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Business Opportunities |
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| Co-selling to Nextel/Sprint customers |
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| Joint sales calls with Sprint/Sprint sales reps. |
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| Sprint Billing of Application/hardware |
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| Partner program website |
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| Access to specific partner website with updated program news and information. |
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Marketing Support |
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| Use of Sprint Logos |
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| Partners can use the Sprint compatible logo to promote their wireless offerings. |
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| Sprint product catalog |
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| Partner Applications/Technologies are listed in the Sprint partner catalog |
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| Partner Applications/Technologies are described at length in the Sprint partner catalog |
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| Information on Sprint.com |
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| Partner information is highlighted on Sprint.com (Company Name, Brief Description, Logo Insertion) |
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| Information on SNC, INC & InfoStop |
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| Partner information on Internal Sales web sites (Marketing Bulletin, Demos, Collateral, etc.) |
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| Access to Sprint sales force |
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| Sprint Partners are allowed to train Sprint sales force about their unique solutions. |
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| Product Mktg & Mgt. Support |
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| Direct support by a Sprint Product Marketing Manger and Product Manager |
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| National Launch |
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| Included in National Product launch activities |
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| Press Releases |
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| Press announcements of new product launches and customer success stories Sprint initiated |
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| Press announcements of new product launches and customer success stories Partner initiated with inclusion of Sprint. Sprint will decide if there's merit. |
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| Tradeshows/Industry Events |
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| Opportunity to showcase products at Sprint internal events |
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| Joint participation at industry tradeshows/booth support |
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| Application/Technology Distribution |
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| Access to over the air downloads for distributing applications if available |
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| Application Demos |
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| Partner demos given shelf room in Executive Experience Center |
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| Sales encouraged/distributed partner application demos on Sprint devices |
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| Technology Showcase |
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| Opportunity to illustrate how partners technology solution integrates with Sprint on partner website. |
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Development Tools |
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| SDKs and Toolkits |
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| Sprint provides SDKs and toolkits on developer web site to help the development of industry-leading wireless products. |
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Development Support |
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| Technical Documentation |
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| Access to extensive documentation on the Sprint National Network and the various wireless development environments on developer.sprint.com. |
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| Loaner Phones |
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| Loaner phones are available for eligible projects to develop and test new solutions. |
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| Technology Information Exchange |
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| Opportunity to get updates on current and upcoming Sprint technologies. |
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Special Rate Plans |
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| Developer Rate Plans |
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| Discounted Developer rate plans designed specifically for developing and testing Technologies. |
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