…“Not a lot of people know that”.
Don’t bend the fiber cable too much, the Laser light travelling down the cable can actually crash in to the internal walls of the cable (attenuation), this is called Macro bending. HP’s revolutionary PremierFlex cables use a new bendable fiber technology that significantly improves bend performance over existing fiber cables. Keep your fiber loops bigger than 37.5MM to avoid Macro bending altogether.
New Quotes.
Geographically the percentage of new quotes is broken down as shown:
The very top level view of the regions are as follows:
How does this look in terms of users and number of quotes?
Thank you for your continued custom with HP iQuote. If you are not yet using HP iQuote, ask your Distributor. If it is not available at your chosen HP Distributor, you need to let them know that you want access to this time saving tool!
How does that affect HP iQuote?
Today we have heard the announcement about HP separating into two leading public companies. One will be HP’s market-leading enterprise infrastructure, software and services businesses, which will do business as Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and one that will comprise HP’s market-leading printing and personal systems businesses, which will do business as HP Inc.
This change has been driven to deliver independence, focus, financial resources and flexibility to adapt quickly to the market.
For Partners, this separation is to be good news as interactions will be simplified and we’ll see lots more innovation coming out of the two organisations.
Those customers using HP iQuote will be aware that the product portfolio spans across Enterprise Infrastructure, Software & Services, Printing and Personal Systems Group. channelcentral can confirm, that the separation of the two businesses will make absolutely no change to the way HP iQuote works in terms of Product Portfolio, Subscriptions or Contacts.
CEO Meg Whitman said in her closing statement “Both companies will have the same commitment to the channel that our partners have come to trust, but with more focus, flexibility and accountability. We look forward to partnering with you in the next phase of our journey.”
For further information on the separation Register for the global partner webcast with HP on October 7 at 10:00 a.m. PT.
channelcentral is pleased to announce its Smartphone App Service. This exciting new product has been developed primarily for HP Partners that already use the popular channelcentral HP iQuote tool.
The Smartphone App Service offers the ability to quote validated, priced configurations for HP Solutions from any smart device without the need to open up a browser. The application works in both connected and standalone environments. Designed to increase both time-to-quote responsiveness, and increase revenues offering you and your customers the opportunity to provide qualified HP Configurations, with pricing and availability on the move.
All HP BTO Supply-chain Business Units are included in the application.
• Cloud-Ready
Quotes are saved locally and can be reloaded for editing. The Smartphone App is Cloud-ready: Simply associate the App with other applications such as HP iQuote and store your quotes in your account. Those quotes can then be opened and edited in HP iQuote via your desktop browser.
• Fast & Flexible Configuration
The Smartphone App will help you find the best system for your needs. Once loaded it will provide a fully functional solution using pre-loaded defaults allowing customisation to cater for many common configurations. By using default settings it accelerates the process of delivering a quote, and exploits your smart phones intuitive interface to reach your goals with the fewest clicks and swipes.
• Maximise Revenue
The App is specifically designed to simplify the process of selling HP products and maximise revenue and margin on every sale by guiding you through an intuitive process of building a quote.
• Quote Management
It’s easy to share your quotes with your contacts and customers by email or you can send to HP iQuote with the integrated HP iQuote upload function.
• Hassle Free
Our fully managed service means that you don’t have to deal with the complexity of developing, hosting and offering Apps, including the detailed, varied and specific requirements of the App store owner.
Smartphone App Services consists of a one-time-only set-up fee for creation, customisation, and completion of the App for your organisation, including making the App available in the three App stores. This is supplemented by a quarterly subscription which provides for product lifecycle, stock pricing data, and maintenance services.
Smartphone App Services is customised to your own language, company branding (Logo and company colour scheme throughout), and uploaded by channelcentral into the three App Stores on your behalf.
Once the Smartphone App is created, YOU own the download revenue from the App Stores, should you decide you wish to apply a customer download fee for your Smartphone App.**
Distributors and Resellers can receive an on-going revenue from the Application should you choose to charge your customers download fees.
** Terms and Conditions apply.
The Smartphone App is developed and brought to you by channelcentral. If you are a Distributor or Reseller and would like to create your own Smartphone App contact sales@channelcentral.net for further information or for a free, no obligation discussion about how channelcentral can help you sell more HP solutions.
Download our Smartphone App Brochure for more information.
Get the best out of your investment. HP Solid State drives can deliver over 60X the random read performance of 15K SAS hard drives! Do more with less, as a single drive can provide more performance than several hard drives. To get the best performance from your SSD investment, check that your HP ARRAY controller supports HP SSD Smart Path.
No cables, no clutter for the HP Z Book range with Wireless Display (WiDi). You can connect your Z Book to your WiDi supporting Multimedia TV or Projector without worrying about HDMI, VGA, or which Display port you have got. View your PowerPoint Presentation documents or stream your media files the choice is yours.
Think again…
Universal Serial Bus (USB) has been with us for more than a decade now. Have you looked at the USB ports on your HP Laptop recently? HP have always been innovators and adopters of new technology, even when it comes to USB ports. Have a look at your USB ports:
• USB with a power strike symbol = power to USB even when in the laptop is in sleep mode.
• USB with SS symbol = USB 3.
• USB with eSATA = Have either USB or eSATA connectivity.
Have you used HP iQuote recently to quote the latest HP technologies? Login through your distributor today!
Save Time and Money.
Regular users of HP iQuote will already be aware of the Promotions tab on the menu bar. Under promotions you can receive Flex Attach or Promo offers (Top Value) but now, users can also view ServeIT Bundles:
The ServeIT Solutions have been hand-picked by HP. Users can click on any of the ServeIT Solutions and HP iQuote will automatically load a pre-validated configuration, some of which will already have Flex-Attach discounts:
The user can then send the quote straight to customers or edit the quote to meet specific requirements. This new feature will save HP iQuote users both time and money. As the feature evolves, we’ll be allowing ‘Host Specific’ bundles to be included, and we will let Hosts know as soon as it becomes available.
If you have any feedback on this new promotion feature please contact marketing@channelcentral.net
For access to HP iQuote please speak to your distributor.
Booth #101.
The Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference is now on and we are delighted to say that our Configure, Price, Quote tool, HP iQuote is on show for all delegates to view.
Visit booth #101 which is the HP area of the exhibition and see all the latest technologies and solutions that HP has to offer including HP iQuote. Greg Starks from HP will be on the stand waiting to answer all of your questions on the tool and can give live demonstrations to show how HP iQuote can help grow your Channel business.
For more information on the Microsoft WPC visit http://bit.ly/1zrR5Jq
To access HP iQuote please visit http://bit.ly/Od92aB
Sales Tools are part of the growth plan for every HP Partner.
Those HP Partners that attended the HP Global Partner Conference (GPC) or have read the CRN Article will know that HP’s focus is on you! Meg Whitman has said that partners are going to be at the centre of everything HP.
Giving partners the tools, such as Unison (the new channel sales platform) will enable partner business’s to grow, and with that growth, HP will grow.
Our sales tool, HP iQuote, was on the PartnerOne Stand with the new Unison platform at this Year’s GPC. Tools such as HP iQuote, make sales teams more efficient with fast and accurate quotations every time. channelcentral have created the tool for HP with channel partners in mind. If you are yet to experience HP iQuote then take a look around by visiting www.hpiquote.net and instantly see the benefits to your distributor or reseller business.
What are the features and benefits of HP iQuote?
•Option compatibility and configuration to reduce errors/reliance on technical pre-sales
•View price and stock while building a quote to get it right first time
•Supports bundle pricing to offer instant discounts to customers
•Drives options attach via validation and marketing assets
•Choice of export format (including Excel / HP SmartQuote XML)
•Buy Now function with online eCommerce integration
•Powerful measurement to help with ROI calculations
•All quotes stored in the channelcentral cloud
For further information on HP iQuote and how it can help your business please contact interested@channelcentral.net
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