MCS is working close together with its customers as well as its suppliers. Our philosophy is building long term relations. On the left hand you can click on three items:

Suppliers: MCS is official distributor of all the manufacturers mentioned in this chapter

Distributors: MCS has appointed distributors for its GSM-ISDN Gateway throughout Europe in order to serve better the local markets

M2M Partners: MCS works closely together with M2M Partners from different branches in order to be able to fullfill a the requirements of any kind of a M2M project.

MCS M2M Partnerprogramme

One of our tasks as supplier of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) modules is to bring many new possibilities and solutions, based on this technology, to a public attention. MCS strives to be leading in this role. There for we are looking for partnerships with companies who buy M2M modems from MCS and are using them for specific applications.

Which companies profit from the MCS partner programme?

This partner programme is ment for ‘System Integrators’, manufactures and/or companies who have developed an application based on M2M modems. MCS differentiates these companies in the following categories:

• Telemetry. Remote monitoring of meters and other devices.
• Automotive. Remote monitoring of ‘Black boxes’. Also tracking&tracing solutions fall into this category.
• Alarm. Remote alarming / securing machines/warehouses.
• SMS-solutions. Sending of SMS-messages through GSM-modems
• Vending machines. Remote monitoring of vending machines; ordering of drink/candy through GSM/GPRS
• Medical. Wireless guiding of medical equipment
• Pay terminals. Processing of payments through GSM-network.

Goal of partnership:

• Long term partnership between MCS and your company.
• Extra promotion for M2M in general. We aim positively influencing the conscience of a large public audience by showing as much as possible M2M applications.
• Extra promotion for specific applications of our customers. By showing your application through several channels, additional demand could be created for it. This way you can sell your application better. Ofcouse with a MCS M2M module inside!

What MCS offers to its partners:

• On the MCS website, a special 'M2M Gallery' will show an image + description of your solution. 
• Your application will recieve additional attention in our monthly news mailing, recieved by over 4000 companies (telecom dealers, GSM-network-operators, alarm dealers, system integrators).
• MCS has also an international newsletter, sent to 500 clients in different European countries. If your product is suitable for export, then this medium will also be used for promotion of your product.
• Joint press release to selected magazines and newpapers are possible.
• Joint participation on seminars and/or events are possible.
• A MCS-partner is always first eligible for testing new products/developments, in order that the partner can stay ahead of competition on technological level.

What MCS expects from its partners:

• Purchase of M2M modules through MCS. Partner can choose from variety of GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS /bluetooth modems, IP-stack modems en DECT modems.
• Reference on partner's website to MCS as ‘preferred supplier’.