NDS Earns Distinction of Cisco’s Identity Services Engine ATP Partner in the USA

CHICAGO -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today Cisco awarded Network Data Systems (NDS) the designation of Cisco ATP (Authorized Technology Provider), an invitation-only program, as an Identity Services Engine Partner. NDS has met the rigorous Cisco certified personnel levels required for an ATP - Identity Services Engine Partner. This helps ensure that NDS sales and support organizations are better prepared to properly sell, design, deploy, and manage the program specific technology and products.

"Achieving the authorized technology partnership with Cisco for their identity service engine is another fantastic certification add-on to the Data Center, Collaboration and Borderless Network Architecture Specializations NDS has attained. Security is a key concern for our clients and this certification continues to validate our commitment and expertise in this area,” stated Michael Doyle, VP of Field Operations.

The Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) is an identity-based access control policy platform that enables enterprises to enforce compliance, enhance infrastructure security, and streamline their service operations in any wired, wireless or VPN environment. Cisco ISE is a core component of the Cisco TrustSec solution and Cisco SecureX architecture for Borderless Networks. With this all-in-one enterprise policy control platform, you can reliably enforce compliance, enhance infrastructure security, and simplify service operations.

Network Data Systems, some say, is the industry's best kept secret, a world-class specialist in providing IT infrastructure professional services – from design and implementation to managed services. Headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, IL, NDS is trusted to serve some of the nation's largest, most complex corporations and government agencies.