Partnership helps government users, military personnel, and federal contractors save taxpayer money when buying technical equipment
SAN BRUNO, CA and FREMONT, CA, April 13, 2006 — Caltron Industries, Inc, manufacturer and distributor of quality LCD flat panel displays products , announced today a new partnership agreement with Technical Communities, Inc., the leading marketplace operator and service provider for the IT, network maintenance and test and measurement industry will provide a full product catalog and government marketplace services to better serve and expand Caltron’s federal customer channel.
The agreement authorizes Technical Communities to present an exclusive catalog of Caltron’s touch screen LCD monitors, digital signage LCD monitors, auto playback solid-state player, open frame LCD monitors, high bright LCD monitors, and small video LCD kits to be made available specifically to the U.S. government and military markets. Caltron provides LCD monitors to be used for kiosks, dynamic digital signage, bank ATM’s, medical imaging, aviation simulators, and industrial control equipment.
“Caltron Industries’ LCD displays provide exciting new options for our federal customers,” said Peter Ostrow, President and CEO of Technical Communities. “The agreement allows TestMart to continue to offer US government users and buyers of FSC70 equipment an easy way to search and procure the highest quality items that are compliant with the federal Competition in Contracting Act (CICA).”
“Technical Communities will allow us to offer our federal customers an easier way to search and procure Caltron Industries equipment,” said Jim Wang, CEO of Caltron Industries. “The partnership will also help to expand our existing U.S. government customer base.”
Caltron Industries products are under General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) managed by Technical Communities, who will provide content, transaction, marketing, sales support and reporting services around them. Technical Communities also will provide presentation and order processing though the GSA’s e-commerce web site, www.gsaadvantage.gov and the company’s own online marketplacewww.usa.testmart.com.