GET,LLC LAUNCHES GENIE INDUSTRIES SERVICE FOR GUAM AND MICRONESIA

GET,LLC Managing Partner Tricia J.S. Gumataotao today announced the establishment of Genie Industries  Services for Guam and Micronesia.

"This effort has been months in the making and we are so very excited to provide this important service to Genie Aerial Lift owners in the Western Pacific," said Gumataotao.

With the full support of Terex and Genie, GET,LLC now offers factory warranty repairs service and support,  on-site scheduled routine maintenance, comprehensive annual inspections, lift options & enhancements, major inspections (10 Year Test), specialty applications, equipment refurbishing and customized paint services.

"GET,LLC stands ready to support the Genie service needs to those contractors and equipment owners who need factory trained service and parts assistance for their respective booms, scissor, aerial work platforms, vertical mast, telehandlers,  or material lifts," said Gumataotao. 

In December 2013, GET, LLC was appointed by the Terex Corporation as its authorized distributor for Terex and Genie aerial work platforms, cranes, construction and materials processing equipment and parts in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia.

"You can count on us to provide Genie assistance when you need it most-our professional service and support team can respond 24 hours a day, 7 days a week".

To arrange for a factory trained technician to attend to your Genie Industries equipment service needs in Guam and Micronesia, please call 671-727-1789.

WomenInBusinessGuide.com-A Look Into Guam's Woman Owned Small Businesses

GET, LLC is so very proud to be a part of the Guam Women's Chamber of Commerce-who just celebrated its one year anniversary this week-the National Association of Women in Construction and now to be involved with the newest and complete source for reaching Woman Owned Businesses in Guam-www.womeninbusinessguide.com. 

A project in collaboration with the Bank of Guam and the Pacific Islands Small Business Development Center Network, this new on-line guide can take you right to the heart and soul of 76, and counting, of Micronesia's leading service and supply entities driven by island matriarchs who are leading a wave in building the new economy in Guam and the region. 

We would like to give kudos to the Center's WIB Coordinator Denise Mendiola-Herslet and her talented intern Julianna Hattig for getting this off the ground and taking the e-Presence to this point.   

WomeninBusinessGuide.com is a simple site. Easy to navigate.  The on-line directory spans the gamut in business categories.  Need a doctor? Retail? Contractors and Construction? It is all here.  And all women.

There is many other woman-owned businesses that have yet to get their information in and we expect this to be a work in progress for many days, weeks and years to come.  This invaluable link speaks volumes to where the economic engine of progress on Guam is headed. 

GET, LLC is so very proud to be able to assist in the project and we encourage each of you reading this blog to check out this new site.  And don't forget that when you are considering a service or need a product for your next project at home or at your respective business that you visit www.womeninbusinessguide.com and of course www.get-guam.com for more on how we all can help. For more information, please give us a call at 671-797-0789 for more information on the related products and services we provide-though our friends at Terex/Genie, Deco Lighting, Independence LED Lighting, Savoy Furniture, Cisco Systems, Panduit, Fiber Optic Marketplace LLC and Grainger.

Unified Communications Market = $61.9 Billion in 2018

The trend is making its move in Micronesia-an aggressive effort to cut expenses, grow productivity and increase efficiency.  The Albany, New York-based Transparency Market Research released a report recently that says that the unified communications market could grow from $22.8 billion in 2011 to $61.9 billion by 2018.

GET, LLC has confirmed that a number of the largest corporations in Micronesia are moving towards unified communications (UC)-the integration of real-time communication services such as instant messaging (chat), presence information, telephony (including IP telephony), video conferencing, data sharing (including web connected electronic whiteboards interactive whiteboards), call control and speech recognition with non-real-time communication services such as unified messaging (integrated voicemail, e-mail, SMS and fax).

UC becomes even more important in this era of increasing workforce mobility and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) practices, the analysts said.

Because of these trends, IT departments increasingly will be forced to provide cost-effective and flexible ways to communicate. Driving the adoption of UC are video, audio and Web conferencing because of their ability to link geographically dispersed organizations, according to the report.  Many of the corporations here in the Western Pacific have presence from Majuro to Manila. UC makes sense for them all.

UC comes with the promise of simplified management of collaboration technologies—from voice and video to email and instant messaging—and a better user experience for employees, partners and customers looking for better ways to work together. Like Transparency Market Research, other analyst firms also see a huge upside for the market.

While industry observers have said the UC market hasn't grown as quickly as expected over the last several years, due in part to the complexity around the technologies, such trends as a mobile work force, the growing use of video and cloud computing will help fuel interest and spending. According to Transparency Market Research, the proliferation of mobile devices capable of video communications and the growth of networks that can more easily handle video as well as voice and data will further drive UC adoption.

At the same time, there are no shortages of challenges, according to the analysts. Enterprises and service providers need to ensure the quality of the service on networks that are being asked to handle multiple services, they said. At the same time, security remains a concern. Other factors impeding adoption of UC technologies include the lack of interoperability between vendor platforms and the amount of money organizations need to spend to put a UC system in place.

GET, LLC is a proud Cisco Registered Partner providing the latest Cisco products and services direct to businesses and organizations-including unified communications. For more on the benefits that our Partnership can bring to you and your respective business contact us at 671-483-0789 or check out our website at www.get-guam.com for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENT-GET, LLC is a Cisco Business Partner

Managing Partner Tricia J.S. Gumataotao is proud to announce that GET, LLC is officially a registered Cisco Business Partner.

As a Cisco Business Partner, we can now provide the latest Cisco products and services direct to businesses and organizations.

Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in Internet networking with its Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions providing the foundation of the Internet and most corporate, education and government networks around the world.

Additionally, as a Cisco Business Partner we enjoy access to a wide variety of Cisco partner tools and its world-class products and service packages.

We are also eligible to apply for Cisco certifications and specializations including its online training and technical support passing these advantages onto you and your respective business in the form of high-quality services.

For more about our role as a Cisco Business Partner and the benefits it brings to you and your business contact us on 671-797-0789 or at tricia.gumataotao@get-guam.com.

FF&E Services-Agreements for Services

Continuing our discussion on this blog about Furniture, Furnishings and Equipment or FF&E-this time on agreements for FF& E Services.

The American Institute of Architects Handbook of Professional Practice points out that clients with considerable FF&E selection and procurement experience and facility management resources often have their own agreements for FF&E services. When clients require the use of such agreements, architects are strongly advised to review them carefully, including review by the firm’s attorney.

When the client does not require use of its own agreement for FF&E services, architects may use one of two AIA standard forms of agreement for this purpose. When FF&E acquisition services are part of interior design services, B171 ID-2003, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect for Furniture, Furnishings, and Equipment Design Services, can be used.

The FF&E increments of work in this agreement are closely aligned with those for building design and construction. If FF&E services are provided as a stand-alone service, architects can use B175 ID-2003, Standard Form of Agreement Between the Owner and the Architect for Furniture, Furnishings, and Equipment Design Services.

Does that make the architect a reseller?

The AIA proffers that some clients desire a single point of project control or turnkey service for FF&E selection and acquisition. In such cases, a design firm can act as a reseller of furniture by entering into purchasing agreements directly with manufacturers.  In this role, the design firm takes on responsibilities and tasks generally provided by furniture dealers.

We would argue that this brokered arrangement requires additional skills and knowledge and proper disclosure of the firm’s responsibilities to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. 

A pitfall for sure.

It is also important for architects to consult with their insurance brokers to ensure they are adequately insured for providing these services and to evaluate any risk or liability associated with them.

Companies like ours take out all the guesswork here, and provide a valuable source for such services and a rates that won't compromise your respective project.  Pick wisely I say.

For more on how GET,LLC through our friends at Savoy Contract Furniture and teaming partner American Hotel Register can assist you with all your FF&E needs-including lighting-please check out our website at www.get-guam.com or give us a call at 671-483-0789 to discuss the best solution for your facility.  All of our solutions are Made in America!