Who We Are
The ASCDI is an international, US based, non-profit organization, representing businesses engaged in the sustainable reuse, repair, refurbishment, resale, and responsible disposal of technology equipment, promoting ethical practices, and advocating for policies that advance responsible environmental and data protection practices.
Publicity
Published articles, press releases, and podcasts for member companies. Social media promotion to end-users and others in our industry.
Information
Fraud alerts, government legislation, and monthly newsletters to keep our members informed on pertinent industry news.
Charity
Our charity foundation has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars for scholarships and other worthwhile purposes.
Representation
ASCDI serves on various governmental and non-profit counsels to express the interests of the secondary IT industry.
Community
Member companies are vetted and voted into the ASCDI by the members to ensure only the most trustworthy companies are admitted.
Networking
Creates opportunities for member companies to meet with one another through in-person and virtual events.
Education
Webinars teaching industry-wide best practices and advice from experts in our industry.
Member Discounts
Members receive discounts to ASCDI and ASCDI Association Partner events.
Ethics
Promote and enforce high ethical standards of business conduct within the industry.
Benefits of Membership
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Resellers (no end users) can receive our instant equipment Buy/Sell listings
•Receive only the equipment trades you want (by manufacturer)
•Deal with companies who are following the ASCDI Code of Ethics
•Use our IPhone or Android versions for “trading on the go”
•Upload spreadsheets of inventory for sale
•Search our database for the equipment you need
•Free trial available
$100 a month for ASCDI Members. $150 a month for non-members.
Resale and Service Industry News
IBM Watson for Cyber Security Beta Program Launches with 40 Clients Globally
Cognitive Systems Cited as New Priority by Nearly 60 Percent of Security Professionals ARMONK, N.Y. - 06 Dec 2016: IBM Security (NYSE: IBM) today announced that global leaders in banking, healthcare, insurance, education and other key industries have joined the IBM...
IBM Launches New Bluemix Services with GitHub and Slack Integration to Speed App Development in the Cloud
-- New cloud services provide developers with one hub to easily access, construct, and scale preconfigured toolchains across the enterprise, designed to reduce time to value ARMONK, N.Y. - 06 Dec 2016: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new Bluemix services designed to...
Cloud services are about to get (a lot) more expensive in Europe
Posted on Friday, December 9, 2016 in Hybrid Cloud, Cloud Storage, Private Cloud Data protection laws in Europe are already quite stringent – which is why the Safe Harbor agreement with the US collapsed so spectacularly. However new regulations that come into force in...
Could Huawei be about to acquire HPE?
Posted on Thursday, December 8, 2016 in Storage, Hard Disk Drives Following the recent OpenStack summit in Barcelona, rumours have been circulating that Chinese firm Huawei is planning to acquire Hewlett Packard Enterprise. More than tradeshow gossip though, the story...
Supreme Court Say Apple Must Relitigate a $399 Million Verdict
This week a unanimous Supreme Court reversed a $339 million damage award in a design patent infringement case Apple brought against Samsung. While the decision is an important victory for Samsung, the case is not over. Lower courts will now have to reconsider damages...
Supreme Court to Consider “First Sale” Doctrine
Absent any express restrictions on resale, anyone who purchases a patented product from the patent owner in the U.S acquires an implied right to use and resell (but not make) the product without being liable for infringement. Last week the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to...
Zensar Technologies Launches The Vinci, Intelligent Managed Services Platform at Gartner’s Data Center, Infrastructure & Operations Management Conference 2016, Booth #365
New Infrastructure Management Services Platform Empowers Enterprises to Realize Return on Digital™ Westborough, MA, December 2, 2016 : Zensar Technologies, a leading provider of digital solutions, software and infrastructure services, announced today they will be...
IBM and Pfizer to Accelerate Immuno-oncology Research with Watson for Drug Discovery
Collaboration combines IBM Watson’s cognitive computing capabilities with Pfizer’s scientific knowledge to help scientists generate meaningful insights ARMONK, New York and NEW YORK - 01 Dec 2016: IBM (NYSE: IBM) Watson Health and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today...
IBM Named a Leader in Application Programming Interface (API) Management Solutions
IBM cited for supporting combined strategies for API management, PaaS, and integration ARMONK, N.Y. - 30 Nov 2016: IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that Forrester Research named IBM a leader in its recent report, The Forrester Wave™: API Management Solutions, Q4 2016....
Amazon’s Snowmobile debut in Las Vegas shows why Cloud archiving doesn’t work
Posted on Friday, December 2, 2016 in Hybrid Cloud, Cloud Storage, Private Cloud Cloud providers like Amazon have long advertised their unlimited storage capacity as the solution to the limitations of on-site data centers. And although AWS does have virtually...