The APRC programme provides the means of getting closer to Sun for:

• The development of solutions;
• Technical support;
• Marketing;
• Sales opportunities.

It brings together Sun's key Systems Providers who, as core to their business, want to support and work with Application Providers to deliver the best total solutions for our customers.

Those Systems Providers:

• Meet a stringent set of criteria for technical and configuration support;
• Have account management and marketing expertise;
• Are accredited as APRCs.

They are in an excellent position to help meet the customers needs by providing the hardware infrastructure as part of the total solution.

Each of the APRC's focus in different Market Focus, both horizontal and vertical, so that the Application Provider can decide who is most appropriate for them to partner with.