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Oracle Exastack Ready Program

OPN members may participate in Oracle Exastack Ready based on their support for Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux, Oracle VM, Oracle Database, Oracle WebLogic Server, Oracle Exadata Database Machine, Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud, and Oracle SPARC SuperCluster T4-4; and, in doing so demonstrate to customers that their applications are available on the latest major release of these products.

Oracle Exastack Ready provides qualifying OPN members with competitive differentiation, customer recognition, specific branding and promotional benefits, and the ability to leverage Oracle Exastack Ready applications to advance to Platinum or Diamond level in OPN.

OPN members that have achieved an Oracle Exastack Ready status may display the Oracle Solaris Ready, Oracle Linux Ready, Oracle VM Ready, Oracle Database Ready, Oracle WebLogic Ready, Oracle Exadata Ready, Oracle Exalogic Ready and Oracle SuperCluster logos to show that they have tested their applications, and their applications support Oracle Exadata Database Machine, Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud and Oracle SPARC SuperCluster T4-4 their component products.

Oracle Database Ready

As part of the Oracle Exastack Ready program, Oracle Database Ready is focused on application support for the latest major release of Oracle Database 11g.

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• Oracle Exastack Ready Solution Brief Guidelines - As per the Oracle Database Ready Criteria, a partner must publish a solution brief on the partner's product website and OPN Solutions Catalog profile within 30 days of acceptance notification
• Review Press Release Guidelines
• Oracle Ready Status for Database/WebLogic/Solaris/Linux/VM – press release template (DOC)

News and Information

• New! Oracle Database 12c: New Features for Administrators Course
• Webcast: Maximum Availability with Oracle GoldenGate (Dec. 13)
  Join this webcast to learn about Oracle GoldenGate’s key role within Oracle Database Maximum Availability Architecture, and how it eliminates planned and unplanned downtime for Oracle Database and other major databases.
• New! Harness the Power of the New Release of Oracle GoldenGate 11g. Live Webcast: September 12, 2012 10AM PDT
• Learn how to reduce database testing efforts in this webcast with Forrester Research and Oracle
• HCC Demonstration Video
• Demonstration Video of RMAN backup to a ZFS Backup Appliance with Snapshots and Clones
• Certified Specialist Exams Now Available in Korean and Simplified Chinese!
• Learn about the latest release, Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c
• Listen to the replay of the Optimized Database Storage Sales Training - Oracle's Sun Unified Storage for Oracle Database and Real Application Clusters. Learn how to position and sell Oracle Unified Storage - the industry-leading solution that delivers cost savings, performance, single vendor integration, and simplified management - with Oracle Database and RAC deployments. Differentiate your offering using the enablement resources available now through OPN and increase market opportunity, revenue and margins with rapid ROI.
• Listen to the replay! Creating Optimized Software and Hardware Solutions - Open new business opportunities and hear directly from the experts how to differentiate your company through offering optimized software and hardware solutions. Learn how to position and sell the Oracle hardware portfolio, and solution building blocks that address your customers’ challenges and review the enablement resources now available to your organization.
• Listen to the Podcast: Tom Kyte's thoughts on Oracle Database 11g Release 2
• Gartner: Oracle is the #1 relational database, with more market share than the next 6 competitors combined!
• IDC names Oracle the leading Data Warehouse vendor
• Oracle named InfoWorld's Database of the year for 2009. This leading independent publication called Oracle 11g the "hands-down winner" and an "incomparable" product.
• GoldenGate Acquisition Details Page For Partners
• Interested in beta testing the Oracle Database on the Windows platform? Contact us for more information.
• Oracle Database 11g Release 2 – Partner Executive and Technical Briefing Learn more about Oracle Database 11g Release 2 at this series of in-person briefings. Check the calendar for a briefing near you!
• UK's Ministry of Justice Upgrades to Oracle Database 11g
  David Reid, from Oracle Certified Advantage Partner Beyond, discusses the benefits of upgrading to Oracle Database 11g at the UK's Ministry of Justice.
• Current Partner Enablement Update
• Current Global PartnerNetwork Newsletter
• Subscribe to a variety of Oracle Newsletters – see what’s available
• More Partner News

Local Information

• EMEA Alliances and Solutions Corner
• Search here by keyword for upcoming Boot Camps and Partner classes within your country. For more advanced searches, choose detailed search criteria here in the upper right hand box!

Education

• Enablement 2.0: Jumpstart your implementation skills via the Enablement 2.0 Boot Camps. These modular training programs are developed exclusively for partners and include key Oracle solutions such as Oracle Database Security Options, Oracle Data Warehousing, Oracle Business Intelligence, Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), Oracle's Acquired Weblogic/AquaLogic and many others.
• Competency Center: Leverage this unparalleled enablement resource to train your staff on how to develop, sell, and implement Oracle solutions. Within the Competency Center you will find:
  • Oracle Database 11g Guided Learning Paths
  • Oracle Database 11g Security Guided Learning Paths
  • Oracle Database 11g Performance Tuning Guided Learning Paths
  • Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g Guided Learning Paths
  • Oracle Spatial 11g Guided Learning Paths
  • Oracle Database 11g ISV Developer Guided Learning Path provides developer specific training and information covering such topics as: Oracle Database Product Overview and Strategy, Technical Product Overview and Features/Capabilities.
  • The Oracle Certification Program where you can differentiate your company from competitors by having individuals on your staff certified as experts in Oracle Database 11g.
• Oracle Spatial Training from Oracle University: Instructor-led and self-paced online Oracle Spatial training courses are available from Oracle University. Leverage the premier provider of training for Oracle technologies and products.
• Search here by keyword for upcoming Boot Camps and Partner classes within your country. For more advanced searches, choose detailed search criteria here in the upper right hand box!

Events

• Upgrade your Database to Oracle Database 11gR2: Best Practices Workshop (Register Here!)
• Live events focusing on Oracle 11g Release 2 in your area – check out these locations
• Coming Events for Oracle Spatial (OTN website)
• Oracle PartnerNetwork Events Calendar
• Oracle Global Events Calendar

Tools and Resources

• Tools
  • Oracle Demonstration Services for Partners: Oracle Demonstration Services provides demonstration environments to qualified members of the Oracle PartnerNetwork. These demonstration environments allow partners to leverage the competitive advantages of Oracle’s technology and applications products. Oracle Demonstration Services currently offers demonstration environments for the broad range of Oracle Technology products, as well as for Oracle E-Business Suite and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne products.
    
    

    - For details and enrollment process, click here

  • ISV Technology Starter Pack: Designed to help ISVs who are considering leveraging Oracle technology and possibly migrating their application. An easy five-step approach to getting started with Oracle.
  • Upgrading to Oracle Database 11g: Upgrade guides and resources available on Oracle Technology Network.
  • Migration Tools: Tools, resources and assistance to migration applications to Oracle products.
  • Oracle Spatial Demos on OTN
• Resources
  • Development Benefits
  • Support Benefits
  • Lowering your IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 This white paper fills in the details on Oracle Database 11g Release 2
  • With Oracle’s powerful built-in management capabilities, you reduce the overhead and increase the flexibility of your Oracle-based solutions.
  • Database options can help you integrate more functionality into your offerings as well as generate more revenue.
  • Independent benchmarks prove Oracle is the most scalable database in the world.
  • Oracle Embedded Developer Center offers resources for developers looking to embed Oracle technology – all of the must know information you need to help you begin embedding Oracle technology products.
  • Oracle Database 11g Embedded Installation Resource Kit
  • Get Technical Support
  • Oracle Spatial & Oracle Locator OTN Page with datasheets and product technology information
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware MapViewer OTN page with datasheets, product technology information, tutorials, and downloads
  • Podcasts, Webcasts & Webinars on OTN
  • Presentations from Conferences and User Groups
  • Customer and Partner References

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Distribution Rights

If you are a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork at the Gold, Platinum or Diamond level with a valid Oracle Full Use Program Distribution Agreement, you may distribute the programs that have been identified as available for resale within the Database and Middleware Knowledge Zones. If you are a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork at the Silver level with a valid Oracle Full Use Program Distribution Agreement, you may distribute the programs that have been identified as available for resale within the 1-Click Technology Knowledge Zone. Click the "Apply" link below to review and apply for the Oracle Full Use Program Distribution Agreement. If Oracle accepts your application for the Oracle Full Use Program Distribution Agreement then we will notify you

• View a complete list of programs included in the Database and Middleware Knowledge Zones that are available for resale.
• View a complete list of programs included in the 1-Click Technology Knowledge Zones that are available for resale.

If you are member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork at the Gold, Platinum or Diamond level and you would like to distribute programs that are not available in the Database and Middleware Knowledge Zones you must apply for and be accepted into Knowledge Zone that includes the applicable programs and have written confirmation from Oracle that you have met the resell criteria for the applicable Knowledge Zone.

Partners interested in distributing Oracle programs and/or services to public sector end users must have a current Oracle distribution agreement and will need to sign a Public Sector Addendum. Please contact the Oracle Partner Business Center or your Account Manager for further information.

Apply for the Oracle Full Use Program Distribution Agreement

Learn about distributing Oracle products under the Application Specific Full Use Program Distribution Agreement or Embedded Software License Agreement.

Recommended Training

Prior to executing a distribution agreement, Oracle strongly encourages its partners to confirm their understanding of Oracle's business ethics practices by taking the Anti-Corruption Training below and passing a short skill assessment.

• Access Oracle's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Training (Education Program tab)

News and Information

• Learn how to reduce database testing efforts in this webcast with Forrester Research and Oracle
• HCC Demonstration Video
• Demonstration Video of RMAN backup to a ZFS Backup Appliance with Snapshots and Clones
• Learn about the latest release, Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c
• Listen to the replay of the Optimized Database Storage Sales Training - Oracle's Sun Unified Storage for Oracle Database and Real Application Clusters. Learn how to position and sell Oracle Unified Storage - the industry-leading solution that delivers cost savings, performance, single vendor integration, and simplified management - with Oracle Database and RAC deployments. Differentiate your offering using the enablement resources available now through OPN and increase market opportunity, revenue and margins with rapid ROI.
• Listen to the replay! Creating Optimized Software and Hardware Solutions - Open new business opportunities and hear directly from the experts how to differentiate your company through offering optimized software and hardware solutions. Learn how to position and sell the Oracle hardware portfolio, and solution building blocks that address your customers’ challenges and review the enablement resources now available to your organization.
• Gartner: Oracle is the #1 relational database, with more market share than the next 6 competitors combined!
• IDC names Oracle the leading Data Warehouse vendor
• Oracle named InfoWorld's Database of the year for 2009. This leading independent publication called Oracle 11g the "hands-down winner" and an "incomparable" product.
• GoldenGate Acquisition Details Page For Partners
• Current Partner Enablement Update
• Current Global PartnerNetwork Newsletter
• Subscribe to a variety of Oracle Newsletters – see what’s available
• More Partner News

Local Information

• EMEA Alliances and Solutions Corner
• Search here by keyword for upcoming Boot Camps and Partner classes within your country. For more advanced searches, choose detailed search criteria here in the upper right hand box!

Education

• Enablement 2.0: Jumpstart your implementation skills via the Enablement 2.0 Boot Camps. These modular training programs are developed exclusively for partners and include key Oracle solutions such as Oracle Database Security Options, Oracle Data Warehousing, Oracle Business Intelligence, Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), Oracle's Acquired Weblogic/AquaLogic and many others.
• Competency Center: Leverage this unparalleled enablement resource to train your staff on how to develop, sell, and implement Oracle solutions. Within the Competency Center you will find:
  • Oracle Database Guided Learning Paths: Role-specific training for Oracle Database covering topics such as: Data Warehousing, PL/SQL, High Availability and Disaster Recovery, GRID implementation, and Security.
  • The Oracle Certification Program where you can differentiate your company from competitors by having individuals on your staff certified as experts in Oracle Database 11g.
• Search here by keyword for upcoming Boot Camps and Partner classes within your country. For more advanced searches, choose detailed search criteria here in the upper right hand box!

Events

• Live events focusing on Oracle 11g Release 2 in your area – check out these locations
• Oracle PartnerNetwork Events Calendar
• Oracle Global Events Calendar

Tools and Resources

• Tools
  • New! Check out the OPN Marketing Kits Demo (3:38 min) Save time and money - if you are an OPN member, Oracle marketing kits are your one-stop resource for proven demand generation tools that will help you accelerate sales, boost service, and grow your customer base.
  • Oracle Demonstration Services for Partners: Oracle Demonstration Services provides demonstration environments to qualified members of the Oracle PartnerNetwork. These demonstration environments allow partners to leverage the competitive advantages of Oracle’s technology and applications products. Oracle Demonstration Services currently offers demonstration environments for the broad range of Oracle Technology products, as well as for Oracle E-Business Suite and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne products.
    
    

    - For details and enrollment process, click here

  • ISV Technology Starter Pack: Designed to help ISVs who are considering leveraging Oracle technology and possibly migrating their application. An easy five-step approach to getting started with Oracle.
  • Marketing Kits provide tools for you to use in your campaigns: Database SE1.
  • Sales on OPN
  • Oracle's Partner Resources to Create and Develop Pipeline
• Resources
  • Marketing Kits

    Oracle Marketing Kits are designed to support you to quickly and easily create your own demand generation programs and accelerate your growth opportunities. Our campaign material and templates will help you to professionally target your audience and conduct effective marketing activities while saving time and budget.

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    • Lower Costs with Increased Availability
    • Superior Quality of Service at Lower Cost
    • Data Security Solutions with 11g
  • Microsoft Announced Price Hike for Most of its CAL
  • Sales Benefits
  • Marketing Benefits
  • Oracle 1-Click Ordering Solution Kits for Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition and Standard Edition One and Oracle Database and Application Express: All of the must know information you need to help you begin reselling Oracle technology products. What is in it for you, how to present it to your clients, and print-ready reference materials.
  • Oracle Database Sales Kits for Oracle Database editions and options.
  • Database options can help you integrate more functionality into your offerings as well as generate more revenue.
  • Independent benchmarks prove Oracle is the most scalable database in the world.
  • Check out this YouTube video to learn how to handle your database storage issues with Oracle.
  • New customer snapshots –
    • MorphoTrak improves performance 200-300% with Oracle Database 11g
    • NIF&PS seeks the holy grail of clean energy with Oracle 11g
    • See all Database customer reference stories here
  • Oracle Database 11g Embedded Installation Resource Kit
  • Get Technical Support

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News and Information

• New! Oracle Database 12c: New Features for Administrators Course
• Webcast: Maximum Availability with Oracle GoldenGate (Dec. 13)
  Join this webcast to learn about Oracle GoldenGate’s key role within Oracle Database Maximum Availability Architecture, and how it eliminates planned and unplanned downtime for Oracle Database and other major databases.
• New! Harness the Power of the New Release of Oracle GoldenGate 11g. Live Webcast: September 12, 2012 10AM PDT
• Learn how to reduce database testing efforts in this webcast with Forrester Research and Oracle
• HCC Demonstration Video
• Demonstration Video of RMAN backup to a ZFS Backup Appliance with Snapshots and Clones
• Certified Specialist Exams Now Available in Korean and Simplified Chinese!
• Learn about the latest release, Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c
• Listen to the replay of the Optimized Database Storage Sales Training - Oracle's Sun Unified Storage for Oracle Database and Real Application Clusters. Learn how to position and sell Oracle Unified Storage - the industry-leading solution that delivers cost savings, performance, single vendor integration, and simplified management - with Oracle Database and RAC deployments. Differentiate your offering using the enablement resources available now through OPN and increase market opportunity, revenue and margins with rapid ROI.
• Listen to the replay! Creating Optimized Software and Hardware Solutions - Open new business opportunities and hear directly from the experts how to differentiate your company through offering optimized software and hardware solutions. Learn how to position and sell the Oracle hardware portfolio, and solution building blocks that address your customers’ challenges and review the enablement resources now available to your organization.
• Listen to the Podcast: Tom Kyte's thoughts on Oracle Database 11g Release 2
• Gartner: Oracle is the #1 relational database, with more market share than the next 6 competitors combined!
• IDC names Oracle the leading Data Warehouse vendor
• Oracle named InfoWorld's Database of the year for 2009. This leading independent publication called Oracle 11g the "hands-down winner" and an "incomparable" product.
• GoldenGate Acquisition Details Page For Partners
• Interested in beta testing the Oracle Database on the Windows platform? Contact us for more information.
• Oracle Database 11g Release 2 – Partner Executive and Technical Briefing Learn more about Oracle Database 11g Release 2 at this series of in-person briefings. Check the calendar for a briefing near you!
• UK's Ministry of Justice Upgrades to Oracle Database 11g
  David Reid, from Oracle Certified Advantage Partner Beyond, discusses the benefits of upgrading to Oracle Database 11g at the UK's Ministry of Justice.
• Current Partner Enablement Update
• Current Global PartnerNetwork Newsletter
• Subscribe to a variety of Oracle Newsletters – see what’s available
• More Partner News

Local Information

• EMEA Alliances and Solutions Corner
• Search here by keyword for upcoming Boot Camps and Partner classes within your country. For more advanced searches, choose detailed search criteria here in the upper right hand box!

Education

• Enablement 2.0: Jumpstart your implementation skills via the Enablement 2.0 Boot Camps. These modular training programs are developed exclusively for partners and include key Oracle solutions such as Oracle Database Security Options, Oracle Data Warehousing, Oracle Business Intelligence, Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), Oracle's Acquired Weblogic/AquaLogic and many others.
• Competency Center: Leverage this unparalleled enablement resource to train your staff on how to develop, sell, and implement Oracle solutions. Within the Competency Center you will find:
  • Oracle Database 11g Guided Learning Paths
  • Oracle Database 11g Security Guided Learning Paths
  • Oracle Database 11g Performance Tuning Guided Learning Paths
  • Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g Guided Learning Paths
  • Oracle Spatial 11g Guided Learning Paths
  • The Oracle Certification Program where you can differentiate your company from competitors by having individuals on your staff certified as experts in Oracle Database 11g.
• Oracle Spatial Training from Oracle University: Instructor-led and self-paced online Oracle Spatial training courses are available from Oracle University. Leverage the premier provider of training for Oracle technologies and products.
• Search here by keyword for upcoming Boot Camps and Partner classes within your country. For more advanced searches, choose detailed search criteria here in the upper right hand box!
• Oracle Database 11g Essentials (1Z0-514) is in production. Pass this exam and you will gain credit towards meeting the Oracle Database Specialization Criteria!
• Oracle Database 11g Essentials - Exam Study Guide. Access this study guide to get the training information meant to help you pass the above exam!
• Oracle Database 11g Security Essentials (1Z0-528) is in production. Pass this exam and you will gain credit towards meeting the Oracle Database Security Options Specialization Criteria!
• Oracle Database 11g Security Essentials - Exam Study Guide. Access this study guide to get the training information meant to help you pass the above exam!
• Oracle Database 11g: Performance Tuning (1Z0-054) is in production. Pass this exam, meet the rest of the requirements, and you will gain credit towards meeting the Oracle Database Performance Tuning Specialization Criteria!
• Oracle Database 11g: Performance Tuning - Exam Study Guide. Access this study guide to get the training information meant to help you pass the above exam!
• Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g Release 2 and Grid Infrastructure Administration (1Z0-058) is in production. Pass this exam, meet the rest of the requirements, and you will gain credit towards meeting the Oracle Real Application Clusters Specialization Criteria!
• Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g Release 2 and Grid Infrastructure Administration - Exam Study Guide. Access this study guide to get the training information meant to help you pass the above exam!

Events

• Upgrade your Database to Oracle Database 11gR2: Best Practices Workshop (Register Here!)
• Live events focusing on Oracle 11g Release 2 in your area – check out these locations
• Coming Events for Oracle Spatial (OTN website)
• Oracle PartnerNetwork Events Calendar
• Oracle Global Events Calendar

Tools and Resources

• Tools
  • Oracle Demonstration Services for Partners: Oracle Demonstration Services provides demonstration environments to qualified members of the Oracle PartnerNetwork. These demonstration environments allow partners to leverage the competitive advantages of Oracle’s technology and applications products. Oracle Demonstration Services currently offers demonstration environments for the broad range of Oracle Technology products, as well as for Oracle E-Business Suite and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne products.
    
    

    - For details and enrollment process, click here

  • Upgrading to Oracle Database 11g: Upgrade guides and resources available on Oracle Technology Network.
  • Migration Tools: Tools, resources and assistance to migration applications to Oracle products.
  • Oracle Spatial Demos on OTN
• Resources
  • New! Oracle Database 11g Interactive Quick Reference - DBAs are raving about the new downloadable Interactive Quick Reference. The new electronic format replaces the traditional printed poster and contains even more information. Read More
  • Enablement Benefits
  • Development Benefits
  • Lowering your IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 This white paper fills in the details on Oracle Database 11g Release 2
  • Database options can help you integrate more functionality into your offerings as well as generate more revenue.
  • With Oracle’s powerful built-in management capabilities, you reduce the overhead and increase the flexibility of your Oracle-based solutions
  • Oracle Database 11g Embedded Installation Resource Kit
  • Get Technical Support
  • Oracle Spatial & Oracle Locator OTN Page with datasheets and product technology information
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware MapViewer OTN page with datasheets, product technology information, tutorials, and downloads
  • Podcasts, Webcasts & Webinars on OTN
  • Presentations from Conferences and User Groups
  • Customer and Partner References

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Oracle Database 11g (Qualifying Specialization)

This specialization focuses on the new features in Release 1 and Release 2 of Oracle Database 11g.

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* Once your company has been approved for Specialization by following the steps above, you may also apply for Advanced Specialization if you have on staff 50 or more unique individuals who are Certified Implementation Specialists in this product set.

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Oracle Database 11g Security (Qualifying Specialization)

This specialization focuses on the four main security options for the Oracle database:

• Advanced Security Option, which features Transparent Data Encryption
• Database Vault, which allows separation of duties, protecting data from unauthorized access by administrators
• Audit Vault, which centralizes data from multiple Oracle and non-Oracle databases into a warehouse, providing both historical reporting and real-time alerts
• Enterprise Manager Data Masking Pack, which allows you to disguise personally identifiable information.

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STEP 2: Join Knowledge Zone
STEP 3: Check Business and Competency Criteria
STEP 4: Track Competency Status
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Oracle Database 11g Performance Tuning (Qualifying Specialization)

This specialization focuses on tuning an Oracle database for optimal performance.

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STEP 4: Track Competency Status
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Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g (Qualifying Specialization)

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* Once your company has been approved for Specialization by following the steps above, you may also apply for Advanced Specialization if you have on staff 50 or more unique individuals who are Certified Implementation Specialists in this product set.

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Oracle Spatial 11g Specialization (Qualifying Specialization)

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* Once your company has been approved for Specialization by following the steps above, you may also apply for Advanced Specialization if you have on staff 50 or more unique individuals who are Certified Implementation Specialists in this product set.

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