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StrikeIron Marketplace API Partner Program

”Start making money now with on-demand data and functionality”

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Partners can start making money instantly by integrating their applications with multiple Web services from the StrikeIron Marketplace. Our Marketplace API allows our Web services to be seamlessly integrated on-the-fly so your customers never have to leave your application to access new Web services.

This free API includes functionality such as registering a new user to the Marketplace, offering free Web service trials, providing usage information, and creating customized WSDLs for each Web service in the Marketplace for usage tracking and determining transaction-based commissions to the partner.

And best of all, StrikeIron takes care of the Web services commercialization infrastructure and process so Partners can focus on selling their applications.

What are StrikeIron Marketplace Web Services?

StrikeIron is the leader in Web services commercialization and providing trusted, reliable Web services for access to real–time external data and functionality. The StrikeIron Marketplace includes Web Services from StrikeIron as well from many other providers. In addition to a single source and a single usage bill, utilization of these Web services via the StrikeIron Marketplace provides a single User ID and a consistent, normalized interface for accessing multiple Web services from multiple vendors.

StrikeIron Marketplace Web Services cover the broadest spectrum of real-time data sources including financial data, company data, customer contact data and ecommerce data. They all take advantage of the commercialization features and infrastructure, tools, services and marketing provided by the Marketplace. Click here to learn more.

Why Integrate the StrikeIron Marketplace API?

  • StrikeIron Marketplace Web Services provide a fast and low cost way to provide added value to your offerings and build a competitive advantage. The following are just some of the advantages of integrating the StrikeIron Marketplace API:
  • Make money on every transaction your customers invoke using a Marketplace Web Service. Click here to learn more about the "Invoke-through" compensation model.
  • Build a competitive edge and provide differentiation.
  • Leverage a sophisticated Web services commercialization platform and take advantage of our pricing, subscription, billing, accounting, and micro–transaction tracking services.
  • Capitalize on the leading trend of SOA implementations by offering data and functionality on–demand as part of your application.
  • Save time and money — Count on StrikeIron’s diverse Web services to provide new features at a lower cost than you could do on your own.

StrikeIron Marketplace API Partners Benefits

The API Partner Program offers ISVs the following benefits.
  • “Invoke-through” model compensates the ISV for every transaction that comes through their customized WSDL.
  • Plug and play access to Marketplace Web Services (API access to the Marketplace).
  • Provides a consistent mechanism and interface for ISVs regardless of Web service(s) being integrated.
  • Represents new revenue opportunities in the high growth Web services market. No cost to join!
  • Integrated ISV interface allows ISVs to quickly and easily add functionality and live data into their applications.
  • Offers a real-time directory of all services available in the Marketplace, including ISV-customized WSDL URLs for each Web service in the Marketplace.
  • Registering and provisioning of Web services usage and licensing is done entirely through the API, so a user never has to leave the ISV application to gain access to or increase access to any Web service within the Marketplace.
  • Customized WSDL model provides usage tracking for individual Web services across multiple ISV applications enabling operational views into customer behavior.
  • Provides for ISV-built niche solutions that can leverage one, several, or all of the Web services from the StrikeIron Web Services Marketplace.

How to join StrikeIron ISV Program

StrikeIron will work with you to identify where and how to best utilize our Web services, provide help on implementation and provide development assistance if new Web services are needed to maximize your return. Becoming a Partner is free but you must apply and be accepted into the program. Here are the simple steps to becoming a Partner:
  1. Download the Marketplace API Kit.
  2. Contact StrikeIron at partners@strikeiron.com or +1.919.467.4545 opt. 5 and let us know you want to become an ISV partner.
  3. Complete the Partner agreement.
  4. Integrate the StrikeIron Marketplace API into your applications.
  5. Notify your customers about your exciting new features!

Download Free Whitepaper

Click here to download a copy of our Whitepaper: Extending ISV Applications Utilizing Web Services.