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North American computer and consumer electronics distributor D&H Distributing has implemented an online search feature to identify cooling technologies, power-conservative products, and items to protect against power surges or outages. This keyword search allows SMB VARs to help their end-users battle the effects of the prolonged heat wave, creating new sales opportunities. D&H resellers can access the online search tool by entering the keyword "HEATWAVE" into dandh.com's search window.

The results show more than 1,400 items that can be of benefit during a continued hot spell, and beyond. These include laptop coolers, fans, power strips, surge protectors, and office equipment that draws less power and produces less residual heat than past machines have done.

Sweltering summer weather came early to many regions of the US, and the situation doesn't seem to be abating as we head through always over-heated August. One thing a heat wave can do, however, is bring the importance of cooling and power-saving technologies to the attention of small business owners, who may be looking to help counteract some of the effects of the prolonged high temperatures.

With thermometers reading in the 90s and above since June, SMBs are faced with hotter office spaces, greater air conditioning needs, higher energy bills, even the possibility of maxed-out power grids and failures. This provides the incentive to install efficient cooling technologies and conservative equipment, and to guard against outages from excessive power demands or brutal summer electrical storms, as have recently been reported in parts of the Northeast.

Specialized Online Tools: The Flexibility to Meet Up-to-the-Minute Needs
D&H places value on being responsive to its customers' needs and the changing idiosyncrasies of the market. Therefore, its technicians can create specialized search capabilities on dandh.com, through which customers can call-up a particular group of recommended products to address an immediate opportunity. The company recently also implemented a keyword search for its college bookstore customers, to help them identify the most appropriate notebooks for the education market during the back-to-school season.

D&H's new Web Calendar tool is another way the distributor is trying to provide up-to-the-minute product and industry information. Just launched in July, the D&H Calendar gives resellers daily bulletins on regionalized industry events, news, product launches, promotions and more.

"Temperature-wise, it's been a trying summer for a lot of companies. Not every office is prepared for a hot-streak of this magnitude," said Jeff Davis, senior vice president of sales for D&H. "When the power-eating months are extended like this, it makes an impact on a small business. As technology advisors to these companies, resellers can help them protect their hardware and better manage their energy costs, even after the heat wave subsides."

About D&H Distributing
As the nation's leading technology distributor, D&H provides a wealth of resources to empower solution providers and consultants, delivering a broad selection of SMB categories, products and applications. The company's offerings span server and infrastructure, SOHO and mobile applications, consumer electronics and gaming. D&H's multi-market expertise, account-dedicated sales teams, sterling service and flexible financing options are unmatched in the industry.

With an impressive 93-year history serving as a trusted advisor to the reseller channel, D&H has been able to consistently reinvent itself based upon changing market conditions. The company prides itself on creating business partnerships with an astute focus on ease-of-doing-business, relationships, value, performance and service.

D&H was named Cisco's Global Distribution Partner of the Year, won the Microsoft Licensing Operational Excellence Award seven years running and was named Microsoft's OEM Distributor of the Year. The company ships out of five separate locations in North America, including its US headquarters in Harrisburg and its Canadian headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario. Additional US warehouses are located in Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; and Fresno, CA. Call For more information, visit: www.dandh.com.

SOURCE: D&H Distributing