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Tech Data Provides Solution Providers a Turnkey Way To Go Green

Distribution giant Tech Data Corp. this week rolled out a new service that allows resellers to provide environmentally responsible technology disposal for their customers.

Tech Data is reselling the services of Austin, Texas-based Microsoft Gold Certified Partner TechTurn, which bills itself as the world's first Windows and Windows Server Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher.

Tech Data will offer several TechTurn service packages through its TDOnCall technical services team, including asset recovery and rebuilding, a service for data erasure, removal of asset tags and hardware value assessment; Logistics, a service in which TechTurn arranges for packaging and discounted shipping to either its Austin or Richmond, Va., processing facility; recycling; redeployment of wiped and rebuilt systems to the original asset owner; and lease return processing.

Posted by Scott Bekker on February 11, 2010


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