{"id":1482,"date":"2011-05-01T09:27:49","date_gmt":"2011-05-01T14:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/?p=1482"},"modified":"2012-01-12T13:01:40","modified_gmt":"2012-01-12T18:01:40","slug":"new-computer-recommendations-%e2%80%93-apple-lenovo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/2011\/05\/01\/new-computer-recommendations-%e2%80%93-apple-lenovo\/","title":{"rendered":"New Computer Recommendations \u2013 Apple &amp; Lenovo"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Information Services &amp; Technology (IS&amp;T), in close cooperation with Sourcing &amp; Procurement, is pleased to announce Boston University\u2019s first PC bulk buy initiative.\u00a0 After a thorough selection process, Lenovo has been chosen as our preferred vendor for Windows-based laptops, desktops, and workstations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can view the IS&amp;T Recommended Standard Configurations by going to the following link:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sourcing\/computers\">www.bu.edu\/sourcing\/computers<\/a> or visit BUMC IT\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/bumc-oit\/requestforservices\/computer-recommendations\/\">Computer Recommendations Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instructions on how to submit a requisition to Sourcing &amp; Procurement with your choices can also be found here.\u00a0 The deadline to participate in the bulk buy is\u00a0<strong>Friday, May 20<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to consult with BUMC IT before ordering.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why Lenovo?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A PC Standards working group, comprised of staff from both administrative and academic areas, was formed under the direction of the Support &amp; Infrastructure Governance Committee.\u00a0 The working group chose Lenovo based on a number of key criteria.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cost:<\/strong> by selecting a single PC vendor, the University will see savings of over 25% off standard educational prices, and over 40% off retail list prices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quality:<\/strong> the Lenovo ThinkPad, ThinkCentre, and ThinkStation product lines are award winning systems highly regarded by IT professionals for their build quality, ease of service, and durability.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sustainability: <\/strong> our ThinkPad, ThinkCentre, and ThinkStation standard configurations are all ENERGY STAR-compliant and EPEAT Gold certified.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lenovo \u2013 An industrial strength PC offered to Boston University at a consumer price!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are Standard Configurations Required for all Technology Purchases?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adopting desktop and laptop standards is a key part of the University\u2019s overall strategy for updating technology, improving support, and lowering costs. Therefore all desktop, laptop, and workstation purchases by administrative units must adhere to the Lenovo or Apple standard configurations.\u00a0 Exceptions require a business justification with approval from the unit financial administrator.<\/p>\n<p>Purchasing Lenovo or Apple standard configurations is recommended but not required for academic units.\u00a0 It was a high priority of the working group to ensure the standards initiative included great benefits for the academic community.\u00a0 Standard configurations save money on new institutional purchases by leveraging the buying power of the entire University.\u00a0 Additionally, standardization lowers the total cost of ownership through reduced support costs and encourages collaboration and efficiency between all BU IT support staff.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information Services &amp; Technology (IS&amp;T), in close cooperation with Sourcing &amp; Procurement, is pleased to announce Boston University\u2019s first PC bulk buy initiative.\u00a0 After a thorough selection process, Lenovo has been chosen as our preferred vendor for Windows-based laptops, desktops, and workstations.&nbsp; How to Participate You can view the IS&amp;T Recommended Standard Configurations by going [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5559,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5559"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1482"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1513,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482\/revisions\/1513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}