As promised, Dell has added a link to its partner portal to the company's home page.

"Dell continues to listen to what the channel community has to say and understood the need this site fulfills for its partners. All information on Dell's partner program can be found at this link," said a spokeswoman.

The portal includes information on Dell's PartnerDirect program, a login/registration and links to partner-specific resources such as marketing, financing, deal registration, online ordering, support and Dell Services. There's also information on Dell's logo use guidelines andk, a managed services certification path and a partner messageboard forum.