Toshiba Europe, Storage Device Division (SDD) today announced the
launch of driveIT, a new SDD European partner program.
The driveIT initiative will provide Enterprise HDD integrators
and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) with tools for
successful product development. Members will benefit from
access to services that support the integration of Toshiba's own
enterprise HDDs, in addition to a selection of tools and training
that provide them with a competitive edge to market and sell
their own products.
Standard membership to the program includes access to a range of
benefits, tailored specifically to the business needs of
Toshiba's partners. These include technical resources such as
whitepapers and case studies, a dedicated hotline and a
technical chat function to enable members to contact Toshiba
staff directly for product support. They will also have access to
a calendar of open events and road shows hosted by Toshiba. In
addition, members can utilise a collection of marketing materials
including adverts, brochures and online banners to download and
use, along with supporting product imagery.
For members that agree and achieve partnership targets, Toshiba
has developed a Premium Membership Plus package. Alongside all
the advantages of the standard program, advanced membership will
provide integrators with access to special Toshiba promotional
offers, exclusive web training and direct access to Toshiba's
engineering and account management teams. Advanced members will
also receive additional access to marketing materials, including
direct Toshiba marketing contacts and support with public
relations.
driveIT will sit along side 'Performers Club', Toshiba?s channel
partner program, within Toshiba's 'Partner Lounge'. The Partner
Lounge is a dedicated portal for all Toshiba's EMEA partners,
providing tools and assistance including real-time
technical Q&A service and diagnostics software tools, to help set
their business apart from competitors, increase sales and improve
customer satisfaction.
To celebrate the launch of this new partner program, Toshiba is
running an exclusive competition to win Toshiba's Porsche drive
IT Experience. The winners will spend the day (15 March 2011)
with the Toshiba SDD team at the Porsche Museum in Leipzig,
Germany - to experience the thrill of driving a fleet of
Porsche's both on and off the track. The competition is open for
companies who register to become a driveIT member by 31 January
2011 (companies will be eligible to win once they have qualified
for membership). Five companies will be selected in a lottery
draw and each will be able to send two delegates to participate
in this once in a lifetime experience.