The SOHOMike Blog

July 1, 2011

Nonprofit Notes – July 2011

Filed under: Cisco,Nonprofit Notes — Michael Cabral @ 12:00 AM

TechSoup Cisco Program To Resume

Cisco Systems offers donations of its premier networking products through TechSoup. As some of my nonprofit clients know, the Cisco donation program proved so popular, that it ran out of stock. Recently, TechSoup announced that the program will be resuming in July. Nonprofits who are interested in upgrading their networking components should plan now to purchase just as soon as the program restarts in order to avoid disappointment. Remember to plan comprehensively—the same once per year opportunity will apply as in the past.

TechSoup Limited

TechSoup has a new, rather supplemental, program called TechSoup Limited that my nonprofit clients should be aware of. There are several benefits to the program including lower administrative costs of some very popular products. Additionally, the program does not count towards any products already purchased. So, if your nonprofit would like to purchase some extra products, but has already used its once per year allowance, the Limited program will allow for an additional purchase within the restriction period.

The two products currently offered are QuickBooks and Norton security titles. To give an example of the savings, Norton Internet Security (NIS) is $62 for 25 licenses. That’s less than $2.50 per license! Interested nonprofits should, naturally, contact TechSoup about these special offers. Please bear in mind that while SOHOBE can help with the TechSoup process, SOHOBE is not associated with TechSoup or any of its affiliates.

Last Month for Cisco UC Financing

Filed under: Cisco,Telecon — Michael Cabral @ 12:00 AM

Cisco Systems’ offering of 0% Financing on the Cisco Unified Communications 300 Series ends July 30, 2011. The Unified Communications 300 series is designed specifically for the small business that wants to host its own on-premise VoIP PBX solution.

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March 1, 2011

Cisco Still in the SMB Game

Filed under: Cisco,Storage & Backup — Michael Cabral @ 12:00 AM

SOHOBE is a Cisco for Small Business partner. If you’ve visited the Cisco website lately, however, you might think that Cisco has dropped the SMB/SOHO space and gone into the Healthcare arena. Fear not! While I think Cisco has gone a bit overboard on the medical space imagery, they are still very much committed to the small business sector. You can browse their Small Business specific website by visiting www.cisco.com/smallbiz. Please be aware that even there, you may see creepy pictures of people wearing blue surgical masks.

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