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Desca Achieves Cisco Multinational Master Specialization Across Three Latin American Regions
GlobeNewswire
2010-02-16

      Designation Recognizes In-Depth Technical Expertise and
     Demonstrated Success in Selling, Deploying and Providing
          Services for More Sophisticated Cisco Solutions

MIAMI, Feb. 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Desca announced today that it
has achieved the Multinational Master Security Specialization from
Cisco, expanding its existing elite designation in Mexico, the
Caribbean, Central, North, and South America, to include Argentina,
Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua,
Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago. This designation recognizes Desca as
having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to
sell, deploy and support highly sophisticated Cisco(R) security
solutions across multiple countries.

"The Cisco Multinational Master Security Specialization brings a higher
level of expertise in support of our customers' business evolution. We
recognize the importance of providing them with proven and validated
expertise in sophisticated leading-edge solutions," said Jorge
Alvarado, President and CEO of Desca. "The specialization affirms our
commitment in providing our customers with practical solutions that
address their company needs."

"As the network becomes the platform for fostering communications and
innovation, many customers across geographic areas are demanding both
an enhanced set of skills and capabilities and the ability to do
business in more than one country," said Edison Peres, senior vice
president and chief go-to-market officer for worldwide channels at
Cisco. "By further investing to expand the geographic scope of its
Master Security and Unified Communications Specializations, Desca is
furthering its rank among the industry's elite."

While the Cisco Master Security Specialization recognizes expertise
within a single country, the Multinational Master Specialization
recognizes partners who have extended this expertise across multiple
countries in a geographic region.

To achieve the Multinational Master Security Specialization, a channel
partner must first attain the Master Security Specialization in one
country. This involves meeting a series of stringent requirements in
three categories: technology capabilities, sales expertise and services
offerings. Partners must possess a number of Cisco and
industry-standard technical certifications; provide customer references
that document design and deployment capabilities prescribed by Cisco,
and show evidence that they have the infrastructure to support a full
menu of Cisco Lifecycle Services offerings and capabilities. To achieve
the Multinational designation, the partner must fill specified job
roles in the additional countries and provide a minimum of five
reference accounts.

The Cisco Partner Program provides Desca with the training required to
build sales, technical and Cisco Lifecycle Services skills, and then
validates their skills through a third-party audit. Cisco partner
specializations -- SMB, Express, Advanced and Master -- reflect an
increasing depth of sales, technical and service expertise in
particular technologies. The Cisco Master Security Specialization
provides Desca with access to comprehensive sales, technical and
lifecycle services training and support from Cisco.

About Desca

Desca is a leading provider of network infrastructure and system
integration products and services in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The company delivers world-class business information and
telecommunications solutions to customers in Argentina, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, and USA. The company is
owned by eLandia International Inc. (OTCBB:ELAN) and is headquartered
in Miami, Florida. For more information, please visit www.desca.com.

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CONTACT: Desca
         Javier Rodriguez
         305 415-8830
         javier.rodriguez@desca.com