1. General Information:
* Type of Business:
Corporation
Partnership
Sole Proprietorship
Other, please specify:
* Legal Company Name:
* Name Operating As:
* Street Address:
Suite, P.O. Box Number:
* City:
* Province:
Please select a Province
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
* Postal Code (no spaces):
Web Site:
GST Registration #:
* Years in Business:
If not all under the current name, please state all former names:
Primary Contact Information:
* First Name:
* Last Name:
Business Title:
* Phone:
Ext.
Fax:
E-mail:
Secondary Contact Information:
First Name:
Last Name:
Business Title:
Phone:
Ext.
Fax:
E-mail:
2. Geographical Coverage
3. How did you hear about the Allstream Alliance Program?
(Check all that apply.)
Advertisement
Web Site
Trade Press Article
Direct Mail
Sales Representative
Other, please specify:
4. Which trade publications do you rely on the most? (Check all that apply.)
Channel Business
Network Computing
Smart Reseller
Network Magazine
VARBusiness
Packet Magazine
Telecom Business
Other, please specify:
* 5. Approximately how many employees are in your company?
Please select
Less than 5 employees
5 - 14 employees
15 - 29 employees
30 - 49 employees
50 - 99 employees
100 - 499 employees
500 - 999 employees
Greater than 1000 employees
* 6. What is your company's annual revenue?
Please select
Less than $250K
$250K - $500K
$0.5 - $1 million
$1 - $5 million
$5 - $10 million
$10 - $25 million
$25 - $50 million
$50 - $100 million
$100 - $500 million
Greater than $500 million
7. What percentage of sales comes from the following customer segments?
Commercial Wholesale
Wholesale
Schools
Middle Market (GBM)
Enterprise (National Market)
Government
ISPs
Finance
xLECs
Retail
8. What percentage of sales comes from each sales distribution model?
Direct Sales
Telesales
Third Party Agents
Indirect Channels
Catalogues
Other
9. What is the size of your active customer base?
1 - 49
50 - 99
100 - 199
200 - 499
500 - 999
More than 1000
10. What is the size of your installed customer base?
1 - 99
100 - 299
300 - 499
500 - 999
1000 - 1999
More than 2000
11. Specify the number of employees and degree of certification within each category.
12. Will your sales representatives be dedicated to selling only Allstream services?
Yes
No
If yes, how many sales representatives will be dedicated?
Please name those sales representatives who will be dedicated, and their titles.
How many sales representatives will be selling Allstream products part-time?
How many employees will work in an administrative role to support Allstream products?
Please name those representatives and their titles.
13. Which one best describes your company's business activity?
Primary Business Activity (Select only one.)
Network Management/Monitoring
Systems/Network Integration
Networking VAR/Distributor
Telecom VAR/Interconnect
Consulting Services
Internet Web Developer/Integrator
Internet Service Provider
Application Service Provider
Telecommunications Agent
Other, please specify:
Additional Business Activities (Check all that apply.)
Network Management/Monitoring
Systems/Network Integration
Networking VAR/Distributor
Consulting Services
Internet Web Developer/Integrator
Internet Service Provider
Application Service Provider
Telecommunications Agent
Other, please specify:
14. Please specify your company's annual revenue contribution in % from each of the following products.
(Give the percentage for all that apply. Total must not exceed 100%.)
WAN Hardware (routers, FRADs, CSU/DSUs, multiplexers, modems, etc.)
WAN Services (private leased lines, ATM, frame relay, transparent LAN, etc.)
Internet Services (dial-up, dedicated, web hosting, etc.)
Telephony Products (PBX, key systems, handsets, dialers, ACD, CTI, etc.)
Telephony Services (local, long distance, toll-free, etc.)
LAN Hardware (NICs, hubs, switches, routers, etc.)
Network Security (firewall, intrusion detection systems,VPN, virus software, etc.)
Computer Hardware, Servers and Peripherals
Computer Software (PC software, Network Management Software, Operating Systems, etc.)
Multi-media Systems (video)
IP Telephony (gateways, IP phones, IP PBX/Key, Control Managers, etc.)
Wireless
15. Please specify your company's annual revenue contribution in % from each of the following services.
(Give the percentage for all that apply. Total must not exceed 100%.)
Network Design
Security and Policy Design Application Development
Consulting
Project Management/Implementation
Training
Network Management/Monitoring
Application Development
16. What other service providers are you currently contracted with?
Bell Canada
Group Telecom
Sprint
Telus
Others, please specify
None of the above
17. Which carrier services do you sell?
Voice
Local
Long Distance
Toll-Free
Calling Cards
Prepaid Calling Cards
Hardware
Data
Private Line
Frame Relay
ATM
IP-VPN
Transparent LAN Service
Internet
Dial-Up
Dedicated Access
Hosting
Security
Wireless Services
Hardware
Others, please specify
18. What monthly sales volume do you estimate you will do with Allstream after one year?
Please select
$1000 - $4999
$5000 - $9999
$10000 - $19999
$20000 - $29999
$30000 - $39999
$40000 and over
19. In which of the following programs is your company an authorized participant?
20. Please list the name and phone number of your customers where work has been c
ompleted.
21. Comments:
1) Briefly describe how the Allstream Alliance Program would be a good fit for
your business strategy over the next 2 years.
2) Briefly describe an example of your last solution sold and how Allstream's
service could have been included in this sale.
3) Provide current projects for which Allstream's services can be proposed i.e
., service, nature of project, estimated billing, etc.
4) Describe your marketing plans & sales strategy (Telemarketing, Outbound Sal
es, etc.) over the next 2 years.
5) Provide dates and times of availability within the next 5 business days to disc
uss the program.
22. Please complete this brief forecast, by units, for all Allstream produc
ts you plan to sell.
Thank you for taking the time to complete this applications.