[asterisk-biz] Digium, Polycom, and Netxusa Cutting Us Out?!?

[Garrett Smith]

Steve:

>From what has been told to me, NetxUSA will be functioning a
distribution point for the leads generated through the AsteriskNow
BuyNOW feature based on geographic location of certified Asterisk VAR's.

Lead flow to look like this:

AsteriskNow  --> BuyNow --> NetxUSA --> Authorized Digium VAR --> End
User

What will need to be done in order to become an "authorized Digium VAR",
I am not quite sure of.

This at least is what was explained to me by all three of the parties
involved.

Garrett


Garrett Smith
gsmith at voipsupply.com
 
716-250-3408 Office
716-903-9495 Cell

-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steve Totaro
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 4:55 PM
To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
Subject: [asterisk-biz] Digium, Polycom, and Netxusa Cutting Us Out?!?

I hate things like this.  Why would they want to cut out the 
VAR/Reseller/Consultant?

I had to jump through hoops to be setup as a client of NetxUSA several 
years ago so I could get wholesale pricing so I could make a buck or two

off hardware and a few more bucks off setting up that hardware.  Now 
those dollars will not come my way.  I don't know if I can stomach the 
way this is starting to go.  This line really gets me, "With regional 
distribution offices and in-house certified engineers, NETXUSA assists 
business customers with the entire Digium-Polycom implementation."  I 
thought that was my job!  I certainly do not blame Polycom, but this is 
a real slap in the face move by Digium.

Anyways...  Let me digest this a little more.  Posting in anger is
stupid.

http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/polycom/digium_and_polycom_release_more_
details_on_thier_partnership_program.html

"The /*BuyNOW*/ feature, within AsteriskNOW's Digium-designed GUI, 
greatly simplifies the phone purchasing process by immediately 
connecting users to NETXUSA <http://www.netxusa.com/>, a recognized 
leading distributor of Voice over Internet Protocol (*VoIP*) products 
and services. With regional distribution offices and in-house certified 
engineers, NETXUSA assists business customers with the entire 
Digium-Polycom implementation."

Thanks,
Steve Totaro
www.asteriskhelpdesk.com
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