Update 7/29/14 - 2:19pm:
"Software licensing, hardware costs, and bundles for starters and Catalyst 6500 upgrades."
Network World: A breakdown of Cisco ACI pricing
Earlier this week, Cisco emailed the following invitation to its Channel Partners:
Invitation to the Q4 Program: SeedIT
Please join us to hear about our new Program - SeedIT, which will help our partners SEED our Nexus 9000 switches into customer accounts. Switches sold through this program will be available to partners at up-to a 70% discount, but limited in quantities per customer.
When: Friday, June 27, 2014 - Tuesday, July 1, 2014
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Eastern Time
Where: Virtual/Webex
Please note: A Cisco.com ID with partner-level access is required to register for this training. If you do not have a Cisco.com ID, you can register here. If your Cisco.com ID does not have partner-level access, please contact your company's partner administrator or the Cisco Partner Relations Team at 1-800-GO-CISCO.
A Cisco competitor quips:
"They offered 85% off to a few customers recently, undercutting us by 20-30%, really hitting their channel margin hard or cutting channel out altogether.
"Sad part is a 100% end-to-end Cisco loyal customer gets 50% off. Someone who never bought Cisco and bidding it out gets 85%. Sucks to be loyal."
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