| Jun. 21, 2004 |
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Microsoft's new partner program includes three tiers, with increasing support, software, and marketing benefits for partners in each tier. Benefits are generally cumulative: partners in a higher tier get most of the benefits of the lower tiers.
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Partner Tier
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Basic Requirements
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Sample Benefits
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| Gold Certified |
120 Partner Points
One competency
Pay fees |
• Resource directory priority listing
• Technical services coordinator
• Executive meeting opportunities
• 100 internal use software licenses
• 10 MSDN Universal subscriptions |
| Certified |
50 Partner Points
Two certified employees or one certified solution
Pay fees |
• Five free professional support incidents
• Online TechNet Concierge
• TechNet subscription
• Telephone-based presales support
• 10 internal-use software licenses
• 5 MSDN Universal subscriptions |
| Registered |
Fill out Web profile
Agree to terms and conditions |
• Access to Microsoft-managed newsgroups
• Free "business-critical" telephone support
• Access to hands-on labs and technical training seminars (fee required)
• Access to free online training
• Microsoft Action Pack Subscription (fee required) |
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