Cisco appoints HCL Infosystems as national disti for Linksys

Cisco announced the appoint­ment of HCL Infosystems as a national distributor
for its Linksys (by Cisco) consumer home networking products.

Under this tie-up HCL Infosystems will market Linksys home networking
products through its Digilife stores across the country. HCL Digilife stores
houses a complete range of  digital lifestyle and entertainment products
ranging from PCs and notebooks, digital cameras and music players, mobile
phones, gaming consoles and office/home automation devices from world renowned
brands.

In addition to this appointment, Cisco had lined up with HCL for a 'Bundling
Program' to benefit from it's expertise in areas of IT hardware and networking.
This will be a limited period offer exclusive for HCL Digilife customers.

Craig Gledhill, VP-Asia Pacific, Cisco Consumer Business Group said, “Cisco
as a company is all geared up to take a leadership position in the consumer
wireless networking market.

The appointment of HCL Infosystems was a strategic move designed to further
strengthen our focus on the consumer market. HCL has a strong reputation and
extensive channel network and partnering with HCL will further propel Cisco's
position especially in tier-2 and tier-3 cities as well as in Large Format
Retailers like HCL Digilife Stores. HCL, like Cisco, is fully committed to its
channel partnerships and customer satisfaction. We look forward to working with
them.”