Judson Althoff Blog

The countdown is on to the launch of OPN Specialized - just 2 weeks until you can join the new program. With a completely re-designed framework offering upgraded benefits, a new portal, and access to the Partner Business Center, OPN Specialized will allow you to differentiate yourself from the competition.

This news is making its way around the world with its first announcement at the OPN Forum followed by a special call for NAS Partners, serving as a highlight at the APAC Executive Partner Forum (EPF), and being discussed in detail in the EMEA Virtual OPN Days there is no denying that OPN Specialized is big news.

Listen in as Judson tells you a little bit about what APAC partners heard at their EPF in Macau.

There will be more news to come on this from the EMEA OPN Day in Paris. Until then, mark your calendar for an event of global proportions as we host a live OPN Specialized launch event on December 2nd. This event will begin for our EMEA partners at 3:00 PM GMT and continue on live throughout the day for all of our partners globally.

Check out the schedule and registration details and we'll see you at the show.

The OPN Communications Team

Starring Judson Althoff, Penny Philpot and Nick Kritikos with special guests Stein Surlien, Manny Marrero, Ted Bereswill and George Wong. While there is no musical performance we have a really exciting show lined up for everyone on December 2nd.

That's right, we're coming to you live to talk about OPN Specialized. We announced the new program at OPN Forum at OpenWorld and starting December 1st you can begin enrolling into OPN Specialized. We want to make sure you have all the information you need to go-to-market with us so we are hosting an around the clock event to answer your questions.

Register to attend and mark your calendar now for this exciting event.

See you on December 2nd,
The OPN Communications Team

By now you've heard about the Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialized announcement we made at the OPN Forum. It is exciting stuff. The new Partner Business Center has been receiving a lot of questions on OPN Specialized so we thought we would take a moment and have Judson address them directly.

Didn't have a pen handy? Not to worry, check out the links below:

• OPN Specialized Brochure
• Remarketer Datasheet
• Silver Partner Datasheet
• Gold Partner Datasheet
• Platinum Partner Datasheet
• OPN Specialized Sample Criteria

The move to OPN Specialized is a big one, and we want to make sure you get all of your questions answered. To make sure you know about OPN Specialized we are hosting a live event on December 2nd - mark your calendar now and check back here for registration information.

The OPN Communications Team

While we aren't giving out any Oscar's for the OPN Video Blogging, we had a wonderful turnout and now have a great library of video's to share our partner's stories.  You can catch a quick Oracle OpenWorld recap from Judson Althoff below and check out just a few of the videos we captured at this year's event. 

If you weren't able to join us this year, grab some popcorn and a comfortable spot on the couch as we have the OPN Forum highlights available on demand as well as all of the partner videos available on You Tube.

Stay tuned for more information on OPN Specialized,

The OPN Communications Team

All work and no play ... well, you know the saying. For those of you at Oracle OpenWorld, we hope you had a great time at the Appreciation Event last night. For those of you who couldn't make it, we thought we would share a moment with you as Judson introduced The Wailers.

It was a busy week, so in case you missed all of the news on OPN Specialized you can learn more about the new program here.

Stay tuned for more information on OPN Specialized,

The OPN Communications Team

Are you having fun yet?  Between the major announcement at the OPN Forum and the party parade it is tough to keep up at Oracle OpenWorld.  Let's do a quick recap:

Oracle PartnerNetwork hosted the OPN Forum

• Check out the keynote highlights here.


• Want the whole story?  View the entire keynote here. (It's available on demand)

Oracle PartnerNetwork announced OPN Specialized

Check out what people are saying about the new program:

• Oracle to Revamp Partner Program, Emphasize Reseller Specializations, ChannelWeb, Rick Whiting, October 11, 2009


• Oracle Tells Partners: Time to Specialize; The VAR Guy, Joe Panettieri, October 12, 2009


• Oracle announces new PartnerNetwork Specialized Program; eChannelLine, Mark Cox, October 12, 2009


• Oracle Revamps Partner Program; IDG News Service, also appeared in PCWorld, The Industry Standard, Chris Kanaracus, October 11, 2009


• Event Report: Oracle Open World Day 1- Partner News ; A Software Insider's Point of View. R "Ray" Wang, October 11, 2009


• Oracle PartnerNetwork Kicks Off Week of Specialized Partner Programming at Oracle® OpenWorld 2009

Despite the weather today, we've got a feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night - we hope you are having fun at Oracle OpenWorld.  Make sure you save some time and energy for the Partner Only sessions tomorrow - See you there.

The OPN Communications Team

The cat is out of the bag. The beans are spilled. The secret is out. Oracle PartnerNetwork has launched a new partner program: OPN Specialized.

Don't worry if you missed our exciting day yesterday, you can catch watch the Cliff Notes version of the OPN Forum.

We'll keep you updated on OPN Specialized and Oracle OpenWorld all week. For now, check out this update hot off the press.

Listen in as Judson Althoff answers your top 10 questions from Twitter

Join the conversation with us at twitter.com/oraclepartners.

The OPN Communications Team

To join the conversation go to www.oracle.com/openworldlive

We're gearing up for Aerosmith, but before the Appreciation Event we don't want you to miss any of the announcements being made at the OPN Forum this year.  Tune in (that's right, tune in) here at 12:30 PM PT to see the OPN Forum for yourself.