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The HP StorageWorks Ultrium 460 tape drive is the second generation of HP's Ultrium tape drive family, delivering a capacity of 400 GB of compressed data on a single cartridge. With a compressed transfer rate of 60 MB/sec, the Ultrium 460 is the ideal choice for mid-range servers with enterprise-class data protection needs. The Ultrium 460 tape drive is fully read and write compatible with the first generation of Ultrium tape drives.

The HP StorageWorks FC2242SR 4Gb PCI-E DC HBA for Windows and Linux now supports customers currently running ProLiant Servers that have PCI-Express I/O slots in them. This HBA is the first 4Gb product to support this new I/O bus architecture. This product now gives customers the ability to use the higher performance I/O bus to connect to their HP StorageWorks arrays.

Fast color and monochrome printing in one printer is not something you usually associate with keeping costs down. The remarkable Magicolor 5440DLX however prints fast in both color and mono, and offers another indispensable feature cost-effectiveness. It's a powerful, versatile and easy-to-use printer perfectly suited to medium-sized workgroups.

SQL Server 2008 delivers on Microsoft's Data Platform vision by helping your organization manage any data, any place, any time. It enables you to store data from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured documents, such as images and music, directly within the database. SQL Server 2008 delivers a rich set of integrated services that enable you to do more with your data such as query, search, synchronize, report, and analyze. Your data can be stored and accessed in your largest servers within the data center all the way down to desktops and mobile devices, enabling you to have control over your data no matter where it is stored.

SQL Server 2008 enables you to consume your data within custom applications developed using Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio and within your service-oriented architecture (SOA) and business process through Microsoft BizTalk Server while information workers can access data directly in the tools they use every day. SQL Server 2008 delivers a trusted, productive, and intelligent data platform for all your data needs.

Get high-speed, high-quality production printing wherever you need it with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL 9810 Digital Photo Printer. In your studio or lab, on location, or for distributed, on demand output - the 9810 Printer will open up one window of opportunity after another. With a built-in cutter and high capacity - 300 8x10s (20x25 cm) per roll or 250 8x12s (20x30 cm) per roll - you'll get professional-quality prints in seconds, so you can sell more prints, faster. Roll-fed printing means less waste so you can do it all at an affordable cost so prints are priced to sell. Immediate, high-quality results mean more sales, more customer satisfaction, and more repeat business. The KODAK 9810 Printer produces an 8x10-inch (20x25 cm) print in just 45 seconds, with no post-processing needed to ensure image stability.

D-Link is an industry pioneer, market leader, designer and true manufacturer of networking communications and digital home electronic products. Excellence in manufacturing, innovation and a commitment to quality has allowed D-Link to produce cutting-edge, high-performance products within standard-based technologies. The company continues to offer the best value in the connectivity market today by combining high-quality products with the most affordable price point.

Imagine having an integrated solution that could provide shared storage for application servers, enhanced file serving for end-user clients, and data protection software to keep your data safe and secure; these are the key functions of HP All-in-One Storage and together, they allow businesses to lower costs, increase efficiencies, and respond to rapid data growth. HP StorageWorks All-in-One Storage System is radically simple, integrated, and affordable network storage solution that enables small and mid-size companies to easily manage, grow, and protect their data without requiring them to become storage experts. This system is designed to be deployed and managed by IT generalists with no storage expertise and delivers everything you need to lower the cost and complexity of rapidly growing data storage environments.

The 16-port DSR 2020 KVM over IP switch provides two simultaneous digital paths for remote access to devices; the ability to remotely power cycle connected devices; external modem support when the network is down. The DSR2020 switch also gives you BIOS-level control of all connected servers and serial-based devices from any location. The switch features an on-board Web interface compatible with Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Firefox or Netscape for access and control of your servers over IP.

DSView 3 management software is required for more advanced features such as hub and spoke failover, SNMP notifications, scheduling, Virtual Media support, and access to IPMI-enabled servers. The DSView 3 software hub and spoke architecture provides failover authentication. Users authenticate to a central management server (the hub) or one of 15 mirror servers (the spokes).

Create visually rich, engaging content for virtually any media - print, web, interactive, video, audio, and mobile - using the tightly integrated tools and services in Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection software.

Express yourself freely and stay in the creative flow, no matter what the medium for your design, thanks to numerous new features and improvements in Creative Suite 4 Master Collection. Design across media more efficiently and effectively using simpler ways to complete common tasks and innovative approaches to moving from one medium to another. What's more, this software works with enhanced creative professional services that enable you to collaborate online with colleagues and clients, find answers to technical questions, create and share color harmonies, and more.

Highlights of the Adobe Master Collection CS4 Win

• Express yourself richly in virtually any medium
• Simplify workflows for greater efficiency
• Exchange information, ideas, and feedback more easily

The Xerox Phaser 7400 is a value priced high-performance color printer to meet the needs of businesses on a deadline. It packs the versatility, power and speed to handle whatever job you send it - whether it's tabloid-sized prints or projects on heavy cover stock. Fast, high-quality, versatile and affordable.

The HP StorageWorks Ultrium 448 tape drive represents HP's second generation of half-height LTO tape drive technology. As the highest capacity, highest performance half-height drive in the StorageWorks family, the Ultrium 448 delivers a compressed storage capacity of 400 GB per data cartridge, using LTO 2 media. The Ultrium 448 Tape Drive is fully read and write compatible with all first and second-generation Ultrium drives and media. These features combined with low pricing make the Ultrium 448 the ideal direct-attach and network backup solution for entry-level and midrange servers where capacity and low cost of ownership are critical.

ZyXEL GS-4000 series is an intelligent Gigabit multilayer (L2/L3/L4) Ethernet switch that provides enterprise-class availability, resilient and redundant architecture with OSPF, VRRP, RSTP and port trunking. The GS-4000 series offers many advanced features to make it the preferred choice for real-routing network in the enterprise. Advanced functionalities like QoS, rate-limiting, rule-based access control lists, multicasting support, wire-speed, high-performance IP routing and simplified management software (iStacking) highly improve network operation.

The GS-4024 features 20-port 100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 and four dual-personality GbE interface (RJ-45 or SFP). Based on non-blocking switching architecture, the GS-4000 series can be deployed as both an intelligent access layer switch for enterprise wiring closets and as a Layer 3 backbone switch for SMB networks.

Around the world, the Fujitsu name stands for advanced technology, quality, creativity and reliability. Fujitsu is a leading provider of Internet-focused information technology solutions for the global marketplace. Its pace-setting technologies, high reliability/performance computing and telecommunications platforms, and worldwide corps of systems and services experts make Fujitsu uniquely positioned to unleash the infinite possibilities of the broadband Internet to help its customers succeed.

Empower CAD and GIS professionals with a reliable, large-format printer they can effectively share. In the HP Designjet T1100 Printer series, HP Vivera inks enable impressive detail and accuracy, while convenient technical and manageability features enable confident work team printing.

Business Communications Manager 50 is an all-in-one, affordable platform for converged voice and data communications; ideal for small to medium businesses with 3 to 50 users. Business Communications Manager 50 provides advanced capabilities such as robust telephony features, voice messaging, (including the ability to forward voice, fax or text messages to the most popular mobile devices) unified messaging, IP networking, Internet access, contact centers, mobility solutions and IP telephony. With an easy-to-use and highly flexible architecture, the Business Communications Manager 50 enables small sites to benefit from convergence capabilities that were previously only available to much larger organizations.

The HP StorageWorks MSL4048 Tape Library provides up to 19.2 TB of storage density in only a 4U form factor, saving valuable rack space. Perfect for small to medium business, unattended workgroup backup and restore, or remote offices, the web-based management features reduce the dependencies on local IT resources, allowing multiple sites to be supported centrally.

The intelligent chassis of the Linksys Network Storage System NSS6100 gives administrators and integrators the flexibility to optimize the NSS for performance, capacity and a company's storage and sharing needs. The NSS6100 includes four (4) 250GB hard drives and supports up to 75 concurrent, connected CIFS (Windows, Macintosh, Linux) users. Linksys NSS products bring robust NAS (Network Attached Storage) within reach of today's budget-minded workgroups and small businesses. They are ideal for storing, backing up, sharing and archiving critical information. The feature set of the NSS series set it apart from entry-level, desktop NAS systems, while at the same time its competitive pricing gives small businesses the opportunity to realize substantial cost savings when compared with more expensive storage systems.

Unlike other NAS systems, that need to contain operating system software on one or more hard drives in a NAS system, each Linksys NSS product features a unique and intelligent chassis that contains the Linux OS that controls it. This gives the NSS system added stability and reliability, as well as the flexibility to be configured without connected drives or reconfigured at any time - even hot swapping and resorting hard drives to different storage bays. This flexible architecture makes the Linksys Business Series NSS series ideally suited for budget-conscious companies that are constantly growing and evolving.

Linksys Business Series NSS products are also Linksys One Ready. That means they include the necessary firmware to be integrated into a Linksys One data or data/voice network.

Highlights of the Cisco NAS CHASSIS 4* 250GB SATA HDD

• Advanced Gigabit network system chassis with support for RAID 0/1/5/10 and JBOD
• Virtualization/aggregation "Master" unit
• Advanced storage network features - smart, journal file system, and diskless design

The exacting professional's ultra wide-angle lens, the EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM uses UD and aspherical elements for paramount image quality. A maximum f/2.8 aperture ensures great low light performance.

Covering a breathtaking 114° field of view, the EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM goes beyond human perspective. Ideal for capturing small interiors, large subjects at close distances or dramatic landscapes, this highly expressive lens can also be used to create a strong sense of separation between close subjects and background.

Like all L-series lenses, the EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM combines precision optics with unsurpassed build quality, reliability and ease of use. Dust and moisture seals offer advanced protection from the elements, even in harsh weather conditions. A maximum aperture of f/2.8 allows for fast, flash-free shooting in low light settings, plus good depth of field control.

For optimum visual performance, the lens incorporates two types of special elements: aspherical elements to correct spherical aberrations, and Super UD (ultra-low dispersion) elements to eliminate secondary chromatic aberrations. The result is crisp, high contrast and undistorted image quality all the way to the frame peripheries.

Canon's ring USM auto focus system employs ultra-sonic frequency vibrations for fast, accurate and virtually silent operation with excellent holding torque. Full-time manual focus override, via a large ring that does not rotate during auto focus, allows photographers to begin fine-tuning a shot instantly.

The 3Com Router 5232 delivers high-performance WAN access routing in a cost-effective, modular platform.

This rackmount unit comes equipped with two 10/100BASE-TX ports and three MIM (Multi-function Interface Modules) slots for LAN and WAN interface modules for added flexibility in adapting your network to your immediate and future business needs.

Integrated seamlessly with your legacy equipment or as part of a 3Com end-to-end solution, this router offers high-speed processors, advanced QoS, built-in support for converged voice, data, and video as well as the latest security and control features to help ensure efficient and secure network operation.

Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco provides the broadest line of solutions for transporting data, voice and video within buildings, across campuses, or around the world. Cisco solutions ensure that networks both public and private operate with maximum performance, security, and flexibility.

Create visually rich, engaging content for virtually any media - print, web, interactive, video, audio, and mobile - using the tightly integrated tools and services in Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection software.

Express yourself freely and stay in the creative flow, no matter what the medium for your design, thanks to numerous new features and improvements in Creative Suite 4 Master Collection. Design across media more efficiently and effectively using simpler ways to complete common tasks and innovative approaches to moving from one medium to another. What's more, this software works with enhanced creative professional services that enable you to collaborate online with colleagues and clients, find answers to technical questions, create and share color harmonies, and more.

Supplied with Heavy duty lockable castors & built in anti tilt bars, suitable for all major server vendors. 800kg load capacity, enhanced airflow ventilation at front, rear, and sides. Reversible front mash steel door. Increased material thickness to 2mm for overall stability.

The MX Range freestanding cabinets suitable for office, equipment room and cabling closet installation. Attention to styling with attractive colors black Ral9005, light gray Ral7035 or/and Ral7037 with a smoked glass door reinforced with vertical left and right metal frames mean that cabinets can be deployed in the most demanding of office environments when looks really matter. Front door frames are available with decorative trim or customized as blue, green, light blue, red. However, MX Range is an exceptionally rugged and strong cabinet enabling it to be used for all applications. The Universal Line offers a highly cost-effective and assembly-friendly solutions for numerous applications in the field of network technology and electronics. The MX Range is highly configurable to the end-users requirements and provides unique features to benefit system designers, installers and network managers. Completely assembled standard cabinet. Can be delivered as a single enclosure with side panels or as a side-by-side cabinet with no side panels. The rigidly welded frame construction can be dismantled and assembles easily without any special tools. Thus, narrow doors, staircases and lifts are no problem.

Lighter than Air

The ultra-lightweight Samsung X360 sets a completely new standard in mobile computing - offering a comprehensive set of features unlike anything of its kind on the market. Even though it is the lightest notebook in its 13.3" class, weighing a miniscule 1.29 kg, the X360 incorporates all of the extensive communications and data sharing functionality demanded by the new aristocrats of the mobile world - the socially interconnected and results-driven professionals.~

Awards and recognition

Hot Stuff - "The X360 Vista laptop is a marvel of miniaturisation. It weighs 1.27kg-that' s a whopping 90g less thon the MacBook Air but manages at pack in three (not one) USB ports and HDMI alongside the Air-aping 13.3in ,1280x800 , LED-backlit screen"

BBC Focus - "By declaring their laptop " Iighter than Air, it' s clear Samsung has Apples ultra-portable MacBook Air in its sights .The X360 weighs just 1.29kg-90g lighter than the Air. But unlike Apples machine, the X360 doesn't compromise on connectivity"

Boys Toys - "Samsung is billing ils new super-skinny X360 laptop as' lighter than air' .. . lighter than the MacBook Air, that is . Weighing a mere 1.27kg , it's 90g less than the Apple s already incredibly airy notebook."

Highlights of the Samsung X360

Slim and light design

Intel Centrino 2 ULV Processor Technology SU9300

3GB Memory

128GB Solid State drive

External DVD Multi Dual Layer drive - supplied with laptop

Windows Vista Business (Also includes Windows XP Pro in the box)

13.3" widescreen display

Bluetooth 2.0/7 in 1 card reader/P-Dock support

Fingerprint reader

For detailed specification, please see below

Highlights of the Samsung X360 Core 2 Duo SU9300 3GB 128GB SSD Vista Business RED

• World class mobile performance:
• Featuring state of the art Intel Centrino 2 Ultra Low Voltage processor technology, which delivers unrivalled performance, energy efficiency and connectivity too keep you working longer
• Optimised graphics, premium experience:
• Featuring the new Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 graphics core, which dynamically allocates system memory to provide incredible visual quality, faster graphics performance and flexible display options
• Rapid data access:
• The X360's option with a Solid State Drive (SSD) significantly enhances performance compared to a hard disk drive (HDD). Boot times are 25-50 percent faster and data access is 300 times faster for reading and 150% faster for writing
• Smile, you are on camera:
• Featuring an integrated 1.3 mega pixel digital motion camera, the X360 offers a simple way to keep in touch with friends or family, using video-conferencing or live messaging
• Sharper display:
• The X360's 13.3" WXGA (1280x800) LED screen is thinner, up to 33% brighter, more durable and uses much less power than traditional LCD screens
• Bacteria free:
• By sprinkling incredibly small, nano-sized silver ion powder on the keyboard, your system will remain "bacteria free" — for even longer

Demanding large-format users depend on HP Designjet printers for clear, crisp images with rich true colors and uncompromising image quality - print after print. HP Designjet 500 Series printers are the perfect choice for graphics and technical professionals who want a smart, affordable system for a personal office or small workgroup. The HP Designjet 500PS printer, with a full-featured PostScript RIP, provides detailed illustrations, accurate proofs and powerful presentations for small advertising agencies, designers, and graphic artists.

The new Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series switches are an innovative product line that improves LAN operating efficiency by combining industry-leading ease of use and the highest resiliency available for stackable switches. This new product series represents the next generation in desktop switches, and features Cisco StackWise technology, a 32-Gbps stack interconnect that allows customers to build a unified, highly resilient switching system - one switch at a time.??For mid-sized organizations and enterprise branch offices, the Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series eases deployment of converged applications and adapts to changing business needs by providing configuration flexibility, support for converged network patterns, and automation of intelligent network-services configurations.

Feature-rich and built for productivity, hp scanners deliver perfect results every time. Get fast document scans at up to 35 pages (70 images) per minute. Load up to 100 pages into the automatic document feeder for unattended scans. HP Smart Document Scan software makes it easy to capture and electronically file documents, and Kofax VirtualReScan delivers optimal image quality for increased OCR accuracy. Plus, customizable buttons can be set with scan profiles for recurring tasks. ISIS and TWAIN drivers allow easy integration into document management systems.

Streamline your business workflow by digitizing your paper documents for easier and more secure archiving and faster retrieval. Get the best out of your analog image archive by scanning photos, slides and negatives at up to 4800 dpi. Whatever your professional scanning needs, the high performance HP Scanjet 8300 series gives you that competitive edge.

The world of technical communication is changing. Technical communicators must meet new demands for efficiency and new time-to-market constraints. They must create and combine both static and interactive content in the form of conventional technical publications, training materials, and eLearning publications. They must create interactive, engaging content for different audiences and purposes, often in multiple languages, and in different delivery formats.

Adobe Technical Communication Suite meets the challenges of the world of technical communication. Adobe Technical Communication Suite provides capabilities and efficiencies to improve the workflow of technical communicators, enhance the abilities of technical communicators, and make technical communicators more effective.

Adobe Technical Communication Suite software is a complete solution for authoring, managing, and publishing technical information and training content in multiple languages and formats. Using this suite, you can create and maintain technical documentation, user assistance systems, knowledge bases, simulations, software demonstrations, and other support information. Integrate images, interactive 3D models, and rich media, and create engaging demos and simulations without programming or multimedia skills. Employ efficient single-source workflows for authoring and publishing technical information in multiple languages for different audiences and purposes.

Get prints at 35 ppm color and black-and-white, with your first black-and-white page in under 6 seconds. Behind the scenes a 1 GHz PowerPC processor, full gigabyte of RAM, and Gigabit Ethernet interface pipeline multiple jobs for non-stop productivity.

5-bits/pixel contone technology delivers 19.200 x 600 dpi-class quality with 256 smooth gradations. Advanced image processing and edge enhancement mode ensure fine lines and small-point text are sharp, clear, and complete. And the magicolor 8650DN's enhanced Automatic Density Control (eAIDC) means color reproduction stability from first print to last.

The magicolor 8650DN supports media from postcard to 12.25" x 47.24", including 12" x 18" for full-bleed tabloid proofs complete with cropmarks. Every input source handles stocks up to a heavy 256 g/m2 (94 lb. cover equivalent), and up to 271 g/m2 via the multipurpose tray for extra versatility. Load trays with different media to manage all your business and creative applications.

Create professional documents in-house that project your best image. The magicolor 8650DN has a 3-way, 1150-sheet paper input system expandable to 3650 sheets for high-volume production. A built-in automatic duplexer delivers two-sided documents while using 50% less paper. Add staple, hole-punch, fold, and mailbin finishing options for ready-to-deliver documents.

The CP-WX11000 is a high performance model that combines outstanding WXGA resolution with the wide array of Hitachi projector functions. Designed for simple installation and easy maintenance, this projector offers beautiful picture quality and Hitachi's industry-best reliability. The CP-WX11000 will provide large screen images for venues such as auditoriums and conventions halls, bringing Hitachi performance to a wide spectrum of possible new uses.

The C9650 Series allows businesses to consolidate their printing needs into one cost-effective and efficient device, providing businesses with the flexibility to carry out large volume print runs and produce creative documents in-house. Together with outstanding media support of up to 300gsm, 1.2m long banner printing capability and a flexible finishing option, the C9650 gives businesses the capacity to handle a wide range of printing needs to meet the demands of a busy office.

A high-performing A3 color printer, the C9650 Series has print speeds of up to 40 pages per minute, integrated A3 and A4 duplex printing and Graphic Pro color management, allowing users to download color profiles to the printer's hard disk for specific color matching. The C9650 Series also benefits from OKI Printing Solutions' innovative High Definition toner, which provides a high level of detail, greater depth of color and a high gloss feel for exceptional print results every time.

In addition, the C9650 Series offers essential print security with a range of in-box utilities such as Secure Erase, Data Encryption and Password Protection to protect confidential data and prevent unauthorized access. For added financial control, the C9650 includes Print Control for easy administration and monitoring of user access to color printing over the network.

Easy to use, the C9650 Series has an intuitive control panel and simple design. The printer consumables are simple to change and paper trays can be refilled whilst printing continues from a different tray. All these features are designed to provide greater reliability and productivity for demanding business environments.