PureWRX: Reinventing The Secondary Market for Networking

A Certified Pre-Owned program comprehensively reduces the sales of unauthorized (gray market) products—providing end users a trusted option for maintaining an established network. Meanwhile, OEMs enjoy a new and highly profitable revenue channel that has very strategic benefits. For the last 20 years, team at PureWRX have been building CPO (Certified Pre-Owned) programs for OEMs […]

Service Abuse White Paper (Pricewaterhouse, AGMA, 2009)

Effectively managing the multi-billion dollar threat from product warranty and support abuse Facing badly bruised credit and financial markets, a sluggish economy, and the obligation to grow or even stabilize revenue and rein in costs, businesses must be keenly aware of threats to business performance and reputation. With much of the world still reeling from […]

Why Should You Buy Juniper Certified Pre-Owned?

Improve your network using Pre-Owned, less expensive hardware officially Certified by Juniper Networks. All Certified Pre-Owned hardware purchased through this program carry the exact same warranty* as the corresponding new product(s), and is eligible for Juniper Care support & services. If purchasing new hardware is simply not an option due to budget limitations, Juniper Certified […]

Hackers Stole $80 Million from a Central Bank because it Had $10 Routers and No Firewall

Bangladesh’s central bank was vulnerable to hackers because it did not have a firewall and used second-hand, $10 switches to network computers connected to the SWIFT global payment network, an investigator into one of the world’s biggest cyber heists said. The shortcomings made it easier for hackers to break into the system earlier this year […]

What’s The Difference?: EOL, EOSL, EOA, EOS

By: Reliant Technology When a particular vendor schedules hardware for End of Service Life, it can be a difficult time for the customers who use those products on a daily basis. Not only do you have to worry about what that means for the future of your EMC or NetApp products, but you also have […]

E-commerce Makes B2B Sales Teams Stronger

Don’t think of e-commerce as an alternative to traditional sales methods. Think of it as a way to make your existing sales channels more effective. Some people think that launching a B2B e-commerce initiative is a sure-fire way to draw the ire of the sales team. After all, doesn’t an investment in e-commerce signify the […]

Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide – A $25.00 Reminder For All Of Us.

Like many of us, I travel a lot for work. It is certainly nothing I particularly enjoy, but it’s just part of the life I’ve chosen running a company. On a recent trip, I was returning my Thrifty Rental car to SFO and noticed that the price on the receipt was approximately $25 higher than […]

Show Me The Money (value of a dollar, part II)

There were some great comments on my previous post: “Let your conscience be your guide – a $25 reminder for all of us.” It was a lesson drawn from a simple experience of getting back $25 on a car rental. I was struck by the many comments around “spend money in business like it’s your […]