Brunel University (United Kingdom) “Ownership of the assets delivers no direct value to the University whereas financing allows us to rapidly acquire, deploy and protect our technology investments.” Norman Bonney IT Director Brunel University Customer Scenario Brunel University in London has more than 14,000 students, and is growing An early adopter of connected education and cutting-edge technology, the university wanted to find the most cost-effective way to upgrade its LAN and provide for future developments Cisco Capital Solution A five-year leasing agreement, with a trade-in of existing equipment and built-in hardware refresh options Cisco Capital Significance Enabled migration to a new infrastructure at the optimum time, with protection against future technology obsolescence Provided the technology foundation to modernise the university’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), strengthening its competitive position and attractiveness Trade-in helped reduce overall cost of ownership, giving the university increased and more predictable cash flow © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco, the Cisco logo, and Cisco Systems are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document or web-site are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relation-ship between Cisco and any other company. (0809R) Click here for more examples of how our customers are using financing from Cisco