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PARTNERSHIP FEATURES & BENEFITS AT GLANCE

Mandriva Partnership Level

STANDARD

SILVER

GOLD

REQUIREMENTS

Annual Program Fee

Free

$599 / 483€

$1 499 / 1210€

Website

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Yes

Business Plan

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Required

Annual Revenue Commitment

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Yes

Contract

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1 year

1 year

BASE BENEFITS

Mandriva Products & Services

30% Discount over public price

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Partner Online platform

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mandriva Partner Welcome Kit (NFR)

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2 products

4 products

Partner Knowledge Base Wiki

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Membership Standard

Membership Silver

Mandriva Product Maintenance Account

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Yes. Only for personal product range

Yes. Personal and professional product range

Credit Term

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15 days

30 days

Beta Community Software

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ISO

ISO and CDs

Product Customization

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Specific case basis

Status as Authorized Mandriva Partner.

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PDF

PDF and Hard Copy

Partner Workshops

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Yes, on a regular basis.

Yes, on a regular basis.

Volume Discount Pricing Option

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available

available

Authorization to Display Partner Logo

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Yes, only for the silver logo

Yes, only for the gold logo

OEM / System Builders

Buy from partner online platform

Buy from partner online platform

Partner online platform & License to product in-house

Hardware Certification Kit *

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Yes

DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT BENEFITS

Dedicated Manager

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Yes

Mandriva Manual/Guide

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PDF

PDF and Hard Copy

Priority Mandriva Support

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Email

Email & Phone

Direct Communication with Marketing & Sales Team

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Email

Email & Phone

Pre-sale Consultancy on Mandriva Linux Projects

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Online only

Online & Phone (subjective to project)

Product Announcement Roadmap

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Yes

Yes

News Flashes/News Letters

Yes

Yes

Yes

CO-MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES

Web Listing of Partner

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Yes

Yes

Joint PR

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Yes

Product & Company Presentations

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Yes

Yes

Competitor Products Comparison Presentations

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Yes

Yes

Product Sheets

PDF

PDF

PDF and Hard Copy

Mandriva Products Comparison Sheet

Yes

Yes

Yes

Posters / Stickers / Mouse Pads

PDF

PDF

PDF and Hard Copy

Box Design Layout **

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Yes

Support at Conferences and Other Events

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Yes (subject to availability)

Partner Marketing Opportunity

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Yes (subject to business plan)

TRAINING BENEFITS

MCTC *** basic level

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$999 / 899€

Mandriva online training platform

$4,499 / 4049€

$3,599 / 3239€

$3,149 / 2835€

Discount on volume purchase of training material

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Available

Authorization to display Training Partner Logo

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Yes

Rental-Virtual Classroom (online synchronous server)

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Purchase - Virtual Classroom (online synchronous server)

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Certification of training material

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$1049 / 945€ for 400 pages

Proofreading

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$349 / 315€ per hour

LPI examination session

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Rental – Training room in Paris

$600 / 540€ per day

$550 / 495€ per day

$500 / 450€ per day

* only for OEM partners.
** only applicable at the time of volume purchase
*** MCTC: Mandriva Certified Training Center


PLATINUM LEVEL

The exclusive Platinum Membership include all the benefits of gold plus some additional benefits, e.g.

Mandriva Personalized URL

Yes, depends upon availability & results

Personalized Mandriva Email

Yes, depends upon availability & results

To extend your level from Gold to Platinum, please contact us



PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM DEFINITIONS

Partner Membership Requirements

  • Annual Program Fee: Standard-free; Silver-$599 annually / 483€ annually; Gold-$1,499 annually / 1210€ annually.

  • Website: Partner must have a functioning website.

  • Business Plan: Gold partners will be required to have a business plan.

  • Revenue Commitment: Gold Members must have annual Mandriva purchases, subject to channel chosen.

  • Contract: One year contract specifying the basis of the partnership, revisable annually.

Base Benefits

  • Mandriva Products & Services: All Mandriva partners have substantial discount according to corresponding level.

  • Partner Online platform: Free access to partner online platform where the partner can find discounts on Mandriva's products, services and goodies.
    https://mandriva.com/partners

* Mandriva Software Box: discounts on Mandriva Software Boxes.
http://www.mandrivastore.com

* Mandriva Goodies: Discounts on goodies sold on Mandriva Store (t-shirts, keys, bags....)
http://www.mandrivastore.com

* Mandriva Club Resell: Discounts on the user Club Resell.
mandriva.com/community/users/club

  • Mandriva Partner Welcome Kit (Not For Resale): the Welcome Partner Kit includes the full range of Mandriva products:

PERSONAL Product Range:
- Discovery
- PowerPack
- PowerPack+
- Move

PROFESSIONAL Product Range:
- MNF
- Corporate Server
- Corporate Desktop

- Silver partners can choose 2 products from Personal range.
- Gold partners can choose 2 products from Personal and 2 products from Professional.
* For detailed product information please visit https://mandriva.com/en/range

  • Partner Knowledge Base Wiki: Access to Mandriva Partner Club Forum, to the Knowledge Base, where partners can obtain advice, and access to Partner's Chat Rooms.

  • Mandriva Product Maintenance Account: Access to Mandriva's online account for updates / bugfixes / patches / new drivers etc. mandriva.com/individuals/services/mandrivaonline

  • Credit Term: Subject to pre-defined terms & conditions as mentioned in payment terms.

  • Beta/Community Software: Partners will have access to all new beta software much in advance, before the official product release.

  • Product Customization *: Partners will be allowed to participate in developing the software with the R&D department and the Quality Assurance labs of Mandriva for customized applications development.

  • Status as Authorized Mandriva Partner: Obtain official Certificate as Authorized Partner.

  • Partner Workshops: Partner knowledge workshops will be conducted regularly. There will be both commercial workshops and technical workshops.

  • Volume Discount Pricing Option: To find full information about features and benefits of Volume Purchase Option, please visit https://mandriva.com/partners/volume_purchase_option

  • Authorization to Display Partner Logo : According to their level of subscription, partners may be allowed to use the Mandriva Affiliated logo on their website, point of sales material, stationery.
    Logos

  • OEM Program **: Special partner program for OEMs to increase their benefits.

  • Hardware Certification Kit *: Special OEM kit designed for self-certification.

* customization & princing will be defined by R&D manager.
** only for OEM partners.

Development Support Benefits

  • Dedicated Manager: Specific attention to each partner with a personal Mandriva dedicated manager.

  • Mandriva Manual / Guide: Tools to help you better understand Linux and its functionalities.
    * Mandriva Linux: The Definitive Guide
    * Server Essentials Handbook

  • Priority Mandriva Support *: One-on-one support by an experienced Mandriva engineer to be provided to partners on a priority basis.

  • Direct Communication with Marketing & Sales Team: Direct communication with the marketing and sales team, via email, phone or on-site visit, to help develop business opportunities and provide necessary support.

  • Pre-sales Consultancy on Mandriva Linux Projects **: Partners will be allowed to interact with our Consultancy team (on specific projects).

  • Product Announcement Roadmap: Preview to all the new launches and roadmap of the entire product range.

  • News Flashes / Newsletters: Receive the latest information on future releases of Mandriva software, new promotions, and the latest news, all delivered directly to you via email.

* support scope & pricing will be defined by support manager
** consultancy & pricing will be defined by consultancy team.

Co-Marketing Opportunities

  • Web Listing of Partner: To enhance global visibility, authorized partners will be listed on Mandriva's web site.

  • Joint Public Relations: Take advantage of being more visible and of having more communication through a joint press release with Mandriva.

  • Product & Company Presentations: Priority access to Mandriva's product presentations.

  • Competitor Products Comparison Presentation: Updated on-line comparison of competitors' products.

  • Product Sheets: Receive detailed technical aspects of the products and selling arguments.

  • Mandriva Products Comparison Sheet: Feature differences among Mandriva's products.

  • Posters / Stickers / Mouse Pads: Enhance your point of sales or presentation with Mandriva's posters, stickers and mouse pads.

  • Box Design Layout **: Access to the Mandriva design department for consultancy and authorization to use our Box design (locally).

  • Support at Conferences and Other Events: Discuss the possibility of support from Mandriva representatives at your local events and conferences. Final graphic layout will be validated by Design & Marketing team.

  • Partner Marketing Opportunity: The possibility to be supported by Mandriva in local marketing efforts through Marketing Development Fund (MDF). Percentage fund to be allocated according to partner's revenue generation on a quarterly basis.

Training Benefits

  • Mandriva Certified Training Center (MCTC): Optional annuel subscription fee for Mandriva Training program.
    For more information about MCTC please visit mandriva.com/partners/training

  • Mandriva online training platform: Mandriva offer local mirror for e-Training with modules of lessons.

  • Discount on Volume purchase of training material: As a training partner, you have 20% discount on all the training material.

* Mandriva Training Kit: Discounts on Training Kits.
mandriva.com/partners/training/catalogue

LPI Packs:
- Linux Systems Administration
- Linux Networks Administration
- Linux Advanced Systems
- Linux Advanced Systems Administration

Mandriva Packs: (Only available for Mandriva Certified Training Center (MCTC))
- MCB : Mandriva Certification for Beginners
- MCU : Mandriva Certification for Advanced Users

Others Packs:
- Introduction to Linux
- Real-time Programming with Linux
- Programming of Peripheral Pilots

  • Authorization to display Training Partner Logo: Once the training partnership is validated, partner will receive a certificate and a logo.

  • Rental Virtual Classroom (online synchronous server): Mandriva offers partner's online training server. If partner want to propose eTraining lessons with synchronous tools of collaborative work like webcam, applications sharing etc.

  • Purchase - Virtual Classroom (online synchronous server): Mandriva proposes several possibilities to purchase a synchronous training server.

  • Certification of training material: Mandriva can validate & certify partner personal training lessons if needed

  • Proofreading: Mandriva can provide professional proofreading services on demand

  • LPI examination session: Mandriva can organize examination sessions for partner for conducting LPI certification exams and Mandriva certification exams.

  • Rental - Training room in Paris: Mandriva can provide professional training room in Paris for 10 students with full infrastructure.

Platinum Level Benefits

  • Mandriva Personalized URL: Partners may be allowed to have a personalized URL to be more visible in their country. It will depend upon availability, results and value creation. e.g. www.partner_company_name.mandriva.com

  • Personalized Mandriva Email: Partner may have Partner's own personal Mandriva email. It will depend upon availability, results and value creation. e.g.

Mandriva reserves the right to revise program specifications without notice.

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