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Contact her at csouthern@cspire.com ### Recent Posts ## [Congratulations to Mark Long, our iPad Giveaway Winner!](https://blog.cspire.com/congratulations-to-mark-long-our-ipad-giveaway-winner) By: [Christina Southern](https://blog.cspire.com/author/christina-southern) on Apr 18, 2014 9:01:58 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cspire.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Mark-Long-with-iPad.jpeg)](https://blog.cspire.com/congratulations-to-mark-long-our-ipad-giveaway-winner) **Mark Long of CNHI is the winner of our Free iPad Mini Giveaway this quarter!!** [Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/congratulations-to-mark-long-our-ipad-giveaway-winner) Topics: [Industry News](https://blog.cspire.com/topic/industry-news) ## [Collaborate in the Cloud with TekVoice Enterprise](https://blog.cspire.com/collaborate-in-the-cloud-with-tekvoice-enterprise) By: [Christina Southern](https://blog.cspire.com/author/christina-southern) on Apr 16, 2014 5:57:47 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cspire.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Cisco-Powered-Infographic.jpg)](https://blog.cspire.com/collaborate-in-the-cloud-with-tekvoice-enterprise) TekLinks is a Designated Cisco Certified Cloud Builder and Cloud Provider. [Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/collaborate-in-the-cloud-with-tekvoice-enterprise) Topics: [Industry News](https://blog.cspire.com/topic/industry-news) ## [CRN Names TekLinks to Tech Elite 250 for Third Consecutive Year](https://blog.cspire.com/crn-names-teklinks-to-tech-elite-250-for-third-consecutive-year) By: [Christina Southern](https://blog.cspire.com/author/christina-southern) on Apr 14, 2014 8:48:54 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cspire.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/CRN-Tech-Elite-250-300x300.jpg)](https://blog.cspire.com/crn-names-teklinks-to-tech-elite-250-for-third-consecutive-year) TekLinks announces today it has once again been named to [CRN’s](http://www.crn.com/) annual list of the Tech Elite 250. These companies represent an elite group of IT solution providers that have invested in the training and education needed to earn the most advanced technical certifications from leading vendors. [Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/crn-names-teklinks-to-tech-elite-250-for-third-consecutive-year) Topics: [Industry News](https://blog.cspire.com/topic/industry-news) ## [Employee Spotlight: Jeff Baker](https://blog.cspire.com/employee-spotlight-jeff-baker) By: [Christina Southern](https://blog.cspire.com/author/christina-southern) on Mar 11, 2014 9:52:08 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cspire.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Jeff-Baker_1.jpg)](https://blog.cspire.com/employee-spotlight-jeff-baker) This week’s Employee Spotlight is on **Jeff Baker**, our **Sr. Escalation Engineer**.  We especially want to congratulate Jeff for earning his [Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Design Specialist certification](http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/certifications/specialist/dc/infrast_design.html)!!  Jeff primarily supports our clients remotely with Cisco routing, switching, security, voice, wireless - basically, anything they need help with, Jeff can handle it. He also helps our other network engineers whenever they run into a particularly sticky issue, have time constraints, or just need another pair of eyes and 2 cents’ worth of advice in order to find the best solution. In addition, he supports our internal phone systems and the call center applications, as well as sets up legacy voice connections for our clients utilizing colocation services to provide analog lines or PRI connections to their racks. In short, Jeff is one of our best go-to guys when it comes to all things Cisco, networking, and telecom! 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