Desca
Desca is a regional Latin American networking company that provides advanced technology solutions to businesses that seek to improve operations, optimize costs, increase revenues and enhance bottom-line results. The company is a recognized leader in providing business information technologies and sought for its consulting and technology expertise. Desca is partner for its clients in solving business issues and creating new opportunities by using existing and emerging technology as a strategic, integrated and core business function.
The company offers a complete solutions approach in that it helps clients prepare, plan, design, implement, operate and optimize their technology investments and maximize their business benefits. Desca’s expert staff includes the most skilled and experienced people in Latin America who specialize in routing and switching, voice and security. The staff prides itself in providing the highest level of satisfaction and ensuring a consistent service experience to enterprise and service provider customers.
Desca’s solutions include a wide array of Cisco technologies and solutions from core R&S to advanced and emerging technologies that include wireless mesh, IP contact centers and rich media communications. Since 2001, Desca has been recognized by Cisco Systems with awards including “Best Customer Satisfaction of the Year” in Latin American and Mexico. The company maintains a presence in seven Latin American countries and serves as a valuable resource for multinational customers who seek a global partner that consistently delivers high quality services in multiple locations.
Founded in 1997, Desca maintains offices in Caracas, Maracaibo and Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela; Bogotá and Medellín, Colombia; Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador; San José, Costa Rica; Mexico City, Mexico; Panama City, Panama; Guatemala; Honduras; El Salvador and Miami, Fla., USA.
Services
From the initial consulting stage to maintenance to project completion, Desca is an integral technology partner for its clients. Desca provides five key client services including PDIOO, Maintenance, Consulting, Technology Transfer and Specialized Services. Each of these services is tailored to client’s requirements to create immediate benefits and value.
PDIOO – Planning, Design, Implementation, Operations and Optimization
Desca applies a comprehensive five-step process to ensure successful technology execution. During Planning, Desca becomes intimately familiar with a client’s business needs through analysis of expectations, budget and existing infrastructure. During Design, Desca creates a combination of products and services to meet the established objectives. Implementation follows which includes protocols for trials and the transfer of technology to the client. As project completion nears, Operations support and platform maintenance is handled either directly by Desca or in tandem with another company based on a previously established service level agreement. Finally, Desca ensures the new solution is Optimized through performance and security audits to support the solution.
Maintenance
To guarantee its clients’ success, Desca commits to service agreements that will provide access to any required technology or personal support. The company’s strategic support service called Desca Strategic Support Program (DSSP) provides dedicated care from specialists who support the technologies that Desca represents.
Desca prepares service level agreements (SLAs) to support individual clients’ objectives. The company’s SLAs not only meet current IT standards but exceed and complement them providing greater client satisfaction.
Specialized Services
Desca’s client service portfolio comprises technologies by Functional Unit, Technology or by Vendor. The Functional Unit services group is supported by modules that span diagnostics and design, execution and post-solution consulting. Desca technologies support clients’ requirements for security, unified communications, wireless networks, mobility services and data center needs. Finally, the company represents Cisco, Microsoft and other strategic vendors.
Solutions
Desca Solutions
The company offers superior technology solutions to meet clients’ technology, communications and connections needs. The company’s portfolio represents services including Unified Communications, Mobility, Real-Time Location Services, Wireless and Wireline Communications, Network Security and Security Services.
Microsoft Solutions
As a Gold Partner for Microsoft, Desca is certified to implement Microsoft software and solutions through migration and upgrades, Security Solutions, Unified Communications, new infrastructure and implementation. The Desca business model guarantees that Microsoft solutions are implemented to exact customer specifications.
As a Gold Partner for Microsoft, Desca is certified to implement Microsoft software and solutions through migration and upgrades, new infrastructure and implementation. The Desca business model guarantees that Microsoft solutions are implemented to exact customer specifications.
Partners
Desca delivers integrated network and communications solutions, and the company guarantees that every solution it offers will add value for its clients and business partners. The company is pleased to be certified as a valuable partner to leading global software, networking and solutions companies.
The company has been awarded Gold Partner status from Microsoft and Cisco as well as certifications from Nortel and Nokia. Desca is proud to work as a certified reseller for a host of other companies. For a complete list, visit Desca’s partner listing.

Offices:
Caracas, Maracaibo
and Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
Bogotá and Medellín, Colombia
Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador
San José, Costa Rica
Panama City, Panama
Mexico City, Mexico
Miami, Fla., USA
Guatemala, Honduras and
El Salvador
eLandia International
Ownership:
70 percent
Company Website:
www.desca.com
Information Current as
of March 2008

