March 2009:

Eric Phillips, a Partner and Senior Network Consultant at LTI Information Technology has successfully passed the coveted CCIE certification

This is Cisco's Certified Internetwork Expert exam and Mr. Phillips is one of only 5,100 people to have passed this certification nationwide.

   The CCIE is widely considered to be the most challenging and prestigious certification to obtain in Information Technology.  LTI Information Technology is proud to be able to leverage Eric's CCIE to help companies of all sizes with their Cisco networks. 

Debra Christein (Cooperstock) to Partner of LTI Information Technology, LLC, (LTI-IT) in Ann Arbor, Michigan from Financial Officer of its parent company, LimnoTech. 

  This network consulting firm, which provides network installation, upgrades and maintenance services to a broad spectrum of businesses based in Southeast Michigan, is the spin-off of the internal IT department of Limno-Tech, a local environmental engineering firm.

  In her capacity as Financial Officer of LimnoTech, Ms. Christein worked with her two partners, Kevin Phillips and Eric Phillips, to build a high quality consulting business and to structure a spin-off based upon the philosophy of win-win for both LimnoTech and LTI-IT.

  This philosophy of win-win has also been extended as the underlying tenet for the sustained success and growth of LTI-IT:   creating  a win for LTI-IT’s clients, a win for LTI-IT’s staff, and a win for the health and long term success of LTI-IT in all jobs taken and services offered. 

  Under this guidance, the company is now a Microsoft Gold Partner, Cisco Premier Partner, has 13 staff and, after nearly tripling sales in the first year of the spin off, has doubled sales since then. 

LTI Information Technology is proud to announce our re-certification as a Cisco Premier Certified Partner and Certified Advanced Routing and Switching Specialization in the USA.
 
 LTI Information Technology has been a Cisco Partner for 5 consecutive years and has again met all requirements for achieving Cisco Premier Certification, including personnel, support, training, client recognition and specialization.  LTI-IT has continued to demonstrate that it is qualified to sell, install and support Cisco solutions in USA.
 
 Cisco Premier Certification recognizes the dedication to technical excellence, training, and customer service that is required to be a Premier Partner.  Additionally to be a Premier Partner it is required to achieve Cisco’s Express Foundation Specialization. This foundational specialization expands technical competency in the integration of routing and switching, wireless LANs, and security technologies. Cisco Premier Certified Partners have integrated the Cisco Lifecycle Services into their offerings and have demonstrated a measurably high level of customer satisfaction.
 
 The Cisco Advanced Routing and Switching Specialization recognizes partners for their knowledge and expertise in designing, installing, and supporting comprehensive, integrated network solutions. This specialization enables LTI Information Technology to service a wide range of customer needs, from enterprise-scale organizations to small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers. The focus of the specialization is on developing technical and services capabilities that distinguish partners as being among the industry’s elite in providing integrated systems based on proven routing, switching, security and communications solutions for unparalleled services performance, investment protection and end user productivity.

LTI Information Technology is proud to announce that Kevin Phillips, Vice President of LTI-IT, was selected as a 2008 Entrepreneur of Distinction by CORP Magazine. 

Each Entrepreneur of Distinction demonstrated impressive business activities, major accomplishments, special skills and innovative approaches.

Mr. Phillips was honored at a breakfast celebration at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy.