OEMs ( Original Equipment Manufacturers and OEM) Definition

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ALSO CALLED: Original Equipment Manufacturers and OEM
DEFINITION: This confusing term has two meanings:

1) Originally, an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) was a company that supplied equipment to other companies to resell or incorporate into another product using the reseller's brand name. For example, a maker of refrigerators like Frigidaire might sell its refrigerators to a retailer like Sears to resell under a brand name owned by Sears. A number of companies, …
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Recent Vendor Reports on OEMs
Automotive Supplier Collaboration - Break away from Status Quo sponsored by IBM Line of Business WHITE PAPER: Posted: 12 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2007 SUMMARY: In March, 2007, 2000 professionals from 150 organizations in the Automotive Industry came together, online via the Internet, to address challenges facing the North American supplier industry and to collaboratively identify solution ideas. TOPICS: Business Models \| Collaboration \| OEMs \| Product Development \| ROI \| Testing \| Value Chains

PC Power Management Techniques sponsored by Faronics PODCAST: Posted: 19 May 2008 \| Premiered: 19 May 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT) SUMMARY: With an alarming increase in energy costs, your customers are no doubt concerned about power usage across the enterprise. Download the Podcast for expert insights and best practices for solving these challenges and more. TOPICS: Channel Management \| Desktop Management \| OEMs \| PC Operating Systems \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Virtualization \| Systems Integration Services \| VARs

Green PC Strategy sponsored by Faronics WEBCAST: Posted: 19 May 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: With an alarming increase in energy costs, your customers are no doubt concerned about power usage across the enterprise. View this Webcast for expert insights and best practices for solving these challenges and more. TOPICS: Channel Management \| Desktop Management \| OEMs \| PC Operating Systems \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Virtualization \| Systems Integration Services \| VARs

IT Briefing: Reducing IT Operations Costs with Green Computing sponsored by Kaseya WHITE PAPER: Posted: 02 May 2008 \| Published: 01 May 2008 SUMMARY: Green computing has been a hot topic for businesses recently. This IT Briefing provides an overview on green computing and how green computing solutions not only address environmental concerns, but also add real business value by reducing costs and... TOPICS: Backups \| Data Center Management \| Data Management \| Desktop Management \| Disaster Recovery \| IT Best Practices \| OEMs \| Regulatory Compliance \| Server Virtualization \| VARs

Oracle 11g Tutorial: Test Applications Better, Backup Data More Easily, and Encrypt Data for Added Security sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Posted: 20 Mar 2008 \| Published: 19 Mar 2008 SUMMARY: The availability of Database 11g is potentially great news for existing Oracle channel partners and opens up yet another opportunity for non-Oracle channel players to finally make the move to the Oracle platform. TOPICS: Channel Management \| Continuous Data Protection \| CRM Best Practices \| Data Integration \| Data Migration \| Database Management \| OEMs \| Oracle (Product) \| Purchasing Best Practices \| VARs

Migrating Midsize Customers to Oracle 11g Podcast sponsored by Oracle Corporation PODCAST: Posted: 05 Mar 2008 \| Premiered: 04 Mar 2008, 09:00 EST (14:00 GMT) SUMMARY: This Podcast helps consultants, systems integrators and VARs migrate their midsize customers to Oracle 11g from their previous versions of the Oracle database. TOPICS: Channel Management \| Continuous Data Protection \| CRM Best Practices \| Data Integration \| Data Migration \| Database Management \| OEMs \| Purchasing Best Practices \| SMBs \| VARs

Migrating Midsize Customers to Oracle 11g sponsored by Oracle Corporation WEBCAST: Posted: 04 Mar 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: This Webcast helps consultants, systems integrators and VARs migrate their midsize customers to Oracle 11g from their previous versions of the Oracle database. TOPICS: Channel Management \| Continuous Data Protection \| CRM Best Practices \| Data Integration \| Data Migration \| Database Management \| OEMs \| Oracle (Product) \| Purchasing Best Practices \| SMBs \| VARs

Effective Field Service Outsourcing and Channel Management Strategies sponsored by SERVICEPower BOOK: Posted: 28 Feb 2008 \| Published: 01 Mar 2006 SUMMARY: Bookended by the OEM and the end-customer, service networks can be comprised of multiple organizations like 3PLs, contract field service outfits, contract manufacturers, distributor partners, and even other OEMs. TOPICS: Network Management \| OEMs \| Outsourcing \| Partnerships

Download Kaseya FREE 30 Day Trial sponsored by Kaseya TRIAL SOFTWARE: Posted: 08 Oct 2007 \| Published: 01 Oct 2007 SUMMARY: Kaseya Solutions provide IT solution providers and IT administrators a complete view of their environments from a centralized console. Install your own fully functional Kaseya server and begin managing your entire computing infrastructure in minutes. TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Management Services \| ITIL \| Management Service Providers \| OEMs \| Patch Management \| Remote Network Management \| Service Level Management \| VARs

IT Automation: Moving IT from Panic Mode to Managed Mode sponsored by Kaseya WHITE PAPER: Posted: 08 Oct 2007 \| Published: 01 Sep 2007 SUMMARY: IT automation provides the means to maximize IT investments and align them with business objectives. Read this white paper to learn more about IT automation and why your clients must understand the need for this strategy and why it is being used today. TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| Backup Software \| Data Migration \| IT Best Practices \| IT Management Services \| ITIL \| Management Service Providers \| OEMs \| Remote Network Management \| VARs

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OEMS DEFINITION (continued): … This confusing term has two meanings:

2) More recently, OEM is used to refer to the company that acquires a product or component and reuses or incorporates it into a new product with its own brand name.

Also see value-added reseller (VAR), a similar term applied to the repackaging of software.
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