Milestones

NIL is founded.

NIL transforms from software development into a networking-oriented company.

NIL becomes a Cisco Value Added Reseller (today Cisco Channel Partner).

NIL becomes a Cisco Training Partner (today Cisco Learning Partner Specialised).

NIL develops its first service provider course (Cisco Border Gateway Protocol).

NIL becomes a Cisco Gold Partner.

NIL develops the foundation of its Cisco security curriculum (PIX and VPN).

NIL establishes its world-renowned Remote Lab System and starts delivering classes to anywhere on the globe.

NIL develops an extensive Cisco Service Provider curriculum.

Ivan Pepelnjak, NIL's Chief Technology Advisor, authors Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) books published by Cisco Press.

NIL delivers its first virtual classes (using the PlaceWare platform).

NIL opens its first international office in Vienna, Austria.

NIL enters the virtualization market by using VMware products for its remote labs.

The first in Emerging Markets, NIL signs the Cisco Preferred Professional Services agreement.

NIL adds storage and virtualization to expand its data center offerings.

NIL completes its transformation from a pure technical-engineering company to a business consultancy, able to position its solutions better in the business context.

NIL creates the NIL HyperCenter, its data center architecture, and begins offering Flip IT, its virtual desktop service.

NIL expands its virtualization solutions to large global service providers.

NIL enables Vodacom’s unique Office in the Cloud solution - first complete managed office solution for business in Africa.

NIL's / Vodacom's Office in the Cloud solution awarded 'Most Innovative Data Centre, Cloud and Virtualisation Project of the Year' at Cisco Live! in London.

NIL again wins Innovation Award at Cisco Global Learning Partner Conference