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MAXOPTIX RELEASES NEW 3.5" POCKET MO DRIVE

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Maxoptix Corp. of Minneapolis, MN has announced the release of their Maxoptix 3.5″ 1.3GB MO Pocket Drive. The is an external drive that is powered with a USB 2.0 interface; Separate power supply not required. This is the perfect replacement for the discontinued Fujitsu 3.5″ drives, which are difficult to find. The drive is factory sealed and comes with a 1-year warranty. These are the only new and fully warranted 3.5″ MO drives in the world and can read and write magneto optical disks ranging in capacity from 128mb to 1.3GB. See external USB MO drives.

The drive is replacing the old Fujitsu 3.5″ drives. Here are some of those drive part numbers: MCB3064SS, MCE3064SS, MCF3064SS, MCM3064SS

Maxoptix has added the new 3.5″ 1.3GB drive to their line of new T7-9100 drives (internal and external), the legacy Maxoptix drives, as well as the Maxoptix and Maxoptix Medical magneto optical disks. All are in stock and ready to ship same day!

Please contact Mike Stevens at Maxoptix at 800-295-0083 if you have any questions or would like to make a purchase. We will be happy to put you in contact with one of our distributors. www.maxoptix.com

Search Engine Optimization

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What is Search Engine Optimization?

To put it simply: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) SEO is a powerful way of getting your website noticed, by customers and search engines alike. It is a process of building a website in a way that allows it to easily be found, indexed and ranked by search engines (like Google or Yahoo!). That way, when a relevant search is made, your website is that much more likely to show up. By properly building and coding a website, the chances of it ranking will increase greatly.

If my website is already built, is it too late?

No, it’s never too late to address the SEO of a website. You could have the coolest website in your industry, but if no one can find it, what’s the point? Having a website that is already established puts you ahead of newer websites already. However, there is a lot more to it than that. SEO is not just “some marketing term that doesn’t actually mean anything”, or “just a sales angle”. If you have a website, you need SEO – its that simple.

What will Akayna Studios to help my current website?

Akayna Studios (ASI) will start with an SEO audit. After determining the SEO issues your website may have, we will work with you to remedy them. By focusing on targeted keywords in the code as well as the copy, we can establish proper content and purpose for each page. However, there is much more to it than that. Our strategies address image handling, alt tags and much more. We will create files that interact directly with the search engines, ensuring the correct pages are found and indexed.

If I need a brand new site, can you design it?

Absolutely. Our web design begins with SEO in mind. There are numerous factors to consider when designing and optimizing a website. Some things as simple as HTML meta-tags can help, but must be done together with several other SEO techniques to be effective. When properly optimizing a website, there are no instant-fixes or shortcuts. Time is a factor in a website’s ranking, so beware of companies offering quick solutions through low-cost ‘submit everywhere’ programs or mass linking. These may get your website banned. Search engines reward websites that are informative, original and trustworthy.

Techware now offers design

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We are pleased to announce that we have agreed to merge the management of Akayna Studios into the Marketing Division of Techware. We feel this is a great opportunity to leverage Techware’s resources with Akayna Studios marketing and advertising expertise. This merging of talent will enhance our ability to service our existing clients with more stability and expanded offerings as well as improve Techware’s internal marketing efforts.

Some of our new core advertising services:

•  CD and DVD Face design
•  CD and DVD Jewel Case Design
•  Advertising support material
•  Search Engine Optimization
•  Custom web development

Please visit us at Techwaredist.com or explore our portfolio of some of our projects at Akaynastudios.com

Contact Drew or Cameron at 800-295-0083 for a discussion of your marketing and advertising.

Techware Distribution, Inc. acquires Maxoptix from Breece Hill

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March 4th, 2008
Minneapolis, MN
Robert Schaefer, President of Breece Hill, announced today that Techware Distribution, Inc. of Minneapolis, MN has acquired Maxoptix Corporation.
Maxoptix is a leader in the magneto optical disk and drive storage.
Techware will continue to supply the entire line of Maxoptix 5.25″ magneto optical media and 5.25″ drives through current wholesale/dealer channels.
Popular products include 5.25″ 2.3gb, 4.1gb and 5.2gb MO rewritable and WORM media, as well as 5.25″ 9.1gb MO drives.In addition, new products like a 3.5″ 1.3gb USB magneto optical drive will be rolled out in early 2nd quarter of 2008.
Techware plans on expanding the Maxoptix MO disk market share through more efficient distribution strategies.
For more information visit www.maxoptix.com or call 800-295-0083.
**for immediate release

Primera PTRip Software Lets You Rip Directly To iTunes

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Primera Announces PTRip™ Software for iTunes® and Windows® Media Player

PLYMOUTH, MN, USA (January 7, 2008) — Primera Technology, Inc., the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD duplication and printing equipment, today announced the availability of its new PTRip Software.PTRip gives users of Primera’s Bravo-Series Disc Publishers the ability to automatically load CDs into their Publishers’ built-in CD/DVD drives for importing audio tracks into Apple® iTunes or Microsoft® Windows Media Player. The program is simple to use and requires just three steps:

Discs are robotically loaded and tracks imported into iTunes or Windows Media Player. The process continues automatically until the input bin is empty. Once imported, files are ready for playback on portable players including Apple iPod®, iPhone™ and iTouch™ devices, Microsoft Zune® and many other brands and models of MP3 players and cell phones.

PTRip supports Primera’s Bravo SE, Bravo II, BravoPro and Bravo XR/XRP Disc Publishers. The software is priced at $99.00 (MSRP), but is available for a limited time at no charge. Visit www.primera.com/PTRip to register and download the program.

“We’re pleased to offer PTRip to our valued customers. It lets them utilize their Bravo Disc Publishers in a new and completely different way,” said Mark D. Strobel, Primera’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “There’s no easier and more efficient way to digitize a personal CD collection than with PTRip and a Bravo-Series Disc Publisher.”

    1. Place CDs into a Bravo-Series Disc Publisher’s input bin,
    2. Launch PTRip,
    3. Click “Load to iTunes” or “Load to Windows Media Player.”

Information and pricing on Primera Printers and Duplicators.

Introducing the PDO Konica Minolta MO-PRO1300

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**FOR RESELLERS ONLY

Do you have customers calling with archived data stuck on MO Disks?

Are your customers archived images stuck on an island with no rescue boat in sight?

Many Imaging professionals are finding themselves burdened with this common problem; they’ve got a stack of 3.5 inch Magneto Optical Disks loaded with valuable studies, but no way to access the data.Many practitioners have seen their Drives disappear with the ushering in of new computers or equipment, effectively stranding their data. Fujitsu was one of the first manufacturers to offer a solution; with their Dynamo line of pocket drives they finally allowed practitioners a cheap, portable way to unchain their archived data. Today Fujitsu has all but exited the external drive market once again leaving imaging practitioners in limbo.

Techware Distribution is proud to announce that it has been named the sole US distributor of the Konica Minolta MO-PRO 1300.

The Konica Minolta drive is a USB 2.0 plug-n-play 1.3-gigabyte drive, perfect for reading and writing MO disks from 128 megabytes all the way up to 1.3 gigabytes. It is a pocket style drive that simply shows up as your next available drive. Slightly larger than an ipod, the drive is compatible with both Windows and Mac and is USB powered, meaning that there is no power brick to hassle with. The drive is brand new in the factory box, comes with a 1-year manufacturer warranty and offers an affordable bridge to your stranded data. Compatible with 3.5 inch Magneto Optical Disks in capacities; 128mb, 230mb, 540mb,640mb & 1.3gb .

To order this drive call us at 800-295-0083 x-16 or Email Us to learn more about this exciting new product.

**techwaredist.com is focused on providing the medical imaging field resellers with affordable solutions and professional service. Please call us today to discuss our entire line of Medical Imaging Optical Storage Solutions and Supplies.

Techware Dist is Going Green!

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We at Techware Dist are dedicated to doing our part to help create a better future for everyone.  We have implemented processes in an attempt to mitigate or reduce our waste.

Currently we recycle or reuse:

  • All Cardboard & Office paper
  • All Plastic CD packaging spindles
  • All CD’s & DVD’s
  • All Inkjet Cartridges
  • All Aluminum Cans
  • Old Computer Equipment, making every possible attempt to repurpose; e.g. using old computer towers as print servers.
  • Reuse All Incoming Packaging Materials

    • We also ask that our partners work together with us to reduce post consumer waste.  One such way is by asking your reps for CD’s or DVD’s in shrinkwrap versus plastic spindles and or re-using your spindles.