Re: Excellent opportunity - highly discounted IBM PCs

Here's some news ....

IBM is getting out of the PC business.
How does this affect what we're doing?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/12/03/BUGU3A5S041.DTL

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/12/03/financial0826EST0021.DTL

Your thoughts????

At 05:33 PM 12/2/2004, Jack McCredie wrote:
>Colleagues,
>
>As you may have heard, UCB and IBM have concluded an excellent purchasing
>agreement. The new program Web site will soon be available, but the terms
>and conditions of the contract are already in place. Several UCB
>organizations have concluded purchases at very favorable terms. Presently
>there is an excellent offer available through next Friday, December 10,
>that exceeds the normal terms of the contract.
>
>BAS has recently put together multiple orders from across 6 departments
>for IBM laptops and desktops, which together represents a combined
>purchase of over $50,000. This makes other campus departments eligible
>for additional discounting above our standard 40% discount under the terms
>of our strategic agreement with IBM. IBM has provided us with additional
>discounts on two selected models only, one desktop PC and one laptop PC as
>follows:
> * IBM ThinkCentre S50 Small Form Factor Desktop PC (IBM
> p/n: 8183GVU): $773.00
> Highlights: SFF, Pentium 4 3.2 GHz, RAM 512MB, HD 80 GB, CD-RW /
> DVD-ROM combo, LAN EN, Fast EN, Gigabit EN, Windows XP Pro, no monitor,
> Manufacturers Warranty: 3 years with next day on-site repair
>
> * IBM ThinkPad T42 Laptop PC (IBM p/n: 23743VU): $1,785
> Highlights: Pentium M 1.7 GHz, RAM 512 MB, HD 80 GB, CD-RW/DVD-R
> Multi-Burner, Mdm, Intel 802.11b/g wireless, 1Gb Ethernet, Windows XP
> Pro, 14.1" TFT, Manufacturers Warranty: 3 years with next day on-site repair
>
>These special discounts will remain in effect from today through Friday,
>December 10th. We are encouraging all departments across the campus that
>have been contemplating purchasing IBM equipment, to consider this
>special opportunity.
>
>To purchase these selected models or other IBM PCs under our agreement,
>please see the attached one-page instructions on how to place your order.
>
>Regards,
>
>Jack McCredie
>Associate Vice Chancellor, Information Technology
>Chief Information Officer
>209 Evans Hall
>University of California, Berkeley
>Berkeley, CA 94720-3812
>510-642-4096

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Received on Fri Dec 3 08:12:34 2004