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From: Maurice Shihadi <maurices@anacru.com>
Subject: NEW SERVICE: ANACRUSIS PRODUCTIONS EDUCATIONAL BUYER PROGRAM
Message-ID: <1993May4.211152.3046@digifix!uunet.ca>
Sender: sanguish@digifix.com
Reply-To: maurices@anacru.com
Organization: Digital Fix Development
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1993 03:39:31 GMT
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information:
Anacrusis Productions
P.O. Box 3361
Costa Mesa, CA 92628
(714) 641-8487 24hr Voice/Fax
maurices@anacru.com
NEW SERVICE: ANACRUSIS PRODUCTIONS EDUCATIONAL BUYER PROGRAM
Costa Mesa, California--May 1 1993: Anacrusis Productions has
officially started its "Education Buyer Program". The focus of
this effort is to make manufacturers more receptive to
establishing "special buy" programs in order to allow educators
to easily upgrade to any new standard. In this way educators can
always instruct or tutor students using state of the art technology.
We offer administrative services to manufacturers in exchange for
a commission on products to cover our operating costs. We also request
a voluntary consulting fee seperate from the minimal product mark up
and a yearly registration fee of ten dollars. Minimum orders will be
for one thousand dollars or more and all P.O.'s are negotiable.
Anacrusis Productions will secure and offer educational discount
pricing based on either our low overhead or an agreement to
administrate such a program from manufacturers or software
developers. We will assist the educator by testing product,
researching the validity of product specifications, monitoring
reviews and criticisms of product, verifying complaints with
manufacturers and developers, and comparing and contrasting
similar product lines. We will distribute and update a semi
annual newsletter that features current product educational
pricing plus an assortment of books, software and services; as
well as a line card outlining some of the manufacturers we have
access to. If a manufacturer or software developer already has
an educational discount program in place and we are unable to be
involved with it we will notify our clients through our newsletter.
Our first issue will be distributed May 1. It will feature the
Ocean Vista 256 re-writeable 3.5" external (or internal) optical
drive. We will also feature three internal high capacity hard drives,
each with a five year warranty, from Digital's DSP series. Registered
educators can either email our Internet address or call our 24hr
support line to list their precise needs (include model numbers) and
then check back within five working days to retrieve their custom
quote or answer to a question. Return access ID numbers are the last
four digits of the phone number left after initial contact. We will return
calls personally if necessary.
All consulting and pricing will be handled in a friendly informal
manner so that our service may grow by reputation and
recommendation with as little public advertising as possible.
Prices will be quoted individually in addition to being listed in
our newsletter. Some prices will not be quoted publicly due to
agreements with manufacturers. There will be separate
pricing for teachers, students (including support staff) and
consumers. All are encouraged to copy, distribute and re-post
this announcement freely (in its entirety), as well as provide
referrals, constructive criticism, suggestions, and specific
product requests to be considered for feature in our next
newsletter. We will make every effort to satisfy all those
involved, keep our overhead low and pass the savings onto
you.
TERMS: Cashiers check will get the most expedient attention
while personal checks may take ten to fifteen days to clear.
Purchase orders from educational institutions may be processed
provided an agreement can be negotiated with the manufacturer. All
clients are responsible for any taxes due for out of state orders
(each state may differ) unless a national tax is activated.
California tax will be charged for California residents.
Educators will always have priority with regard to pricing,
shipping and support. User groups are also encouraged to make
purchases of ten or more units through their faculty sponsor at a
student discount. The procedure could work as follows:
User groups place an order for ten or more units under a
single faculty ID number with one shipping address. Payment could
be a single check or ten or more individual checks payable to
Anacrusis Productions. Product would be shipped upon
notification of funds received from our bank and faculty advisers
would be notified of product shipping status.
Those not affiliated with an educational institution but wish to
purchase product can forgo the registration process and fee by
mailing a cashiers check with their consumer priced order to the
above U.S. mail address.
Tenured professors, teachers, and adjunct faculty need only
submit registration materials once and a processing fee once per
year. Graduate students and staff need to file once and pay a
registration fee for each order.
Interested educators need to submit the following information
plus a ten dollar per year registration fee for processing. All
data will be entered into our data base to fulfill the different
requirements of manufacturers that may wish to audit us.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
A letter of intent on school or university stationary stating
that all products purchased are to be used to further the
education of students and not to be resold for one year after
initial purchase, unless the resale is to another educator:
Specific models and prices of product you wish to purchase:
Suggestions for products or services you would like to see
featured:
A letter of credit--only applicable to P.O. orders (ie. five
business references, banking information, etc.):
Name:
Address:
Shipping address:
Social security number or school I.D. number:
A copy of a university picture I.D. or drivers license:
Phone number:
Work number:
Internet Address:
Facsimile number:
Times of the day you can be contacted:
WARRANTIES
All products are new and sold with a warranty from the manufacturer
or software developer with the exception of new demos which we
may sell and provide a 30-day limited warranty with the same
terms as the original manufacturer.
All pricing is subject to change. We will strive to satisfy you
or refund completely if any price should increase substantially
or if product becomes unavailable, etc. Manufacturers
and software developers interested in representation are
encouraged to contact us.
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