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8/25/2005
1 to help school technologists navigate other projects. Because Houston Community College has more than 30 campuses spread out over a 30-mile radius, the school has literally thousands of network nodes, and DiFlavio is concerned that these specifications may create new and different challenges down the road. No matter; DiFlavio feels he can always call upon CDW·G for assistance, whether the job is implementing stronger switches or purchasing printers and digital cameras."They're a true advocate," he says. "In the cutthroat environment of today, we simply can't get any better than knowing that [CDW·G is] on our side."
Perhaps this same sentiment is what keeps higher education customers across the board interested in CDW·G. According to CDW·G Solutions Architect Imran Abbas, "Each situation with higher education is different, and we see each opportunity individually so that we can propose a solution based upon customer requirements. We call ourselves 'technical advisors,'" he says, "and I don't think anything could be closer to the truth."
Matt Villano is senior contributing editor of this publication.
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