KPMG and Cisco Launch New Program to Enhance Services for Medium-Sized Businesses

Strategic Insights -

In a strategic move, KPMG, a leading accounting, tax, and consulting firm, has joined the Cisco Resource Network program to offer enhanced total solutions to medium-sized businesses. This alliance aims to provide enterprise-class business applications, advanced networking, and platform and application solutions to companies in the 100-500 employee range. The program leverages the resources and capabilities of Cisco's alliances with major industry vendors to package and implement tier one information technologies typically geared for larger organizations. KPMG's role in this effort will mirror their approach to helping larger companies stay competitive, offering end-to-end solutions and services in conjunction with Cisco and other alliance members.

Key Takeaways:

  • KPMG has partnered with Cisco Systems, Inc. to launch the Cisco Resource Network program for mid-size businesses, providing access to enterprise-class business applications and advanced networking.
  • The program offers a new channel delivery model that packages and implements tier one information technologies, typically geared for larger organizations, for companies in the 100-500 employee range.
  • KPMG's partner, Deborah Mazon, stated that medium-sized market businesses require increasingly sophisticated information delivery systems and integrated business applications to stay competitive.
  • The alignment with KPMG's approach to helping larger companies stay competitive will offer medium-sized businesses similar services and solutions.
  • Joe Diodati, director of medium markets at Cisco Systems, emphasized the collaboration between KPMG and Cisco, highlighting the strength and experience of industry-specific business consulting and system integration.
  • The program aims to deliver packaged, Internet-based business solutions that can quickly help open up new business channels for clients.
  • KPMG and Cisco Systems have teamed up to deliver business solutions that can lead to broader market opportunities for clients.

Statistics:

  • KPMG and Cisco are working together to deliver business solutions for medium-sized businesses, a promising market segment.
  • According to Deborah Mazon, the growth of medium-sized market businesses has led to an increase in internet usage, with these businesses requiring sophisticated information delivery systems.
  • The Cisco Resource Network program provides solutions to companies in the 100-500 employee range.
  • KPMG International has over 100,000 professionals, including 6,800 partners, in 160 countries.

Sources:

  • KPMG press release, August 2
  • Cisco Systems, Inc. press release (unnamed)
  • KPMG/KPMG Consulting website
  • KPMG LLP website
  • Cisco Systems, Inc. website