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	Product Obsolescence Policy
		Major commercial product obsolescence announcements are communicated to 3Com reseller partners at least 30 days before the effective date through normal vehicles such as newsletters.
		Product obsolescence has implications for the availability of technical support and other services.
		A "service availability period" is a period of time for which 3Com will support a given product with a specified service level after its obsolescence date.
	www.3com.com /products/en_US/discontinued/policy.html (454 words)

	Planned obsolescence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Planned obsolescence has great benefits for a producer in that it means a consumer will buy their product repeatedly, as their old one is no longer functional or desirable.
		Planned obsolescence was first developed in the 1920s and 1930s when mass production had opened every minute aspect of the production process to exacting analysis.
		Even in a situation where planned obsolescence is appealing to both producer and consumer there can also be significant harm to society in the form of negative externalities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Planned_obsolescence (1783 words)

	Planned obsolescence (business) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Obsolescence, in general, is the process of passing out of usefulness.
		Planned systemic obsolescence is the deliberate attempt to make a product obsolete by altering the system in which it is used in such a way as to make its continued use difficult.
		Obsolescence is built into these products in the sense that marketers are aware of the shortness of their product life cycles so they work within that constraint.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Planned_obsolescence_(business) (1504 words)

	An Empirical Investigation of the Obsolescence Rate for Information Systems Literature
		The obsolescence rate of a body of literature, rather than that of a single document, is an estimate of the rate of aging for documents in that field.
		Obsolescence studies are one tool for examining the patterns of information generation, dissemination, and use in a research community.
		Whether synchronous and diachronous obsolescence are statistically equivalent is debatable (Stinson, 1987; Gupta, 1990); they are largely complementary, since secondary calculations for the two measures give different insights into the same subject literature.
	www.white-clouds.com /iclc/lr1sally.htm (2886 words)

	Converted file tgf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Zorn asserts that, at the hearing, it presented substantial testimony and evidence describing errors in the assessment of the subject property and requested that an 80% obsolescence depreciation factor be applied to the subject property to lower the assessment.
		Obsolescence is a form of depreciation and is defined as a loss of value and can either be classified as functional or economic.
		The rule of law regarding obsolescence depreciation is quite clear: When the State Board agrees that the subject property suffers from obsolescence and assigns a factor such as 60%, it must support the same with substantial evidence.
	www.in.gov /judiciary/opinions/previous/archive/02080001.tgf.html (2032 words)

	Bonus - Obsolescence ID: How to identify and measure economic obsolescence in underperforming assets.
		This means that a failure to consider economic obsolescence, or to fully quantify its effects, could lead to a potential over-valuation of a company’s tangible assets.
		One way to calculate the effect of economic obsolescence is to conduct an income overview, or “economic overlay,” in conjunction with the valuation of a company’s aggregate assets.
		Economic obsolescence is a very relevant and material adjustment that merits attention when valuing tangible assets for a number of financial reporting and tax-related matters.
	www.insight-mag.com /insight/05/05-06/bonus-1-Obsolescence.htm (1615 words)

	DMEA - Obsolescence FAQ
		A: Obsolescence is the state or condition of being no longer in use.
		A: The primary cause of obsolescence is commercial profit motive: when an item is no longer economical to produce, manufacturers stop producing it.
		Obsolescence may not be confined to piece parts.
	www.dmea.osd.mil /obfaq.html (426 words)

	Nat' Academies Press, Fourth Dimension in Building: Strategies for Avoiding Obsolescence (1993)
		Minimize the costs of obsolescence is one aspect of the complex task facing facility professionals working to assure effective acquisition and utilization of public facilities.
		While these causes of obsolescence occur primarily as changes external to the operations of the facility in question, that facility's initial capabilities (e.g., durability of materials and flexibility of mechanical equipment) and how the facility is maintained influence the likelihood of obsolescence.
		Delaying or minimizing the impact of obsolescence of public facilities sometimes presents special challenges because of the procedures and administrative framework within which government agencies must operate.
	www.nap.edu /openbook/0309048427/html/1.html (1737 words)

	Aero 10 - Electronic Component Obsolescence
		In response to a number of industry trends, including component obsolescence, the current trend is to add or restructure maintenance agreements and practices to emphasize or guarantee long-term availability of systems and equipment.
		When component obsolescence or equipment modification makes it necessary to replace a part in equipment that has already been certified, the process for approving the replacement part is based on proving, by test or analysis, that the equipment function is maintained.
		The obsolescence of electronic components is a serious challenge for the aerospace industry, and the severity of this problem is likely to increase in the near future.
	www.boeing.com /commercial/aeromagazine/aero_10/elect_story.html (2218 words)

	Nat' Academies Press, Fourth Dimension in Building: Strategies for Avoiding Obsolescence (1993)
		Avoiding obsolescence or minimizing its costs can be accomplished through actions in planning and programming; design; construction; operations, maintenance, and renewal; and retrofiting or reuse of a facility (throughout the facility life cycle).
		In particular cases in which buildings may be obsolescent because they have barriers to access by disabled persons or fail to meet other newly enacted regulations, owners or users may call on architects or other appropriate professionals to determine the extent of the problem.
		As has been explained, extending service life and avoiding obsolescence are concerns that should be addressed not only before a structure is built—during design and procurement—but also after it is completed, through operations, maintenance, and refurbishment to accommodate functional, technical, economic, and social and political change.
	www.nap.edu /books/0309048427/html/31.html (7454 words)

	Digital Preservation Tutorial
		During the early decades of computing, the threat of file format obsolescence to the long-term maintenance of digital objects was not widely recognized.
		Also, due to the complexity and dynamic nature of many file formats, it can be extremely difficult to determine whether a file moved from one format to another (or to a newer version of the same format) has retained all of its characteristics and functionality.
		Therefore, such formats are the most vulnerable to obsolescence since they face the dual risk of rapid specification change and being tied to a single product or company.
	www.library.cornell.edu /iris/tutorial/dpm/oldmedia/obsolescence1.html (1844 words)

	Precience, Inc. Design Supply Chain Solutions : Obsolescence and Parts Management made Simple
		Obsolescence management requires input from several parties before a resolution is formed to a specific problem such as EOL, or process changes.
		Provide users with a process-centric approach to obsolescence and inventory management that removes barriers of communication and reduce data latency within your legacy systems.
		Centralize all your obsolescence events, and keep an audit trail for your internal use, and for your customers managed bill of materials.
	www.precience.com /pages/bpm.asp (362 words)

	Obsolescence Management Services
		Obsolescence of electronic components, the situation in which the manufacturer has ceased producing a specific component, has become a major cost factor in avionics systems in recent years.
		Although obsolescence is an inevitable phenomenon, forethought and careful planning can minimise the risk of being confronted with the consequences: the operational impact and the potentially high costs.
		The detection of (impending) obsolescence cases is achieved with the aid of automated tools that are provided to NLR by British and US companies.
	www.nlr.nl /eCache/DEF/230.html (538 words)

	drowning in obsolescence : welcome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Drowning In Obsolescence is a one-piece band that hails from Devon, Alberta.
		Described as "ambient and atmospheric with emotions", Drowning In Obsolescence is definately interesting.
		I want Drowning In Obsolescence to be like them, underground and unheard of, except by certain people, certain crowds.
	www.geocities.com /drowninginobsolescence (265 words)

	ESCML Electronic Part Obsolescence
		Part obsolescence dates (the date on which the part is no longer procurable from its original source) are important inputs during design planning.
		With the trend equations and a definition of the zone of obsolescence (2.5s to 3.5s to the right of the mean), the future obsolescence date for a part can be predicted.
		The methodology supports user determined short- and long-term obsolescence mitigation approaches on a per part basis, variable look-ahead times associated with design refreshes, and allows for inputs to be specified as probability distributions that can vary with time.
	www.enme.umd.edu /ESCML/obsolescence.htm (2421 words)

	Managing Obsolescence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		When technology development plans are considered and computer systems and other items are purchased, it is important to estimate the expected life span of the technology and develop a strategy to manage its obsolescence.
		As improvement in computer technology accelerates, technology can be classed as 'obsolete' (in terms of the latest available developments) within a year or two of purchase.
		This could happen, for example, if the technology is incompatible with newer technology used by other systems or organisations with which it needs to be compatible.
	www.aceproject.org /main/english/et/etd06.htm (259 words)

	In Praise of Shoddy Products - Mises Institute
		Clever manufacturers would couple this planned obsolescence with a cosmetic change masquerading as an improvement to fool the consumer into thinking that he got his money's worth, when in fact he was really being ripped off, paying twice for what should have only been bought once.
		First, the model assumes that the manufacturers are far more clever than the consumers, who are treated as some sort of passive victims of powerful capitalist interests.
		Far from being a rip-off, then, obsolescence is a sign of rising prosperity.
	www.mises.org /fullstory.aspx?Id=1701 (1511 words)

	CCCInc./Inspired Distributing: Planned Obsolescence
		Planned obsolescence employs relatively low quality metals, such as aluminums, lubricated with regular motor oils to keep engines expiring within the expected 150-250K range.
		The standards introduced by planned obsolescence have subtly become engrained in the American psyche as normal, so few consumers question current "mediocrity," much less demand higher standards.
		Besides its obvious ethical shortcomings, planned obsolescence results in millions of gallons of waste: especially in terms of contaminated oil, which is very useable if filtered; tons of unsightly metal in vehicle scrap yards; millions of hours of time—all wasted.
	www.inspiredcompanies.org /Inspired_Distributing/products/ML/Planned_Obsolescence.html (2261 words)

	Salon 21st \| Canned obsolescence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Great Myth -- the "myth of obsolescence" -- had most certainly won the game, cashed in its prize and gone to Disneyland.
		And that's the key, as far as the myth of obsolescence is concerned.
		Yet the myth of obsolescence is no victimless rumor when millions of sales dollars are leveraged on the hoodwinking of consumers from families to businesses for whom "productivity" need not equal "P233." Worst of all, we're all the ones spreading it.
	archive.salon.com /21st/feature/1998/06/18sidebar.html (1217 words)

	Planned Obsolescence by Tom Egelhoff - small town marketing
		Technological obsolescence is another word for the computer industry.
		To have obsolescence due to innovation is one thing.
		Planned obsolescence weakens the bond between customer and business and makes the customer more distrusting of business.
	www.smalltownmarketing.com /plannedobsolescence.html (862 words)

	My-ESM - Component obsolescence comes under scrutiny
		'Obsolescence: Risks, Strategies and Effective Management Processes' is being hosted by the Component Obsolescence Group (COG) and is due to take place from June 28-30 at St Davids Hotel in Cardiff, Wales.
		The conference will cover obsolescence management strategies and potential future problems and ways of dealing with them, the effectiveness of using off-the-shelf commercial components to replace parts designed for the industrial market and the impact of the new RoHs and WEEE directives.
		System and component obsolescence case studies will also be presented.
	www.my-esm.com /showArticle.jhtml?articleID=162600025 (348 words)

	Harvard University Press: Made to Break
		Welcome to the world of planned obsolescence--a business model, a way of life, and a uniquely American invention that this eye-opening book explores from its beginnings to its perilous implications for the very near future.
		Made to Break is a history of twentieth-century technology as seen through the prism of obsolescence.
		America invented everything that is now disposable, Giles Slade tells us, and he explains how disposability was in fact a necessary condition for America's rejection of tradition and our acceptance of change and impermanence.
	www.hup.harvard.edu /catalog/SLAMAD.html (211 words)

	HP Jetadmin - Jetadmin Software Obsolescence and New Software Solutions - bpj06765 - HP Business Support Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		HP has developed improved network printer installation and management solutions that are designed to replace the obsolesced HP Jetadmin software.
		A2: The announcement for discontinuing Jetadmin was made in February 2000, two years before the planned obsolescence date of February 2002.
		Since no development has occurred in Jetadmin during this two-year period, many newer printers have been introduced that were not tested and that are not supported in Jetadmin.
	h20000.www2.hp.com /bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpj06765 (935 words)

	Powell's Books - Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America by Giles Slade
		Welcome to the world of planned obsolescence: a business model, a way of life, and a uniquely American invention that this eye-opening book explores from its beginnings to its perilous implications for the very near future.
		Made to Break is a history of twentieth-century technology as seen through the prism of obsolescence.
		Things are likely to get much worse in the near future, and this assessment frames Slade's engaging examination of the various kinds of obsolescence that contribute to the problem.
	www.powells.com /biblio/1-0674022033-0?&PID=25450 (676 words)

	Precience - Obsolescence Manager
		Obsolescence Manager™ Studio - Enables companies to proactively organize, manage and track Diminishing Materials Suppliers (DMS) and component obsolescence events.
		Investigate the status of a component in terms of End of Life notices, impacted BOMs, supply risks, and internal demand data.
		Organize, and track all your obsolescence events in one central location.
	www.precience.com /pages/ObsolescenceManager.asp (243 words)

	Predicting One's Own Obsolescence
		Anyone who has even heard of Marshall McLuhan is an over-educated, liberal, atheist, elitist snob who utterly fails to understand that late twentieth century America is the epitome, the essence, the pinnacle, the very definition of civilization.
		It could be argued that Marshall McLuhan predicted his own obsolescence and obscurity.
		Certainly no one understood better than he the effect of media on the content that media could transmit.
	www.firelily.com /humor/rants/self.obsolescence.html (311 words)

	Prototype Integration Facility - What We Do/Engineering/Obsolescence Management
		Addressing the increasing complexity of obsolescence management, AMRDEC’s Electronics Analysis and Prototyping (EAP) Lab has an established program utilizing processes and procedures in accordance with DoD policy for identifying and resolving obsolescence issues.
		Proactive obsolescence management, early in the life cycle of a weapon or aviation system, is critical for maintaining operational readiness for the complicated systems of today’s Defense Services.
		We consider exponential advancements in technology and provide early detection of parts obsolescence, thereby increasing response time and giving customers more cost effective and sound alternatives.
	www.redstone.army.mil /amrdec/pif/obsolescence.html (261 words)

	Planned Obsolescence and the Provision of Unobservable Quality
		This paper develops the idea that obsolescence acts as an incentive device to provide quality for experience goods.
		The argument is that obsolescence affects the frequency at which consumers repurchase products and may punish producers for a lack of quality.
		A higher rate of obsolescence enables a firm to convince its consumers that it provides high quality.
	ideas.repec.org /p/bef/lsbest/028.html (473 words)

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