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IT hardware

• Case Study: How Philips Medical Systems use Powerware Corporation’s UPS

  In any medical centre, an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) is essential in the event of a mains power failure  Continue Reading

• White Paper: Colour, light and vision

  An insight into the use of colour in personal computing, the processes involved and the limitations they have  Continue Reading

• White Paper: Ultra3 SCSI: The next industry standard

  Ultra3 SCSI promises data throughput of up to 160Mb/s along with full backward compatibility  Continue Reading

• White Paper: A new era in desktop 3D graphics

  3DNow! technology holds out the promise of enhancing desktop 3D graphics without requiring changes to the underlying operating...  Continue Reading

• White Paper: DVD-ROM: the basic facts

  A true successor to the CD ROM, the DVD ROM has much greater fault tolerance and storage capacity  Continue Reading

• White Paper: Thin client/server computing lets you take control

  Thin client/server computing and Windows, together, form one of the lowest total cost of ownership solutions for enterprise users...  Continue Reading

• White Paper: Knowing your boundaries

  In this white paper, 3Com outlines the needs that prompted the development of the Boundary Routing System and how it can help...  Continue Reading

• White Paper: Java 3D API and virtual reality

  Java 3D proves a natural choice for any Java programmer wanting to write an interactive 3D graphics program  Continue Reading

• White Paper: The full potential of the CardBus standard can now be realised

  Mobile computer developers face an ongoing challenge to match desktop speed, but are constrained by the need for portability and...  Continue Reading

• Case Study: The IBM Proprinter

  A multifunctional team with a set of clear goals helped IBM design and manufacture the versatile and low cost Proprinter  Continue Reading

• Case Study: A low-cost NT-based workstation solution in a mixed environment

  In an initiative to bring modern technology to the Stoke-based ceramics industry, the Hothouse programme opted for a low-cost...  Continue Reading

• Case Study: The Wonderwall system utilising a Datapath Twinfinity Quad output graphics card

  Wonderwall: a breathtaking demonstration of what can by achieved by marrying off-the-shelf computer systems, innovative software...  Continue Reading

• Case Study: The Office and Street Management (OSM) solution by Polaris Technologies

  The next time your post arrives, the postman might be using a PDA to ensure it arrives at the correct address  Continue Reading

• Case Study: Quantum Atlas II

  The Web has sparked a new era in the photographic arts. The ZoneZero website delivers a unique view using Quantum Atlas II drives  Continue Reading

• The MotoDV card from Digital Origin: video editing for low-end PCs

  Digital Origin’s MotoDV utilises the newest type of editing technology and offers high-quality video editing software suitable...  Continue Reading

• Hardware anti-aliasing

  Traditional methods of hardware anti-aliasing are memory and processor intensive. However, a new algorithm might offer a solution  Continue Reading

• Increase performance with RAID

  A robust RAID solution attached to the new Ultra2 SCSI interface holds out the promise of better performance and reliability  Continue Reading

• Access is denied

  Combined with careful key management and data backup procedures, file encryption provides a very strong measure of protection...  Continue Reading

• The technology behind colour printing

  Although printing technology has improved over the years, no single solution offers the ideal combination of low cost and high...  Continue Reading

• Network media conversion: an Allied Telesyn white paper

  New developments in fibre connections have made this high capacity medium an even more attractive proposition in the networking...  Continue Reading

• MMX Technology explained

  Although not very easy to incorporate into the 3D rendering pipeline, MMX can offer a significant performance increase  Continue Reading

• Case Study: Compaq 14 ProLiant servers

  Building a gas pipeline connecting Britain and the continent proved to be an enormous task but it’s proved to be a project built...  Continue Reading

• Case Study: 3Com network interface card

  The dream of most IT managers is an intelligent network that will alert them to problems before they happen. The lack of...  Continue Reading

• Case Study: RealiMation from Datapath

  Graphic card technology like AGP and 3DFX enabled Schofield business technology division to produce low cost, complex, virtual...  Continue Reading

• Case Study: Dell’s contract to supply the Woolwich with hardware

  Dell won a preliminary contract to supply 300 new PCs to the Woolwich, a decision based initially on low price. Then Dell...  Continue Reading

• Case Study: QES Investment Ltd use a 3Com and ACT! communication solution

  In the ever-mobile world of business, it is essential to have access to notes, contact details and diary schedules when away from...  Continue Reading

• Case Study: Compaq's Deskpro PC

  Designed for environments where space is at a premium, the Compaq Deskpro PC benefits those with no need for the flexibility and...  Continue Reading

• Case Study: Taking advantage of switched Gigabit Ethernet technology

  When Indigo moved its premises, it seized the change to redesign its entire network infrastructure, using the Gigabit Ethernet...  Continue Reading

• Case Study: Iomega Zip 100 & 250 drives

  De-centralised storage enabled by built-in Zip drives proved the answer to the University of Hertfordshire's storage problems...  Continue Reading

• Case Study: Adobe PageMaker 6.5

  Anticipating the boom in desktop publishing, Robert Scott, editor of EOS magazine, has been working with Adobe PageMaker since...  Continue Reading

• White Paper: An insight into Business Intelligence

  Business Intelligence is one of the hot topics at the moment, promising customers ways to make better use of all that important...  Continue Reading

• Using storage area networks to reduce congestion and increase performance

  Increasing amounts of data are clogging existing networks. Storage area networks offer a way of reducing congestion and...  Continue Reading

• Boosting your website’s hits

  To optimise your web-server's performance, you first need to understand how the different subsystems work together. This white...  Continue Reading

• Case Study: Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd use a complex desktop computer solution

  Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd use desktop computers to provide them with the flexibility and independence necessary for the demands of...  Continue Reading

• Managing Internet resources

  The Internet is a useful part of the super information highway, but you have to manage its resources if to avoid futile hours in...  Continue Reading

• Case Study: The North Yorkshire Ambulance Service uses cutting edge UPS technology

  This system has been designed with many emergency contingencies in case of disaster.At the core of this fallback system are a...  Continue Reading

• Case Study: IBM PC Server 704

  Choosing a server is one of the most important decisions any company can make, it determines its effectiveness, efficiency and...  Continue Reading

• Case Study: Media 100

  Video editing solutions can offer more than cuts and effects. One London company is using Media 100 to bring clients’ video...  Continue Reading

• White Paper: Lies, damned spies and computer crime statistics

  Attempts to pin point the extent of computer crime is hampered by firms’ inability to reveal all  Continue Reading

• SCSI: The next generation

  There have been many iterations of SCSI to cope with the demands of modern computer users. Modern computers have faster...  Continue Reading

• Strategies for Combining ISDN B Channels

  While the industry awaits a standard for multi-chassis multi-linking, proprietary methods are beginning to emerge. Many vendors...  Continue Reading

• A simpler solution for managing the desktop

  According to recent studies, most IT managers are failing in their objectives to manage their company’s desktop environment - a...  Continue Reading

• White Paper on remote networking alternatives for the enterprise

  Ascend Communications is a respected authority on remote networking solutions. Its recent white paper on remote networking...  Continue Reading

• The LANs of Life

  With the greater acceptance of ATM and the threat of Gigabit Ethernet of the horizon, IT Managers are faced with choosing between...  Continue Reading

• The little book of palm

  Desktop management doesn’t end in the office. This white paper details efforts to make Palmtops Desktop Management Interface...  Continue Reading

• Ultra160/m SCSI: The Next Industry Standard

  The Ultra160/m SCSI increases performance, reliability and manageability. This white paper explains the reasons why and explores...  Continue Reading

• The sound of things to come

  PC audio has come a long way since the integration of audio onto computers, but greater changes are looming ahead  Continue Reading

• Advanced Server Clusters

  Hewlett-Packard has coined a new phrase in network technology. This white paper details its concept of Advanced Server Clusters  Continue Reading

• Gigabit Ethernet – Is it the future?

  Gigabit Ethernet offers performance enhancement for existing networks without having to change the cables, protocols and...  Continue Reading

• Case Study: Silicon Graphics-based workstations

  By moving their design process to a set of 3D visualisation workstations from Sillicon Graphics, Rover improved car safety and at...  Continue Reading

• White Paper: Routers/WAN access devices white paper

  Combining elements of routers, hubs and switching in one device can reduce LAN complexity and cut costs  Continue Reading

• White Paper: Multimedia delivery using corporate intranets

  Today's technology allows multimedia applications to be run over a “traditional” data network infrastructure. This white paper...  Continue Reading

• White Paper: How to protect your NT system from viruses

  The Windows NT system has many features that both protect it from and make it susceptible to virus attack  Continue Reading

• Case Study: SoftArc’s FirstClass messaging system

  Now that the Open University has adopted the Internet via email servers worldwide, it can stay in touch with its global student...  Continue Reading

• Bandwidth blues

  For companies that require incredibly high bandwidth networks, the Gigabyte System Network (GSN) might be the best solution  Continue Reading

• The Fahrenheit Initiative

  The Fahrenheit Initiative promises major benefits for multimedia developers  Continue Reading

• The Yepp MP3 player by Samsung: cool digital jukebox

  Samsung’s latest audio device, the Yepp, is one of a new wave of Walkman-like products designed to play and record digital music  Continue Reading

• White Paper: What is dual-stream digital video editing and how does it benefit me?

  This abridged white paper from Pinnacle Systems explains how the video post-production has changed over the years, culminating in...  Continue Reading

• White Paper: Facts about Flash

  The growth in the market for portable computing devices has led to high demand for small size storage. Flash memory is ideal for...  Continue Reading

• White Paper: Facts about memory

  The memory architecture inside desktop PCs is scheduled to undergo a sea change. But it’s too early to tell what will prevail  Continue Reading

• White Paper: Rambus - the future of memory?

  Despite Intel’s backing and a technology advantage, the next generation memory architecture from Rambus faces an uphill battle  Continue Reading

• Case Study: Intel’s Fast Ethernet solution

  Intel’s Fast Ethernet solution helped US credit card processing company First Data Corporation improve performance and preserve...  Continue Reading

• Case Study: Using Quantum's hard drives in the new Panasonic/Replay Networks Hard Disk Recorder

  The arrival of hard disk recorders heralds a new opportunity for PC hard drive manufacturer Quantum and consumer VCR supplier...  Continue Reading