More new projects came about for DICE Corporation in 2011, when DICE started back up the Loans and Financing division, which was made public knowledge to DICE clients during the DICE Users Group (DUG) conference. This was designed back in the 90's as a way to rapidly expand the DICE products among clients and prospects. Last year, DICE loaned out over half a million dollars to clients on a limited basis, and expects to inject more then seven figures into our client sites in 2012, as more than half of all quotes done for clients in the 4th quarter of 2011 were in some way or another a financing agreement. Through this division, the DICE Partner Program (DPP) provides full financing on all hardware, PBX's, Voice Gateways, IVR's, software, services, conversions, and DSC Sur-Gard receivers.

DICE Corporation also financed some specific technology placements and ownerships in 2011 with its clients, which included DICE investing in alarm centers by providing complete technology solutions of hardware, networking equipment, PBXs, software, services, and a telecommunications infrastructure. Through the agreement, DICE would retain the ownership and management of the complete IT for a center (including staffing of IT personnel), while the client simply had a fixed cost amount per month and the calm reassurance that they'd never have to deal with technology or IT situations per the length of the partnership. The DPP provided a few clients with a set cost of operation for the technology and DICE Corporation, being the owner of the equipment and products, continues to upgrade the systems and keep the center on the cutting edge without the client having to make any capital expenditures far into the future.

The DICE Partnership Program was designed by Mr. Dice, who started his career in finance. This type of financing provides a very smart way of outsourcing the costs associated with a monitoring center, and 2012 could see more financing of products, as DICE is looking for ways to get products out and into the hands of clients in a way that allow them to fit the various IT capital expenditures into their tax plans, loan obligations, and covenants.