Benefits
The many benefits of membership in the ng Connect Program include:
- “First mover” advantage in solving key technology and business issues
- Ability to collaborate with other members to develop and demonstrate end-to-end solutions that address specific customer needs and opportunities
- Accelerated adoption of new devices and services
- Access to world-class Solution Concept laboratory resources
- Access to a wealth of primary market research
- Increased probability of longer-term customer commitments
- Access to new business models, including ways to monetize investments in hardware and software
- Protection from price competition and margin erosion from low-cost commodity vendors of hardware-only and software-only
- Increase margins by sharing SG&A for complex, multi-vendor solutions
Expectations
Members join the ng Connect Program for two years, with annual renewal thereafter. There is no ng Connect Program membership fee, but members are expected to invest in hardware, software, expertise and other relevant resources to support ng Connect Program objectives, and to contribute to an extensive ecosystem of assets and locations.
