Black Box Announces $25,000 Data Center Upgrade Contest.PITTSBURGH -- Black Box Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BBOX) announced today the launch of its new Data Center Upgrade Contest. One First Prize winner will receive a data center upgrade valued up to $25,000. Black Box is asking entrants to describe their worst data center challenge. Problems may include anything from tangled tan·gled adj. Complicated and difficult to unravel. See Synonyms at complex. Adj. 1. tangled - in a confused mass; "pushed back her tangled hair"; "the tangled ropes" untangled - not tangled 2. cables and closets stuffed with servers, monitors, keyboards, and mice to system downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. and poor planning. Black Box will select one entry as the First Prize Winner and will untangle, organize, and maximize efficiency in the winner's data center. Depending on the winner's application, the data center upgrade may include KVM switching (1) See also KVM. (2) (Keyboard Video Mouse switch) A device used to connect a keyboard, mouse and monitor to two or more computers. KVM switches are used to save space on a desktop when multiple computers are used by one user. , storage, firewalls, routers, switches, wireless products, or virtually any of the more than 90,000 data, voice, or video networking products that are marketed and installed by Black Box. The Second Prize, awarded to one entry selected by Black Box, is $5,000 worth of "Black Box Bucks Bucks: see Buckinghamshire. " to be used toward a 50% discount from retail prices on Black Box(R) branded products. The contest is open to corporations, schools, government agencies, nonprofit organizations Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. , and even home offices. Complete details about the contest, a Web entry form and contest rules are available at www.blackbox.com. No purchase is necessary to enter; void where prohibited pro·hib·it tr.v. pro·hib·it·ed, pro·hib·it·ing, pro·hib·its 1. To forbid by authority: Smoking is prohibited in most theaters. See Synonyms at forbid. 2. . Only entries submitted through this exclusive Web entry form will be considered; the contest runs through March 31, 2005. Black Box designs and installs data, voice, and security systems, and performs ongoing maintenance to keep networks connected. Black Box also offers 24/7/365 FREE hotline Tech Support to help clients solve problems over the phone free of charge. Technical experts and Customer Sales & Service Reps are also available on-line at blackbox.com by clicking on "Talk to a Tech" or "Talk to a Sales Rep". Inquirers will be called back within a record-setting 20 seconds or less! Black Box is the world's largest technical services company dedicated to designing, building, and maintaining today's complicated network infrastructure systems. Black Box services 150,000 clients in 141 countries through 117 offices around the world. Black Box and the diamond logo are registered trademarks of BB Technologies, Inc. |
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