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OEM Hardware Solutions competency members can access tools and resources in the following specializations:
Get resources—like project guides, downloads, and newsgroups—to help you expand your skills and build, configure, and customize PC and server solutions with preinstalled Microsoft software.
Take advantage of Windows Hardware Quality Labs, specialized training, and help from technical services coordinators to prevent issues in your manufacturing processes.
As a competency member, you’ll receive these valuable benefits:
- More internal use software licenses. You’ll receive internal-use licenses of
Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition and
Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 licenses, plus
additional Microsoft software. In the competency
Welcome Kit, you’ll receive OEM software
versions of Windows Vista Business Edition,
Microsoft Office Professional 2007, Microsoft
Small Business Server Premium Edition, and their
corresponding OEM Preinstallation Kits.
- Logo usage and branding. Be recognized as an expert in delivering
high-quality hardware solutions using Microsoft
products. Distinguish your company as a
Microsoft Certified or Gold Certified Partner
that has attained the OEM Hardware Solutions
competency by displaying custom logos that
clearly set you apart from the competition.
Market the quality of your products with the
"Designed for Windows" logo with Windows.
- Listing in the Microsoft Partner
Channel Builder. Find partners with complementary
services/products that enable more robust
customer solutions. Broaden your reach and
solution by getting listed in the Microsoft
Partner Channel Builder tool, which can help you
find and network with other Microsoft partners
in your area.
- Account management. Microsoft Certified and Gold Certified
Partners are allocated Microsoft Account
Management resources, for a closer partnership
with Microsoft.
Note: All benefits may not be available in all regions and are subject to change.
You’ll also have access to technical training, support and cooperative marketing funds. Learn more about these and other benefits of the OEM Hardware Solutions Competency.
Learn about the requirements for attaining the OEM Hardware Solutions Competency.
Trying to reach Certified or Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program? You can earn up
to 50 Partner Points by meeting the qualifications of the competency.
From business planning to customer retention, the Microsoft Partner Program offers:
- A single, integrated partnering framework that recognizes your expertise
- Rewards you for the total impact that you have in the technology marketplace
- Delivers value to help your business succeed
When you become a Registered Member of the Microsoft Partner Program you get free, exclusive system builder resources!
Learn more about the Microsoft Partner Program.
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