| Alliance Partner
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| Introduction |
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| Success in today's business
environment requires industry participants to
work together, integrating their products, services
and technologies for increased customer value. |
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| The goal of the Star-Knowledge
Partner Alliance Program is to develop high-value
relationships with small to medium software service
providers and industry consultants to: |
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Augment their
software technical capabilities for current
offerings |
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Expand their market,
product, and service span with new services
and solutions |
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Provide an additional
sales channel to sell their existing
services and solutions |
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| By forming an alliance
with Star-Knowledge, organizations can leverage
the power and reach of the Star-Knowledge partner
family to enrich and / or develop new products
that are right for their target audience. |
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| The Star-Knowledge Alliance
Partner Program Model creates economic incentives
and a total economic value for partners at a
disproportionally higher rate than competitor
offerings when partners engage in the right value
behaviors (demand creation and partner enablement). |
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| Founding Companies |
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| Star-Knowledge is a business
partnership founded by The Knowledge Compass,
Inc. and Starsoft-India. The organization is
directed by professionals with Fortune 100 management
experience and staffed with over 300 + years
of accumulated academic and work experience engaged
with complex and innovative customer and research
projects. |
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| Services & Solution Portfolio |
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| With the Star-Knowledge
Alliance Partner Program, there’s one entry
point that makes it easy for you to get started,
and one simple way to grow your software development
and support revenue from your existing and new
customers. |
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| But that “one way” is
unique to you and your business. Star-Knowledge
understands that, which is why our program provides
attractive options scaled to fit your business
model and business goals. Partners receive incentives
and rewards for increased levels of commitment
and benefit from a tremendous opportunity to
grow revenue with the Star-Knowledge portfolio
of services and solutions. |
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| Star-Knowledge is committed to providing the “perfect experience” – for you and for your valuable customers. |
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| By becoming a Star-Knowledge
Partner, software providers and industry consultants
can generate additional recurring revenue at
a substantial profit margin by having Star-Knowledge
act as your off-site software development and
support team. Partners are provided with comprehensive
training, marketing collateral and access to
a dedicated support team and Web Accessible Partner
Portal to enable you to support the level of
service your customers expect. |
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| Star-Knowledge is dedicated to supporting our Partners in their effort to provide outstanding service. |
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| Unlike other software
services partner programs that require upfront
fees and ongoing operating costs, Star-Knowledge
enables you to leverage your existing resources
within your own organization and only add cost
at the margin, where tangible business opportunities
justify it. You also have the freedom to choose
which Star-Knowledge service or combination of
services and solutions you want to provide your
customers. |
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| In essence, partnering with Star-Knowledge is like a “business on-demand.” |
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| If you are looking for professional and quality-centric services to compliment your services and solutions, our program will help you achieve this goal. Star-Knowledge services are provided within most common technical environments within the below service segments: |
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Customized Software Development Services |
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Software Support Services |
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Business Software Solutions |
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| Value Proposition |
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An increasing number of
successful software providers and industry consultants
are partnering with Star-Knowledge because of
the broad expertise and support that Star-Knowledge
offers to its privileged Partners.
We are an accredited Microsoft Gold Partner and Intel Partner which means we have proved ourselves to have rigorous software development procedures in place and to be committed to high standards of quality and customer service. |
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| The goal for software providers and industry consultants to partner with Star-Knowledge is to improve customer loyalty and ensure a healthy bottom line. |
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| The Star-Knowledge Alliance Partner program benefits include: |
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The Program is FREE; no financial investment required |
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The Program is non-binding and non-exclusive |
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The Program has no commitment levels – partners sell at their own pace |
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Opportunity for significant customer fee mark-up:
Star-Knowledge services typically priced at 50% of market rates |
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Extensive marketing and pre-sales support |
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Screened leads from e-marketing and outbound
sales activities inquiries provided for your target markets |
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Access to Partner Service Portal (PSP) to manage pre-sales & project activities |
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Dedicated Relationship, PM & QA Resources |
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Opportunity to resell your services and solutions
to other Partners in the Program |
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| Marketing Support |
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| Star-Knowledge provides
marketing support through a comprehensive marketing
and sales program that provides Partners with
the tools and resources necessary to be successful,
including: |
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Marketing Materials |
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Co-branding Web Sites |
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Demos & Presentations |
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Joint Press Releases |
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Joint Web Seminars and Programs |
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Tradeshows |
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Newsletter listings |
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Telemarketing |
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| Alliance Partner Program Requirements |
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| Becoming a Star-Knowledge
Partner is simple : |
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| Confirm that your organization
meets the basic business requirements |
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An established software provider or industry
consultant business |
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Financially stable company |
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Extensive knowledge of the targeted market
segment |
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Business references |
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Complete the Partner application form |
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| Join the Program : Next Steps |
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| The Star-Knowledge Partner
Alliance Program is designed for Partners to
build a successful and sustainable software services
business. If you are looking to grow your business,
win new customers, and deliver unmatched software
development and support services quickly and
affordably, join our Technology Alliance Team
Partner Program. |
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| Register on Star-Knowledge
Alliance Website (www.star-knowledge.org)
and complete the alliance partner program application. |
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