PacketeerÒ, the global leader in WAN application delivery, today announced VFM Systems and Services as the Packeteer Authorized Training Centre (PATC) for its customers and network professionals in South Asia.

VFM is one of the regions most experienced training organizations in the areas of Network Intelligence and Management of Network Traffic in the Layers 4 to 7. As a PATC, VFM and its instructors will share their wealth of expertise and first-hand knowledge with students in these areas.

VFM will be offering a number of programs for Packeteer including courses in advanced troubleshooting, iShared management and Packeteer specialist training. These programs are ideal for network administrators who currently manage or would like to learn to manage Packeteer devices in their enterprise IT infrastructures. Each training program is structured as a series of lectures followed by in-depth, hands-on lab sessions. The labs include traffic simulations and probing questions that enable trainees to quickly assimilate concepts.

VFM also offers certification testing as part of each training course. Successful Packeteer certification implies a deep understanding of TCP and UDP traffic in the Network Companies for which VFM has already completed Packeteer training include Accenture and Computer Services Corporation.

“With VFM, we now have an excellent training partner in South Asia and are able to fulfill pent up demand in our market” says Srinivasan Vijaykumar, Country Channel Manager Packeteer Asia Pacific.

“We look forward to adding Packeteer training to our list of technical programs and to serving the community of network administrators in our region with a need to master this valuable technology,” says Kaushik Mukherjee, Head of Training at VFM Systems and Services.