From: Scott M Vermillion (scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com)
Date: Thu Oct 02 2008 - 17:02:19 ART
Hey Tim,
I honestly don't think it's up to the reseller; I believe it's Cisco's
policy that a follow-on partner can't pull your number in for a full year
after your departure from the previous. At the very least, though, I
suppose you'd want to be certain that the timer was ticking on that year.
If I were you, I'd open a case with the CCIE certification support team.
Even if they can't help, it seems reasonable that they would know who could.
Or if they didn't already know, find out and get back to you.
Please post back to the list whatever your experience with this is. I
haven't read policy for myself in quite some time now, so my knowledge might
be dated or outright wrong. But that's my recollection of how all this
strings together...
Regards,
Scott
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim [mailto:ccie2be@nyc.rr.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 1:58 PM
To: 'Scott M Vermillion'; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: ccie association with a reseller
Hey Scott,
Unfortunately, I don't have a CAM I can call. However, my written contract
explicitly states that the reseller would release my number. So, I just
want to confirm it but I don't know how.
Thanks, Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Scott M Vermillion
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 3:43 PM
To: 'Tim'; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: ccie association with a reseller
Do you have a local Cisco account manager that you're on good terms with?
Regardless of whether or not they hire a replacement CCIE, as I understand
policy, you are not normally allowed to associate to a new reseller for one
full year. This is designed to prevent or severely limit reseller
cannibalism. I am aware of cases where a well-placed phone call was able to
overcome this obstacle. For example, I work for a microscopic channel
partner that I personally own but considered working for a larger one
following success in San Jose. My account manager assured me that he would
be able to break my number free from my own company because there would be
nobody to object. Certainly made sense to me!
In the interest of full disclosure, though, that never actually came to pass
(still bumming around). But I'm near certain that I've at least heard of it
happening for others over the years where all parties concerned were
amenable...
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Tim
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 11:30 AM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: ccie association with a reseller
Hi Guys,
My ccie # had been associated with a reseller. This reseller promised me
that as soon as they found another ccie they would dis-associate my ccie
number with their
company.
They hired a new ccie a couple months ago.
How can I confirm that my number is no longer associated with this company?
I haven't heard anything from Cisco. Is there a way I can have Cisco
officially confirm that my number is no longer associated with this
reseller?
Thanks, Tim
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