Virtual Machine and Server Consolidation Software Solutions
PlateSpin is a Novell Company

Join PlateSpin's North American partner network of leading resellers, distributors and technology alliances. Enhance your solution portfolio by delivering advanced PlateSpin data center automation and virtualization solutions to your customers worldwide.

 
North America Benefits and Requirements
Partner Benefits and Requirements
Sales and Marketing Support
Standalone TSP 1
Gold
Platinum
 
Reseller Launch Kit
 
 
Sales Training and Cheat Sheets
 
 
Enhanced Margins
 
 
Access to Partner Portal
 
Participation in Partner Advisory Council
 
 
Incremental Business Finders Fee
 
 
 
Joint Business Planning
 
 
 
Qualified Lead Hand-off
 
 
Market Development Funds (MDF)
 
 
Deal Registration 2
 
Sales Incentive and Rebate Programs
 
 
Access to Webinar infrastructure
 
 
Listing on Partner Page
 
 
Joint Field Sales Engagements
 
 
Partner Recognition Plaque
 
 
Technical and Training Support
Standalone TSP 1
Gold
Platinum
 
Access to Knowledge Base
 
Access to Beta and Early Adopter code
 
 
 
24 x 7 technical support / phone support
 
 
Priority Support Queuing 3
 
 
 
Training Delivery Program
 
 
 
Requirements
Standalone TSP 1
Gold
Platinum
 
Partner Authorization
Signed Service
Provider Agreement
Online App
and Profile
Online App
and Profile
 
Enrollment Fee
 
 
 
CPSA certification
Minimum of 6 CPSAs on Staff
 
Onsite Sales Training
 
 
Min. revenue targets
 
 
Sales Forecasting Calls
 
 
 
Regular Marketing Activity
 
 
Partner-Assigned PlateSpin Champion
 
 
 

Existing gold or platinum VARs that also qualify as TSPs will receive all existing benefits plus TSP benefits as applicable.

1 The Standalone TSP designation refers to partners who hold no other PlateSpin partner designation (i.e. Gold or Platinum)
2 For Standalone Technical Service Partners, pay-out only applies to deal influencing, not license fulfillment
3 Specific to PlateSpin service deployments only.
 
A NOVELL COMPANY
PlateSpin and Novell are helping organizations worldwide build more flexible, interoperable and cost-effective data center environments. The combination of PlateSpin and Novell products offers customers a powerful data center management platform with solutions for Linux, UNIX and Windows across physical and virtual environments. The global reach of the combined companies allows us to offer enterprises a full range of integrated solutions to make their IT work as one.