Subject: purchasing computer equipment in order to ensure that all computer - related equipment is being properly capitalized and not expensed in your rc , i would like to centralize the purchase of equipment for energy operations . going forward , if you need to purchase equipment for a new employee or need to upgrade your existing pc and / or monitor , please send me an e - mail containing the following information : employee name ( indicate if the employee is new ) location phone extension equipment you would like to purchase existing system number if upgrading your pc i have set up an rc exclusively to capture purchases of computer - related equipment . this will make it easier to properly capitalize these assets . one more thing i need for each of you to do . please review your rc reports for january 2000 and make sure that there aren ' t any pc purchases charged to your rc . you can find them in cost category 601 " non - capitalized hardware and software " . if you had any charges in this category for equipment , please forward a copy of your rc report to me as soon as possible so that i can work with brian heinrich to have the charges reversed from your rc in february . if you have any questions , please call me at ext . 3 - 6343 . thank you in advance for your help to ensure that your rc does not go over budget for purchases of equipment that should be properly capitalized . lisa cousino x 3 - 6343