IBM Expands Asset Recovery Solutions

IBM today announced the global expansion of its Asset Recovery Solutions (ARS) program. Previously available only in the Americas, customers throughout the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Asia-Pacific regions will now have a secure, cost-effective way to retire the computer hardware they no longer need.

"IBM's expansion of Asset Recovery Solutions puts us at the forefront of global solutions for managing surplus or obsolete IT hardware," says Daniel H. Ransdell, General Manager, IBM Global Asset Recovery Services.

Building upon 20 years of experience in maximizing value from IBM hardware coming off of lease, ARS extends this experience to any customer for both IBM and non-IBM IT assets, providing a wide range of options to help them realize the full value of their hardware investment.

"Research shows that tracking, managing, controlling -- and ultimately -- retiring technology assets can add up to the single largest part of IT budgets. Many customers do not realize that their surplus equipment can be remarketed," added Ransdell.

IBM also announced incentives for both Business Partners and customers. Business Partners in the United States and Canada who recommend IBM Asset Recovery Solutions to their customers will now be eligible to receive a referral fee when their customers contract with and use IBM Asset Recovery Solutions for Cash for IT options or for Data Overwrite Services.

From November 8, 2004 through December 31, 2004, new Asset Recovery Solutions customers in the United States and Canada can receive three-times Data Overwrite at no charge for their PC systems returned to IBM for specified Asset Recovery Solutions services. PCs must be returned to IBM by January 7, 2005.