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PartnerWorld, the IBM Business Partner program, is designed to deliver valuable benefits to help you succeed in the marketplace and strengthen our mutual relationship. Business Partners who invest the most in IBM receive higher value benefits and resources.
This investment is recognised through three PartnerWorld membership levels - Member, Advanced and Premier.
Level Overview
Marketing
Membership Types
Market intelligence and planning
Industry Insights
Infrastructure Insights
Partner Plan Business Planning Tool
Marketing training
IDL RSS Workshops
RTM Channel Advantage
Generate customer awareness
Discounted advertising
IBM Business Partner emblems
Software brand marks
solutions-daily.com
Generate demand
Constant Contact e-mail marketing
Customize collateral, direct mail, e-mail, and telemarketing
Event Designer
IBM Business Partner Application Showcase
Marketing Communicaions Guide
Marketing Vendors
Solution Connection
Web content syndication tools for Business Partners
Worlplace Solutions Catalog
Punblicize your success
IBM PartnerWorld Beacon Awards
Lotus Awards
Media Kits
Selling
Membership Types
Plan and propose
Attach Connector cross-selling tool
Automation Assessment tool (AAT)
Competitive marketing intelligence (COMP)
Configurators
Executive Assessment tool
IBM Global Financing (not available in some European countries)
IBM Sales Dashboard
Passport Advantage
Public sector industries attach rates
SMB Sales Dashboard
Software pricbook
Software sales and marketing kits
Close deals
Business Partner Innovation Centers
Hosted customer meeting
IBM Sales and Marketing centers/briefing centers
IBM Sales Connections
Publicize your success
Client reference submission
IBM published case study
Technical
Membership Types
Self help
Knowledgebases
Solution sizing guides
techincal Resources
Techincal assistance
Middleware integration & implementation support
Techline
Techincal services
Development porting and testing services
IBM Systems and middleware technical support options for software development
IBM technical validations - "Ready for"
Middleware (software) critical implementation support
Middleware (software) techincal sales consultancy
Solution assurance assistanc
Technical enablement
Architecture consultants
E-mail technical support
IBM Innovation Centers - application testing and consulting services
Invitations to Technical conferences
Product guides for industry solutions
Virtual innovation Center
Workshops and technical seminars
Hardware access
Hardware Purchase & Lease Programs
IBM Innovation Solution Center for ISVs
Virtual Loaner Program
Software access
Early release and by invitation beta code
IBM Evaluation Softwrae Center for ISVs
IBM Express Runtime
"Run Your Business" software
Softare access
Training
Membership Types
Certifications
Certification for IBM Business Partners
Online training
IBM PartnerWorld University
IBM Training
Know your IBM (KYI)
SSM Web based training
Virtual Innovation Centers
Face-to-face training
Business Partner Innovation Centers - workshops and seminars
Executive Business Institute (EBI)
IBM Training
Workshops and technical seminars to speed your application development
Discounts and reimbursements
Education pack
IBM training opportunities
We Pay education reimbursement
Collaboration
Membership Types
Business Partner Innovation Centers
IBM Business Partner Connections (BPC)
IBM Research briefing
IBM Value Net
Industry network connection events
PartnerWorld conference
Strudent Opportunity System
Visit http://www-1.ibm.com/partnerworld/pwhome.nsf/ weblook/pub_mem_index_levels_emea.html for further details.
