The Cisco Developer Network provides developers with the robust technical, marketing, and sales enablement resources they need to accelerate their development efforts, broaden their market reach, increase sales, and reduce costs. Here are some examples:
 
Enhanced technical resources
- Access to Cisco APIs,software development kits, online forums, blogs, wikis, and the community via the Cisco Developer Community portal (www.cisco.com/go/cdn)
- Case-based support for developers via email, phone, and portal to help accelerate the development cycle
 
Improved marketing resources
- Augmented and improved co-marketing benefits for qualified developers, including an external company profile, program logo usage, events participation opportunities, PR, a Partner Space booth, and marketing collateral templates to help promote their Cisco Compatible offerings to customers
 
Expanded sales enablement tools and resources
- Access to programs such as the Solution Incentive Program (SIP) that connect qualified developers to Cisco's indirect sales channels
- New deal tracking and customer reference reporting tools, enabling developers to demonstrate their success and value

New program framework and streamlined management processes
- Three-tiered,fee-based program with incremental requirements, benefits, and advancement criteria that recognize and reward a developer's investment, commitment, and achievement
- Cisco relationship managers allocated for mid- and top-tier developers
- New systems, revamped websites, and improved documentation designed to make working with Cisco easier