Blue Coat introduces professional services partner program

Blue Coat Systems, href="http://dqchannels.ciol.com/content/services/winshop/109121604.asp">the
technology
leader in application delivery networking, introduced the BlueTouch
Professional Services Partner (BTPSP) Program. The program enables
partners to increase their service attach rates and margins by
delivering professional and consulting services.

The BTPSP supplements the BlueTouch
Support Partner Program by providing the tools, certification and
training that partners require to develop strategic and consultative
relationships with their customers. It offers a variety of
professional services, including network design, installation and
configuration of Blue Coat products, testing and migration from
staging to production-ready environments, migration and upgrades,
management and monitoring.

Additionally, certified partners can
participate as subcontractors in professional service engagements
that are managed by Blue Coat. “As a certified BlueTouch
Professional Services Partner, we have the technical expertise and
access to Blue Coat's knowledge to help our customers maximize
their RoI in their Application Delivery Networking infrastructure.
This program allows us to share our expertise and ensure our
customers' networks are optimized to best serve their business
requirements,” said Andrew Lev, Senior VP-Marketing, Alliances
and Channels at Integralis.

The BTPSP Program provides two levels
of partner certifications: BlueTouch Professional Services Partner
and Master BlueTouch Professional Services Partner. Moreover, the
program offers individual certifications in visibility, acceleration
and security specializations for application delivery networking.
Certified BlueTouch Professional Services Consultants are certified
in the acceleration specialization and at least one other. Certified
BlueTouch Professional Services ADN Architects are certified in all
three specializations and have proven lab experience with Blue Coat
products. “With the new Professional Services Partner designation,
Blue Coat has created an offering that enables partners to increase
service attach rates and margins while building more strategic
relationships with their customers,” said Jim Harold, VP-Worldwide
Channel Sales at Blue Coat Systems.