrated and customized technology solutions today’s customers demand.” The Cisco Resale Channel Program provides partners with the training required to build sales, technical and Cisco Lifecycle Services skills, and then validates their skills through a third-party audit. Cisco resale partner certifications — Gold, Silver, Premier and Select — represent an increasing breadth of skills across key technologies and a partner’s ability to deliver integrated networking solutions. Cisco resale partner specializations — Master, Advanced and Express — reflect an increasing depth of sales, technical and service expertise in particular technologies. As a Cisco Gold Certified Partner, PC Mall has met the requirements for attaining the broadest range of expertise across multiple technologies by achieving the four following Cisco advanced specializations: Unified Communications, Routing and Switching, Security, and Wireless LAN. In addition, PC Mall has integrated Cisco Lifecycle Services into their offerings and is required to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction. Cisco Gold Certification provides PC Mall access to comprehensive sales, technical, and lifecycle services training and support available from Cisco. About PC Mall, Inc. PC Mall, Inc., together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, founded in 1987, is a value added direct marketer of technology products, services and solutions, to businesses, government and educational institutions and individual consumers. We offer our products, services and solutions through dedicated account executives, various direct marketing techniques, and three retail stores. We also utilize distinctive full-color catalogs under the PC Mall, MacMall and PC Mall Gov brands and our websites pcmall.com, macmall.com, pcmallgov.com, gmri.com, wareforce.com, sarcom.com, abreon.com and onsale.com, and other promotional materials. Customer product orders are rapidly filled by our distribution center strategically located near FedEx's main hub or by our extensive network of distributors, which is one of the largest networks in the industry. Cisco, Cisco Systems and the Cisco logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems Inc. in the United States and certain other countries.