This document provides vendor strategists with a summary of the programs announced at the Cisco Partner Summit and an analysis of the impact they will have on the industry as a whole. Specifically, channel financing, channel incentives, managed services channel program, data center channel program, and the small business focus program are highlighted. The company's initiatives to support its partners with new and special incentives during the current economic downturn are a timely and smart strategy to support growth in difficult times.