Manage the sales business

IT solution providers are challenged daily by the complexity of IT technology sales, since products, price models, and incentive programs are numerous, constantly changing, and can be complex. You need to be sure every pricing, discount, and rebate scenario is taken into account and deliver a validated, competitive—and profitable—quote. Yet it is difficult to stay current and to optimize margins without hours of manual calculation and research.

Actionable insights to optimize your business

The Netformx suite of applications enables you to drive profitability by simplifying business management and maximizing Cisco partner program rebates and incentives. The tools provide a holistic view and portal into your business and insights on how to optimize that business—all on a single pane of glass. Actionable insights are presented to potential situations that could impact profitability so you can quickly make informed decisions to increase revenue and margin.

Netformx tools collect, aggregate, and correlate data from many Cisco data sources and combine it with distributor purchase data, and then, through sophisticated analytics turns that mass of data into business insights that optimize profitability.

Up-to-date vendor content

In addition, Netformx has a vast repository of multi-vendor content, including configuration rules and prices, that ensure its applications generate accurate designs and proposals. Netformx also provides a content management solution for you to incorporate your own specifications and services information.

Customer renewal status at your fingertips

To manage customer relationships across the lifecycle, Netformx tools enable you to see at a glance your customers’ renewal status and to quickly take actions to upsell or renew contracts.

Efficient business operations

The tools enable you to drive profitability by simplifying business management, increasing productivity, and maximizing Cisco partner program rebates and incentives. Since they are a suite of applications, Netformx solutions interwork and therefore simplify collaboration across your sales organization.

Netformx tools help you simplify sales management:

• ChannelXpert: Manage your sales business and optimize Cisco incentive program participation from a single pane of glass
• AssetXpert: Easily manage SmartNet® contracts, software subscriptions, and customer assets
• KnowledgeBase: Access vast multi-vendor information on products, services, and program compliance data
• KnowledgeXpert: Simplify content management and efficiently incorporate and manage vendor- and company specific solutions and services and distribute to Netformx applications