Identity Management Resource Center - Partners

Identity Management Delivery Specialty Partners are regional firms who offer clients identity management solutions around Sun technologies and extend our reach through their extensive network of clients. These organizations possess domain expertise in delivering services in the areas of identity management, business process and regulatory compliance.

The purpose of the Identity Management (IDM) Delivery Specialty is to create a community of mid-tier partners who are proficient in the delivery of Sun's suite of Identity Management software and services. IDM Delivery Specialty designation ensures that participating partners will possess domain expertise in delivering services in the areas of identity management, business process and regulatory compliance. It is expected that these partners will be capable of adding value at all steps in the engagement life cycle, from cultivating the client through deploying the system into production. This specialty is a part of Sun's Partner Advantage Services Program, under the Client Solutions umbrella of Delivery Specialties.

iForce: The Power of Partnering with Sun

Whether you're developing code for your commercially available product or need go-to-market assistance for greater market visibility, Sun sees its partners as the heart and soul of its business. We strive to empower you with tools needed to remain resilient in a highly competitive market. To that end, we've recently united all our partner programs under a single banner - and it's called the Sun Partner Advantage Program. To unlock the power of the Sun Partner Advantage Program, you need to be an approved member of one initiative component - the Sun Partner Advantage Program. From there, the benefits of iForce are at your disposal.

The Sun Partner Advantage Software Elite program brings together select partners to market, sell, build, and deploy best-in-class Sun software solutions that meet customers' strategic business and technology needs. As network software continues to become more complex and demanding, enterprise customers will increasingly rely on Software Elite experts that have the focus, skills and commitment to meet the challenge of delivering complete, scalable solutions that reduce complexity and the total cost of ownership.

The Elite program combines Sun's identity management solutions with the professional services of leading systems integrators and solution providers to help customers maximize the efficiency and security of their identity-based enterprise operations.

The program offers a comprehensive range of sales, marketing, technical, training and certification programs that enable organizations worldwide to recommend, sell and provide consulting and integration services in conjunction with Sun's Identity Management products.

Sun recognizes that few vendors can succeed without strong partner relationships. That is why we offer a program to our partners who believe in the value of Sun and our impact on the growing identity management opportunity in the marketplace.

Partner with an Identity Management Leader
Sun identity management solutions are the most comprehensive, open, integrated, and integrateable solutions on the market today and provide a fast return on investment.

Our Experience
In order to meet the identity management solutions needs of customers, we offer our partners the tools and resources they need to be successful in a customer driven economy. These include education services, including technical and sales training, partner tech talks, access to Sun Executive Briefing Centers, and a vast amount of product, sales and marketing tools.