Program Benefits

Iron Networks Partner First Program: Designed to fit your business model:
Iron Networks recognizes that each channel partner has unique needs and that channel business models are as diverse as the market opportunities. To meet the varied demands of our partners, the Iron Networks Partner First Program offers three levels of participation to deliver the tools and resources that best match your business goals. We are committed to strong channel relationships and integrity.

• Silver: Iron Networks Authorized Reseller - For those smaller resellers or VARs where network security is not the core of their business, but still an integral part of their portfolio, we offer a basic level of partnership. Authorized Resellers have access to a wide range of sales tools to help them succeed in selling Iron Networks products, and to stay abreast of the latest news and technologies for securing core Microsoft infrastructure applications. This program level is perfect for those resellers that can commit to selling at least one Iron Networks per month, and have at least one dedicated, in-house certified network security staff.
• Gold: Iron Networks Certified Partner - Gold Certified Partners have a high level of technical proficiency configuring Microsoft infrastructure applications with security in mind. The Partner First program rewards Certified Partners with a wealth of resources to improve their own security product portfolios and gain more network security business. The Partner First program helps these partners gain advantage in the marketplace, maximize professional service revenue, and realize the positive impact that deep security domain expertise has on business results. This level is perfect for resellers that are serious about improving their standing as network security VARs, and can sell network security appliances on a weekly basis.
• Platinum: Iron Networks Master VAR/VAD Partner - Master partners are those businesses that have achieved high levels of technical competency and sales volumes in the network security space. These are both Value Added Distributors who provide financial, logistical and technical support to network security resellers, and VARs who provide network security to a large and diverse group of clients. Master partners reap the highest benefits of the Partner First program. They can utilize a variety of marketing support and technical education services to ensure the highest level of channel support and realize rapid business growth from securing Microsoft applications with Iron Networks security solutions.

Leverage the Microsoft and Iron Networks Commitment to Security:
Responding to the reality that network-based security offers little protection against exploits that target application vulnerabilities, the Microsoft Trusted Computing Initiative is committed to minimizing the attack surface of Microsoft applications by designing and installing applications with security in mind. Microsoft is aggressively developing and acquiring the technologies necessary to insulate its core infrastructure applications with defense-in-depth protection. Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 is a key component of the Microsoft defense in-depth strategy. ISA 2006 includes a powerful application-layer firewall that provides the stateful packet filtering and deep-packet inspection to function as a secure gateway for critical business applications such as Microsoft Exchange Server, SharePoint , and IIS.

Iron Networks delivers the feature-rich power of ISA 2006 in a hardened appliance form factor. The Iron Networks ONEface management and control plane simplifies the installation and maintenance burden. Iron Networks and our Partner First program partners play an integral role in delivering on the Microsoft commitment to application security. Iron Networks partners recognize the need to insulate core infrastructure applications with defense-in-depth. Using Iron Networks solutions, partners can take a progressive stance towards minimizing the attack surface of Microsoft applications by offering customers best-practice, prescriptive security solutions. Hardened, highly reliable, and securely managed, Iron Networks security appliances are the network security solutions of choice for any enterprise using Microsoft business applications. pliance Series Security Appliances are the security solutions of choice for any enterprise using Microsoft business applications.

Iron Networks: Providing Secure Application Access for Microsoft and other Environments:
Iron Networks provides solutions that are tailored to Microsoft networks and applications. In addition, Iron Networks solutions for load balancing and intrusion prevention are well-suited to networking environments of all types, including non-Microsoft networks and applications.

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