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ASCDI Inside
ASCDI Chair attends NATD Meeting As convergence continues, synergies grow between dealer
groups ASCDI Chairman Evan Windholz of Frontier Computer
Corporation attended the North American Association of Telecommunication
Dealers (NATD) Meeting in Orlando, FL, in late January in search of finding
synergies between the two groups. Windholz was particularly interested in
NATD’s expanding involvement with the Cisco product line, as well as other
products typically considered ‘data.’ “As telecom networking and data
networking technologies converge, it makes sense for the NATD and ASCDI
leadership to look for ways to work together and to develop meaningful
programming for both memberships,” said Windholz. The change in focus from used to new in telecom is another
shared experience. The two groups began over twenty years ago, both primarily
consisting of companies selling used technology products: computers in the
case of ASCDI and telephony gear in the case of NATD. Increasingly, however,
many NATD members have become authorized dealers of new complete platforms
and/or accessories, even while continuing to have a secondary market
business. As a result the NATD has been strengthening its direct
relationships with OEMs such as Avaya and Cisco. This shift occurred in the
data world some years earlier, so that the ASCDI’s migration path may have
much to offer the NATD as telecom evolves to a more software based industry. Visit www.natd.com. Upfront
Growing market demand
recognized for used AS/400 and used iSeries servers According to Abacus Solutions, a leading provider of new
and refurbished servers, the demand for used AS/400 and used iSeries servers
continues to climb across key industry segments. The company attributes this
growth to two key factors: the growing trend of on-demand business
environ-ments and the heightened focus on technology ROI. “We see tremendous demand for all generations
of used AS/400 and used iSeries models,” said Patrick Hiller, CEO of Abacus
Solutions. “The used IT equipment market, which was once considered an
alternative way of trimming IT expenses, is now mainstream. Companies of all
sizes across the globe are realizing the business benefit of refurbished
equipment - the ability to acquire their ideal IT equipment via purchase,
lease, rent, or trade, while drastically reducing costs. The end result is a
significant return-on-investment.” Visit www.abacusllc.com. Cisco
Linksys
announces SIP-based IP PBX, desktop phones and Gateway Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems, Inc., announced a
new line of SIP-based telephony products for Internet Telephony Service
Providers (ITSPs) targeting large residential, SOHO and very small business
customers. The new line of IP communication solutions includes an IP PBX/Key
system, a wide range of IP desktop phones and an Analog Gateway for connection
to the Public Switched Telephone Network. Used together with an ITSP voice
service, they provide a complete IP telephony system for up to 16 users.
According to AMI research, there are more than 35 million small businesses
worldwide. 56% of these businesses have 1 to 4 users, and another 11.8% have
5 to 19 users. The new Linksys IP telephony products target this market
segment. ITSPs focusing on the higher-end of the residential market or the
lower end of the small business market can deploy services on this platform
to help customers save money. Visit www.linksys.com. Disaster recovery
Disaster Recovery Directory released Following the most active hurricane and natural disaster season
in years, many business owners and professionals have felt the frustration of
not knowing where to turn to find the help they need to get their operations
running normally again. Edwards
Information announces the release of the 15th edition of Edwards Disaster
Recovery Directory to help businesses and organizations plan for and cope
with disaster. Now in its 15th year, Edwards Disaster Recovery Directory is a
400 page business-to-business directory designed to help companies be better
prepared and save time and money when every second counts by quickly locating
crucial but hard-to-find recovery services throughout the United States and
Canada. Available in both hard copy and on CD with hotlinks to vendor
websites, Edwards Disaster Recovery Directory contains thousands of vendor
listings organized into more than 400 categories such as data recovery,
drying and dehumidifica-tion, disaster planning software and more. Visit www.EdwardsInformation.com.
Financial
Newmerix Corp. closes
$5 million in Series B financing led by Siemens Venture Capital Newmerix Corp., a provider of automated testing and change
management software for packaged applications, announced that it has closed a
successful $5 million follow-on Series B financing round, led by Siemens
Venture Capital GmbH. Existing
investors Mobius Venture Capital and IDG Ventures also participated in the
round. Newmerix will use the funds to grow its research and development team
and sales staff, as well as expand the breadth and depth of its Automate!
software suite. Newmerix's Automate! software is an integrated suite of
program management, automated testing and change management software
specifically designed for the unique architecture of packaged applications
such as PeopleSoft, SAP, Oracle and Siebel. Visit www.newmerix.com
or www.siemensventurecapital.com. Intermec
Supply chain technology
leaders colla-borate to demonstrate Gen2 RFID at work iSeries
Kronos
announces availability of Kronos iSeries Central 5.1 Visit www.kronos.com/Products/iSeries.htm. Centerfield
Technology's insure/MONITOR automatically tracks iSeries performance problems Visit www.centerfieldtechnology.com. Market
Asia-Pacific key growth market for iSeries The Asia-Pacific region remains a major market for
computer giant IBM Corp., which sees strong growth for its products,
especially the eServer iSeries systems. According to its director, eServer
iSeries, system and technology group Asia-Pacific Nick Lambert, the region
currently contributes 20 percent of IBM's worldwide revenue. Japan is the largest
market for IBM while Asean is the fastest-growing region. As for New Zealand
and Australia, both countries have recorded reasonable growth. "There
are over 400,000 iSeries systems sold in over 100 countries, with 17 percent
of the systems installed in the Asia- Pacific region. More than 245,000
customers have installed an iSeries system, with 17 percent of them from the
Asia-Pacific region," Lambert said. IBM's customers include those from
the insurance, banking, retail, manufacturing, automotive, consumer
electronics and pharmaceuticals sectors.
In Malaysia, IBM is targeting similar sectors with a special focus on
pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, automotive and banking. Visit www.ibm.com. Return to
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RFID
RFID market $2.71b in
2006 to $12.35b in 2010 IDTechEx has extensively researched the RFID industry to
announce new
forecasts for the years ahead. Cumulative sales of RFID tags for
sixty years until the beginning of 2006 total 2.4 billion, with 600 million
tags being sold in 2005 alone. In 2006, IDTechEx expects 1.3 billion tags to
be sold. Of that about 500 million RFID smart labels will be used for pallet
and case level tagging, but the majority will be used for a range of diverse
markets from baggage and passports to contactless payment cards and drugs. In
the short term large “closed loop” markets requiring high value RFID will
remain very profitable and companies will seek to position themselves as the
leader in hardware and integration in different vertical market segments.
Challenges with tag yield versus cost, frequency acceptance, specification
creep and required performance levels are some of the key issues that are
being resolved to grow the RFID market exponentially over the coming years to
be almost ten times the size in 2016 that it will be in 2006. IDTechEx is a knowledge based company which gives
strictly independent marketing, technical and business advice and services on
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