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Becoming an IBM Business Partner

 Steps to become an IBM Business Partner for the ISS portfolio

Because IBM Internet Security Systems has a selective distribution model, all companies who want to market these products must apply for authorization under the terms of the IBM Business Partner Agreement.

The IBM Business Partner Agreement defines your relationship with IBM, the range(s) of IBM products you are approved to remarket, the technical certification requirements related to specific range of products, the legal framework, and the commercial terms and conditions.
Becoming authorized for the ISS portfolio

If you wish to become an IBM Business Partner for the ISS portfolio (i.e., you don’t have a IBM Business Partner Agreement):
  1. Complete the IBM Business Partner Application form for ISS products (please contact your IBM Internet Security Systems Channel manager listed below should you need any help completing the form).

  2. IBM will initiate the evaluation process, and if successful, the preparation of your IBM Business Partner Agreement.

  3. Within a 2-3 week period you should expect to receive your IBM Business Partner Agreement for your signature and return to IBM (please see details below).
How to submit the IBM Business Partner Application form

When completed and signed, you can choose to return your IBM Business Partner Application form to IBM in the following ways:
  • By e-mail: please e-mail a scanned version of your application form with your signature to: emeapw@uk.ibm.com
  • By fax: please fax your completed and SIGNED application form to: +44 (0) 1475 897026

Your local IBM Internet Security Systems Channel Manager will be happy to assist you during this important step for your business:
Coverage Contact Name e-mail address
Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco / Western Sahara, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank / Gaza Strip, Yemen    Nabil Badr nabil badr/Egypt/IBM
Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria. Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey    Christian Fahlke christian.fahlke@ch.ibm.com
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of the, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe    Michael J Foster MIKEF@za.ibm.com
Austria Thomas Hoffmann THOFF@at.ibm.com
Belgium Stephan Van Esch stephan_van_esch@be.ibm.com
Frederic Lanoizele frederic.lanoizele@be.ibm.com
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden Stefan Korsbacken korsbacken@se.ibm.com
France Florence Brisset florence.brisset@fr.ibm.com
Germany Peter Haeuffel haeufel@de.ibm.com
Greece Nuria Chimeno Josa nchimeno@es.ibm.com
Israel Nuria Chimeno Josa nchimeno@es.ibm.com
Italy Norberto Gazzoni norberto_gazzoni@it.ibm.com
Marco Cercola marco.cercola@it.ibm.com
Valter Savarelli valter.savarelli@it.ibm.com
Netherlands Michel Roche michel_roche@nl.ibm.com
Portugal Nuria Chimeno Josa nchimeno@es.ibm.com
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Evgeny Kazakov e_kazakov@ru.ibm.com
Spain Nuria Chimeno Josa nchimeno@es.ibm.com
Carlos Laseca Canalejo claseca@es.ibm.com
Switzerland Stefan Klett stefan.klett@ch.ibm.com
United Kingdom Jeff Rymer RYMERJ@uk.ibm.com