If you build and sell new PCs or servers, you are a system builder. Whether you build one system a month or more than a hundred systems, Microsoft offers operating systems software and application software, acquired from Authorized Microsoft OEM Distributors, specifically for you to preinstall on the systems you build.

You can increase your business opportunities and visibility with your customers when you:

• Attain the OEM Hardware Solutions competency. The competency is specifically tailored to system builders to get additional benefits and a higher level of recognition.
• Become a registered member of the Microsoft Partner Program. You’ll get relevant news, content, tools, and services to help you expand your business.

After registering in the Partner Program, you can access valuable resources, including:

• Microsoft Action Pack Subscriptions
  Microsoft Action Pack Subscriptions provide you with internal-use software licenses for select Microsoft software technologies.
• Free technical support benefits
  Microsoft Managed Newsgroups and OEM System Builder Preinstallation and OEM Licensing Newsgroups offer a variety of support options. For Registered Members who are also Microsoft Action Pack subscribers, free, around-the-clock Business-Critical Phone Support for customer "business down" situations is also available.
• The latest technical information
  Newsletters and webcasts that provide updates and training on security, service packs, Windows Vista, and more. And a selection of articles and professional tips and tricks created by Microsoft system builder technology and business specialists.
• Online technical training resources
  Online video training resources designed to help you customize the PCs you build. Partner Learning Center tutorials and online preinstallation tests to help you increase your skills and showcase them to your customers. And information on how to pass the Microsoft Windows Logo Program testing through the Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL).
• Marketing materials and system builder licensing guides
  Find answers to frequently asked licensing questions, and get access to customer-ready marketing materials, software graphics, online sales assessment tests and the online Product Guide for Local OEMs.
• Hardware links and downloads
  The latest links to third-party hardware drivers, downloads, and compatibility tools, and information about Microsoft technology breakthroughs in mouse and keyboard solutions.

Note: All benefits may not be available in all regions and are subject to change.

Important Information for Site Users
The Microsoft OEM Partner Center website and the Microsoft Partner Program website have shared registration. Register in the Microsoft Partner Program now, and you can access exclusive content on both websites. After enrolling, you will be able to log on seamlessly between the two sites.

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.