When Cisco Systems Inc

Multiple Choice

When Cisco Systems Inc. of San Jose, California, and Tata Consultancy Services of Mumbai, India, entered into a relationship, they both continued to develop market-ready infrastructure and network solutions for customers, but they relied on each other to provide the training and skills that one or the other might have lacked. This relationship is best described as

A) NAFTA.
B) a strategic alliance.
C) CAFTA.
D) an international partnership.
E) a joint venture.