"We have invested heavily in our Cisco relationship, the culmination of which is our Gold Certification. As a growing Integrator, providing professional services with an experienced engineering department, we are building substantive value in our company for our customers benefit," said Rick Bolduc, CEO for Red River. "Red River's significant and sustainable year-over-year growth with Cisco is why we consider Cisco a strategic partner."

"We are committed to providing the tools, training and programs that help drive partner growth, differentiation and profitability," said Edison Peres, senior 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, Red River 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-Select, Premier, Silver and Gold-represent an increasing breadth of skills across key technologies and a partner's ability to deliver integrated networking solutions. Cisco resale partner specializations-Express, Advanced and Master-reflect an increasing depth of sales, technical and service expertise in particular technologies.

As a Cisco Gold Certified Partner, Red River 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, Red River has integrated Cisco Lifecycle Services into their offerings and is required to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction. Cisco Gold Certification provides Red River access to comprehensive sales, technical, and lifecycle services training and support available from Cisco.

About Red River Computer Company

Red River provides technical solutions to business problems for the federal government, government contractors and the commercial marketplace. Using a consultative approach Red River achieves an understanding of our client's business challenges and takes responsibility as the single point of contact in integrating multi-vendor solutions that provide innovative and practical results.

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Red River Computer Company

CONTACT: Christian Johnson of Red River Computer Company,+1-703-880-9742, fax, +1-703-448-8844, christian.johnson@redriver.com

Web site: http://www.redriver.com/