Monday, June 16, 2008

Lets get protected! (3rd party certification programme)

What is third party certification programs?

Procedure by which an authoritative body gives formal recognition that a body or person is competent to carry out specific tasks.


Application of third party certification prgramme in Malaysia is Telekom Malaysia Berhad(TM), the country's leading provider of information and communication technologies, has become the first service provider in Malaysia and Southeast Asia to receive Malaysia is Telekom Malaysia Berhadthe Cisco® Quality of Service (QoS) Certification for its Multiservice Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) service. This certification is designed to help businesses that are converging voice and data networks to evaluate providers of managed VPN services.

Part of the Cisco Powered Network Program, the IP VPN Multiservice QoS Certification verifies that TM is committed to meeting Cisco's best-practice criteria for the delivery of real-time voice and video services. The certification requires TM to undergo an annual third-party on-site assessment to validate that it follows best practices for delivering recommended levels of network performance (including latency, jitter and packet loss) and customer support. The certification also specifies that the service-level agreement must span the network from customer edge to customer edge in order to provide the end-to-end transparency and seamless management essential in a converged voice and data environment.

About TM

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), a leading regional information and communications group, offers a comprehensive range of communication services and solutions in fixed-line, mobile, data and broadband. As one of the largest listed companies in Bursa Malaysia with an operating revenue of more than RM13 billion, TM is driven to deliver value to its stakeholders in a highly competitive environment.

About Cisco Systems

Cisco, is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Information about Cisco can be found at http://www.cisco.com. Cisco products are supplied in Malaysia by Cisco Systems International, BV.

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