Strategic alliances between companies that provide different, but complementary, services allows both companies to create an advantage over competitors by broadening the scope of their operations and can make your business more valuable to your client, multiply your sales force, and give you a dependable supplier of the aligned service.

Program Summary

The Metropolis Solution Partners Program is designed to meet the consulting, development and Internet hosting needs of public and private organizations looking to distribute GIS data and services online while providing Solution Partners with opportunities to expand their business and provide value-added solutions and services to their customers.

By bringing together leading GIS consultants and developers with comprehensive ArcIMS hosting services from Metropolis, Metropolis and its Solution Partners help customers overcome the complexities of developing and deploying online GIS solutions while extending each Solution Partners capability to deliver value-added services and end-to-end solutions that solve customer's problems.

Why partner with Metropolis?

Partnering with Metropolis:

• Makes your company more competitive by enabling your firm to offer end-to-end solutions
• Extends your firm's capability to deliver ongoing service and generate hosting and maintenance revenue
• Helps your clients overcome the complexities of deploying and maintaining an online solution
• Improves your client's ROI by reducing capital outlays for hardware and software, eliminating the need to attract and retain the IT staff required to deploy and manage such systems, and providing a predictable monthly fee for budgeting
• Strengthens accountability and customer satisfaction by having developer and hosting firm line up on same side to offer comprehensive service and support
• Gives you and your customers a dependable supplier of specialized hosting services

Program Key Benefits

1. Discounts on Hosting Services: Metropolis offers Solution Partners reduced rates for hosting and colocation services.
2. Qualified Lead Referrals and Joint Sales Opportunities: Metropolis will provide leads to Solution Partners that take active roles in customer follow-up and are committed to providing customers with a high degree of support in a timely manner.
3. Collateral Print Materials: Metropolis will provide Solution Partners with Metropolis printed materials to support outbound marketing activities, customer visits, and trade shows and conferences.
4. Pre-sale Technical Support: Metropolis pre-sale technical support resources are available to Solution Partners from 8am to 5pm Pacific M-F.
5. Web Site Listing: Metropolis will post your company name, URL, company description, and logo on the Metropolis Solution Partners Web pages.

And more...

To learn more about the Metropolis Solutions Partner Program, please call (408) 297-4600 x201 or write to