Acer Extends Its Premiere Channel Partner Program to Top Performing VARs in Canada

Acer Canada, part of the world’s second largest PC vendor ¹, today announced its Acer Channel Excellence (ACE) Program, a new channel partner initiative delivering enhanced tools and offerings for best-in-class value-added resellers (VARs). Piloted earlier this year in the United States, the ACE Program is the next phase in Acer’s continued commitment to its channel partners. Designed for qualified and authorized resellers with annual Acer revenue of $100,000 or more ², the ACE Program helps to further ensure successful sales and support of Acer products.

The ACE Program is designed to provide comprehensive pre- and post- sales support to drive revenues for hardware and system integrator VARs. Rewards of the ACE Program includes a range of support benefits, including product training and updates, marketing tools and technical assistance for new Acer products and technology solutions.

Authorized ACE Program resellers will receive benefits including:

• Exclusive service and support options, including separate 800 number with PIN (some exceptions apply)
• Priority inside sales support
• Increased engagement with Acer field personnel
• Higher discount percentage on demo systems
• Lead management
• Free custom Acer collateral
• Engagement with Acer’s product marketing organization
• Special deal pricing (some exceptions apply)
• Enhanced Acer partner Web portal access with direct access to sales and marketing support tools, technical documents and case studies

Also, all Acer authorized partners will continue to receive:

• General inside sales support
• Custom Acer collateral
• Special deal pricing
• Enhanced Acer partner Web portal access

“We are committed to provide the key resources and tools our VAR partners need to successfully and cost-effectively deliver the latest Acer products to their customers,” said Terry Tomecek, general manager of Acer Canada. “The ACE Program is a true extension of Acer’s overall dedication to the channel, enabling our partners to offer more unique and innovative hardware and system integration strategies to solve end-user technology requirements.”

Eligible VARs will be notified by Acer within the next 30 to 60 days regarding their inclusion into the ACE Program.

Acer is the No. 1 vendor in Canada for notebooks, netbooks and LCDs and the country’s No. 2 overall PC provider ³. More information about Acer and its products in Canada can be found at www.acer.ca.

About Acer

Since its founding in 1976, Acer has pursued the goal of breaking the barriers between people and technology. Globally, Acer ranks top 3 for total PCs and No. 2 for notebooks ⁴, with the fastest growth among the top-five players. A profitable and sustainable Channel Business Model is instrumental to Acer's continued growth, while the successful acquisitions of Gateway and Packard Bell complete the company's global footprint by strengthening its presence in the U.S. and enhancing its strong position in Europe. Acer is proud to be a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Movement in staging the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter and London 2012 Olympic Games. The Acer Group employs more than 6,000 people worldwide. 2008 revenues reached US$16.65 billion. See www.acer-group.com for more information.

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¹ Source: Gartner data, 3Q 2009
² The revenue calculation will be determined by Acer.
³ Source: Gartner data, Q4 2008
⁴ Source: Gartner data, FY 2008