PartnerNet Core Benefits

BENEFIT DESCRIPTION
Membership Benefits
Partner Locator Promote your company and capabilities to SUSE customers via www.suse.com.
PartnerNet Portal Your entry-point into the tools, resources and information to support your business.
Partner Level Dashboard One-click access to monitor your execution against performance values.
PartnerNet Helpdesk Telephone and e-mail resources to assist you with all your SUSE needs.
Internal Use Software Enhance your ability to recommend and support SUSE-based solutions by using our products to run your business, build testing environments and customer pilot deployments. (50-users)
Monthly PartnerNet Newsletter A monthly vehicle to keep you informed of company-, focus area- and program-related news and information pertinent to your business.
Email Updates and Alerts Targeted communications specific to your area of focus.
Sales & Marketing Benefits
Enablement Central A valuable resource for your sales, technical, consulting and marketing teams to access a wide range of tools and training from one location.
SUSE Branding Resources Access to SUSE logos and branding marks to use in all your marketing activities.
SUSE Partner Product Guide and SUSE® Linux Enterprise ISV Catalog Inclusion in catalogs to market your products to other SUSE partners and customers
Technical Services Benefits
SUSE Professional Resource Suite Electronic access to software, licensing,registration codes, training materials, etc.
Early Access to Beta Software Get a head-start developing applications and supporting your customers ahead of the general availability of SUSE products.
Access to Cool Solutions See first hand how other partners and customers are using SUSE products and solutions to solve real-world problems. You can even contribute your own cool solutions!
Training and Enablement Benefits
Online Sales Training Access voice-narrated sales training courses to help your sales team prepare for customer conversations.
On Demand Technical Training Gain valuable technical expertise while saving time and expense by participating in detailed technical training from SUSE experts from the convenience of your office.
Online Demo System Deliver high-quality demonstrations of SUSE products and solutions to your customers without the time and expense of configuring and shipping equipment across the globe.

PartnerNet Specialist Benefits

BENEFIT GOLD PLATINUM
Membership Benefits
Specialist Logo Yes Yes
Sales & Marketing Benefits
Performance-based Incentive Rebates Yes Yes
Bid Content Repository & Online Assistance Forum Yes Yes
Bid Help Desk Yes Yes
Technical Services Benefits
Number of service requests for Specialized Products Unlimited Unlimited
Technical Support Response Time 2 hour, 24x7 1 hour, 24x7
Tech Select Subscription 1 2

PartnerNet Optional Benefits for Purchase

PARTNER RESOURCE PACKS DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER MSRP
Partner Resource Pack #1 - Silver
Partner Resource Pack #1 - Gold
Partner Resource Pack #1 - Platinum
3 SUSE Technical Support Service Requests,
12x5 acces, 4 hour response time
877-006608
877-006609
877-006610
$1,350
$1,275
$1,260
Partner Resource Pack #2 - Silver
Partner Resource Pack #2 - Gold
Partner Resource Pack #2 - Platinum
SUSE Professional Resource Kit and Portal
Advantage subscription (1 year), and a SUSE
Online Demonstration Subscription (1 year)
877-006611
877-006612
877-006613
$1,399
$1,259
$1,175
Partner Resource Pack #3 - Silver
Partner Resource Pack #3 - Gold
Partner Resource Pack #3 - Platinum
5 SUSE Technical Support Requests (24x7 access, 4 hour response time with 1 hour response for severity 1 incidents) 877-006614
877-006615
877-006616
$2,999
$2,969
$2,939
TECHNICAL SERVICES BENEFITS SILVER GOLD PLATINUM
Technical Support
  10% discount 20% discount 30% discount
Technical Subscriptions
  10% discount 20% discount 30% discount
SUSE Professional Resource Suite      
SUSE Software Evaluation & Development Library      
SUSE Demonstration System Subscription      
Technical Training
  20% discount 20% discount 20% discount
SUSE Self Study Kits      
On Demand Training Subscriptions      
IT Consulting
  as negotiated as negotiated as negotiated