Cisco to teach networking in Sri Lanka
[March
26, 2002 -
11.45
GMT]
 US-based
networking giant
Cisco Systems opened its office in Colombo Monday, announcing it’s
plans to set up five ‘Cisco
Networking Academies’ (CNAs) across the country within the next few
months.
“Sri Lanka is amongst the more
mature and promising telecom markets in the region with private industry
participation in it,” said a company press release quoting Manoj Chugh,
Cisco System’s President India and SAARC.
“The Networking Academies will
proliferate networking education and skills in Sri Lanka,” the press release
said.
Cisco has partnered with UNDP
Asia Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP) in the expansion
of Networking in Asia.
Cisco – the No. 1 networking
vendor in
APAC (Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing) - first marked its
presence in Sri Lanka through the appointment of its System Integrators.
Among its customers in Sri Lanka are
Sri Lanka Telecom,
Suntel,
Lanka Bell,
Sampath Bank,
Seylan Bank and
Sri Lankan Airlines.
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