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Channel Partner Benefits

Benefit Certiport Center Reseller Solution Provider Premier Solution Provider
General Partner Benefits
Market Development Funds No No Yes — see MDF guidelines Yes — see MDF guidelines
Pricing on Products and Services 10% off suggested retail price* 20% off suggested retail price* 30% off suggested retail price* 40% off suggested retail price*
Account Management Services Yes — Center Accounts Team 1 Yes — Regional Accounts Team 1 Yes — Dedicated Account Management Yes — Dedicated Account Management
Technical Support and Priority Yes — Served in order received Yes — Served in order received Yes — Premier Support (DSE*) Yes — Premier Support (DSE*)
Certiport to Provide Trademarks and Basic Marketing Materials at Startup Yes Yes Yes Yes
Certiport to Display Partner Affiliation on Certiport Website Yes Yes Yes Yes
Eligible for Partner Training Days at Certiport Headquarters Yes — Center Training Days. Available via Webcast and On-Site. Yes — Center Training Days. Available via Webcast and On-Site. Yes — SP Training Available On-Site.** Yes — SP Training Available On-Site.**
Cost for Partner Training Days at Certiport Headquarters Free, Except Travel and Lodging Free, Except Travel and Lodging Free Free
Advanced Reporting on Status of Business Fee for Service Fee for Service Free Service Free Service
Sponsorship Level for Attending Annual Certiport Channel Conferences None 20% of Conference Fees, 30% of Food and Lodging 50% of Conference Fees, 40% of Food and Lodging 20% of Conference Fees, 50% of Food and Lodging
Access to the Certiport Global CRM System Fee for Service Fee for Service Free Service Free Service
Access to Certiport Customer Management Tools No No Yes Yes
Microsoft Office Specialist Program Benefits
Quarterly Marketing and Promotional Product*** No No Yes Yes
Free Salesperson Training Yes Yes Yes Yes
Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³) Benefits
Quarterly Marketing and Promotional Product*** No No Yes Yes
Free Salesperson Training Yes Yes Yes Yes
* Market-based determination
** Held quarterly or as needed
DSE* = Dedicated Support Engineer
*** Marketing and Promotional Product made available quarterly at Certiport's discretion, based on market need

Channel Partner Requirements

Requirement Certiport Center Reseller Solution Provider Premier Solution Provider
Certiport Requirements
Required to Submit a Quarterly Business Plan and Marketing Plan No No Yes Yes
Annual Sales Requirement for Certiport Products and Services* $0 $50,000 to $100,000 Market-based Determination Market-based Determination
Required to Display Certiport Program Details on Marketing Literature* Yes Yes Yes Yes
Required to Display Certiport Program Details on Website* Yes Yes Yes Yes
Required to Participate in Quarterly Business Review No Yes Yes Yes
Required to Participate in Certiport Product and Service Alpha Releases, Beta Releases, and Evaluations No Optional Yes Yes
Required to Attend Annual Certiport Channel Conferences No Yes — At Least One Representative. Yes — One or More Representatives that Can Represent Marketing, Sales, Technical Services, and Business Development. Yes — One or More Representatives that Can Represent Marketing, Sales, Technical Services, and Business Development.
Microsoft Office Specialist Program Requirements
Individuals Trained and Certified as Microsoft Authorized Master Instructors 1 2 3 3
Courseware Sold/Used Must be Certiport Approved Yes Yes Yes Yes
Individuals Trained to sell Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications 1 2 All All
Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³) Requirements
Individuals Trained and Certified as IC³ Authorized Instructors 1 2 3 3
Courseware Sold/Used Must be Certiport Approved Yes Yes Yes Yes
Individuals Trained to sell IC³ Certifications 1 2 All All
* Must maintain 60% – 80% upload ratios

iQSystem 6.0 Requirements

Minimum Hardware Requirements

  • 500 MHz Pentium III Processor
  • 256 MB of RAM
  • 500 MB of Available Hard Drive Space
  • Dedicated workstation, dedicated partition (2 GB or greater), or removeable hard drive
  • Mouse and Keyboard
  • 300 dpi Default Printer
  • 17-inch Monitor
  • 8-bit or Better Color Depth — at least 256 colors
  • 1024 X 768 Video Resolution

Software Requirements

  • Internet Explorer 6.1 or higher
  • Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4
  • Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
  • Office 2000 Professional or Premium Service Pack 3
  • Office XP Professional or Premium Service Pack 3
  • Office 2003 Professional Service Pack 2
  • Flash 7.0 or higher

The following technologies are not supported:

  • America Online (AOL) Internet Service Provider
  • Macintosh Workstations
  • Microsoft Office Business and Standard Editions
  • Microsoft Windows ME
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Office 95 or 97 Exams
  • Microsoft Windows NT
  • Microsoft Windows Hot Fixes
  • Win Modems

 


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