
Most everyone loves Thanksgiving turkeys. But IT industry turkeys? Not so much. We look at 10 examples of 'turkeys' that have disappointed the tech industry this year.
| COMPANY: JasperSoft San Francisco, Calif. www.jaspersoft.com KEY PRODUCT: JasperSoft BI Suite PRICING: Silver subscription starts at $2,500 PROGRAM: Jasper Partner Network PROGRAM LEVELS & REQUIREMENTS: Referral Partner, Systems Integrator, Reseller KEY BENEFITS: Consulting, technical, marketing assistance |
| COMPANY: MySQL Cupertino, Calif. www.mysql.com KEY PRODUCT: MySQL Enterprise PRICING: Basic $595 per year to MySQL Platinum $4,999 per year PROGRAM: MySQL Enterprise Alliance, Connection Alliance PROGRAM LEVELS & REQUIREMENTS: 3 levels: Ready, no charge; Gold, $2,995; Platinum, by invitation KEY BENEFITS: Partner portal, listing in solution partner catalog |
| COMPANY: Novell Waltham, Mass. www.novell.com KEY PRODUCT: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop PRICING: Varies depending on architecture product/architecture PROGRAM: Novell PartnerNet PROGRAM LEVELS & REQUIREMENTS: Reseller, Silver, Gold, Platinum KEY BENEFITS: Training, marketing assistance, partner portal |
| COMPANY: Open-Xchange Tarrytown, N.Y.. www.open-xchange.com KEY PRODUCT: Open-Xchange Server 5 PRICING: $1,095 server license, 25 named users, support PROGRAM: Open-Xchange Partner Program PROGRAM LEVELS & REQUIREMENTS: Member: Free, 15% product discount; Value Pack: $980/year, 1 server license, 50 named user licenses; Certified: Free, 25% product discount KEY BENEFITS: Leads, discounts, partner locator certification, support and training discounts |
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