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Developing <strong>Internet</strong> Partnerships 263<br />

PromiseMark (www.promisemark.com)<br />

PromiseMark provides an interesting service called the Virus Service<br />

Plan, which protects individual computer users from the increased costs<br />

and frustration associated with destructive computer virus infections.<br />

The company offers a Virus Repair Guarantee and has alliances with<br />

Symantec, Aon, and Virginia Surety Company. Affiliates get a 15% commission<br />

on each plan sold.<br />

QSpace (www.qspace.com)<br />

This useful service delivers reasonably priced credit reports in seconds<br />

over the Web through its affiliates, which include Yahoo!, Au<strong>to</strong>web.com,<br />

and Real<strong>to</strong>r.com. Qspace.com pays up <strong>to</strong> 20% commission on all credit<br />

report sales generated through an affiliate.<br />

Sundial.com (www.sundial.com)<br />

Sundial.com retails wireless products and services online. Sundial.com<br />

partners with such well-known providers as AT&T, Omnipoint, Cellular<br />

One, US Cellular, AllTel, GTE, and SkyTel <strong>to</strong> offer wireless plans,<br />

phones, pagers, and even satellite TV systems. Affiliates earn 10% commission<br />

on all wireless products and services, and a $20 commission on<br />

each satellite TV system sold.<br />

VeriSign (www.verisign.com) and Network Solutions<br />

(www.networksolutions.com)<br />

VeriSign is a leader in security products used <strong>to</strong> authenticate sites <strong>to</strong><br />

visi<strong>to</strong>rs. The VeriSign affiliate program is targeted <strong>to</strong> <strong>Internet</strong> Service<br />

Providers and Web hosting companies, allowing them <strong>to</strong> integrate digital<br />

certificates in<strong>to</strong> their service offerings. Versign’s subsidiary, Network<br />

Solutions, operates an affiliate program that has nearly 65,000 affiliates<br />

worldwide. Affiliates can earn 20% revenue share on Web address<br />

and bundled services, 20% on Search/Submit, and flat fees on ImageCafe<br />

Web sites.<br />

Using the <strong>Internet</strong> <strong>to</strong> Support Channel Partners<br />

Although the affiliate program is the prevalent partner model on the<br />

<strong>Internet</strong>, there is another kind of partnership that the <strong>Internet</strong> can

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