Supplier News

Jim Booth Joins Brightstone
Jim Booth, former executive director of PRISM International, has joined the staff of Brightstone Insurance Services LLC, with offices in New York City and Cleveland. Booth will primarily serve as records and information management (RIM) practice leader as well as spearhead the creation of Brightstone Consulting Services LLC, a RIM consulting company owned by Brightstone.

Prior to his 12-year tenure at PRISM International, Booth served as executive director of the National Records Center Consortium and as director of marketing for ARMA International. He is a certified association executive with almost 30 years’ experience in trade and professional associations, the last 15 of which have been in the RIM industry.

Booth will be based in North Carolina and will serve clients around the globe. He can be reached at jbooth@brightstoneins.com or at 919-323-3266.
 

Microsoft, Motorola Recognize O'Neil Software
O’Neil Software, Irvine, Calif., has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program, with a competency in ISV (independent software vendors)/software solutions. O’Neil provides software solutions to the records and information management industry.

Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a range of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the marketplace, O’Neil says.

O’Neil Software also was recently granted Gold Motorola PartnerEmpower Status.

Motorola PartnerEmpower is a partner program encompassing Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions’ government, public safety and enterprise channels providing business growth through access to top-ranked mobility and communications products; resources and tools that help drive sales in target markets; insights that enable moving nimbly into emerging markets; and the backing of a vendor that highly values the channel, O’Neil says.
 

Product Spotlight

Vecoplan VAZ 1600 NewGen
The VAZ 1600, one of the New Generation shredders from Archdale, N.C.-based Vecoplan, incorporates a wide range of innovations designed to improve performance, increase durability and decrease maintenance time, according to the company. Features and options of the VAZ 1600 and other NewGen shredders include:

• Cardan shaft drives that eliminate drive belts, lowering maintenance costs and decreasing overall machine and machine base widths;
• Double sidewalls designed to reduce wear, eliminate contamination of and heat transfer to bearings;
• Reversible counter knives that deliver twice the life while reducing replacement costs by half;
• Hydraulic swing-up screen carriages designed to provide quick and easy access to the rotor for cutter replacements, tramp metal removal and other routine maintenance;
• Rotatable screens that can be turned 180 degrees; and
• Externally adjustable counter knives designed to allow the user to maintain optimal cutting tolerances quickly and easily.

Visit www.VecoplanLLC.com for more information.