Independent Hardware Vendor
Imagine what's possible when you combine your product leadership with our best-of-breed software
We're all being asked to do more with less. Your customers' expectations are no different. Partnering with SUSE enables you to build and deliver solutions that help your customers reduce costs, manage complexity and mitigate risk—and accelerate your success.
Our products and technologies seamlessly integrate into mixed IT environments, giving you the ability to protect and extend your customers' existing IT investment. In addition, we can help you speed up your development process and gain access to SUSE customers and partners. As a SUSE partner, you can tap into our growing customer base and network of thousands of partners.
Benefits
As a hardware vendor, PartnerNet will deliver a core set of benefits which provide the resources and benefits you need to quickly develop or certify your solutions to SUSE products. These include:
- Listing in the Partner Product Guide, used by thousands of customers and partners to locate the solutions they need
- A wide range of sales tools and marketing resources to support your demand generation efforts
- Developer tools and hardware certification through the Yes Certified Program assuring customer confidence and branding for your hardware.
- Hardware vendors are invited to join PartnerNet at the Alliance level which allows you and SUSE to establish joint goals through a custom contract for volume discounts through an OEM or commercial licensing agreement with Novell. This can include pre-load, drop-in, component or other licensing options.
Requirements
The PartnerNet program offers you the maximum in flexibility, collaboration, access and control. Hardware vendors are enrolled and supported at the Alliance level upon successful completion of an OEM or Corporate Alliance agreement.
Manufacturers of computer hardware interested in compatibility and certification of their products with SUSE products and solutions are invited to contact SUSE. Through planning, SUSE and partner will define mutual business goals that may result in a partnership that is formalized through the creation of a custom contract.
The contract establishes and defines the Performance Values as agreed between the partner and SUSE and will typically include goals for revenue,certified products, demand generation and joint business development.
View the IHV program requirements.
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Please read the PartnerNet Agreement (PDF) and have your company's contact information ready. You'll need a Novell Account to continue your PartnerNet registration. You may also review the Registration Tutorial (PDF).