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Meet the new members
- Siemens Financial Services GmbH
HP expands global
recycling program
Net Optics announces products are
RoHS compliant
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Meet the new members
Siemens Financial Services GmbH With some 1,700 employees and an international network of
financial companies coordinated by Siemens Financial Services GmbH, Munich,
the Siemens Financial Services (SFS) Group offers a broad range of financial
solutions. This covers activities from sales and investment financing to
treasury services, fund management and insurance brokerage. SFS' key
customers are above all internationally active industrial and services
companies, as well as public-sector operators. SFS supervises 21 leasing
companies plus a range of partner companies worldwide. The Siemens Group SFS
was founded in 1997. Visit www.siemens.com/sfs. PCA
acquired by Clarey Technology Partners Phoenix Computer Associates, Inc. (PCA) is pleased to
announce that the company has been acquired by Clarey Technology Partners,
LLC, a California-based company skilled and practiced in providing capital,
strategies and alliances for emerging growth companies. Additionally, the
company has entered into an Accounts Receivable Management program with LSQ
Funding Group LC. This program will
provide the necessary working capital to continue to build the organization
and to expand their quality product and services offerings. As a part of this
move, there will be a change to a centralized billing and accounts receivable
system so all future payments are directed to PCA through LSQ, which will be
noted on the invoice. All of PCA’s
outstanding operating management and professional sales and product teams
will continue to serve you. Visit www.phoenixcomputer.com. Cisco
Cisco extends switching leadership Cisco Systems announced the latest product for its
integrated switching portfolio with the introduction of the Cisco Catalyst
Blade Switch 3020 for HP BladeSystem c-Class. Working with HP as a
BladeSystem Solution Builder program member, Cisco designed this switch
specifically for the new HP BladeSystem c-Class, the company's
next-generation blade architecture. The Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020
offers HP BladeSystem customers industry-leading intelligence and resilience
including high availability, enhanced security, advanced quality of service
(QoS), and flexible management -- all in a compact, integrated solution.
These features and functionality make the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020
ideal in meeting the demanding requirements of data center networks and
helping customers utilize existing network investments to reduce operational
expenses. Visit www.cisco.com. Convergence
IBM applies 3Com telephony solution The market will never look back. That market, according to
Allan Scott, Senior Director for Global Alliances of 3Com Corporation, is the
IP telephony technology market. "In 2005, IP telephony surpassed
traditional telephones. And the market will never look back," Scott told
Infotech. “The greatest growth (of IP
telephony sales) is in the small and medium enterprise (SME) segment, which
happens to be the sweet spot of the IBM System i. 3Com has been shipping IP telephony solutions to the mid-market
since 1998 with over 28,000 IT telephony customers to date. This figure is
expected to increase further with IBM’s customers patronizing it,” he
added. The reasons for making the
switch to IP telephony vary from company to company. The most common benefits
cited can be categorized in two areas: cost savings and business advantage.
"With 3Com announcing the first-ever solution of its kind on System I,
you can join more than 28,000 pure IP telephony customers of all sizes that
3Com has served since 1998. In support of open standards, the 3Com IP
telephony application will be available on System i5 and select iSeries
models on the Linux operating system," an IBM brochure stated.
HP
HP unveils
back-to-school PCs, printers, enhanced tech support In time for the back-to-school buying season, HP announced
a special promotion that offers teachers and students exclusively discounted
pricing on HP consumer products. The products include new HP desktop PCs,
notebooks and printers redesigned for savvy students and trendsetting
teachers. HP also announced new tech support capabilities to help get PCs ready
for school. Qualified students and educators can take up to 15 percent off
the latest consumer technology products by registering for the HP Home &
Home Office Store's Academic Purchase Program at www.hpshopping.com/education.
IBM
Clipping RFID boosts privacy
IBM and a Canadian manufacturer are teaming up to reduce
concerns over privacy and radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. The
tags - essentially tiny radio transmitters -are predicted by many to play an
increasing role in retail merchandising. Privacy advocates, however, are
worried that the tags would continue to transmit after they’ve left the
store, potentially revealing information about consumers. Toronto-based
Marnlen RFiD and IBM have agreed to explore the use of the Clipped Tag
technology for RFID tags. The Clipped Tag technology, developed at IBM's
Watson Research Center, allows consumers to tear off a section of the tag.
This reduces the tag's read range to just a few inches, protecting consumer
privacy while maintaining the benefits of the technology, such as product
authentication or recalls. Labels containing RFID tags are already used in a
wide range of industries to streamline shipping and inventory systems, track
valuable parts and equipment and to authenticate products. Some companies are
starting to use the technology on single items. The pharmaceutical industry,
for example, is using RFID tags to help protect consumers from counterfeit
drugs. Visit www.ibm.com. Intermec
Intermec files patent
infringement lawsuit against Alien Technology Intermec, Inc. filed suit against Alien Technology in the
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware for patent infringement.
Intermec alleges that Alien's Generation 2 RFID readers and tags infringe 10
Intermec patents. Intermec is seeking an injunction prohibiting Alien from
selling the infringing RFID products, as well as monetary damages. Intermec also filed a motion to dismiss a
declaratory judgment action filed by Alien in the U.S. District Court for the
District of North Dakota. Intermec is
moving to dismiss the case on the ground that the North Dakota federal court
does not have jurisdiction to hear the case. Visit www.intermec.com. Recycling
HP expands global recycling program HP announced the expansion of its product return and recycling
program to reach more customers and create new ways for people to discard
used or unwanted electronic equipment in a convenient and environmentally
responsible manner. The company will host a series of product collection
events in the United States throughout the summer to raise awareness and
increase the rate of electronics recycling among consumers. During the local
product collection events, customers can drop off a broad range of products
from any manufac-turer at no charge. All products collected will be recycled
at one of HP’s approved recycling facilities across the United States. These
facilities operate under HP’s global recycling standards, which ensure
responsible product recycling. HP also is expanding its product take back
offering throughout Asia Pacific and Japan, where the company has aligned its
trade-in, refurbishing and recycling operations to offer full asset-recovery
services to commercial customers in the region. These services match existing
consolidated asset-recovery and recycling services offered by HP in Europe
and the Americas. Consumer collection programs also are planned for specified
locations in Australia, China and France. Visit www.hp.com/recycle. Selling Services ProfitablyWelcome fellow members of ASCDI to the second of a series
of articles on Selling Services Profitably, compliments of DecisionOne.
DecisionOne provides national technology support services for mainframes to
desktops, including Sun, IBM, HP Dell and many others. Call Jim Lubeskie for
a quote (717-632-6780). Winning against wounded competitors If you are in the business of selling hardware, you are
faced every day with competition that is selling equipment at close to cost.
If the product is sold for less than cost, you suspect that an error has
taken place. Would any rational company sell a product for less than the
cost? Would you sell a service under its cost? Waste management issues
Net Optics announces
products are RoHS compliant Net Optics, the global leader in passive monitoring access
for network security and monitoring, announced its products are fully
compliant with European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive
(RoHS). To help communi-cate RoHS compliance, Net Optics issued new part
numbers for all RoHS compliant products. Restriction of Hazardous Substances,
an environmental directive adopted in February 2003 by the European Union, is
intended to eliminate hazardous substances in manufactured goods that may
enter the environment when the products reach end of life. This directive
restricts the use of six hazardous materials including lead, mercury,
cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), and
polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in the manufacture of various types of
electronic and electrical equipment. The RoHS directive took effect on July
1, 2006. Visit www.netoptics.com. Return to top
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