As well as being a Gold Partner, IBM is one of only 2 global partners of Cisco worldwide. A long partnering relationship with Cisco - made even stronger when IBM sold its networking hardware business to Cisco - means that IBM and Cisco have worked together for many years developing complete solutions for our clients, with Cisco networking hardware often being optimised for IBM middleware, hardware and services. IBM offers a complete range of Cisco-based solutions, from simple transactions such as Cisco hardware backed by IBM's own branded maintenance, to complex solutions around IP communications, wireless mobility, and security, to industry-specific solutions such as branch transformation, retail store of the future, and e-government.