The Goldman Sachs survey is further proof that the market for pre-owned networking equipment can be of great assistance to a growing number of companies. In particular, the 80 percent of the IT managers who said cost cutting was a priority, making it to the top-10 list for the first time. Maximizing the remaining IT dollars will become more important in 2008, which raises the profile of the secondary network market, since businesses can save up to 95 percent off OEMs’ list pricing. The fact that the vast majority of the gear requested by customers is immediately available for expedited shipping can further brighten the otherwise gloomy forecast. Companies like Network Hardware Resale (www.networkhardware.com) continue to sustain market momentum as more budget-constrained IT managers turn to this rapidly growing alternate procurement channel for fully tested, pre-owned network routers, switches, access servers and IP telephony equipment from leading manufacturers, including Cisco.

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