TROY – SunTel Services has successfully achieved Elite Portfolio Partner Network Infrastructure status in Juniper Networks? Partner Advantage program for the company?s outstanding leadership in sales, customer service, technology expertise, and service specialization.

“We?re proud of meeting the highest standards in order to maintain our Elite partner status by Juniper, as it underscores our focused commitment to the service, skills and value we provide,” said Ray Szpiech, vice president of enterprise networking and security at SunTel. “As an Elite partner, SunTel is one of a select few companies that has access to the latest resources and technical solutions that we can put to work for our clients.”

The Elite designation is limited to companies that have met and exceeded high standards for personnel qualifications, training and service. It is the highest level of accreditation for Juniper?s partners. To keep its Juniper Elite Partner status, SunTel was required to achieve thorough, competitive levels of technical and education training criteria established by Juniper, including advanced technical and sales enterprise routing and switching certifications along with continuing education credits.

?We congratulate SunTel Services for their ongoing commitment to their customers and technical leadership in driving innovative solutions,? said Frank Vitagliano, senior vice president of Americas Partners at Juniper Networks. ?Juniper?s robust relationship with SunTel Services continues to deliver innovative networking solutions for customers. We remain committed to developing an increasingly integrated portfolio of networking and security solutions allowing our partners to differentiate their services and offer greater value to customers.?