Your company should meet these basic business requirements to be eligible for KNIME's Partner Program:
Partner program benefits include:
| Software |
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| KNIME Desktop Software - Own Use |
| KNIME Teamspace, KNIME Server - Own Use |
| Business Development |
| Startup Sales/Pre-sales Training |
| Leads from KNIME |
| Lead Exclusivity / Customer Protection Guarantee |
| Partner Lead Tracking Portal |
| Dedicated Business Development Contact |
| Business Plan |
| VM Trial Installation for prospect: all KNIME Products |
| KNIME Enterprise Products via own SaaS or Cloud Infrastructure* |
| KNIME Enterprise Products via KNIME Cloud* |
| Margin |
| Marketing |
| Listing on KNIME partner website |
| Listing as sponsor on KNIME website |
| Listing in selected KNIME marketing materials |
| Use of appropriate Logo |
| Joint Event Opportunities* |
| Joint press releases |
| Access to Print-on-Demand and other sales/marketing material |
| Marketing Development Fund from KNIME |
| KNIME User Group Meeting |
| Free Registration |
| Marketing Material for Attendees |
| Exhibition Booth/Table |
| slot for free training (if available) session.......... |
| Training |
| Startup training |
| Additional staff training discount |
| Startup developer training |
| Additional developer training discount |
| Software Development |
| Access to release code branch KNIME Desktop |
| Partner support hotline |
| Preferred patch inclusion |
| Input for KNIME feature wish list prioritization |
| Partner Support |
| Partner Newsletter and/or Quarterly update webex |
| Participation at Partner Meeting |
Partner program requirements include:
| Prerequisites |
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| Established business with strong financial health |
| Related consulting and implementation experience |
| A minimum of one sales and one technical representative |
| Business Development |
| Submit partner application & fees |
| Maintain at least one office in the region of business |
| Meet minimum number of dedicated Analytics staff |
| Maintain minimum number of certified sales & technical staff |
| Annual & quarterly reviews |
| Submit annual business plan |
| Maintain 3 tier pipeline |
| Maintain level of new subscriptions |
| Annual & quarterly revenue commit |
| Maintain KNIME reference site with lead capture capabilities |
| Dedicated marketing development fund per quarter |
| Conduct at least two joint annual marketing programs |
| Submit minimum number of annual customer references |
| Partner Status Review Yearly (12 month agreement) |
| Technical |
| Maintain first-level technical support infrastructure |
| Use KNIME Escalation/Problem Tracking system for tier 2 and above questions |
| Provide quarterly technical support summaries |
| Partner Fees |
| First Year Fee: 4,900 Euro |
| Annual Fee: 1,600 Euro |
Become a partner now! For more information or to apply for the program, phil [dot] winters [at] knime [dot] com (subject: Partner Benefits) (contact us).