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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Gain access to the right kind of information, resources, business leaders
and opportunities that you need to continue to grow your business.
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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 Delivers Online Merchants New Cognitive Capabilities That Turn Commerce Insights into More Powerful Customer Experiences
With Watson Analytics Brands can use Everyday Language to Identify Hidden Data Connections and Drive Better Business Performance ARMONK, N.Y. - 03 Dec 2015: IBM today announced new commerce capabilities that help online merchants easily gain the insights needed to...
IBM Advances Hybrid Capabilities to China, Unveils Bluemix Local
BEIJING - 01 Dec 2015: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it will expand the availability of IBM's hybrid cloud capabilities to China through the launch of Bluemix Local, its cloud computing platform that allows enterprises to quickly build apps in a secure manner and...
IBM’s Linux support highlights Industry Trend for Extending Hardware Lifespan
Continuing a move towards increased support for Open Source software, particularly the Linux operating system, IBM has announced new KVM support for their z Systems mainframes. The adoption of Linux KVM support on the z series is hoped to encourage users to migrate...
New IBM Cloud Service Enables Developers to Rapidly Translate Apps into Nine Languages
IBM Globalization Pipeline, Available on IBM’s Cloud Platform, Quickly Opens Apps Up to Fastest Growing Global Markets ARMONK, N.Y. - 25 Nov 2015: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new cloud-based service that enables developers to automatically translate cloud and...
CDS Global Growth: new engineers, better service
2015 has been a year of record growth for Computer Data Source, as more and more customers take advantage of our vendor agnostic support and maintenance services. And to ensure we continue to deliver the same high standards of service and support they know and love,...
Cisco’s ParStream acquisition & what that means for Onsite, Internet of Things Data Storage
Current estimates suggest that the Internet of Things (IoT) will grow to 50 billion connected devices in the next five years. Cisco is keen to claim their share of the market, and has recently announced their planned acquisition of database vendor ParStream. 50...
New IBM Cloud Tool Eliminates the Need for Users to Share Personal Data with Apps
IBM Identity Mixer, now available on Bluemix, enables developers to build apps which protect consumer privacy and combat identity theft ARMONK, N.Y - 20 Nov 2015: IBM (NYSE: IBM) Identity Mixer, a new tool to protect a consumer’s personally identifiable information,...
IBM Research and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Pioneer Next-Generation Cognitive Environments for Business Decision Making
Launch of New Cognitive and Immersive Systems Lab at RPI Will Help Advance More Natural Collaborative Interactions Among Humans and Machines YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. and TROY, N.Y. - 18 Nov 2015: IBM Research (NYSE: IBM) today announced plans for a multi-year...
IBM Rallies Developers to Help Build New Cloud Apps for First Responders
• Partners with Vencore, U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) and the Association of Public Safety Communications (APCO) • IBM Bluemix Cloud Platform Supporting First Responder Application Challenge ARMONK, N.Y. - 17 Nov 2015: IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced...
IBM and Xilinx Announce Strategic Collaboration to Accelerate Data Center Applications
Companies team to develop open acceleration infrastructure, software and middleware to address emerging data center workloads AUSTIN, TX - 16 Nov 2015: IBM (NYSE: IBM), and Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX), today announced a multi-year strategic collaboration to enable...