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How To Get the Highest value back From your IT Assets When you are ready to upgrade or dispose of your used technology devices, they may still hold value. Remarketing your computer equipment instead of just recycling it provides a great opportunity to recover some of your initial investment and offset the cost of any […]
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Federal Agencies: What to Ask Your Electronics Recycler

Each year, federal agencies and facilities purchase billions of dollars worth of information technology equipment and services. As the single largest consumer in the world, the U.S. government has a unique opportunity to provide leadership in how they manage electronic assets through acquisition, use and disposal. According to Executive Order (E.O.) 13514, government agencies are required to use […]
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Why Do Certifications Matter?

Why Do Certifications Matter? When it comes time to recycle or resell your devices, choose wisely who you trust. Data security and environmental compliance is critical in today’s high-risk business landscape, and there are many companies who will take your equipment and give you their word…but how do you know they can really be trusted? […]
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HIPAA ALERT: Business Associate Agreement

As a covered entity, you are required to have a written agreement in place with all business associates. This includes any third party vendors who handle your computer equipment, including servicing, reuse, resale or electronic recycling. Even if you have an in-house data destruction policy, an agreement will cover you if by chance a hard […]
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Computer Resale and Recycling: What are the Risks?

The rapid evolution and constant use of technology has many organizations on a frequent refresh cycle, leaving them overloaded with unused technology equipment. When choosing to recycle or sell your computer equipment, it’s important to define your specific needs related to the removal, movement and disposition of your electronic assets, as well as uncover any […]
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SEAM in the Community: EMBE Lego Camp in Sioux Falls

SEAM was honored to be able to help inspire the science and technology leaders of tomorrow by donating laptops to EmBe’s FIRST LEGO League camp in Sioux Falls! At camp, boys and girls learn the basics of building and programming robots and work as teams to research and create a solution to a real world problem. Thanks EmBe for […]
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Don’t make the $31K Mistake with HIPAA

Earlier this year, the Center for Children’s Digestive Health (CCDH), paid a $31,000 HIPAA settlement for failing to obtain a written business associate agreement (BAA) with one of their medical records storage vendors, FileFax. There was no actual data breach here, just a missing written agreement. Another case from March 2016 cost North Memorial Health Care of Minnesota $1.55 Million, again for […]
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SEAM helping with Girls Breaker Day

On Saturday July 29, SEAM will be helping Code Bootcamp demystify how electronics and appliances work at their first Girls Breaker Day event in Sioux Falls. Girls in fifth through 10th grades and their parents are invited to explore and take apart electronics like computers, keyboards, printers, electronic toys and other items in a safe […]
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Choosing the Right Data Destruction Method

When electronic equipment is no longer needed, destruction of the data contained is critical, and often required. With the highly advanced recovery techniques of today, data can be easily recovered from devices that have been improperly wiped or destroyed. Many companies make the choice to utilize in-house resources for data erasure and destruction, but if […]
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