While those elements are partner program standards, one thing that sets the Connect Now program apart is a lack of certifications, accrediting partners instead based on direct evaluations of their experience and competency with the product line. The program also includes deal registration, support services, professional services and a partner portal.

The new Connect Now partner program, launched Monday, has three tiers based on skill and sales: Community, Secure Plus and Secure Premier. From there, Erickson said, Pulse Secure built its Connect Now partner program around the ideas of simplicity, competency and profitability. As a standalone company, Pulse Secure offers SSL VPN, unified access control and workspace virtualized containerization of applications on mobile devices.Īfter splitting off from Juniper, Pulse Secure had the rare opportunity to start from scratch and evaluate what's been working and not working historically in partner programs across the industry, said Doug Erickson, vice president of worldwide partner sales. The San Jose, Calif.-based company officially formed last October, after Juniper announced it was splitting off the Junos Pulse portfolio to Siris Capital for $250 million in July 2014.

Pulse Secure, the mobile security split-off of Juniper Networks, has rolled out a new channel program as the company works to establish itself as a standalone mobile security business, the company revealed Monday.

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