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Hi Enjay there are no problems with using SafeSticks on Mac's. If you would like a unit to test to try please pm with your details. Many thanks

this seems to be more of a consumer product - the Amazon price is better than UK IT channel pricing.

Hi can you confirm the part number?

Hi all I just wanted to hi-light a useful solution which after reading a number of comments that some of you have made regarding dealing with IT resellers, I believe will be of interest to you. A number of years ago Probrand created The IT Index (The IT Index Store from Probrand) as a tool to make our own internal e-procurement easier & cheaper. The site now works by taking over 50 daily data feeds from the largest IT distributors within the UK IT Channel. Each morning the prices are automatically updated and the channel stock is refreshed, this means that when you login to the site the price you see is the cheapest that morning with stock available. The data from this morning's datafeeds is as follows:- Prices Compared 557225 Current Products 150899 New Products 525 Prices down 9359 Prices up 5734 Stock down 9883 Stock up 2558 As you can see 9359 products were cheaper today than yesterday. With the current economic climate the power for all IT buyers is knowing what the channel price should be and where the stock is held. Probrand in turn works on a cost + basis for each of the products that we sell, the more spend you put through The IT Index the cheaper your margin is. So in affect you are "piggy backing" onto Probrand's £57 million pound turnover to get the best pricing. The site that will be of real interest to you all is The IT Index.Gov (The IT Index Gov - Buying Solutions store from Probrand) this site carries the same information as the standard site but also reflects a number of different frameworks pricing on the site including Buying Solutions (previously known as Catalist). What this means to you is that by using this site you will still see the information as I have described above, but now you will have access to a large number of different manufacturers discounted prices to compare against the standard channel pricing. On a few days standard pricing is cheaper than any framework pricing as this pricing is updated more frequently. This is information that you can all get access to without having to call / contact an account manager so will speed up the procurement process. Best of all this site is completely free to use. To request access to this site please go to The IT Index Store from Probrand and click on the "register for free". Please quote "EduGeek" On this page you will see that the sites are accredited by both the ICAEW & CIPS. Any questions or if you would like to have a demo on this site please feel free to get in contact with me or any of my team. Richard

Probrand currently has the following exclusive printer special offer on for all schools Get two printers for the price of one - based on the RRP of a single unit. Offer applies to the following printer models:- [B]pagepro 4650en: MN036/A0DX021 magicolour 4650en: MN036/A00F021[/b] 3 years free on site warranty is also still available. To find out more about this offer, please either contact your Account Manager directly or [email protected] The IT Index Store from Probrand EduGeek.docx

Probrand has a special offer currently for Bit Defender Antivirus solution for Academia. Bit Defender is one of the fastest growing Anti Virus Providers in Europe and has over 41 million users worldwide. They have won a host of technical awards over the last 2 years and they utilize the most up to date technologies to combat viruses and other malware with hourly updates and has a detection rate over 99%. Free trial downloads available now on:- BitDefender Smart Office Security - Combining Superior Proactive Protection from e-threats with host of other Network Management tools and scripts Please call or email for details Andrew Cartwright Education Specialist [email protected] Tel 0161 920 5287

36Degrees please pm me your details as I would like to discuss your findings of TheIT Index. Richard

Hi Siuko I would be very interested in talking to you to get your feedback on The IT Index. Please pm me your details Richard

Chris - your comments are spot on.

Hi ssiruuk2 Have you tried a SafeStick yet to see if it works?