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Revolutionizing the PC Purchase Experience
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H and’s national sales force can
be reached at 503/282-3798 or
C o n s u l ta n t s , lik e D u rh a m ,
to d e li v e r e v e ry th in g from
PC s an d s o ftw a r e to u p ­
g r a d e s a n d tr a i n in g , w ith
a le v e l o f p e rs o n a l s e rv ic e
w h ic h is u n p r e c e d e n te d in
th e i n d u s t r y , a t p r i c e s
w h ic h are g u a ra n te e d to be
at o r b e lo w r e t a il o u t l e t s ,”
s a id A n d re w H a rris , P r e s i­
d e n t an d CEO o f H and
T e c h n o lo g i e s .
“ A n d c u s to m e rs can fe e l
c o n f i d e n t in t h e i r p u r ­
ch ases
as D u rh a m
is
b a c k e d by a n a tio n a l c o m ­
p a n y w ith in d u s tr y l e a d ­
ing p a r t n e r s s u c h as IB M ,
C o m p a q , an d H e w le tt-
P a c k a r d .”
“ F ro m p u r c h a s in g a new
p e r s o n a l c o m p u te r to g e t ­
tin g on th e I n te r n e t , I h e lp
P o r tla n d - a r e a hom e and
s m a l l- o f f i c e c u s to m e rs
w ith t h e ir p u r c h a s e s w h ile
m a k i n g th e t e c h n o l o g y
e a s y - to - u n d e r s ta n d and
a f f o r d a b l e , ” s a id D u rh a m .
“ W h e th e r th e c u s to m e r is
a n o v ic e o r t e c h n o lo g y -
s a v v y , I can h e l p .”
D u rh am b ecam e in v o lv e d
w ith H a n d T e c h n o lo g i e s
b e c a u s e o f h e r o n g o in g i n ­
t e r e s t a n d e x p e r t i s e in
c o m p u te rs and te c h n o l­
o g y . D u rh a m is a c o m m u ­
n ic a tio n s c o n s u lt a n t w ith
a n a tio n a l c o m p a n y , and
h e r f r i e n d s a lw a y s c o n ­
s u lte d h e r b e fo r e m a k in g
c o m p u te r p u r c h a s e s .
S o, w h en D u rh a m d i s ­
c o v e re d H an d , she r e a liz e d
sh e c o u ld m ak e so m e
m o n ey from h e r c o m p u te r
h o b b y w h ile h e lp in g P o r t-
l a n d - a r e a r e s i d e n ts m ake
th e m o st o f c o m p u tin g and
th e I n te r n e t .
“ H a n d has a llo w e d me to
tr a n s la te my c o m p u te r
k n o w le d g e in to s o m e th in g
th a t b e n e f i ts b o th my p e r ­
s o n a l g o a ls an d my c o m ­
m u n it y ,” s a id D u rh a m .
“ A nd w ith H a n d , I se t my
O re g o n r e s i d e n ts fa c e d
w ith p u r c h a s in g c o m p u te r
p r o d u c ts fo r th e hom e o r
o f f ic e n e e d to lo o k no f u r ­
th e r . H a n d T e c h n o lo g ie s ,
th e c o m p a n y t h a t h a s
r e v o l u t i o n i z e d th e c o m ­
p u t e r b u y in g e x p e r i e n c e
by f o c u s in g on c u s t o m e r s ’
re a l n e e d s , is now o f fe r in g
s e r v ic e s in P o r tl a n d , O r ­
egon.
K a lia D u r h a m , a H a n d
T e c h n o lo g i e s C o n s u l ta n t
in th e P o rtla n d a re a , o f fe r s
l o c a l r e s i d e n t s th e p e r ­
s o n a l a t t e n t i o n th e y d e ­
s e r v e , m a tc h in g th e r ig h t
p ro d u c ts a n d s e r v ic e s w ith
t h e ir t e c h n o lo g y n e e d s a ll
in th e c o m f o r t o f t h e i r
hom e o r o f f i c e .
A f te r l i s t e n i n g to c u s ­
to m e r n e e d s , a s s i s t i n g
w ith p r e - p u r c h a s e re s e a rc h
and o f f e r in g a d v ic e , H a n d
d e l i v e r s w h a t c u s to m e r s
w a n t m o st - s e r v ic e a f t e r
th e s a le .
N o t o n ly d o e s H an d p r o ­
v id e fre e d e liv e r y and s e t ­
u p , c u s to m e rs a ls o g e t a
o n e -s to p sh o p fo r I n te r n e t
s e r v ic e s , tr a in in g and
s u p p o rt on a ll o f H a n d ’ s
p r o d u c ts , a n d g u id a n c e on
a ll f u tu r e c o m p u tin g p u r ­
c h a s e s - a ll a t g u a r a n te e d
lo w p r ic e s .
H and is an a l t e r n a t iv e to
c o m p u te r s u p e r s t o r e s th a t
u s u a lly h a v e a la rg e s e l e c ­
t i o n , b u t la c k a k n o w l ­
e d g e a b le s a le s f o rc e and
a f t e r - s a l e s e r v i c e . A ls o ,
sin c e m any tim e s , c o n s u m ­
e rs th e m s e lv e s d o n ’ t know
e x a c tly w h a t t h e y ’re lo o k ­
ing fo r in a c o m p u te r, p u r ­
c h a s i n g o v e r th e t e l e ­
p h o n e can r e s u l t in r e c e i v ­
ing a s y s te m th a t d o e s n ’t
f it t h e i r n e e d s .
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