BANYAN OBLIGATIONS Clause Samples

BANYAN OBLIGATIONS. 4.1 PUBLIC ENDORSEMENT. Banyan will publicly and internally endorse the Microsoft Enterprise Solutions Platform as the preferred Platform for delivery of Enterprise Services in the Go-to-Market Focus Areas. Additionally, Banyan will publicly and internally endorse the Microsoft Enterprise Solutions Platform (with explicit reference to Microsoft Windows NT Server, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Site Server) as the recommended Platform for transition from Banyan's VINES and StreetTalk for Windows NT network operating system platform and Banyan's BeyondMail and Intelligent Messaging client and server products. 4.2 MCSES & MCSDS. Banyan will cause a minimum of 500 employees to be certified as MCSEs or MCSDs during the Term. This level will be aggressively pursued with a commitment to achieve an incremental minimum of [**] MCSEs and MCSDs by [**], an incremental minimum of [**] additional MCSEs and MCSDs in [**] (for a cumulative total of [**] MCSEs and MCSDs), and an incremental minimum of [**] additional MCSEs and MCSDs in [**] (for a cumulative total of 500 MCSEs and MCSDs) of the Term. Banyan employees certified as MCSEs or MCSDs as of the Effective Date and new employees hired after the Effective Date with previously earned MCSE or MCSE certification shall not count toward fulfillment of these minimums. Should a Banyan employee whose certification has been previously counted according to the requirements of this Section no longer remain employed by Banyan, such event shall not reduce the calculation of the number of certifications Banyan's employees have achieved toward fulfillment of these requirements. Banyan shall report its achievements on MCSE/MCSD certifications, including specific tests passed and the location of MCSE/MCSD certified consultants by state and country twice per calendar year during the Term, no later than each June 30 and December 31. 4.3 CUSTOMER SOLUTION CENTER(S). Throughout the Term, and where applicable to meet Banyan's business needs, Banyan will staff, equip and operate one or more Banyan Customer Solution Center(s). Initial locations may include but not limited to a location in Westboro, Massachusetts. Banyan shall be responsible for staffing and all other day-to-day aspects, costs and effects of the Customer Solution Center(s). At each such location, an appropriate set of hardware, software, and marketi...