Riverbed Technology has announced a new framework for its worldwide Riverbed Partner Network (RPN) program that is designed to accelerate partnership momentum with new tools, resources and profitability programs. This next phase of the RPN program focuses on creating mutual success for value-added resellers (VARs) by introducing new enablement programs, enhanced profitability programs to reward partners and support their business growth, and enriched training programs to increase partners' competency across the entire Riverbed performance platform. Anew specialization framework through Technology Authorization Paths (TAPs) empower partners to focus on building competency and selling the products and solutions that are best suited for their skills, target markets, and expertise.
Philip Santoni, President, Net Direct Systems said, "Riverbed in the last few years has evolved from a one-product company to offering the broadest performance solutions portfolio with its new platform. With more data being created and living in more places, we continue to partner with Riverbed to provide performance solutions that accelerate data and applications, regardless of where it lives in order to support the changing landscape of the customer IT environment. Riverbed performance solutions enhance our go-to-market strategies for all related technologies that we integrate with, from servers to storage to networking, and to security."
Paul Myerson, VP, Enterprise Strategy Group said, "The new Riverbed Partner Network offers a simple proposition to partners: here is the money you can make by selling more solutions that solve customers' IT performance problems. Riverbed connected the dots from a solutions standpoint and assembled a performance platform for accelerating applications. Riverbed has now created a comprehensive partner program that more easily brings its performance platform to market, and provides
