tictech: Purchasing Technology

From: Walker, Charlie (chwalker@seattleschools.org)
Date: Mon Oct 28 2002 - 15:17:21 PST

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    Folks,

    When purchasing any technology products, a good idea is the check the
    "Inside" page first. We list the tried and true products such as the HP
    1200n.
    http://inside.seattleschools.org/area/purchasing/purchasingprinters.xml
    Also Kathy Davis in purchasing does an outstanding job of sourcing the best
    price for a product. Also your fiscal secretary has access to B2B at Dell
    and Office Depot. B2B saves us money on each order.

    If you plan to purchase a "low cost" inkjet, it should be considered
    disposable. The low end inkjets also should not be considered a network
    printer even though you can share them or use a Jetdirect box.

    We are evaluating Jetdirect boxes and will have a flyer on the web soon.
    Using the Jetdirect is the only supportable method to network your
    non-networked printers.

    Software:
    http://inside.seattleschools.org/area/purchasing/purchasingsoftware.xml

    In response to some of the postings about software purchases. All Microsoft
    purchases should be purchased through the WSIPC Select Agreement. Our
    purchasing department processes the orders using this agreement. These are
    the very best prices you can get other than though the Microsoft Company
    Store by an employee. You should buy the "license only" and NOT the
    Software Assurance (SA) (it's a lease) unless you are going to be around for
    three years to keep the software and hardware updated. You will also want
    to purchase the media with your order. The prices are on the "inside site"
    and I will attempt to make it more user friendly in the future.

    Other software is available on the "Inside" and if you have a great place
    you think should be listed let me know and I check it out.

    Thanks!

    Charlie Walker
    Manager, Customer Support
    252-0303
    chwalker@seattleschools.org

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