Member News
ASCDI Legislative, Customs, and IBM Announcements
Here is an update on some ASCDI Legislative issues, import/export and two IBM announcements (with a slant IBM did not announce.) As you know by now the ASCDI has been working on "getting the word out with regard to the Right to Resell issue which is to be ruled on by...
ASCDI Right to Resell Supreme Court Update
As you know, the ASCDI filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the Kirtsaeng v. Wiley case (in favor of the right to buy and resell legitimately purchased products). There are some really good articles in the Wall Street Journal online and on CNN online about...
An Important Message from ASCDI President Joe Marion
ASCDI/NATD members, your ownership rights are under attack! Today, you have the right to freely import and resell a wide array of information technology products from around the world. Under current US Copyright law, manufacturers lose the right to restrict resale...
GLOBALINX Earns Pair of Awards at Channel Partners
Rochester, NY – Voice and data provider GLOBALINX has earned a pair of awards from its recent participation at the Channel Partners Conference and Expo in Orlando, FL. The event this September marked the inaugural year of the iAreaNet Channel Partners awards, which...
Ascdi-Natd European Conference – Update
HP SESSIONS UPDATE! HP FINANCIAL SERVICES GLOBAL REMARKETING PERSPECTIVE WITH JT SILVESTRI, HP FINANCIAL SERVICES Structure of Global Team Product Types Traded Target Market Join JP Silvestri on Thursday, October 4 at 2:45 PM in Studio IV TAKING THE BRAKES OFF - FULL...
Ascdi-Natd European Conference – Update
October 3 - 5, 2012 - Madrid, Spain TECH SERVICES SESSION UPDATE! Astrid Holzmann, Business Development Manager, Technogroup IT-Services GmbH will lead a discussion about: The impact of cloud-related concentration of data centers. Increasing OEM restrictions and how...
ASCDI updated Anti-Counterfeit Policy
The ASCDI Anti-Counterfeit Policy has been in effect for approximately 18 months and has been well-received. Over that time period, a number of ASCDI members have requested clarification in certain areas. Also, recent changes have been made by the SAE G19...
Ascdi-Natd European Conference – Update
IBM SESSION AND UPDATE ADDED TO THE AGENDA! Tim Glinski, Program Director, IBM Third Party Practices & Support, who has served in this position for many years in the United States, has now been given responsibility for the European Union as well. We are excited...
ASCDI Important Announcement – Europe and US IBM Relations
In 2009, IBM’s Industry Relations Manager for Europe retired with no apparent replacement planned. Seeing a need to address issues and questions from the third party industry, the ASCDI began “lobbying” IBM for someone to assume the position. It has been over three...
The UK Supreme Court rules against one of our Members
This past July the United Kingdom Supreme Court issued a ruling which will hurt information-technology users in the United Kingdom by costing them more than any other developed nation in the world for the same equipment. The ruling was also a new type of...