At DirectPointe, Earth Day is Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.DirectPointe's Technolo-G Initiatives Make Technology Simple, Manageable, Affordable and Green SALT LAKE CITY -- DirectPointe, the nation's most comprehensive managed service provider (MSP (1) (Management Service Provider or Managed Service Provider) An organization that manages a customer's computer systems and networks which are either located on the customer's premises or at a third-party datacenter. ), is dedicated to being on the forefront of providing outsourced IT services that support eWaste initiatives. DirectPointe's Technolo-G focuses on three main areas which reduce technology impacts on the environment: Innovation, Centralization cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. and Recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. . DirectPointe's innovative Small Office Solution integrates multiple technologies onto one server for offices with less than 50 users. This multi-function server implementation greatly reduces the number of devices, and thereby reduces power usage for the customer and environmental impacts from manufacturing. DirectPointe also provides annual preventative maintenance on managed printing assets (printers, scanners and fax machines), and has been able to extend the useful life of this equipment by an additional 12 to 24 months. "Traditionally IT support required someone to physically travel from location to location, but that is time and energy consuming," said Michael Proper, DirectPointe CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Not only have we centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. our remote support, we can provide faster resolution times for increased productivity; an average of 30 seconds to respond and 17 minutes to resolution." This model also reduces the need to dispatch service vehicles, thus resulting in a reduction in paper waste, travel impact and service vehicle maintenance and replacement. DirectPointe's Technolo-G green initiative also includes recycling. In the past five years DirectPointe has: * Recycled approximately 20,000 pounds of aluminum from used toner An electrically charged ink used in copy machines and laser printers. It adheres to an invisible image that has been charged with the opposite polarity onto a plate or drum or onto the paper itself. cartridges, * Recycled approximately 30,000 pounds of end of life electronics or eWaste, * Prevented approximately 215,000 quarts of oil from being used for the creation of new toner cartridges and * Recycled approximately 100,000 pounds of cardboard, office paper, and packaging waste. "At DirectPointe, not only are we committed to doing our part to minimize unnecessary eWaste, we are educating our customers on ways they can do their part," said Proper. "Simply adjusting your personal computer settings to be more energy efficient will have an impact on the environment and a potential savings of up to $100 a year in electricity costs per computer." About DirectPointe: DirectPointe Inc., of Lindon, Utah Lindon is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. The population was 8,363 at the 2000 census. By 2004 its population had been estimated to increase slightly to 8,489. Geography Lindon is located at (40.338552, -111. , makes technology simple, manageable and affordable for businesses and individuals for a predictable monthly fee. Ranked #1 worldwide by MSPmentor, DirectPointe is the nation's most comprehensive Managed Service Provider (MSP), offering both a technology platform and the most complete and advanced managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality for VARs, service providers, businesses and individuals. The company takes ownership of the entire computing lifecycle, including procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. , deployment, management, protection and support, giving customers a single resource to handle all of their computing needs. Customers can deploy a complete solution to manage their entire environment or a subset of services to complement their existing infrastructure. For more information about DirectPointe, visit www.directpointe.com or call (801) 805-9700. |
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