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Selecting an IT Asset Disposition Service Provider
Last updated: 12 Dec 2007, 9pp
Gartner Group – Don’t presume that just because two providers indicate that they offer a particular service as a primary competency that the services are identical		 Selecting an IT Asset Disposition Service Provider View PDF
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Experture Group - Balancing Hardware End-of-Life Costs and Responsibilities
Last updated: 1 Apr 2008, 6pp
RFG believes the majority of IT and business executives understand their responsibilities for safe data destruction and hardware disposal at end-of-life; however, significant confusion regarding end-of-life best practices still remains. As international requirements exist in both developed and developing nations regarding data removal and electronic waste (e-waste) disposal, corporate executives have struggled to identify the proper mix of reusable procedures and optimal costs.		 US PW -- Experture Group - Balancing Hardware End-of-Life Costs and Responsibilities View PDF
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Evaluating Technology Life-Cycle Management and Lease-Versus-Own Options
Last updated: 14 Jan 2008, 12pp
IT Capital Investments: Evaluating Technology Life-Cycle Management and Lease-Versus-Own Options.		 Evaluating Technology Life-Cycle Management and Lease-Versus-Own Options View PDF
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IGF's Rapid Online Financing Tool Gaining Traction: IDC Expects 50% YoY Growth
Last updated: 01 Dec 2007, 2pp
This IDC Flash discusses IBM Global Financing's Rapid Online Financing (RoF) program, an Internet-based funding tool that gained significant traction from 2006 to 2007. IDC believes the RoF program could achieve 50% year-over-year growth by the end of 2007.		 IGF's Rapid Online Financing Tool Gaining Traction: IDC Expects 50% YoY Growth View PDF
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Leveraging Used IT Equipment
Last updated: 01 Oct 2007, 7pp
Robert Frances Group believes used equipment can serve a valuable role within IT strategies, as corporations are increasingly pressed to meet new business application demands with limited available funding and skill sets.		 Leveraging Used IT Equipment View PDF
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Lease Versus Purchase: More Than a Numbers Decision
Last updated: 30 Jun 2007, 9 pp
IDC continues to believe that in many situations, technology leasing offers greater operational, strategic, and financial benefits than outright ownership.		 Lease Versus Purchase: More Than a Numbers Decision View PDF
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Gwinnett County Enables IT Change with Structured Financial Solutions
Last updated: 30 May 2007, 5 pp
This IDC Buyer Case Study examines Gwinnett County's process of enabling the transition of its IT infrastructure and streamlining its budget process by implementing a strategic financing program.		 Gwinnett County Enables IT Change with Structured Financial Solutions View PDF
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Yankee Group - "Big Blue Helps SMBs See Green"
Last updated: 7 May 2005, 3 pp
This report is a call to action for clients to step up and dispose of their assets while they can still make money on them. It highlights the e-waste and data privacy risks of improper disposal, and most importantly, this report positions IBM as the leader in this industry with not only the volumes IGF handles but, the emphasis IBM places on refurbishing, reuse and recovery.		 PW - Yankee Group - Big Blue Helps SMBs See Green View PDF
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APC-MGE Financial Service partners with IBM Global Financing
Last updated: 27 Mar 2007, 2pp
APC-MGE announced that it has selected IBM Global Financing to provide a full suite of leasing and financing business and infrastructure processes to fulfill its business mission.		 APC-MGE Financial Service partners with IBM Global Financing View PDF
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Demystifying Commodity and Blade Server TCO - (Total Cost of Ownership) Part Three: Leasing Analysis
Last updated: 02 Feb 2007, 7pp
RFG believes corporations should fully understand the vendor funding opportunities and cost components of commodity and blade servers to optimize the selection of the proper life cycle and financing options.		 Demystifying Commodity and Blade Server TCO - (Total Cost of Ownership) Part Three: Leasing Analysis View PDF
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Demystifying Commodity and Blade Server TCO - Part Two: Numerical Analysis
Last updated: 08 Dec 2006, 10pp
Robert Frances Group believes corporations should make server purchasing and refresh decisions based on a holistic TCO approach that incorporates all cost components and common business practices.		 Demystifying Commodity and Blade Server TCO - Part Two: Numerical Analysis View PDF
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IBM Global Financing Continues Expanding with New Reseller Inventory Financing Program
Last updated: 01 Nov 2006, 2 pp
This IDC Flash discusses IBM Global Financing's launch of a new program that provides revolving lines of credit for small and medium-sized United States-based IT resellers for purchases from authorized suppliers, typically IT distributors or manufacturers.		 IBM Global Financing Continues Expanding with New Reseller Inventory Financing Program View PDF
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IBM Global Financing Brings Structured Asset Disposition to the Mid-Market
Last updated: 30 Oct 2006, 2pp
IDC's David Daoud sees IBM's Express Asset Recovery Solutions as filling an important void in IT disposal		 IBM Global Financing Brings Structured Asset Disposition to the Mid-Market View PDF
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Demystifying Commodity and Blade Server TCO - Part One: An Opportunity for Leasing
Last updated: 24 Oct 2006, 5pp
Robert Frances Group believes enterprises should evaluate the cost implications of their commodity and blade server purchasing strategies to optimize total cost of ownership (TCO) effectively.		 Demystifying Commodity and Blade Server TCO - Part One: An Opportunity for Leasing View PDF
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Software Leasing: Benefits and Pitfalls
Last updated: 06 Aug 2006, 2pp
Adam Braunstein, Robert Frances Group (RFG) analyst, explains how software leasing offers enterprises the ability to conserve the up-front capital expenditures required when acquiring new software packages.		 Software Leasing: Benefits and Pitfalls View PDF
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The Language of Leasing PCs
Last updated: 23 May 2006, 6pp
Adam Braunstein, Robert Frances Group (RFG) analyst, lays out the language of leasing in this Research Note and goes one step further as he dares to compare PC financing from Dell, HP and IBM Global Financing.		 The Language of Leasing PCs View PDF
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A Rationale for PC Leasing and Refresh: Power Consumption and Monies Reinvestment
Last updated: 04 Apr 2006, 5pp
Robert Frances Group believes hard dollar savings alone, especially with the fair market and zero-percent leasing options available from leasing companies, can justify leasing new PC equipment.		 A Rationale for PC Leasing and Refresh: Power Consumption and Monies Reinvestment View PDF
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A Rationale for PC Leasing and Refresh: Risk Mitigation
Last updated: 31 Mar 2006, 5pp
Robert Frances Group believes hard dollar savings alone, especially with the fair market and zero-percent leasing options available from leasing companies, can justify leasing new PC equipment.		 A Rationale for PC Leasing and Refresh: Risk Mitigation View PDF
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The Downside of Keeping PCs beyond Three Years and How Leasing Can Help
Last updated: 01 Dec 2005, 11pp
Robert Frances Group believes PC leasing can offer valuable hard and soft dollar savings over purchasing, as well as valuable productivity gains for enterprises lacking effective PC life cycle disciplines.		 US - For BP LIT - The Downside of Keeping PCs beyond Three Years and How Leasing Can Help View PDF
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Demystifying PC Total Cost of Ownership: How Leasing Can Help
Last updated: 04 Oct 2005, 5pp
Robert Frances Group believes minimizing PC costs requires IT and business executives to adopt a view of PC total cost of ownership (TCO) that includes consideration of breakage, operational, and residual value costs, as well as processes that leverage actual cost data.		 Demystifying PC Total Cost of Ownership: How Leasing Can Help View PDF
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Building a Leasing Literate Salesforce
Last updated: 01 May 2007, 6pp
Bruce R. Stuart, ChannelCorp Management Consultant, describes leasing from the salesperson and sales management perspective. Specifically, the White Paper will answer the question "Why should an IT salesperson become leasing literate".		 Access restricted View PDF
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Grow and Profit with IBM Global Financing
Last updated: 17 Apr 2007, 8 pp
This White Paper created by ChannelCorp Management Consultants provides insight on how IBM Certified Used Equipment & IBM Asset Recovery Solutions can help BP's growth & profitability.		 Grow and Profit with IBM Global Financing View PDF
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Unlock cash with IBM Global Financing
Last updated: 08 Dec 2006, 9pp
Bruce R. Stuart, ChannelCorp Management Consultant, describes how business partners can unlock cash flow to fuel growth by introducing End User Leasing into their financial structure and salesforce toolkit.		 Access restricted View PDF
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Software and Services
Last updated: 1 Apr 2007, 8 pp
This financial perspective from IBM Global Financing looks at the growing trend toward financing software and services.		 US - Software and Services Financing - Financial Perspectives View PDF
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Avnet Technology Solutions
Last updated: 01 Jul 2007, 2pp
When Avnet Technology Solutions needs to provide genuine IBM systems to resellers who either prefer used equipment for its lower cost, or to match or replace existing systems, its first choice is IBM Certified Used Equipment from IBM Global Financing.		 US - Avnet Technology Solutions View PDF
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ADESA chooses IBM Asset Recovery Solutions to do its bidding
Last updated: 01 Jan 2006, 2pp
How IBM Asset Recovery Solutions advised and assisted ADESA with every aspect of equipment logistics and disposition.		 ADESA chooses IBM Asset Recovery Solutions to do its bidding View PDF
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Champion Solutions Group realizes significant benefits in IBM relationship
Last updated: 02 May 2005, 4 pp
Champion uses lower-cost IBM Certified Used Equipment™ to respond to client requests and provides affordable IT solutions when new IT solutions are not within the client's budget.		 Champion Solutions Group View PDF
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Bendigo Bank Bolsters Growth Strategy with IBM Global Financing
Last updated: 16 Apr 2007, 2 pp
Bendigo Bank General Manager, Infrastructure Services, Gary Doig said the bank had decided to consolidate its leasing arrangements to reduce complexity. "After speaking to IBM Global Financing, we decided to put all the bank's leasing business with them going forward,"		 US - Bendigo Bank Bolsters Growth Strategy with IBM Global Financing View PDF
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Forever 21 and IBM fashion a one-stop POS solution with just the right fit
Last updated: 26 Apr 2005, 2 pp
Retailer Forever 21 installs state-of-the-art Point-of-Sale (POS) equipment financed through a customized lease from IBM Global Financing.		 US - Forever 21 and IBM fashion a one-stop POS solution with just the right fit View PDF
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Bekins HomeDirectUSA
Last updated: 26 May 2005, 2 pp
Bekins HomeDirectUSA drives service levels higher with an integrated solution from IBM		 US - Bekins HomeDirectUSA View PDF
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Farmers' Trading cuts costs and adds value with IBM Global Financing
Last updated: 4 Feb 2005, 2 pp
"In order to save money, we first needed to invest. IBM Global Financing offered a unique solution that truly added value to a business like ours" - Peter Burggraaf, Information Technology Manager, Farmers' Trading Co. Ltd.		 US - Farmers' Trading View PDF
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Cummins, Inc. revs up savings in worldwide rollout with Asset Recovery Solutions by IBM Global Financing
Last updated: 3 May 2005, 4 pp
How Cummins, Inc., a worldwide corporation with more than 200 offices in 24 countries operating 20,000 computers, achieved financial and logistical benefits by counting on IBM Asset Recovery Solutions to manage the collection, sale and proper disposal of existing computers from IBM and other vendors.
(4 pages, 490Kb, last modified May 3, 2005.)		 US - Cummins, Inc. revs up savings in worldwide rollout with Asset Recovery Solutions by IBM Global Financing View PDF
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Rustoleum gets more for less with IBM Global Financing
Last updated: 23 May 2005, 2 pp
Rustoleum's vast store of data on customer needs and buying habits is literally driving its success. IBM information technology makes it possible. And IBM Global Financing's leases make it affordable -- even with non-IBM equipment.		 US - Rustoleum gets more for less with IBM Global Financing View PDF
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