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Information technology professionals rely on HP quality to ensure maximum productivity. As the power of applications, processors, memory adapters and storage devices increases, high-end computer users are seeking ways to optimize their system performance. HP provides leading solutions, adding new levels of performance, availability, flexibility, and management.

The HP StorageWorks Ultrium 920 Tape Drive is the highest capacity, fastest performance half-height tape drive in the StorageWorks family based on HP's third generation LTO technology. The Ultrium 920 delivers a compressed storage capacity of 800GB per data cartridge and a compressed data transfer rate of 432GB per hour, two and a half times faster than the previous generation Ultrium 448 tape drive. The Ultrium 920 Tape Drive is fully read and write compatible with all second-generation Ultrium media and offers further investment protection through its backward-read compatibility with first-generation Ultrium media.

The Ultrium 920 Tape Drive supports the industry's most comprehensive list of compatible hardware and software platforms, including support for both HP and non-HP servers and workstations. The Ultrium 920 is the ideal choice for mid-range servers with enterprise-class data protection needs.

Highlights of the HP ULTRIUM 920 SCSI EXT TAPE DRIV

• Agility - High Capacity: The Ultrium 920 Tape Drive stores up to 800 GB of data on a single data cartridge using 2:1 compression. High capacity drive reduces the costs associated with data protection by requiring fewer data cartridges to complete backups.
• Agility: Higher Performance with dynamic data rate matching: Ultrium 920 Tape Drive 120MB/sec compressed data transfer using 2:1 compression, allows customers to scale their backup capacities without having to increase their backup windows. HP's exclusive dynamic data rate matching feature which can match the throughput of the host ranging from 20 MB/sec to 60 MB/sec (native).
• Simplicity: Half-Height Form Factor for easy installation and integration: The Ultrium 920 Tape Drive has a half-height form factor allowing for installation into all standard 5.25-inch media bays.
• Value: One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) supported: Firmware-based disaster recovery feature that can restore an entire system using a single Ultrium 920 tape drive and data cartridge.
• Value: investment protection built in: HP StorageWorks Ultrium 920 Tape Drives ship with HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Single Server Edition backup/recovery software and the HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Bare Metal Disaster Recovery option.
• Simplicity: broad connectivity: Available in both Ultra320 SCSI and 3 Gb/sec SAS interfaces, the Ultrium 920 is ideal for midrange and departmental servers.
• Agility - Software Compatibility: Extensive list of supported backup and archiving software applications from HP, CA, VERITAS, Yosemite, Legato, Tivoli, and many more.
• Value - Management and Diagnostics Software Included: Tape drive management, performance optimization, and troubleshooting are made simple using the HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools application that is included with the HP Ultrium 920 Tape Drive.
• Value - WORM (Write-Once, Read-Many) Media Support: For IT organizations with stringent, long-term data retention requirements, the Ultrium 920 Tape Drive WORM (Write-Once, Read-Many) data protection feature offers a simple and secure method for archiving records allowing customers to affordable meet the toughest industry compliance regulations.
• Agility: server compatibility: Qualified on HP ProLiant, Integrity, 9000, NonStop, and AlphaServers platforms, as well as many servers from other leading vendors such as Dell, IBM, and Sun. Support for heterogeneous hardware and software platforms provides customers with a single tape drive solution for all environments.

Reliability. Performance. Technology. Leadership. The Toshiba name means all this and more. Toshiba builds upon this heritage by delivering the industry's most innovative, high-quality solutions.

PRODUCT FEATURES:

Detachable control panel;

High security (password function and panel lock);

Easy set-up and "easy to use".

Highlights of the Toshiba TLP-XC2000

• Detachable control panel;
• High security (password function and panel lock);
• Easy set-up and "easy to use".

Zebra's best-in-class Z Series printers just got better! The ZM400 includes additional productivity-enhancing features and modern, flexible network connectivity for easy system integration in most manufacturing, warehousing and business applications. This industrial/commercial workhorse also delivers efficient 4-inch-wide labeling thanks to its quick throughput and 10 inches-per-second print speed.

Built RFID Ready and offering a multitude of options including 600-dpi (24 dots/mm) resolution, the ZM400 is upgradeable to grow with changing needs. Plus, design enhancements make this new-generation Z Series printer even easier to operate, load, and maintain.

Highlights of the Zebra ZM400 203dpi 10/100 ZNet + ZPL

• Upgradeable to grow with changing needs
• Fast print speeds combined with quick throughput for enhanced productivity
• Large LCD for quick printer configuration
• One-world, one-printer solution with 15 translated menu languages and Unicode-Compliant printing
• Many networking connectivity choices including USB, wireless 802.11 b/g, Ethernet, serial, and parallel
• Rugged metal frame and case for demanding environments

The HP ProLiant DL380, the world's best selling server, delivers on its proven history of design excellence with enterprise-class uptime and manageability, proven 2-way Intel Xeon performance, and 2U density for a variety of rack deployments and applications.

Full 1080p high definition with three SXRD micro-display panels for the ultimate home theater experience is what you get with the VPL-VW40 1080p home theater front projector. What makes it so special? For starters, nothing recreates the atmosphere of going to the movies like a projector. With images up to 300" and crisp and clear images from the BRAVIA Engine video processing system, you'll experience the true color and excitement that Hollywood intended. An All Range Crisp Focus (ARC-F) lens and Real Color Processor (RCP) that further enhances colors and images are also included for premium video quality. There's also an ultra-quiet fan and improved lamp life making this a lightweight, versatile projector that's sure to take your home entertainment to another level.

Highlights of the Sony VW40 900 Ansi SXRD 15.000:1 - Full 1080p High Definition

• SXRD 1920 x 1080p full HD panels
• BRAVIA Engine video processing system
• Advanced Iris 2
• Ultra quiet fan
• ARC-F (All Range Crisp Focus) lens
• RCP (Real Color Processing)

The Phaser 8560 series printer gives busy workgroups a fast, affordable, easy-to-use color printer that can expand from a desktop model to a four-tray, floor-standing powerhouse.

The SuperLoader3 is the first autoloader, which is suitable for both beginners and for users with the most demanding requirements. The SuperLoader3 offers room for a total of 16 cartridges in two integral magazines: at a standard compression of 2:1, this allows high storage capacity. With a data transfer rate of up to 160 MB/s, even large volumes of data can be stored in a short time. The SuperLoader3 saves your data automatically and without the need for supervision.

Setting the standard for high-performance color laser printers, the Xerox Phaser 6360 leads the industry with best-in-class print speed and exceptional color performance. Easy to operate and engineered to meet the exacting demands of high-volume office environments, the Phaser 6360 laser printer isn't just an obvious choice; it's the only choice.

Highlights of the Xerox 6360V_DT Colour Laser Printer- Duplex,512MB Memory

• Fast speed of up to 42 ppm in color
• As fast as 9 seconds to print the first page
• 1Ghz processor
• Two-sided printing - save you time, paper, and money
• Simple driver installation
• Real-time paper tray status
• Large paper capacity
• High capacity toner cartridges
• 550-sheet feeder
• Xerox Usage Analysis Tool - control printer usage and costs by collecting, organizing, and analyzing print job accounting data
• Robust design
• Outstanding reliability

ReadyNAS Pro is the newest and most powerful member of the award-winning ReadyNAS product family. Designed for small and medium businesses, workgroups and home offices, ReadyNAS Pro delivers class-leading performance, ease of use, and robust features in a desktop small form factor chassis supporting 6 SATA channels and up to 6 TB of storage. This 6-bay gigabit Network Attached Storage (NAS) appliance is packed with high-end server features, including RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, and auto-expandable X-RAID2 support for data protection against disk failure, system monitoring capabilities and built-in backup.

Powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the ReadyNAS Pro is a powerful NAS for mission critical business data across a variety of different platforms. The high-performance platform coupled with dual Gigabit Ethernet and jumbo frame support provides enough bandwidth to allow more users to access data storage simultaneously.

With an easy web browser interface and setup wizard, ReadyNAS can be configured with minimal effort - saving you valuable time. Traditional file servers can take hours to configure and, even once up and running, don't have built-in system monitoring and email alerts. Available with ReadyNAS, automatic alerts give you the peace of mind that things are running smoothly because if trouble should arise, you will be notified.

The industrial design and compact desktop form factor of the ReadyNAS Pro makes it perfect not just for small and medium size businesses, but also for departments and work groups. It can fit in any server space or on any desk. ReadyNAS Pro also offers low power consumption and a special energy-saving mode allows you to automate startup and shutdown according to a pre-programmed schedule, in addition to the disk spin-down for regular power saving.

ReadyNAS Pro is a single centralized source for all of your digital data. The variety of computers and hard drives that currently house the data in your office and home can make locating a particular file quite arduous. ReadyNAS can bring all of that data together for fast and easy file serving to multiple clients simultaneously across the local network or via the Internet.

Providing a powerful brightness of 5500 lumens, the LV-7575 projects images up to 400" diagonal. Designed for large venues, it features advanced multimedia connectivity, functionality and flexibility.

Canon's LV-7575 utilizes highly efficient optics and a new projection lamp, resulting in an incredible 5500 lumens brightness. The projector is capable of outstanding performance in large venues, and is powerful enough to fill a screen of up to 400 inches in diagonal.

Equipped with Native XGA resolution (1024 x 768 pixels), the LV-7575 can display images up to UXGA (1600 x 1200 pixels) via high-quality compression. This projector is also capable of displaying HDTV images, in both 720p and 1080i formats. The large 1.3" LCD panels have a high aperture ratio, keeping the unwanted 'lattice effect' to a minimum.

The LV-7575's high 800: 1 contrast ratio delivers vibrant color, darker blacks, brighter whites and better detail for rich, visually appealing images.

The LV-7575 is supplied with a new compact 1.3x zoom lens, suitable for a wide range of installation scenarios. The powered zoom and focus offer easy adjustment via the Remote Control. The lens shift can be varied between 10: 0 and 1: 1, allowing the image height to be raised or lowered with no loss of quality.

To optimize image quality, the LV-7575 incorporates a special 10-bit video processing circuit. 3D Noise Reduction suppresses the production of random on-screen noise, and Intelligent Sharpness Control improves image clarity. Color Management allows manual control over specific hues, while Auto Picture Control ensures lifelike, natural colors and accurate contrast.

Equipped with DVI, 5 x BNC, Component and S-Video interfaces, the LV-7575 is capable of displaying images from practically any source. High Definition sources (720p / 1080i / 1080PsF) can also be reproduced with amazing quality. The DVI-D port is HDCP compliant, allowing encrypted content to be correctly displayed. SCART connectivity can be accommodated via an optional adaptor, and an external monitor coupled to the RGB Output terminal.

MGE UPS SYSTEMS is a global provider of power quality solutions designed to increase the availability and uptime of mission-critical applications or processes, from a simple desktop PC to a large Internet Data Center or a semi-conductor manufacturing plant.

PRODUCT FEATURES:

Hot-swappable battery and UPS modules without interrupting the secured system;

Bypass included as standard to achieve the highest level of availability;

Redundant power feed from 2 independent sources (AC normal and bypass inputs can be common or separate);

Automatic battery test and protection against deep discharges.

Management through various protocols (HTTP/SNMP/XML/Telnet);

Integration with popular Network Management Systems (HP Openview, IBM Tivoli, CA Unicenter...);

Battery Integration System option to optimize the footprint of extended runtime solutions (automatic battery module detection);

Compatibility with all types of genset;

Integration with Building Management Systems (Jbus), 6 voltage-free contacts for remote supervision;

Simple set-up (network or industrial mode) to give priority to system shutdown or service continuity in case of overload or short-circuit;

Event log for easy fault detection;

Easy to achieve hot standby system through two single units (N+2).

High productivity, robust desktop printer. With its neat desktop footprint and low running costs, the Epson Stylus Pro 4450 is ideal when speed, reliability and high quality colour are essential. It produces outstanding results on a wide range of cut sheet and roll media up to A2+. It's ideal for POS and CAD, while the Stylus Pro 4450 - Film is perfect for screen printing, providing the density and durability of print required on film substrate. Intuitive control panel offers trouble-free operation.

With its high-capacity ink cartridges and the ability to print on media up to 1.5mm thick, the Stylus Pro 4450 offers low cost per print and ensures maximum productivity. It can also print overnight or unattended. Perfect printing down to the finest detail with Epson's 3.5pl Ultra Micro Dot, Variable-sized Droplet Technology and Micro Piezo drop on-demand inkjet technology. Features the established 4-colour Epson UltraChrome ink system for professional quality results on a wide range of media every time.

Highlights of the Epson STYLUS PRO 4450 17 A2+

• Prints up to A2+
• Epson UltraChrome ink
• High capacity ink cartridges, 110ml or 220ml
• 1440x720dpi max resolution
• High speed USB 2.0
• Ethernet connectivity
• HDI driver support
• 1 year repair or replace warranty

The Ethernet-ready Lexmark C772dtn with duplex standard offers up to 1200x1200 dpi or 4800 Color Quality printing for high quality color output at speeds up to 25 ppm (24 ppm A4). With its StapleSmart Finisher, choice of paper handling, wireless and special application options, the Lexmark C772dtn is easily adapted to an array of business needs. Color Care Technology and the Lexmark Coverage Estimator help you manage printing for your business.

With a contrast ratio up to 15, 000:1 (with Advanced Iris on), guess where your friends and neighbors are watching the big game this year? Built on Sony's SXRD technology, the VPL-VW100 1920 x 1080p projector is built from three micro display panels supporting a Full High Definition 1080 line resolution image. This technology ensures support of full HD resolution with a film-like image presented in accurate color rendition and high contrast ratio providing you with that "at home" theater experience you've always desired.

Providing the illumination is a Sony 400W Pure Xenon Lamp providing equal brightness output for each of the primary colors - red, green and blue, which are used to produce the trillions of colors that you as the viewer enjoy on the screen. The projector's Advanced Iris technology also helps to improve images by monitoring algorithms and adjusting the iris diameter so images in bright scenes are crisp and clear while black levels in dark scenes are deep and detailed. And forget the annoying loud projector sounds of the past; the VW100 is designed to remain ultra quiet while it removes heat at a noise spec of just 22dB.

Xerox is a global company dedicated to providing solutions that simplify your work and make you more productive. Whether you're a small business or a global enterprise, Xerox offers products and services that can help your company improve its business processes, lower costs, increase clock speed and share crucial knowledge. The company's growing portfolio of global, industry-based document solutions combines services, software and hardware into partnerships that bring high value to the customers' mission-critical business processes.

This product is a 3,500-sheet Finisher: 3000-sheet stacker and 500-sheet top tray, 50-sheet multi-position stapling and hole punch.

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium software is a must-have solution for creative professionals who need to craft world-class video, audio, and interactive media - on air, online, on device, and invariably on deadline.

Streamline the entire creative process with Adobe dynamic link and convenient roundtrip editing functionality among Production Premium components. Groundbreaking project intelligence with XMP metadata support pioneers ways of using metadata to make video assets searchable online and offline.

Whether your production will be seen in the theater, the living room, the office, or on the road, Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium helps you extend your reach by enabling you to deliver high-quality content no matter what screen viewers are using.

Highlights of the Adobe Production Premium CS4 Upgrade from Point Product Mac

• Take creative control
• Be more efficient
• Deliver to any screen

The HP 24-port ProCurve Switch 2824 with 20 10/100/1000 ports has 4 dual-personality ports for 10/100/1000 or mini-GBIC connectivity.

Ideal for medium to large networks, the Switch 2824 cost-effectively offer the maximum in bandwidth performance with 10 times the speed of 100 Mbit switches. Migrating to Gigabit switches will allow you to take full advantage of your existing high-performance, Gigabit-enabled PCs, laptops, and servers - and see noticeably improved application response and file transfer times. By implementing the Switch 2824, you will seamlessly protect your existing network investment while preparing for future growth.

Highlights of the HP PROCURVE SWITCH 2824

• Maximize LAN performance: Ability to maintain and manage bandwidth-intensive applications running at optimum capabilities.
• Complex applications: Digital imaging, graphic-intensive applications, media streaming requiring gigabit performance to the edge of the network where users connect and productivity requirements happen.
• Return on IT investments: Price performance for a gigabit switch at less than may be currently paying.

Smart-UPS VT offers centralized three-phase power protection with the reliability of the award winning Smart-UPS family. Ideal for small data centers, large retail stores, regional offices, and dense power requirements, the Smart-UPS VT includes dual-mains input, automatic and maintenance bypasses, and scalable runtime with hot-swappable batteries for increased availability. Low cost of ownership is achieved through best-in-class efficiency and a reduction in rating of electrical infrastructure - wires, transformers, and generators due the Smart-UPS VT's Soft Start feature. Serviceability is greatly enhanced by user-replaceable batteries. All these features make the Smart-UPS VT is the easiest UPS in its class to deploy, manage and maintain.

Print more, print faster. Productive, reliable and packed with value, the Xerox Phaser 5550 laser printer means serious business for any office with diverse and high volume print demands.

Get up to speed with the Phaser 5550 - the laser printer that delivers the ultimate combination of peak performance and impressive print quality.

The Phaser 5550 laser printer comes loaded with cutting-edge intelligence features that simplify installation and everyday use. And with highly durable components throughout, count on total reliability day after productive day.

It's simple: the Phaser 5550 laser printer delivers more for your money than any other printer in its class, and constantly-low operating costs keep it truly bottom-line friendly.

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.

APC provides power protection, environmental control and site monitoring services that are designed to proactively identify and correct problems before downtime occurs. Over the years, APC has received more than 150 awards worldwide for reliability and innovation of solutions - more than any other UPS manufacturer. APC's solutions are accepted as "best of breed" across the globe. You deserve the Legendary Reliability and peace of mind that only APC can provide.

This Power Module is designed for APC Symmetra RM 2-6kVA.

Small businesses are doing more with less in today's business environment. Information technology (IT) professionals can help small businesses do more by deploying Windows Small Business Server 2003 to provide security-enhanced, reliable IT infrastructure. Windows Small Business Server 2003 provides a complete business server solution with messaging and collaboration, security-enhanced Internet access, protected data storage, reliable printing, the ability to run line-of-business applications, and faxing. And its end-to-end administration features help technology providers set up, run, and maintain their networks productively and efficiently.

The premium edition includes Windows Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2003 technology, and in addition, has SQL Server 2000 and ISA Server 2000. The premium edition is ideal for small businesses with more demanding IT needs, such as data-intensive line-of-business applications.

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) enhances security infrastructure by providing new security tools such as Security Configuration Wizard, which secures your server for role based operations, improved defense-in-depth with Data Execution Protection, and a safe and secure first boot scenario with Post-Setup Security Update Wizard.

Kingston is the world's largest independent memory manufacturer. In today's performance-driven environment, memory upgrades provide an easy, economical alternative to increase system performance. Every memory product Kingston offers is designed to help you get maximum performance at the best price to you.

This memory is designed for Apple Power Mac G5 1.6GHz.

HP BladeSystem solutions start with a c3000 Enclosure. The HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure is a single-phase enclosure available worldwide for use with in-rack PDUs and UPSs which accept C13/C14 power cords.

The HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure has the flexibility to scale from a single enclosure holding up to 8 blades, to a rack containing 7 enclosures holding up to 56 blades, the c-Class infrastructure is designed to meet the needs of today's businesses.

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.

The Cisco Catalyst 4948 is a wire-speed, low-latency, Layer 2-4, 1-rack-unit (1 RU) fixed-configuration switch for rack-optimized server switching. Based on the proven Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series hardware and software architecture, the Cisco Catalyst 4948 Series offers exceptional performance and reliability for low density, multilayer aggregation of high performance servers and workstations.

The Cisco Catalyst 4948 offers 48 ports of wire-speed 10/100/1000BASE-T with 4 alternative wired ports that can accommodate optional 1000BASE-X Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) optics. Exceptional reliability and serviceability are delivered with optional internal AC or DC 1 + 1 hot-swappable power supplies and a hot-swappable fan tray with redundant fans.

Canon DR-3080CII is a high-speed, high-performance, color desktop Duplex Scanner. Never before have so much advanced functionality, enhanced productivity, and superior reliability been offered in such a compact package. With workloads expanding and turnaround times shrinking, no wonder your need for improved productivity is greater than ever before. The Canon DR-3080CII high speed Duplex Scanner performs much like those used in production environments. All of which adds up to production-level performance at a departmental-level price.

The DR-3080CII scans at speeds up to 86 images per minute. It offers a wide choice of scanning modes - 24-bit color, 256 levels of grayscale and black and white modes, even advanced text enhancement for the documents with text on a dark background. Equipped with dual sensors, the DR-3080CII provides fast efficient one-pass, two-sided scanning, for robust document management and flexible paper handling. Connectivity is easy, too. And with only minimal training, virtually anyone can learn to operate the scanner efficiently in a short amount of time.

Canon's DR-3080CII simplifies essentially every aspect of the image capture process, ensuring as much hands-off control as possible.