This post inspired by Jeffrey L. Cohen:  http://socialmediab2b.com/2009/11/dont-fall-victim-to-b2b-twitter-squatting/

In spite of my most impassioned efforts, many of you have not yet embraced Twitter.  I do not give up easily. I still have gas in the tank.  You are not off the hook yet.  I will not shut up about it anytime soon.  You have been warned!  :-)

 However, if you ignore everything else I recommend but do this one thing, I will sleep better at night:  Go grab your company name and your name on Twitter.

 Flashback 199x – everyone’s telling you that you need a website.  Reluctantly, probably because those Yellow Pages ads have been pulling so well, you go looking for a url.  Lucky for you, YourCompanyName[dot]com, is available. (Ask anyone with a .net how much they’d give for a .com)  Because you don’t have to look for a close-but-still-clunky alternative to YourCompanyName, e.g. YourCoName[dot]com, you have made it easier for your customers to find you and secured your web identity.  

 Remember the stories about people searching availability of urls, speculating on domain names being valuable, purchasing them, and then selling the urls (at a hefty price) to the companies with the real brand investment in the name?

 You want to secure your company name NOW.  You want to secure your own name NOW.  It doesn’t cost you anything and if you wait you may be very disappointed in the options available to you.

 Below is a screen shot of the Twitter ID “JimNantz”. 

It does not belong to the CBS broadcaster, though the individual who grabbed the Twitter handles notes:

Name:  Not Jim Nantz

Bio:  Hello, friends.  Show support for Jim joining Twitter.  Once he takes an interest, his name will be handed over.

You might not be so lucky.  

If you need help, I’m here for you.  I’ve walked many people through the process.  But please take care of this today.

More on this from Jeffrey L. Cohen:  http://socialmediab2b.com/2009/11/dont-fall-victim-to-b2b-twitter-squatting/

The Centers for Disease Control(CDC) believes that up to 12 million fewer doses of H1N1 vaccine than expected will be available by month’s end. Availability will be limited for the next week or two due to manufacturing delays. The CDC had hoped 40 million doses would be available by end of October, but this is very unlikely. http://www.huliq.com/8059/87759/h1n1-swine-flu-production-slower-expected

2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Supply Status

http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/vaccinesupply.htm

Dr. Anne Schuchat, CDC’s director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases reported on Friday that manufacturers are making unprecedented amounts of vaccine, but difficulties growing the vaccine, as well as time-consuming potency and purity testing, are contributing to the delay. “We are not cutting any corners in the safety of the production of the vaccine or the testing and oversight of the vaccine” Schuchat explained.

Let us explain. The 2009 H1N1 Vaccine should be labeled as toxic waste.  Here are the patient inserts on each of the approved vaccines in the U.S. http://ahrcanum.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/h1n1-swine-flu-vaccine-package-insert-warnings/  All were given fast track approval based on how previous seasonal vaccines were manufactured.  All have legal immunity from any lawsuits that might arise due to injury.  Quite simply, the CDC has cut corners.

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Glendale AZ & Washington DC – As Digium celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Asterisk IP telephony platform this week at the AstriCon developer’s conference with cake and funny hats, this year’s keynote presentation by IBM CTO Mike Smith drifted into the mundane and dull — a very good thing.

Smith, brought in to talk about Digium’s role as an ISV (independent software vendor) in IBM’s Smart Cube platform/Smart Business program, put up a series of slides and descriptions for IBM’s ISV certification process to warm the heart of any nervous SMB IT work thinking about purchasing Asterisk for a Smart Cube server through IBM’s online applications store.

Since IBM services as the single point of contact or — as Smith described it – “the single throat to choke” — for technical support on the Smart Cube, Digium had to adjust and code and jump through  a number of hoops so a commercial version of Asterisk would be available through Big Blue.

Net-net of the qualification process is a product that IBM is comfortable offering.  It may be dull, but this is a good thing since IBM’s process and attention to detail is the sort of thing that will give warm fuzzies to anyone prone to buy IBM servers for their business — fuzzies that extend to the purchase of Asterisk as an IP PBX solution loaded on the Smart Cube Server.

This is a Good Thing. It isn’t PR sexy like the whole Skype for Asterisk announcement last year (and BTW, we know where those Skype folks are these days), but it is another solid step in moving Asterisk into the corporate mainstream.

IBM is also providing another channel for Digium to distribute Asterisk and channel partners who sell the Smart Cube solution now get a chance to provide a PBX along with a data server — plus making some money in providing handsets and configuring a phone system for their customers.  Again, contrast the potential here for Digium to grow its business through (dull but trusted) IBM and its channel partners verses last year’s talk from Skype to A) Develop a business strategy B) Find and train channel partners and C) Ultimately make money by recurring revenue on SkypeOut minutes sold…

(FYI, Skype was talking up love of channels and the Skype partner program about a month ago in Miami, but that’s what they were talking about last year at AstriCon 2008 and at CES 2009… so what’s the hold up?)

Net-net: IBM may not be exciting and flashy, but for most buyers, this is a Very Good Thing indeed.

The U.S. Government has evaluated only these vaccines that are licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. They are-

Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine (CSL Limited)http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/ucm181975.htm

Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine (Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Limited) http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/ucm181973.htm

Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine (Sanofi Pasteur, Inc)  http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/ucm181971.htm

Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine (MedImmune LLC) http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/ucm181970.htm

Lot release information will be updated weekly.  Last update: 9/24/2009.  http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Post-MarketActivities/LotReleases/ucm181956.htm

From the CSL package insert: Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine,  Manufactured by CSL Limited, Suspension for Intramuscular Injection, Initial U.S. Approval: 2007 [sic- approved TWO YEARS AGO!)

From the CSL package insert-

Vaccination with Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine may not protect all individuals.

5.4 Limitations of Vaccine Effectiveness

Neurological disorders temporally associated with influenza vaccination, such as encephalopathy, optic neuritis/neuropathy, partial facial paralysis, and brachial plexus neuropathy, have been reported.

8.1 Pregnancy

Pregnancy Category C: Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine or AFLURIA. It is also not known whether these vaccines can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect reproduction capacity. Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed.

8.3 Nursing Mothers

Neither Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine nor AFLURIA has been evaluated in nursing mothers. It is not known whether Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine or AFLURIA is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine is administered to a nursing woman.

8.4 Pediatric Use

   Neither Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine nor AFLURIA has been evaluated in children. Safety and effectiveness in the pediatric population have not been established.

Similar warnings from the Novartis insert-http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM182242.pdf

 8.3 Nursing Mothers-It is not known whether FLUVIRIN or Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine is administered to a nursing woman

 8.4 Pediatric UseSafety and effectiveness in pediatric subjects below the age of 4 years have not been established. [see ADVERSE REACTIONS (6) and CLINICAL STUDIES (14)] 

Pregnancy Category C: Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine or FLUVIRIN. It is also not known whether Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine or FLUVIRIN can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect reproduction capacity. Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed.

The government is starting an unprecedented system to track possible side effects as mass flu vaccinations begin next month. The idea is to detect any rare but real problems quickly, and explain the inevitable coincidences that are sure to cause some false alarms.

“Every day, bad things happen to people. When you vaccinate a lot of people in a short period of time, some of those things are going to happen to some people by chance alone,” said Dr. Daniel Salmon, a vaccine safety specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/features/health/20090927_ap_swineflushotintensetrackingforsideeffects.html

Just how did CSL Limited, Suspension for Intramuscular Injection get Initial U.S. Approval in 2007?????? TWO YEARS before the explosion of H1N1 around the world.  These patient inserts appear to be from the respective manufacturers of the seasonal flu vaccine, only adding the text for H1N1 with no large clinical studies.

US officials say the first swine flu vaccine will be available on Oct. 5. http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=107252&sectionid=3510210  Women and children first please. 

Do not sign on the dotted line. 

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Para descobrir os atributos de um objeto podemos utilizar:

objeto.__dict__

vars(objeto)

Para descobrir os atributos de uma classe:

vars(Classe())

Se utilizar vars() sem argumentos, funciona como locals(), listando todas as variáveis.

Para listar métodos e atributos de um objeto:

dir(objeto)

The punk side of snowboarding. Era lo Shot of the week su Method Mag.

Rider: Fred Lozano
Photographer: Rémi Petit
Location: Vars, France

Best Practices on Getting Paid Promptly

Listen Now

VSR and Zebra Technologies proudly present the latest installment of the Business Acumen Podcast Series on how to get paid – from the VAR’s perspective. Join Tom Beusch, President of Miles Technologies, as he provides his experiences and best practices on this timely topic.

Learn insider information including:

• How VARs can ensure that they will not be thrown into a full-blown cash flow crisis.
• How to address issues with customers who are not paying on time.
• Adjustments that VARs can make as it relates to managing their revenue streams.

Festival grandeur nature

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Nuit des refuges

27 Juin
Découverte de la réserve de nature du Val D’Escreins aux portes du Parc Régional du Queyras. Conférences, observation des oiseaux, du ciel, des étoiles.

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Contes et légendes de Chabrières

Un spectacle son et lumière pour une véritable parenthèse magique d’artifices. Découvrez un savoureux mélange de contes et légendes de montagne mis en scène avec pour théâtre naturel la montagne et le cirque de Chabrières. Venez en famille découvrir un spectacle unique à 2100 m d’altitude

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Semaine de la marche nordique

1-8 Août
Plus complet que la marche classique, plus doux que la course, la marche nordique permet d’améliorer l’endurance, développper sa musculature et découvrir de somptueux paysages…
Accompagnée de différentes activités, tous les jours. Ne surtout pas s’en priver.

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Vars enduro series

25-26 juillet
Free ride VTT, Amateurs ou professionnels, ne manquez ce rendez vous. Un week-end enduro VTT de folie dans le respect de l’environnement.
Nouveauté: une spéciale de nuit et un départ en ligne.
Vars accueille le trophée des nations, une course par équipe, 10 nations représentées avec les meilleurs riders étrangers.

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Last month we reported about the outbreak of Equine Infectious Anaemia in the Vars region of France - see here.

Sadly, 11 horses who tested positive to EIA have now been euthanased. Read report here.

Another 3 horses this week have tested positive and will have to be euthanased, bringing the total to 14 horses.

The virus that causes equine infectious anemia is transmitted by biting insects such as horse flies, mosquitoes and biting lice. Contaminated hypodermic needles and surgical instruments can also spread the disease. Prolonged contact of a healthy horse with an infected animal usually results in infection of the exposed animal.  Read more here.

So ‘n paar blogs gelees; jy weet, soek hier iets, neem jou na ‘n ander blog, dan na ‘n ander… en so “lead one thing to another“.  En toe kom ek op hierdie artikel/site wat ek reken, beslis die moeite werd is om te bêre vir future reference. 

soChicken sal ek nou nie noodwendig reken as ‘n Christelik-georiënteerde site nie, maar dié artikel deur Jelle Hermus was vol waarhede (en snaaks ook), en tog ook nie so onBybels nie.  Ek plaas dit hier volledig: (dis nou die tyd om jou Afrikaans Eerste Taal op skool weer af te stof, [dis nou vir die wat so oud is soos ek], vir die ander…
   leuk = lekker
   ervan = daarvan
   douchen = bad
   elkaar = mekaar
   vaak = dikwels

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Veel mensen hebben geen zin in seks
Geen zin in seks hebben is een veelvoorkomend probleem binnen relaties. Vaak is het de vrouw die een minder hoog libido heeft, maar ook mannen kunnen geen zin in seks hebben. In de meeste gevallen heeft dit weinig te maken met de aantrekkelijkheid van de partner en alles met de omstandigheden.

De onderstaande tips gaan ervan uit dat jullie seksleven ooit goed was, maar dat het is ingekakt vanwege werk, kinderen, studie en langs elkaar heen leven. Deze tips helpen je je seksleven in dit geval weer op te peppen. Als je last hebt of denkt te hebben van permanente klachten zoals Aseksualiteit werken deze tips wellicht niet voor jou. We raden je in dit geval aan contact op te nemen met je huisarts.

Stress is een sekskiller (inderdaad!)
Zodra er in je leven een grote stressbron is valt je zin in seks snel weg. Stress is een overlevingsreactie van je lichaam. Wanneer je plotseling wordt aangevallen op straat ontstaat er veel stress omdat je wilt overleven. Om te overleven focust je lichaam zich alleen op de essentiele lichaamsfuncties, en daar hoort een seksdrive op dat moment niet bij.

In onze maatschappij hebben we niet alleen maar stress wanneer we direct gevaar lopen. We ervaren ook stress als we indirect gevaar lopen. We hebben een constant stressniveau dat ons langzaam opvreet. We maken ons zorgen over onze kinderen, het werk, de financiën en ga zo maar door.

Weet dat stress, spanning en onrust voor veel mensen de reden is dat er geen seksdrive meer is. Je bent snel moe, je wilt slapen en hebt gewoon geen zin om moeite te doen. Bovendien kom je door het gebrek aan seks in een negatieve spiraal: je krijgt steeds minder zin in seks.

De negatieve seksspiraal
Als jullie weinig seks hebben verdwijnt zo zachtjes aan ook de seksdrive. Jullie nemen misschien minder tijd voor elkaar omdat er problemen in de relatie ontstaan. De één wil seks, de ander niet. Op den duur durft hij het niet eens meer te vragen want jij zegt toch altijd nee.

De lichamelijke chemie die tijdens seks onstaat begint langzaam tussen jullie te verdwijnen. Jullie gaan niet in elkaar op, jullie voelen je niet met elkaar verbonden. In plaats daarvan ontstaat er eerder een broer-zus relatie waarin jullie met elkaar gaan kibbelen.

Door al het gekibbel verslechtert jullie relatie. Je vindt hem steeds minder aantrekkelijk vanwege al dat gezeur. Seks blijft uit.

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Als je merkt dat jullie ergens halverwege of zelfs heel diep in de negatieve spiraal zitten wordt het tijd om in te grijpen. In de eerste plaats is het ontzettend belangrijk dat je de stress probeert los te laten. Hierover hebben we op soChicken verschillende artikelen geschreven die je daarbij kunnen helpen zoals dit artikel over ontstressen.

Starten is het halve werk
Vervolgens is het eigenlijk heel simpel: heb seks! Door seks te hebben met je partner doorbreek je direct de negatieve spiraal en komt er weer wat erotische energie in jullie relatie. Al na één keer vrijen zul je merken dat je je meer verbonden gaat voelen met je partner. Door dit gevoel van verbondenheid worden jullie verdraagzamer en vriendelijker voor elkaar.

Misschien is de seks niet fantastisch. Als jullie al een tijdje geen seks meer hebben gehad moet je geen wonderen verwachten. De volgende keer zal het alweer veel beter voelen.

Het is gewoon belangrijk dat je jezelf op een bepaald moment ertoe zet om gewoon seks te hebben. Je hebt waarschijnlijk ook weleens geen zin om het toilet schoon te maken, toch doe je het. Dit geldt soms ook gewoon voor seks. Als je eenmaal bezig bent is het niet zo erg, het is dan zelfs erg leuk!

Denk aan het voorspel
Ga niet naast elkaar in bed liggen om maar weer eens ‘te gaan seksen’. Als alle seksuele energie uit jullie relatie is vervlogen zullen jullie je best moeten doen om het terug te halen. Dit kun je heel goed doen door een leuk voorspel te hebben.

Neem de tijd voor elkaar. Ga eens samen douchen, kijk een leuke film met een lekker glas wijn. Masseer elkaar en laat van het één het ander komen. Je zult merken dat, zodra je eenmaal opgewonden bent, de rest echt vanzelf gaat! Lees ook: Voorspel XL: Langer Voorspel voor Betere Seks
Neem de tijd om van elkaar te genieten

Seks in een relatie is meer dan alleen seks. Het is een lichamelijke uiting van jullie liefde voor elkaar. Als je jullie seksleven wat meer wilt laten vlammen doe je er goed aan in het algemeen meer tijd samen door te brengen.

Door tijd en aandacht aan elkaar te besteden groeien jullie meer naar elkaar toe. Vooral als jullie kinderen hebben doe je er goed aan om regelmatig samen te ‘daten’. Prik avondjes voor jullie samen en wees ook in het dagelijks leven met elkaar bezig.

Hou de flow in jullie seksleven
Zodra de negatieve spiraal is doorbroken is het belangrijk dat jullie de ‘flow’ in jullie seksleven houden. Dit houdt in dat je het niet houdt bij een eenmalige uitbarsting, maar dat jullie meerdere keren per week seks hebben. Hiermee houden jullie de erotische energie binnen jullie relatie! Experimenteer, verleid elkaar, varieer en houd het spannend. Lees ook:  ‘Fantastisch Seksleven: De 4 Gouden Tips!’

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Ook die 4 Gouden Tips is die moeite werd om te gaan lees!  Kortliks:

1. Variasie hou die spanning en avontuur in jul verhouding
2. Gereelde seks behou die reëlmaat (flow) in julle verhouding
3. Seks gaan nie oor seks nie! (dis baie meer).  Sonder ‘n intieme liefdesverhouding met jou maat, is seks leeg.
4. Jy het te doen met ‘n ander mens – praat met hom/haar.  Seks is uiteindelik kommunikasie.

In theory, the Internet allows customers to find products without the need for middlemen (unless you count Google). In reality, the age of full disintermediation has not yet arrived, and perhaps never will. Middlemen are still important. One of the more important types of middlemen for a software vendor is the reseller. However it is important to realise that there are two completely different types of reseller. One can be very useful to you as a software vendor, the other is generally a pain in the backside. They should be treated accordingly.

Value added resellers

A value added reseller buys your product and then resells it to their customers. Usually they will buy from you at a discount and resell to their customer at full price, pocketing the difference. Typically a reseller will expect between 25-50% discount depending on a range of factors including what services they provide (e.g. localisation and support), the price of the product  and volumes sold. Often the discounts are on a sliding scale, with the discount increasing with sales volume. This type of reseller can add value for you and the cusomer in various ways. They may:

• have expertise in markets that you don’t
• be able to reach markets that you can’t, due to barriers of language, culture or geography
• localise your product and marketing materials
• provide first level support.
• sell your software as part of a package including other services, software and/or hardware.

However there are a few things you have to look out for:

• You don’t want to end up competing directly against your own resellers in existing markets.
• Resellers may undercut you on price.
• Beware of offering any sort of exclusivity.
• Customers may sign up as resellers just to get a discount for a single purchase.

You can try to avoid direct competition with resellers by only picking resellers in different markets. You may also be able to specify certain terms and conditions, for example that they can’t bid against you on certain phrases in Google Adwords. But, depending on the law where you live, you can’t tell a reseller what to charge the customer. For example, under UK law, this is considered  ‘price fixing’ and is illegal. So make sure you charge a reseller a percentage of your recommended price, not a percentage of their sale price, to make price cutting less attractive. For example, if your product retails for $50, charge the retailer X% of $50. Not X% of what they sell for. Otherwise they could undercut you by selling for $30, and still make a profit, or even give your software away for free.

Resellers will often ask for exclusivity. Exclusivity can provide extra motivation to the reseller (a reseller won’t want to put a lot of effort into marketing your software if you can pull the plug at any time for no reason), but what if the reseller loses interest in your product?  It happens. You could be left in a very bad position unless you can terminate the agreement. So you should agree some sort of minimum volume of sales for a reseller to retain exclusivity.

Offering a sliding scale discount with no discount for the first purchase will discourage customers from trying to take advantage of reseller discounts.

Value subtracted resellers

The other type of middleman that call themself a reseller are really just acting as outsourced purchasing for your customer. They buy your software on the customer’s behalf so that the poor darlings in the customer’s accounts department only get a single invoice for software sales per month, instead of one per vendor. They don’t add any value at all as far the vendor is concerned.  In fact they just make the vendor’s life more difficult by getting between the vendor and the real customer. I had one reseller of this type who, after some twenty emails exchanged, failed to workout how to buy my software from my website. How dim can you be that you can’t click a ‘buy now’ button and fill in a few details when that is what you do for a living? Hence I call them ‘value subtracted resellers’.

This type of reseller will often ask for a discount. Don’t give it to them. The real customer has probably already instructed them to buy your product, so a discount won’t help to close the sale. Also the reseller might pocket the discount instead of passing it on to the customer. If anything, charge them more.

Houston, TX (MARCH 1, 2009) – iland Internet Solutions, a leading global provider of Virtualization and Cloud Hosting Services featuring Hosted VMware VI Enterprise solutions, Managed Colocation and High Speed IP Bandwidth announces today at the Channel Partners Conference & Expo the company’s first partner program, featuring its cutting-edge virtualization and cloud services over high-availability VMware.  Additional iland services that are included in the partner program are colocation across global markets; cost-effective, high-speed IP connectivity; managed network and security services; cost-effective disaster recovery solutions; mission-critical dedicated services and SAN storage.  

“Iland’s wide array of services allows new partners to leverage the latest in technology while maximizing business sales and real value in the marketplace. Our certified VMware team can assist in creating customized solutions to allow Agents and Resellers to target their specific target market including VOIP, SaaS, SMB and other segments,” says Dante Orsini, iland Channel Director.

Iland’s partner program allows Agents and Resellers to meet their client’s financial and technical needs.  Mindful of today’s economy, iland has crafted cost-effective IT solutions that allow end-users to capitalize on the latest technology without having to build extensive network infrastructure or lay out capital expenditures.  This new partner program enables iland to extend their reach to provide real and viable options that solve a wide-variety of IT issues faced by companies across many sectors. With iland’s Cloud Services (iCS), you can deliver private cloud solutions designed for businesses that demand secure, best-in-class technology. Offering a full range of virtualization solutions will help Agents and Resellers retain customers and keep their edge over the competition.  iland’s certified VMware team can show this segment how to leverage ‘the cloud’ – providing better technology that is finally affordable for any sized client.

Additionally, iland’s partner program allows agents and resellers to increase their own revenue with a partner reward/discount structure.  The flexible options and service bundling offers partners the opportunity to create customized and true value-add solutions, guaranteed to increase customer loyalty and satisfaction. Lastly, the new wave of virtualization and cloud computing, as well as additional iland products, will attract new clients and new target markets, further increasing partners’ competitive advantage.

“We are excited to open our doors to new partners and resellers,” states Brian Ussher, President of iland Internet Solutions. “After extensive research, our team has created a robust partner support system that includes a partner portal, a simple and competitive pricing structure, contract generation, marketing resources, customer event assistance and lead generation activities.  Iland is committed to the success of its flexible partner options, which includes an agent program, reseller program and a referral program, and we are available for constant training and pre and post sales and technical support, to insure a positive, cost-effective experience for partners and end users.”  For more information on the iland partner program, please visit www.iland.com or email info@iland.com.