koziarz@halibut.nosc.mil (Walter A. Koziarz) (08/13/90)
In article <729@beguine.UUCP> Robert.Berry@samba.acs.unc.edu (BBS Account) writes: >OEM = "Original Equipment Manufacturer," an oddly inappropriate name. >The companies to which it refers are those that buy equipment manufactured >by others, package it together and sell it under their own names. Nope, wrong, do not pass 'GO', go directly to jail, etc, etc. What you have described is a 'VAR'. VAR = "Value-Added Reseller". HE buys from the OEM (you got the acronymn correct, at least) and puts HIS name on the product and sells it. Btw, where did you get that idea of what an OEM is?????? Walt K.