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How to Partner with SAP

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The SAP partner program provides excellent partnership opportunities in eight strategic categories. Each partner category has its own guidelines, participation levels, commitments, and targets and metrics for evaluating success.

When you partner with SAP, you enter into a mutually beneficial agreement to actively cultivate the market for SAP solutions and to work closely with SAP to develop and deliver the SAP business platform. Consequently, SAP looks for companies that are leaders in their fields. Most importantly, our customers must be able to put their trust in SAP partners for every phase of their SAP project.

Are you interested in becoming an SAP partner? If so, you should:

• Read about the partner categories and partner membership levels to determine how your company can best participate and to understand the guidelines and commitments associated with each category and partner level
• Find out how SAP supports partners through the partner benefits and services we provide
• Understand the opportunities that SAP's interface certification program offers to third-party software vendors
• Get the latest information on SAP Partner Initiatives and how they can help you leverage your investment in SAP
• When you're ready, submit an online application for your company

SAP NetWeaver Partner Initiative

As part of the SAP partner program, SAP also offers existing SAP partners the opportunity to become certified members of the SAP NetWeaver Partner Initiative. Current SAP services, software, and technology partners who qualify for this program play an integral role in the delivery of Enterprise Services Architecture -- and reap significant business benefits.

In addition, third-party vendors whose products run on top of the SAP NetWeaver platform can gain endorsement for their SAP NetWeaver integration through certification by the SAP Integration and Certification Center.

For more information on this program's specific requirements and guidelines, visit the SAP NetWeaver Partner Initiative member guidelines.

To learn more about how to apply for membership in the SAP NetWeaver Partner Initiative, contact your SAP partner manager or, if you do not have a specific partner manager, send an e-mail to the appropriate partner network:

Services partner network: partner@sap.com
Software partner network: softwarepartner@sap.com
Technology partner network: partner@sap.com
Integration and Certification Center: icc@sap.com

Want to learn more? Contact the SAP sales office nearest you.