MCP Computer Products Highlights Green IT, becomes EPEAT Channel Partner
Portland, OR (PRWEB) October 23, 2013 -- MCP Computer Products, an IT reseller and SBA-certified 8a/woman/minority owned business, today joined the EPEAT® Channel Partner program to improve its expertise in green IT. Becoming an EPEAT Channel Partner reaffirmed the company’s commitment to help its government and enterprise clients identify and purchase greener electronics. MCP Computer Products will rely on the EPEAT Registry for insight into the environmental ratings for electronic devices.
EPEAT is the definitive global rating system for greener electronics. Thousands of products designed to meet stringent environmental criteria are registered in EPEAT, the leading resource for finding technology designed to minimize impact on the planet. Through MCP Computer Products’ expertise in IT equipment, its government and enterprise clients purchase approximately $20 million USD in electronics annually.
“The EPEAT Channel Partner program gives us a single, credible resource to highlight our commitment to provide Green IT products to our federal and commercial clients,” said Sergie Ghai, VP of Sales and Marketing at MCP.
EPEAT is a purchasing requirement for U.S. federal agencies and is integrated into hundreds of government, education, healthcare and enterprise IT contracts worldwide. In addition, EPEAT is becoming an integral part of the IT channel, with leading distributors and resellers using EPEAT programs to support their customers’ green purchasing initiatives for PCs, displays, televisions, printers, copiers, multifunction devices and other Imaging Equipment.
EPEAT Channel Partners commit to provide EPEAT product rating information in their catalogs and to train their sales staff to support customers’ EPEAT purchasing and model contract requirements. EPEAT Channel Partners are listed on the EPEAT website at http://www.epeat.net and have access to training, materials and support through the program.
MCP Computer Products Inc is a technology-independent integrator of business solutions for Infrastructure Acquisition, Human Capital Management & Logistics. With an ideal mix of culture, people and agility, we have unique capability of responding with innovative solutions and services to help tackle our customer’s most pressing challenges. For more than 10 years MCP Computer Products Inc has delivered to our customers in Federal civilian, defense and Homeland Security mission critical IT solutions and services to help tackle their most pressing challenges. We have helped agency leaders and Program managers achieve their IT transformation and modernization objectives with in budget and time constraints.
EPEAT is the definitive global registry for greener electronics. EPEAT combines strict, comprehensive criteria for design, production, energy use and recycling with ongoing independent verification of manufacturer claims. More than 533 million EPEAT-registered products have been sold worldwide since 2006, resulting in significant environmental benefits. EPEAT was developed through a stakeholder consensus process and is managed by the Green Electronics Council, a non-profit organization based in Portland, Oregon.
Jonas Allen, Green Electronics Council, +1-503-279-9383, [email protected]
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