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The value proposition of United Pepper is Design, Green and Ethics. We are committed to high quality products and customer satisfaction.
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Company News
End of Product Range
As United Pepper finished its stock of tablet PCs, the company has taken the decision to no longer continue the sales of this product range.
When United Pepper first sourced and brought to market tablet PCs in the fall of 2009, the ecological footprint of this product category was significantly lower than that of existing PCs and laptops. Both a blessing and a challenge was the announcement a number of months later by Apple of its iPad. Clearly, this product is a game changer. Many, many manufacturers are now producing and/or announcing competitive products. The market has accepted this new range of products and for United Pepper there is no way to further distinguish itself and its product offering from mainstream production.
We applaud the fact that the world is becoming greener through this new category of products and we will continue extending our portfolio going forward.
New drivers for Lili
With upgrades of different OS in the market we have had some of our new customers come back with questions about the drivers for Lili 1.3. New drivers are now available for Microsoft and Apple. Download the required drivers on the download page or click here.
Lili 1.3 - Junior requires customers to download the correct software driver for the camera to function properly. Because of the change and upgrades regarding different operating systems in the market, customers that connect Lili for the for the first time can experience installation problems. A new set of drivers is now available to make Lili work properly. Although Lili 1.3 will be phased out during next year, we feel it is important to support our customers.
For Lili 2.0, there is no need to download drivers from the site. The software drivers are onboard the camera and will auto-install as soon as she is connected.
Innovasians and United Pepper sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU)
Innovasians and United Pepper have signed an MOU with regards to a strategic collaboration. This MOU is a precursor to a strategic alliance between both parties under discussion since some time now and targeted to be concluded by september 30th, 2010. The MOU sums up 7 fields of collaboration covering different parts of the value chain of both companies:
1. United Pepper will manage, control and distribute products and services from Innovasions in Europe, Middle East and Africa. As such United Pepper is the strategic partner of Innovasians for this territory;
2. Innovasians will manage, control and distribute products and services from United Pepper in Asia. As such Innovasians is the strategic partner of United Pepper for this territory;
3. Innovasians will define and source materials and/or substances that are photodegradable, oxo-degradable, biodegradable and/or compostable and redesign and develop products for United Pepper;
4. United Pepper will outsource manufacturing of its products to Innovasians’ manufacturing partners;
5. Innovasians will outsource manufacturing of its products to United Pepper’s manufacturing partners;
6. Both parties will define a strategy of co-branding going forward;
7. Both Parties will form a think tank to design and deliver common products and services to the market
“This MOU is a great leap forward, amongst others with regards to the sourcing of natural and bio-degradable materials for our company”, said Jean-Pierre d’Haese, owner and managing partner of United Pepper. Miss Lizette Smook, CEO of Innovasions, commented: “The collaboration with United Pepper will bring both parties new opportunities, both from a commercial point of view as from a production point of view”.
Innovasians Ltd is a Hong Kong based development and manufacturing company, specializing in the eco-friendly and sustainability sector. We focus on design and specialist sourcing solutions for sustainable consumer household and lifestyle products. Innovasians Ltd is in it’s third year of operation and is independently owned. Its focus today is global and the company seeks collaboration with strategic partners to extend its operations and coverage. The MOU with United Pepper is extending the operations into Europe and the US. The Innovasians team is defined as leaders in eco and sustainable products supporting Biodiversity. Please contact us on info@innovasians.com or visit the website at www.innovasians.com
United Pepper is a Belgium based company that brings to market technology and technology related products that have a minimal ecological footprint compared with traditional technology products. The company is in its first year of operation and is independently owned. Its focus today is Europe, Middle East and Africa and the company seeks collaboration with a number of partners to extend its operations and coverage. The MOU with Innovasians is extending the operations into Asia and the US. You can reach United Pepper at info@unitedpepper.org or visit the website at http://www.unitedpepper.org . Press Relations: marc.aelbrecht@unitedpepper.org .
reduced transport and handling cost
United Pepper has worked on a number of possibilities to reduce the transport cost on a number of items in its portfolio. Certainly additional cost of transport and handling was prohibitive for products like Lili 1.3 junior and the newly announced products Cube and Lili 2.0.
We are proud to announce that the company is now able to charge handling costs that are a fraction of the previous tariffs for sales on the website. Where the previous charges for transport and handling were 12 Euro per item, from March 1st onwards these charges are 3 Euro for Lili 1.3 - junior, Cube and Lili 2.0.
Customers that have placed orders and that are waiting for their products to be shipped in March will be reimbursed for the difference in the shipping and handling cost. These customers will be contacted during the month of March.
United Pepper still advises customers to get in touch with the company directly for bulk orders.
new website
United Pepper launches a new website in line with the transition the company has undergone with regards to product portfolio, go-to-market strategy, partner engagement and customer focus.
As the new company started its first fiscal year in october 2009, a number of strategic decisions have been taken as to the market approach and the product portfolio. Specifically with regards to the go-to-market strategy United Pepper have made a revision of its customer potential.
In addition to the distribution to the consumer market by means of the traditional sales channels like Fnac, Mediamarkt and other comparable players, United Pepper seeks to diversify into corporate/administration partnerships, helping these players to reinforce their Corporate Social Responsibility message and their commitment to social engagement and sustainable development.
The new website reflects these changes and should be more informative in general with regards to news, press, company background and customer ease of access and satisfaction in general.
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extensions to the portfolioInitially an increase of choices in colors of the popular Lili was announced. However, market demand and customer feedback have made United Pepper decide to change that policy and extend into new products altogether.
Adding additional choices of color to the popular Lili Webcam seemed like a very good idea and a logical extension. However, customer feedback and pre-order sales resulted in the decision to extend the product portfolio from a different perspective. Therefore Lili 2.0 will be available in green, the color that was by far the most popular color in the previous 1.3 version.
Additional products include Cube, a design Webcam made from FSC Walnut wood and available in natural wood or glossy black finish.
Further more, we are proud to present the United Pepper home tablet. The United Pepper home tablet is a state of the art 10 inch thin client intended for both consumers and professional users.
In your average household there is a new but growing requirement for an easy to use no nonsense touch screen that will allow you to engage in couch computing. The fourth screen, after the TV, PC and mobile, responds to the need of a growing requirement for always on, always connected computing without frills. Low power consumption, rapid boot, no need for energy hungry plastic extrusion for producing a keyboard, and environmentally friendly new composite materials in the future positions this product right into United Pepper’s values: Design, Green, Ethics & Fair Trade.
The home tablet is a hardware platform that supports different operating systems, including Microsoft Windows 7 and Linux. The standard version offers WiFi hardware connectivity. Optionally, 3G connectivity can be ordered. The CPU is an Intel ATOM N270, specifically designed for tablet PCs and running at 1,6GHz. The product comes standard with a 160G SATA harddisk, but can be fitted with Solid State memory, extending even further the battery uptime and removing the need for fan cooling. Professionals can easily port their application(s) onto the platform using it as a dedicated single purpose tool, or making the software reside as a vertical application alongside general purpose applications. The onboard camera facilitates screen to screen communication.
Refer to our Product Specs for extended information on this new exciting product or contact us on info@unitedpepper.org.
first fiscal year
During the summer holidays the owners of Dies Europe - United Pepper - CAP10, the company that engages in the design of environmentally sound technology products, has started negotiations to sell off its commercial portfolio.
The successful conclusion of these negotiations has led to the inception of a new company, United Pepper, that has acquired the commercial assets of the former company, and that has started the first fiscal year of its existence on october 1st 2009.
Barrek Consult, together with Nevox Management and hermes management, management vehicles of Jean-Pierre D'Haese, Xavier Petre and Marc Aelbrecht respectively, are the owners of the new company.
The Core values of United Pepper are Design, Green and Fair Trade.
in the press
- october, 2011 Humo
- United Pepper featured in "Week van de Fair Trade" addition in Humo on page 10. Hip Maar Proper.
- june, 2011 La Libre
- Article by Isabelle Masson-Loodts in La Libre : 'Green Geeks', United Pepper produit des périphériques verts et équitables.
- may, 2011 trends
- Article by Christophe Charlot on page 84 : 'Entrepreneurs Sociétaux'.
- july 26th, 2010 global post
- Article by Teri Schultz on Global Post : 'Imagine a recyclable EU', A Belgian company strives to be the world's first "fair trade" electronics producer.
- june 17th, 2010 it reseller
- Article by José Delameilleure on page 20 : 'Technologie met ethische principes'.
- june 9th, 2010 The Independent
- Article by Nick Harding in The Independent (UK): 'Can you look her in the iPad'. Commentary on the unfortunate incidents at Foxconn and more importantly the cost of having electronics produced at a low price. Includes comments from the interview with Xavier Petre.
- march 12th, 2010 datanews
- Article on page 7 : United Pepper lanceert groen 'home tablet'. Also on internet: http://datanews.rnews.be/nl/news/90-6-28901/united-pepper-lanceert-groen--home-tablet-.html
- december 9/10, 2009 Wallonie Design @ Design at Work
- Wallonie Design presents 5 innovative Walloon Companies at the Design at Work Product Show.
- november 27, 2009 datanews
- Article on page 6 : Start-Up van de week, Fair Trade randapparatuur
- november 19, 2009 Trends - Tendances
- Article on page 65 : Do- it, Périphériques équitables
