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Growing
businesses have different needs than enterprise companies do.
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Enterprise
companies typically have their own IT departments, SMBs don�t.� So, the trick is learning to leverage
someone else�s expertise.
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Has anyone here
ever built their own computer?� I
have, several, in fact.� I�ve also
purchased a bunch of what we call white boxes.
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My experience,
learned the hard way, is while you may save on the purchase price, you�ll end
up paying for things on the other end.
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What happens if
you have driver conflicts?
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Did you know,
for example, Compaq maintains a list of drivers for each model of computer.
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Another problem
is licensing.� I�ve been stuck both
without the software I needed and without licenses for software I thought I�d
paid for.
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What are some of
the pit falls?
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Some components
aren�t on the HCL.
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Driver
conflicts.
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Non-existing or
non-responsive support.
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Pirated software
pre-loaded.
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When you run
into problems and your computers are down, who�s paying your employees?
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Purchasing name
brand equipment, either from a reseller or directly from the manufacturer is
a key way to leverage other�s expertise.
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I�d like to
point out that Compaq has specifically researched what SMB need and has
designed desktops and servers to meet the needs of SMBs.
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And key to
today�s seminar is that nobody tests MS software more thoroughly than
Compaq.� When we say it will run MS
software, it will.� Did you know that
there are more than 7000 MCSEs working for Compaq?� That�s more than any other manufacturer and almost more the
twice the next closest of our competitors.�
If fact, MS software is developed on Compaq equipment.
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