Mindjet Launches Global Partner Program; Creates Incentives for Partners to Leverage ''Net New'' Sales/Service Opportunities for MindManager Productivity Tool.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Mindjet Corporation, the leading provider of productivity software for visualizing and managing information, announced today the launch of its new Mindjet Global Partner Program. The program will provide a wide array of specialized marketing, training and support tools that will help partners leverage their professional expertise to develop and grow their Mindjet business. Mindjet continues to grow at a rapid pace as adoption and number of users expands within most Forbes Global 2000 companies. With more than 15,000 new Mindjet(R) MindManager(R) licenses sold per month, Mindjet currently works with partners in 40 countries worldwide. "Our goal in designing the new program was to create a clear, simple mechanism that engages, motivates and supports our partners' sales and service to customers globally," said Mindjet CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Scott Raskin. "The program reflects the considerable value we place on our partners, and will help them provide greater value to and better serve their customers, stimulate new sales and grow an incremental revenue stream in both product and services sales." The new Mindjet Global Partner Program is comprised of three distinct partner categories: Channel Partners, Technology Partners, and Training Partners. Mindjet will roll out the program over the next twelve months, beginning immediately with the Channel Partner category. The Channel Partner category has two tiers; a "quick start," entry-level Authorized tier and a higher-level Premier tier -- which includes two profiles based on partner business models. Benefits and requirements are tailored to both the level and the partner profile. Program enhancements, which Mindjet will introduce in the coming months, include free web-based sales and product training, free technical support with priority queuing See traffic engineering methods. , and a revamped PartnerZone, among other benefits. The entry-level Authorized tier provides access to program benefits that will enable new partners to quickly increase the amount of business they do with Mindjet. The tier also provides a clear migration path for Authorized partners to become either Premier Sales Partners or Premier Sales Solution Partners. (A complete listing of Channel Partner category benefits and requirements is available via http://www.mindjet.com/channel.) Ingram Micro Ingram Micro, Inc. NYSE: IM a Fortune 100 company founded in 1979 and based in Santa Ana, California. It is the world’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IM), the world's largest technology distributor, signed a distribution agreement with Mindjet in March 2006 and offers Mindjet products to solution providers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada and Germany. "We look forward to supporting Mindjet efforts in the channel, and helping make its new Global Partner Program a success for all parties involved," said Jodi Honore, vice president vendor management, software, Ingram Micro U.S. "As part of our comprehensive product offering to VARs and retailers, Mindjet offers a new revenue stream to our customers and allows them to earn more loyalty from their clients through increased business productivity." The initial focus of the Global Partner Program will be to work with partners to drive MindManager-based solutions for project management, sales and marketing, higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. and the enterprise. Through their sales, professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. and development capabilities, partners will play a critical role in delivering these solutions into the marketplace. "In a very short amount of time, we have seen consistent and considerable growth in product revenues as a result of our partnership with Mindjet," said Steve Ledbetter, vice president of Academic Superstore Academic Superstore, LP is a company which sells software and hardware at academic prices to students, teachers and schools in the United States and Canada. It was founded in 1998 in Austin, Texas. In 2005, Academic Superstore was selected as an Inc. 500 company. , the fastest-growing, education-focused retailer in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . John England John England (September 23, 1786 in Cork – April 11, 1842 in Charleston, South Carolina) was the first Catholic Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina. Early life John England was educated in Cork, and later entered St. Patrick's, Carlow College, 31 August, 1803. , CEO of Mindsystems Pty Ltd, an Australia-based consulting firm and VAR specializing in knowledge management and team development, noted that "the new Global Partner Program will, I think, help all Mindjet partners -- existing and potential -- more quickly communicate to their customers the value proposition of this remarkable technology. The results will be a "win-win-win" for customers, partners and Mindjet." About Mindjet Mindjet Corporation is the leading provider of productivity software for visualizing and managing information, allowing individuals and teams to more effectively think, plan, and collaborate. Used by the majority of Forbes Global 2000 companies, the Mindjet(R) MindManager(R) product line enables users to visually connect and synthesize ideas and information to improve decision making, shorten business planning processes, and harness the intellectual capital in their organizations. With headquarters in California and operations throughout the world, Mindjet is backed by leading international venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] Investor Growth Capital, Inc. and 3i. More information is available by calling toll-free 1 (877) MINDJET or by visiting http://www.mindjet.com. |
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