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Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Improving the Student:Computer Ratio
When Greg Young, technology director at the Dallas, Texas-area Rylie Family Faith Academies, began working at the school, he had an enormous challenge. He had to figure out how to buy enough computers to serve every student.
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008
CDI Computer Dealers Helps Virginia School District
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CDI Computer Dealers Helps Virginia School District Provide Technology Resources for 4,700 Students Adoption of 300 Refurbished Computers Provides $230,000 in Savings to Louisa County Public Schools and Enables 2:1 Ratio of Students to PCs

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Friday, March 28, 2008
CDI Doubles Capacity for Recycling and Reselling Information Technology
CDI Doubles Capacity for Recycling and Reselling Information Technology Markham, Ontario, March 25, 2008 – CDI Computer Dealers, Inc. (CDI), one of the largest independent re-marketers of IT equipment in North America, today announced the opening of a new, 64,000-square foot processing facility in Toronto that more than doubles its capacity to recycle and remarket technology assets.
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In Secondhand Computer Market, Brand Names are still Important

Whether its cars, watches or computers, the quality behind an established brand extends from new items to used ones.
That's why, all other things being equal, you're better offbuying a business-grade Dell, HP or Lenovo PC than an unbranded "whitebox" unit assembled by a discount supplier.
 
 

Going Refurbished Can Keep Your Operating Systems Consistent For Years

Making sure that software is properly set up—with the right licensing—is one of the top concerns of school technology coordinators. And that's why buying from a large refurbisher such as CDI, North America's leading supplier of secondhand computer equipment for the education market, can eliminate a lot of headaches.
 

Get More Technology for Your Money with Refurbished Computers

By George Moore & Brian Bray 04/2010
 
Tight budgets are convincing many K12 districts to turn to certified refurbished computers as a way to stretch technology budgets. But secondhand computers, and the vendors who sell them, aren't all the same. Our Web seminar panelists, George Moore of Responsive Education Solutions in Texas and Brian Bray, of Lebanon Community Schools in Oregon, offer insights and advice based on their experiences buying refurbished computers.
 

Secondhand Is First-Rate

By Jennifer Demski 04/01/2010
 
Don’t be deterred by the stigma of buying used. Refurbished computers can offer better value and performance than new units, while lessening IT’s environmental footprint.
Consider this: Before you press the power button on a brand-new computer for the first time, it has already used almost 80 percent of the energy it will consume over its lifetime.
 

CDI Supports The Toronto Foundation for Student Success

Marketwire/ 03/31/2010
 
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - March 31, 2010) -  CDI, North America's largest supplier of recertified, brand name computers to the educational market, is now a premier sponsor of the Toronto Foundation for Student Success: Feeding Our Future Program.
 
 

CDI and Numonics Form Partnership

“More than ever, districts understand the need to implement a cost effective, holistic strategy to tackle the technology challenges they face. We provided 250,000 units to schools in North America last year and many of our customers asked us for help in getting cost effective interactive whiteboards and projectors into their classrooms,” said Saar Pikar, General Manager, CDI. “We looked at a number of interactive whiteboards and realized that while many solutions existed in the market few of them covered all the needs of our educators and came in at a reasonable price point. Numonics boards are sold at the best price point in the business, are sturdy, made in the US, and come with the industry’s best warranty and no questions asked customer support. All of these things convinced me that Numonics is the company we wanted to partner with.”
 
 

Cutting Technology Costs with Refurbished Computers

By Alan Dessoff / 01/2010
 
Many district administrators are finding that they can save money on computers by buying preowned ones instead of new ones. The practice has other benefits as well: It allows districts to give more computers to more students who need them, and it also promotes good environmental practices by keeping the machines out of landfills, where they otherwise might wind up. 
 

CDI awarded competitive Bid Contract by TIPS/TAPS

THE JOURNAL / By Scott Aronowitz 07/07/09
 
The Interlocal Purchasing System and Texas-Arkansas Purchasing System, operating jointly as TIPS/TAPS, have awarded a competitive bid contract to Toronto-based computer hardware distributor CDI to purchase refurbished computers in quantity for all districts and schools that choose to use the service. The announcement was made at the 2009 National Educational Computer Conference (NECC) last week in Washington, DC.
 

CDI reports 49.6% Revenue Increase

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CDI, North America's largest supplier of recertified, brand name computers to the educational market, reported a 49.6% percent increase in second quarter sales over the same period last year.

The company has just released revenue figures for 2009 year-to-date. Growth for the first half compared to the same period in 2008 was 39.8%, accelerating to 49.6% in the second quarter. This marked the 5th quarter of strong, continuous growth for the company.
 

Most schools would like to buy PCs for all of their students; Rylie Family Faith Academies found a cost-effective way to do so.

When Greg Young, technology director at the Dallas, Texas-area Rylie Family Faith Academies, began working at the school, he had an enormous challenge. He had to figure out how to buy enough computers to serve every student.

“All of our PCs needed to be updated since the state mandated online testing for the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) state test,” says Young. “Although it doesn’t go into place for a few years, we had to get ready for that.”

CDI Computer Dealers Helps Virginia School District Provide Technology Resources for 4,700

 MARKHAM, Ontario, Aug 05, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Louisa County Public Schools in Mineral, Virginia has radically expanded its computer purchasing power over the past two years, based on a growing relationship with CDI Computer Dealers, Inc. (CDI), one of the largest independent re-marketers of IT equipment in North America.
 
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CDI Doubles Capacity for Recycling and Reselling Information Technology

CDI Computer Dealers, Inc. (CDI), one of the largest independent re-marketers of IT equipment in North America, today announced the opening of a new, 64,000-square foot processing facility in Toronto that more than doubles its capacity to recycle and remarket technology assets. CDI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rolling Meadows, Illinois-based Relational Technology Solutions, refurbishes and then resells or leases the vast majority of the recycled technology rather than placing it in landfills.
 
Link to full article on Reuters
 
 

CDI Computer Dealers Inc. Acquires Division of Techno-Trade Canada of Kitchener, Ontario.

MARKHAM, Ontario -- CDI Computer Dealers Inc. (CDI), one of the largest re-marketers of IT equipment in North America, announces the acquisition of Techno-Trade Canada wholesale and brokerage division, one of the leading manufacturers of whitebox systems and IT remarketing.

 
 
 

Improving technology requires more creativity not more money

"We started with a small budget but big dreams for providing opportunity for students and staff through technology," explained Marilyn J. Dominick, Superintendent of the Jordan Elbridge School District. "So if we were able to achieve our goals in such a short time frame, then I believe anyone can."
 
 
 

Handling E-Waste: The challenges of computer disposal

(Computerworld) -- In April, consulting firm Gartner Inc. reported that the 1 billionth PC had been sold - and the 2 billion mark may be reached as soon as 2008. But disposal of those PCs, when they reach the end of their useful lives, is becoming a hot political issue.
 
Link to full article on Computerworld.com
Employee Purchase Plans

Share the savings on CDI Certified computers with your staff with our Employee Purchase Plans.  Your teachers will get the same high quality computers for the same low price enjoyed by our educational customers while we handle all the logistics and support.

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CDI Announces Perpetual One-To-One Initiative

Chicago, IL, November 23, 2009 - CDI, North America's largest supplier of recertified, brand name computers to the educational market, now provides Schools with a set-annuity technology solution that is perpetual and care-free: PERPETUAL ONE-TO-ONE INITIATIVE (POTO). This initiative dramatically lowers technology costs, provides seamless guaranteed replacement rotation for the equipment while maintaining or improving their computer-to-student ratio.
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CDI Supports The Toronto Foundation for Student Success

"Children need food to keep them focused so that they can learn. CDI is proud to increase academic success for hungry learners by providing funds to support the foundation's efforts," stated Saar Pikar, General Manager, CDI. "We now have an intentional, focused way to help kids that are going to school hungry. The foundation's work is an authentic success story of the community working together to help kids learn better because their minds and stomachs have been fed."
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Second Hand Is First Rate

Don’t be deterred by the stigma of buying used. Refurbished computers can offer better value and performance than new units, while lessening IT’s environmental footprint.
Consider this: Before you press the power button on a brand-new computer for the first time, it has already used almost 80 percent of the energy it will consume over its lifetime.

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