Small and Medium Business (SMB) Partner Acceleration – The initiative will feature the launch of the McAfee Partner Acceleration Center, a one-stop portal for partners to help partners become the Trusted Security Advisor for their SMB customers with Sales Tools and Marketing Assets that guide them through the McAfee SMB sales lifecycle, according to McAfee.

Flexible Delivery Model Initiative – In 2011 McAfee will launch two new partner programs that address the needs of many small to medium size businesses, the company claims. The effort will address Cloud-based SaaS solutions, Managed Services and Outsourced Services Providers. The SaaS Monthly Designation will be available to all McAfee SecurityAlliance Reseller partners who are looking for improved profitability through a monthly recurring revenue model and features easy access to sales and marketing resources focused on this product line. The Services Provider program that has been running in pilot in EMEA will be the basis for the worldwide launch of the Managed Services Provider and Outsourced Services Provider partner types, McAfee says.

Emerging Technology Program — This program will allow McAfee to provide a laser focus on key go-to-market partners in a particular region or who demonstrate a particular expertise in these new technology areas (i.e., Virtualization, Mobility and Cloud Services), McAfee says. The invitation-only program will provide training and enablement as well as additional profitability benefits to those partners who invest in the McAfee Emerging Technology Program, McAfee adds.