Thomas A. Capone | CEO | NYDLA.org | TAC-USA.com

October 29, 2025

Are you catching this?


February 3 2008: David Tyree's "Helmet Catch" in Super Bowl XLII is widely considered one of the greatest plays in NFL history, celebrated for its improbable nature and pivotal role in the New York Giants' upset of the undefeated New England Patriots. The play involved a desperate throw from Eli Manning, who avoided a sack, and a spectacular catch by Tyree, who pinned the ball against his helmet while being hit, setting up the game-winning touchdown. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmet_Catch

My oldest son Tommy turned 18 the month after 'The Catch' - March of 2008. Because of my work with the NFL I was able to 'score' a signed picture and frame it for his birthday. This I was told, was his best birthday gift, ever. I'll take the win.

Yesterday was one of my best days (ever) in NYC. It started with an NYDLA.org | NADLA.org TD SYNNEX, HP | Poly and Zoom Partner Workshop in NYC.

HP | Poly has an AMAZING Customer Experience Center right next to Penn Station. We can invite customers and NYDLA | NADLA members from Boston to Philly to 'take the train' to The Big Apple and have hands-on experience for the entire world of HP | Poly

What it is: The HP | Poly Customer Experience Center in New York City is a space where customers can see, hear, and test HP Poly's collaboration and video conferencing solutions.

What's available: You can experience products for various office setups, such as large conference rooms, huddle spaces, and other hybrid work environments.

Events: The center hosts events, including partner workshops with companies like Zoom, to demonstrate new technologies.

Products: The facility helps showcase HP Poly's range of products, which include video bars, cameras, headsets, and voice and software solutions.

The acquisition: HP acquired the company formerly known as Poly (Plantronics) in 2022, bringing its expertise in audio and video into the HP brand.

Location: 257 W 34th St, 6th Floor, NYC

I'll dedicate my Sunday Blog this weekend to yesterday with TD SYNNEX | Zoom and HP Poly. There is big news coming...

Ah, but yesterday allowed me to have lunch with my son Tommy. You see, that picture above is my son's desk at NFL Headquarters on Park Avenue in NYC. That is his 'best gift ever' on his desk in NYC. Tommy just passed his first 30 days working for the NFL.

And he did that all on his own - no help from Dad.

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Here's to the champions.....

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About Thomas A. Capone | CEO | NYDLA.org | TAC-USA.com

About: Thomas A. Capone
Servicing 300+ of the Fortune 1000 Since 1983 in all areas of voice, data, wireless and wireline services. Specialties: Audio, Web, Videoconferencing, Voice, Cloud, Data, VoIP, TEM, Managed Services, BPO, SaaS, Wireless, eCommerce, SEO, Hosting, Security, Consulting, Social Media, Mobility.

Key Specialties: SaaS, IoT, mobility, cloud solutions, solution selling, commercial and enterprise sales, channel development, strategic partnerships, global market experience, collaboration solutions, commercial and large volume sales programs, product planning, target marketing and segmentation, market development; project operations, launch strategies, lead generation, client satisfaction and performance based leadership. Email: CEO@NYDLA.org