Mandriva Partnership Levels

PARTNERSHIP FEATURES & BENEFITS AT A GLANCE

Mandriva Partnership Level	STANDARD	SILVER	GOLD
REQUIREMENTS
Annual Program Fee	Free	$599,00	$1 499,00
Website	---	---	Yes
Business Plan	---	---	Required
Annual Revenue Commitment	---	---	Yes
Contract	---	1 year	1 year
BASE BENEFITS
Mandriva Partner Certification	----	20% Discount	30% Discount
Partner Online Platform	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mandriva Partner Welcome Kit (NFR)	----	2 products	4 products
Partner Knowledge Base Wiki	----	Membership Standard	Membership Silver
Mandriva Product Maintenance Account	----	Yes. Only for personal product range	Yes. Personal and professional product range
Credit Term	----	15 days	30 days
Beta Community Software	----	ISO	ISO and CDs
Product Customization	----	----	Specific case basis
Status as Authorized Mandriva Partner.	----	PDF	PDF and Hard Copy
Partner Workshops	----	Yes, on a regular basis.	Yes, on a regular basis.
Volume Discount Pricing Option	----	available	available
Authorization to Display Partner Logo	Yes, only for the standard logo	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
LPI approved Sample Training Material	----	Yes, PDF	Yes, PDF
Hardware Certification Kit *	----	----	Yes
DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT BENEFITS
Dedicated Manager	----	----	Yes
Mandriva Manual/Guide	----	PDF	PDF and Hard Copy
Priority Mandriva Support	----	Email	Email & Phone
Direct Communication with Marketing & Sales Team	----	Email	Email & Phone
Pre-sale Consultancy on Mandriva Linux Projects	----	Online only	Online & Phone (subjective to project)
Product Announcement Roadmap	----	Yes	Yes
News Flashes/News Letters	Yes	Yes	Yes
CO-MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES
Web Listing of Partner	----	Yes	Yes
Joint PR	----	----	Yes
Product & Company Presentations	----	Yes	Yes
Competitor Products Comparison Presentations	----	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 **	----	----	Yes
Support at Conferences and Other Events	----	----	Yes, (subjective to availability)
Partner Marketing Opportunity	----	----	Yes, (subjective to business plan)

* only for OEM partners.
** only applicable at the time of volume purchase

PLATINUM LEVEL

The exclusive Platinum Membership include all the benefits of gold plus some additional benefits. eg.

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; Gold-$1,499 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, revisable annually specifying the basis of the partnership.

Base Benefits

Mandriva Partner Certification : All Mandriva partners have an option to become Mandriva Certified Partner by holding a current MPC. The normal price for MPC*, including the Certification Kit is $1999.

*MPC: Mandriva Partners Cetificate.

Partner Online Platform : Free access to partner online platform where the partner can find discounts on Mandriva products, services and goodies. http://www.mandrivapartner.com

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

LPI Mandriva Training Kit : discounts on Mandriva Training Kits.
https://mandriva.com/training/catalogue

Instructor's packs :

Mandriva Goodies : Discounts on goodies sold on Mandriva Store, (t-shirts, keys, bags....) from http://www.mandrivastore.com
Mandriva Club Resell : Discounts on the user Club Resell.
http://www1.mandrivalinux.com/en/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 2
- Corporate Server 3.0
- 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/products

Partner Knowledge Base Wiki : Access to Mandriva Partner Club Forum, access to the knowledge base, where partners obtain advice, or leave suggestions in Partner's Chat Rooms...

Mandriva Product Maintenance Account : Access to Mandriva's online account for updates / bugfixes / patches / new drivers etc. https://mandriva.com/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 workshop will be conducted regularly.
- Commercial workshop/-Technical workshop.

Volume Discount Pricing Option : To find full information about features and benefits of PSMP, please visit https://mandriva.com/psmp.

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

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

LPI Approved Sample Training Material : Free access to Mandriva sample training material.

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

* customization & pricing 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.

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, via email and phone, with the marketing and sales team 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 road map of the entire product range.

News Flashes/News Letters : Receive the latest information on future releases on Mandriva software, new promotions, latest news... All delivered directly to you via email.

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

* only applicable at the time of volume purchase

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. http:/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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