Columbus, Ohio (February 16, 2006)—Redemtech, a leading provider of Technology Change Management (TCM) services, today announced it has become a Community Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher (MAR). Redemtech can install Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional for a $5 administrative fee on computers being donated by corporate entities to eligible recipients.
The Community MAR Program was created by Microsoft and is administered by TechSoup, a one-stop resource for technology needs to non-profits. The goal of the program is to increase the number of usable PCs available to nonprofits, schools and low-income families by reducing the software costs on refurbished computers. The program also benefits the environment by giving new life to computers that may otherwise be destined for recycling or disposal.
Redemtech is the first commercial provider in North America to become a Community MAR, creating an efficient channel for decommissioned computers coming out of large businesses to reach nonprofit organizations. According to a study by CompuMentor up to 40 percent of nonprofit workers do not have Pentium-level computers.
“The addition of Redemtech as a Community MAR partner represents a significant step in helping us provide charitable organizations with the technology they need at a price they can afford,” said Jim Lynch, Senior Program Manager, Recycling and Reuse at TechSoup. “Redemtech has highly developed processes for efficiently refurbishing large volumes of computers, and effectively sanitizing hard drive data prior to disposition. That will encourage more corporations to consider donation and help us take this program to the next level.”
The Redemtech refurbishing process includes registration and discovery, warranted data security, testing, cleaning, imaging, packaging and shipping. Without the steep discounts available to Community MAR participants, the cost of the operating system can exceed all other costs associated with the donation fulfillment process combined.
“The MAR program fits perfectly with our philosophy of encouraging secure reuse of technology whenever possible,” said Robert Houghton, president and founder of Redemtech. “It significantly changes the economics of charitable donation for our corporate clients, making donation a viable option in cases where it otherwise wouldn’t be. That benefits our clients, the charities this program serves and the environment.”
Redemtech TCM services improve the return on IT assets for large and diverse organizations by providing a complete outsourced solution for maximizing utilization of IT assets and safely recycling equipment when reuse is not a viable option. Computers that meet predefined business rules are re-deployed internally, while those that don’t are remarketed, donated to charity, harvested for parts or recycled under a strict zero-export, zero-landfill policy.
For more information on technology systems available to non-profits, visit www.techsoup.org.
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