Overview
SOUL's Partners are Value Added Resellers (VAR) who are seeking to offer a solution to the SME market by offering the Linksys One solution. Linksys One allows you to gain a long term relationship with your SME customers while adding valuable revenue to your bottom line.
SOUL provides their channel with all the tools required to be successful in selling and providing 1st level support for Linksys One.
Linksys One is a plug and play solution for small business with 2-50 users who would like to have one point of contact for all of their communication needs. Linksys One is designed as a complete system for all of your voice, data, mobility, security, wireless, storage, video, resiliency and manageability requirements. It has been designed by Linksys and Cisco and is managed via a Service Node in the SOUL network. The Service Node is the hub of call routing, security, customer provisioning and system management. Linksys One can be installed in a matter of hours instead of days and minimizes disruption to your customer's business. As a SOUL Partner for Linksys One you are able to support your customer remotely minimizing your support time and potential lengthy downtime of your customer's business. topWhat is SOUL able to provide you as a SOUL Partner for Linksys One?
- Revenue with installation rebates, ongoing commission on our voice bundle, ongoing commission on our data bundle, ongoing commission on voice calls and commission on other services as they are released
- Marketing collateral for promoting the Linksys One solution
- Ongoing sales and technical training
- A Portal for approved SOUL Partner's with easy access to all product, marketing, sales and support information and tools
- Approved joint marketing activities
- Lead generation
What do you need to do to become a SOUL Partner for Linksys One?
- If you are looking to purchase the hardware from your distributor directly, then you will need to comply with the Linksys One Partner Program. Click here for more details
- SOUL prefers that all SOUL Partners are Linksys One Partner certified in order to provide your customers with premium 1st level support
- When you have completed the Linksys One Partner Program or, if you are already a Linksys One certified partner, please complete the SOUL Partner Application Form (opens to form for completion)
- When SOUL has received and accepted your application, we will provide you with The SOUL Partner Agreement for acceptance and then give you access to the Channel Partner Portal.
- We will also contact you in regard to our training courses which will be available for you to attend
For more information on the SOUL Partner Programme, please click here
If you would like to speak to the Linksys One Channel Partner Manager, please contact:
Karen Tomati-Watts
SOUL Converged Communications
1300 797 857
soulpartner@soulaustralia.com.au
SOUL Partner Application Form
Please complete the SOUL Partner Application Form below:
SOUL Partner Application Form
When completed, please email:
Linksys One Channel Partner Manager:
soulpartner@soulaustralia.com.au
When SOUL has received and accepted your application, we will provide you with The SOUL Partner Agreement for acceptance and then give you access to the SOUL Partner Portal.
The SOUL Partner portal will provide you with all of the tools that you need to be a successful SOUL Partner.
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This section provides you with details regarding the SOUL Partner Training Programme in conjunction with the Linksys One Reseller Training Programme.
SOUL is committed to ensuring that you have the best possible support when committing you organisation to the SOUL Partner Programme.
SOUL will provide you with the following areas for technical and sales training to ensure the success of your organisation:
- Product knowledge
- Selling techniques
- How to use the SOUL Partner Portal
- Providing support for your customer
To receive more information, or, to enroll in the next training course to be held by SOUL, please click here.
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Press Release: July 12, 2007
LINKSYS AND SOUL ANNOUNCE THE AVAILABILITY OF LINKSYS ONE TO THE RESELLER CHANNEL
SOUL to sign up VARs to offer the Linksys One managed communications platform to Small Businesses
Linksys®, a Division of Cisco Systems, Inc., the recognised leading provider of voice, wireless and networking hardware for the consumer, SOHO and small business markets and SOUL, a leading communications service provider, today announced the availability of the SOUL Partner program to recruit resellers to sell the Linksys One converged voice and data solution to small businesses in Australia.
SOUL - a Linksys One Hosted Solution Provider (HSP) since last June - has been working closely with Linksys to develop and deliver the Linksys One managed communications solution designed specifically for small businesses.
Under the new SOUL Partner Program, SOUL will certify value-added resellers (VARs) and System Integrators (SIs) to sell and support Linksys One, allowing these VARs to deliver a solid, managed communications platform to their small business customers.
The Linksys One solution provides Business-grade Voice-over-IP telephony services, broadband access, data networking services and hosted applications over a single Quality of Service enabled connection.
"Linksys and SOUL have spent 12 months working together to create this innovative converged voice and data platform for small businesses, a key pillar of the Linksys Connected Office strategy," said Graeme Reardon, regional director, Australia and New Zealand at Linksys. "We are pleased to be offering a business-grade, yet cost-effective, VoIP telephony and data solution to small businesses in conjunction with SOUL."
"SOUL has created a number of flexible packages, allowing smaller businesses to leverage enterprise-grade voice and data technology through a single solution platform which is easy to buy, build and manage," said Craig Levy, GM of Product Development at SOUL.
"SOUL has removed the typical barriers to entry by removing hardware and installation fees from a capital investment perspective," Mr Levy added.
Karen Tomati-Watts, channel manager at SOUL added: "This is a great opportunity for VARs to expand their current customer base by selling into new untapped small business customer segments with SOUL's managed services and in doing so, create new revenue streams."
"From a reseller perspective, Linksys One can provide our partners with the ability to service all of their customer needs from one source, helping to minimize the cost of doing business, reducing the support required for their customers and earning ongoing incentives from each sale."
About Linksys
Founded in 1988, Linksys, a Division of Cisco Systems Inc., (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the recognised global leader in voice, Wireless and Ethernet networking for consumer, SOHO and small business users. Linksys is dedicated to making networking easy and affordable for its customers, offering innovative, award-winning products that seamlessly integrate with a variety of devices and applications. Linksys provides award-winning product support to its customers. For more information, visit www.linksys.com.au.
About SOUL
SP Telemedia Limited (trading as SOUL) is an innovative market leader in the IP telecommunications and multi-media market. Listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, SOUL's entry into the market in 2001 was met with huge success in a relatively short period of time. Since its establishment, SOUL has maintained rapid growth, proving itself to be a dynamic and significant force in the Australian telecommunications industry.
Among other features are:
- SOUL has the largest fully converged voice, video and data IP based access network in regional Australia
- SOUL has the largest voice enabled IP network in Australia
- SOUL has a 100% interest in B Digital Limited, making it the largest mobile telephony reseller in Australia and servicing in excess of 500,000 consumer telecommunication services
These capabilities enable SOUL to deliver IP based broadband products and services, whether voice, video or data, end to end through to the "last mile" on a fully converged network throughout metropolitan, regional and rural Australia.
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