OETC members interested in purchasing Dell products who don't have a regular Dell account contact may now contact and work with Ryan Svor at Dell. Members can purchase notebooks, servers, desktops, and other Dell products at special OETC pricing.

If you already have a regular Dell account team, you can order through them off the OETC contract as well. Jason Franke and Ryan Svor are working with those teams to update them on the process for ordering off of the OETC contract. Ryan Svor can be reached by phone at 1-800-576-6038 ext. 723-1647 or 512-723-1647.

To access Dell products and OETC pricing, please send Ryan Svor an email at ryan_svor@dell.com requesting access to the OETC/Dell Premier Page. If you have technical questions about the products, please contact Ryan Svor or your existing account team. If you don't know who they are, contact OETC for assistance at 503.694.4499.

Dell has built nine standard configurations - these are the first items you will see on the page. The standard configurations are the lowest priced items on this Premier Page. You can customize the standard configurations or build your own. Please provide feedback on these configurations to OETC or Dell.

Effective August 1, 2008, Trend Micro will no longer offer the InterScan hardware appliances: InterScan Messaging Security Appliance (IMSA), InterScan Web Security Appliance (IWSA), and InterScan Gateway Security Appliance (IGSA).

With this change, Trend Micro will continue to provide security solutions, software virtual appliances and hosted services for gateway security since these options are more flexible and valuable to customers.

Contact Trend Micro Sales & Technical Support
For any questions or concerns including details and timelines for product support and EOL process, please contact technical support. Trend Micro technical support telephone numbers can be found at www.trendmicro.com/support.

DakTech was recently awarded an additional three-year contract to offer their Plaidbooks notebooks, computers, and servers to OETC members at special prices. DakTech offers a seven-year parts warranty and free hard-drive imaging, among other special features. Visit the OETC website at http://www.oetc.org/cgi-bin/searchbytype.pl and use DakTech’s online configurator to select exactly the computers or servers you're looking for.


- DakTech Offers an Industry-Leading 7-Year Parts Warranty

- DakTech Offers Free Hard Drive Imaging

- DakTech Offers Free Return Tags for Parts Returns

- DakTech Offers Direct Advance Parts Replacements

- DakTech Offers Direct Advance LCD Replacement from ViewSonic and a Full 3-Year Warranty on the LCD Including the Backlight

- DakTech Offers Free 3-Year Drop Damage Warranty on all PlaidBooks

- DakTech Offers Free-Hardware Giveaway on a purchase of 10 PCs or laptops

And check out the new DakTech Orion Mini PC. It mounts behind the LCD. View the information about this mini PC at: http://www.daktech.com/specials/Orion.pdf


Have questions about DakTech pricing? Please contact the OETC staff at 503.694.4499 or call Mike Tupa direct at 888-761-8540 or email him at mtupa@daktech.com.



Julie Chappelle
OETC Communications Coordinator
8995 SW Miley Rd., Suite 101
Wilsonville, OR 97070-5485
http://www.oetc.org
http://camp.oetc.org
503.694.4499 ext. 15

MEMBERS: Please note that the OETC Offices will be closed on Tuesday, July 1, through the close of business on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 to conduct our annual inventory. The OETC customer service staff will not be available to answer calls or emails during this time. The office will reopen on Thursday, July 3 during regular business hours. The office will also be closed on July 4 for the Fourth of July holiday. We thank you for your patience.

OETC is seeking proposals from VMWare providers in education to provide a volume price agreement and fulfillment services. Sealed proposals will be received by OETC for these services described in this Request for Proposals (RFP) until:

12 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time
Wednesday, July 23, 2008

at the offices of OETC, 8995 SW Miley Road, Suite 101, Wilsonville, OR 97070 at which time, all submitted proposals will be read publicly. Go to http://www.oetc.org/rfp.html for the entire RFP and Exhibit A.

Take the annual OETC online member survey and sign up for a chance to win a Microsoft Zune! This survey only runs through June 13, so give us your feedback today! Please take a minute to complete the brief online member survey at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=y4GFsTVFyeMQEiWSYPvNFQ_3d_3d

OETC members can input their email address at the end of the survey for a chance to win a Microsoft Zune.

Why take the survey? This is your chance to let us know how you think customer service is going, what you would like to see changed, items you would like added to our product list, what services and professional development sessions we can add, etc.

This anonymous survey is open now through Friday, June 13, 2008. We thank you for your feedback!

Computer Technology Link (CTL) has partnered with OETC to bring our members special pricing on all CTL manufactured 2go PCs, notebooks, desktop computers, flat-screen monitors, servers, components and Nexus televisions.

CTL is familiar with your budget-conscious needs and how to get the most long-term value for your dollar. CTL has built their business on a reputation for great service and repeat customers along with customized services such as free system imaging. They have recently introduced two new models starting under $400.00, including their world famous 2go PC. The 2go PC can be ordered with Linux or Windows XP Home. If needed, an XP Pro upgrade can be ordered through OETC.

CTL baseline models and prices are listed for purchase on the OETC website at http://www.oetc.org. You can also contact Paul Ostermann at CTL at 800.642.3087, ext. 222 or 203 to arrange a custom configured price quote for purchase through OETC or for more information on any CTL product.

Dell and OETC recently teamed up to offer OETC members special pricing on all Dell-manufactured notebooks, desktop computers, flat-screen monitors, servers, and networking and storage equipment. You can place your Dell order today! OETC members can send in an order now and have Dell items shipped and received before July.

OETC is currently finalizing the process to get the Dell/OETC pricing on the web. In the meantime, please contact Jason Franke with your system needs for a quote based on the OETC contract pricing.

Jason can be contacted at:

Jason Franke
Dell Account Executive
503.775.2171
jason_frank@dell.com

Just a reminder that as the academic year comes to an end, orders normally increase and OETC staff will need members to place their final orders by certain dates to ensure arrival by the end of June. Below are the upcoming order deadlines:

6/10/08 Last day for orders to receive hardware by June 30
6/20/08 Last day for orders to receive software by June 30
6/25/08 Last day for orders to receive invoice/license by June 30

PLEASE NOTE:
The OETC offices will be closed July 1 & 2, 2008 for inventory. We will not be available to answer phones or email during this time. Our offices will reopen the morning of July 3, 2008.

If you have any questions about these deadlines or ordering through OETC, please email info@oetc.org or call us at 503.694.4499.


Julie Chappelle
OETC Communications Coordinator
8995 SW Miley Rd., Suite 101
Wilsonville, OR 97070
503.694.4499
http://camp.oetc.org

Spring special from Advanced Classroom Technologies (ACT): OETC Members can purchase five Promethean Activote sets and get one free! This special offer runs May 5 through June 20, 2008.

Promethean’s Activote student response system helps teachers to encourage every child in to involve themselves in the lesson. Activote can help to generate discussion, gather opinions/answers from every child -- not just the students with their hand up -- and provides teachers and students instantaneous assessment of student understanding.

The Activotes 2.4ghz includes a set of 32 votes and Activhub, which comes with hard case. The promotional price for OETC members from May 5, 2008 through June 20, 2008 is $1,797.35 per set.

Contact OETC at 503.694.4499 to take advantage of this special promotion and mention the Activote special.