| If your computer network keeps expanding and | | | | that the secondary market for equipment like |
| the associated networking equipment costs keep | | | | computers and WAN and LAN equipment |
| increasing, you might want to consider buying | | | | exceeds $20 billion. A few examples of the |
| equipment in the secondary market. This is a | | | | brands that are readily available on the secondary |
| place where you can purchase used or unused | | | | market are: IBM, Dell, Cisco Systems, Nortel and |
| brand name equipment; such as, servers, routers, | | | | many more.In a survey conducted by CIO |
| LAN switches and more at substantial savings. | | | | magazine, which caters to IT executives, found |
| Savings of 50-70% of list price are not | | | | that 77% of companies surveyed buy |
| unusual.The secondary market for computer | | | | secondhand or used IT equipment. Surprisingly, |
| equipment was born in the early 1970s when the | | | | the reasons why so many companies are |
| Federal Government forced IBM to sell equipment | | | | purchasing used equipment go beyond just saving |
| and not just rent it. Since that time it is estimated | | | | money. |