Avici Certified Expert (ACE) Program
The Avici Real-Time IP Network - A New Model for Profitability
The ACE program is designed to enable channel partners to take advantage of the unique Avici routing solution to build a best-of-breed IP solution offering. ACE can offer many significant benefits including:
Differentiation.
Every partner is carefully selected based on their ability to target
a specific region—you will not be competing for business in your
region with dozens of other Avici partners. As an Avici partner, you
will also be guaranteed that we will not compete with you directly.
Quality and Reliability—Guaranteed.
Avici Systems has built and delivered the only routing product that can
offer 99.999% availability. This will allow you to offer your customers
a core routing solution that provides a stable platform for the deployment
of mission critical and converged services. Avici also backup our 99.999%
availability statement with the industry’s first 99.999% system
availability guarantee.
Technology Learning.
Avici Partners have access to the latest networking technologies through
a wide range of learning tools to stay at the leading edge of their
respective markets.
Profitability.
Avici is committed to enabling you to attain acceptable margins when
selling Avici products.
Assigned Resources.
Avici understands the importance of providing you with dedicated, pro-active
account management and direct-touch sales support. Our channel sales
organization is available on both a national and regional basis to
deliver pre-sales support, sales tools and training customized to your
individual requirements.
Competitive Pricing.
Avici is committed to helping our partners win business. We will work
with you to ensure that every bid you make is going to support our
combined objective of extending our installed base and winning business.
Internal-Use Purchase Program.
Through the Internal-Use Purchase Program, you have the opportunity to
purchase Avici Systems products at discounted prices for the purpose
of building a demonstration or evaluation network, as well as for use
in your interoperability lab. Avici’s QuickStart kit is designed
to get you up and running quickly and with low initial cost.
Marketing Support.
Avici offers best-in-class resources and marketing programs designed
to meet your business needs and to maximize your success. Access to
personnel and marketing funds reflects our commitment to your success.
Support Services.
Avici channel partners have a choice in how they want to deliver post-sales
technical support to their customers. You can choose to resell Avici
Services Programs as an add-on to every product sale, or you can provide
your own portfolio of service offerings to your customers and supplement
it with Avici Systems Services Program.
Partner Advisory Council.
As a member of Avici ‘s Partner Advisory Council you will have
an opportunity to interact closely with senior Avici executives to develop
and implement process and program improvements within Avici’s ACE
Partner Program.
ACEWeb.
With 24x7 availability to Avici’s password-protected web site,
you can instantly access all the resources needed to develop and close
sales opportunities. ACEWeb is loaded with sales and marketing tools,
the latest information on products, services, pricing, promotions, news
and other important updates.