<strong>CHARLESTON, SC, 9/8/2009</strong> - eGroup, Inc. announced today it has achieved Premier Partner Certification from Cisco®. To earn Premier Certification, eGroup had to meet Cisco's demanding standards for networking competency, service, support and customer satisfaction.

"Attaining this level of certification is an important achievement for our company. It signifies that we have exhibited proficiency in both the sales and technical aspects of working with Cisco networking solutions, and that we can effectively service every stage of a networks' development-from the network design through procurement, deployment and support," said Mike Carter, Principal, eGroup.<!--more-->

"Cisco is committed to providing tools, training and programs to help drive partner growth, differentiation and profitability," said Surinder Brar, senior director of worldwide channels at Cisco. "With the Premier Certification and specific product specializations, eGroup has made an investment in delivering the integrated and customized technology solutions today's customers demand."

As a Cisco Premier Certified Partner, eGroup demonstrates a range of technical expertise. eGroup was required to achieve the Cisco Express Foundation Specialization. This specialization includes tests on technical competency in the integration of basic routing and switching, wireless LANs, and security technologies. In addition, eGroup was required to integrate a base level of Cisco Lifecycle Services into their offerings and demonstrate measurably high levels of customer satisfaction based on independently audited customer satisfaction surveys.

<strong>About eGroup</strong>

eGroup provide technology solutions for Serious Competitors. Specifically, eGroup specializes in IT infrastructure design, Enterprise storage and backup strategies including Disaster Preparedness, data centralization and secure access solutions, virtualization, network security, and secure LAN/WAN/Wireless architectures. eGroup's solutions combine robust high- availability and performance with secure information access. These solutions enable customers to efficiently execute revenue-driving roles, and achieve the goal of cutting the organization's acquisition and on-going support costs. eGroup understands that investment-oriented professionals must focus on making sound business decisions that provide significant returns. eGroup provides the thought leadership and expertise for customers to ensure that their technology investments continue to strengthen their competitive advantage in the marketplace. After all, a company's success hinges on making critical business decisions that must be supported by its IT systems. By architecting high performance networking and computing platforms, and delivering the industry-proven systems engineering and application development expertise, eGroup helps companies make confident decisions. To learn more, visit <a href="http://www.eGroup-us.com">www.eGroup-us.com</a>.

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