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The Reboot: PC vs Console

Rio Pesino — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:01:03 +0000

What is the best gaming system, the PC or the Console? For years, gamers have argued over which has the better controls, graphics, gameplay and longevity. In this video podcast episode of The Reboot, host Rio Pesino talks to Chris Paladino, online community manager for Xbox, pro gamer Johnathan Fatal1ty Wendel and several other gaming professionals about which platform reigns supreme.

Tags: gaming system, The Reboot, Rio Pesino, Chris Paladino, Xbox, pro gamer, Fatal1ty, Johnathan Wendel, Intel, HP

HP iPAQs, Notebooks Help Small and Medium Businesses with Mobility

Catherine Girardeau — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:00:28 +0000

In this video podcast, find out how HP’s line of handheld PCs and business notebooks bring mobility and connectivity to SMBs, and how HP Total Care helps business users get the experience they need from their mobile devices.

HP’s notebook portfolio has expanded, with offerings designed for small business users with a fresh look. These new standard-series business notebooks round out HP’s comprehensive portfolio of mobile offerings. Their sleek, silver-finished style underscore the company’s focus on delivering design-savvy products. The 2710p offers the functionality of an ultra-light notebook plus the flexibility of an ultra-slim tablet. Featuring widescreen displays, the latest processor technology and multiple wireless technologies, the HP Compaq 6720s and 6820s Notebook PCs offer a balance of mobility and value. They come with the latest Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processors, WiFi certified WLAN, integrated Bluetooth, ExpressCard 54 (vs. PC Card), 3 USB ports (vs. 2), and security, reliability and ease of use features. For security, HP offers Device Access Manager for HP ProtectTools, HP ProtectTools Security Manager, and HP Disk Sanitizer. For reliability, HP Drive Guard protects from shock and data corruption. And for ease of use, the notebooks feature an integrated Secure Digital (SD) Card reader to easily transfer files to other digital devices and the optional DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL LightScribe Drive to burn custom high-quality labels and artwork on to your disc.

HP Total Care is a broad portfolio of support, services and solutions to help small and medium businesses get the most out of their technology choices and focus on what they do best – run their business.

The iPAQ 100 and 300-series bring reliable handheld productivity and connectivity tools to SMB customers. The HP iPAQ 110 Classic Handheld is a stylish personal organizer to keep your emails, calendar, contacts and tasks up-to-date. The HP iPAQ 310 Travel Companion is a sleek personal navigation system that provides a unique 3D travel experience. The high resolution 4.3-inch touch screen display and high-performance GPS technology make it as beautiful as it is helpful.

Tags: HP, HP Total Care, HP Notebook, 6720s, 2710p, iPAQ, HP Protect Tools Security Manager, HP Disk Sanitizer, HP Drive Guard

A tour of HP’s SmartHouse

Robert Scoble — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:04:51 +0000

HP might have started in a garage but lately they’ve moved their coolest stuff into a SmartHouse. We get a tour of the SmartHouse, which is really a place they can test out concepts and, also, demonstrate their latest products to customers, partners, and the media.

Tags: HP, SmartHouse

Intel and HP Discuss Latest in Energy-Efficient Computing

Catherine Girardeau — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:30:20 +0000

Energy management and energy efficiency in data centers: Intel and HP are working together to save energy and money while boosting computing performance. The Climate Savers Computing Initiative is one way that Intel and HP are working to create sustainable high-performance technology for the enterprise. How do the energy management capabilities achieved by deploying Intel’s vPro platform contribute to power savings across an entire business? And what should the energy-conscious data center manager consider in trying to implement power savings in the data center? (More information on energy-effient chips related to this week’s announcement from another sponsor of the initiative, Marvell — a chip that actually determines the energy requirements of individual applications.

Tags: Energy management, energy efficiency, data centers, Intel, HP, computing performance, Climate Savers Computing Initiative

HP Introduces Total Care for SMB

Michael Johnson — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:37:40 +0000

At their recent launch in New York City, HP Total Care took the spotlight, announcing a program designed to ease IT challenges for the full lifecycle of an HP purchase. HP Total Care’s aim is to provide before, during and after- purchase support, making it easier for companies to focus on their products and clients, and less on the technology that they rely on to get things done.

Featuring expert advice, helpful services, easy-to-use tools and resources for do-it-yourself fixes, and “real live” expert support, HP Total Care is designed to give SMB the best technology experience. The offerings include HP ProtectTools, Accidental Damage Protection with Computrace, HP Backup and Recovery Manager, Smart Desktop Management services, free online classes, white papers, and “How-to-IT guides” that help explain IT security options.

In this video podcast highlight, we speak with Worldwide HP Total Care Manager Greg Nika, and Tom Szaky, CEO and founder of TerraCycle, Bill Seidle, program manager, PSG Americas at HP, and John Dayan, VP for marketing and business development, PSG Americas at HP.

TerraCycle founder Szaky welcomes the freedom that Total Care gives him to focus on, well, garbage (TerraCycle repurposes garbage, packages its product in garbage, and has been distributed in the U.S. and Canada by leading retailers such as Home Depot, Wal*Mart, Whole Foods and hardware stores.

Also on hand for the announcement were the celebrity “achievers” who have made their “faceless” statements in television advertisements spotlighting the adaptability and versatility of HP’s personal computing technology, including Olympic Gold Medalist Snowboarder Shaun White, Tennis Pro and fashion designer Serena Williams, supermodel Petra Nemcova and The Orange County Choppers. Other mobility products and services were announced at the “Your Life is the Show” launch event.

Tags: HP Total Care, real live, SMB, ProtectTools, Accidental Damage Protection, Computrace, Backup and Recovery Manager, Smart Desktop Management, How-to-IT, Greg Nika, Tom Szaky, TerraCycle, Bill Seidle, John Dayan, Your Life is the Show

Security with Manny and Malcolm of HP and Intel

Jason Lopez — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:03:39 +0000

What’s new in security? In this podcast Intel’s Malcolm Harkins and HP’s Manny Novoa chat about the latest issues in security technologies, notably the emergence of hardware assisted virtualization. They also discuss, with PodTech’s Jason Lopez, coping with zero-day threats and the benefits of automated management of PC fleets.

HP Hits Gaming, Multimedia With Product Launch

Catherine Girardeau — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:01:26 +0000

The HP Personal Systems Group recently unveiled its 2008 product line at a celebrity-studded event at Skylight Studios, in Manhattan (and yes, that’s “personal” as in, The Computer is Personal Again). In addition to HP’s new iPAQ handheld communications devices, its MediaSmart PC and MediaSmart Server, and a new line of laptops optimized for multimedia use — already enough newsworthy stuff to keep customers, bloggers and investors talking for awhile — the announcement included HP’s entry into the gaming enthusiast market, with the Blackbird 002.

In September 2006, when HP acquired VoodooPC and brought VoodooPC Founder Rahul Sood on as chief technology officer for HP’s Global Gaming Business, the wheels were set in motion for HP to make bold statement in the gaming space. Sood explains what’s been going on behind the curtain for the last 12 months here, but the bottom line is that the “symbolic” partnership between Voodoo and HP has, by many accounts, not only marked HP’s entry into gaming with a splash, but raised the bar for the gaming PC industry, from the Blackbird 002’s high-performance engineering to the kind of design that has some comparing it with some stylish competitors.

On hand for the announcement were the celebrity “achievers” who have made their “faceless” statements in television advertisements spotlighting the adaptability and versatility of HP’s personal computing technology, including Olympic Gold Medalist Snowboarder Shaun White, Tennis Pro and fashion designer Serena Williams, supermodel Petra Nemcova and The Orange County Choppers, all of whom took a few moments to speak with PodTech’s Catherine Girardeau about HP and the role of personal media technology in their lives. Each of them, in their own way, embodies the event’s theme — “Your Life is the Show.”

The hopping party also provided a chance for press and enthusiasts to hear from several HP Personal Systems Group execs, including Satjiv Chahil, senior vice president of global marketing and Todd Bradley, executive vice president; Rahul Sood, CTO for HP Gaming (and founder of VoodooPC), and Phil McKinney, vice president and CTO for the Personal Systems Group and general manager of HP’s Gaming Business Unit.

Responses to the announcements have come from around the globe — in Britain, one blogger named Dave acknowledging, “This is not just any PC. This is the Blackbird 002,” while in Florida, Mark N. writes about the new PC with a simple, “Now that’s what I’m talking about.”

But the announcement wasn’t all about the gaming PC — it was also about building community around HP’s efforts in multimedia. Philip Churchill notes, on his blog, that in addition to the MediaSmart Server unveiled at the event, HP is supporting it with a “community for enthusiasts [of the server] to share information, offer support, and enjoy the product together.”

In addition to the PodTech video, photos from the event can be found here.

Director of Photography: San Key Sa

Tags: HP, Skylight Studios, iPAQ, handheld communications, MediaSmart PC, MediaSmart Server, multimedia, gaming enthusiast, Blackbird 002, VoodooPC, Rahul Sood, Shaun White, Serena Williams, Petra Nemcova, Orange County Choppers, Your Life is the Show, Satjiv Chahil, Todd Bradley, Rahul Sood, Phil McKinney

Blade Video Series: Everything You Need - How blades grow, protect and simplify your business

editor — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:30:55 +0000

Straight Talk about HP BladeSystem, presented by Dwight Riley about the technology issues of small businesses and how c3000 fits their needs.

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Tags: Straight Talk, HP BladeSystem, Dwight Riley, c3000, HP storage, server blades

Blade Video Series: Idiot Lights - Simple vs. useful to you

editor — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:30:54 +0000

Straight Talk about HP BladeSystem, presented by Monty McGraw. How the Onboard Administrator LCD screen is useful for BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 customers at every step.

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Tags: Straight Talk, HP BladeSystem, Monty McGraw, Onboard Administrator, BladeSystem c3000, c7000, HP storage, server blades

Blade Video Series: Make the Connection - Why the time is right for HP virtual connect

editor — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:30:41 +0000

Straight Talk about HP BladeSystem, presented by Jim Ganthier. The business case for Virtual Connect for BladeSystem c3000 and c7000.

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Tags: Straight Talk, HP BladeSystem, Jim Ganthier, Virtual Connect, BladeSystem c3000, c7000, HP storage, server blades

Blade Video Series: Why Shorty doesn’t Short - Overview of the new BladeSystem c3000

editor — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:30:39 +0000

Straight Talk about HP BladeSystem, presented by Steve Gillaspy. How BladeSystem c3000 packs the big features found in larger systems into a new solution built from the ground up for small sites, SMB and midsize customers.

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Tags: Straight Talk, HP BladeSystem, Steve Gillaspy, BladeSystem c3000, HP storage, server blades

Blade Video Series: Bladed Storage - You’ll never look at blades in the same way again

editor — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:30:35 +0000

Straight Talk about HP BladeSystem, presented by Lee Johns. How HP is redefining blades with the addition of storage blades in the same BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 enclosure.

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Tags: Straight Talk, HP BladeSystem, Lee Johns, HP, blades, storage blades, BladeSystem c3000, c7000, HP storage, server blades

Blade Video Series: Meet Shorty - A Quick Tour of the HP BladeSystem c3000

editor — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:30:23 +0000

Straight Talk about HP BladeSystem, presented by Barry Sinclair, on Shorty and the new BladeSystem c3000 enclosure, midmarket. Product tour focus.

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Tags: Straight Talk, HP BladeSystem, Barry Sinclair, Shorty, BladeSystem c3000, HP storage, server blades

Blade Video Series: Blades for Everyone - A BladeSystem for smaller sites

editor — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:30:12 +0000

Straight Talk about HP BladeSystem, presented by Gary Thome, “Ace of Blades.” Designing uniquely for small IT sites with the BladeSystem c3000.

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Tags: Straight Talk, HP BladeSystem, Gary Thome, Ace of Blades, BladeSystem c3000, HP storage, server blades

Blade Video Series: The Big Picture - How blades help you tackle big problems

editor — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:30:11 +0000

Straight Talk about HP BladeSystem, presented by Jason Newton. The problems addressed by BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 and HP’s unique approach to meeting those needs in big or small datacenters.

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Tags: Straight Talk, HP BladeSystem, Jason Newton, BladeSystem c3000, c7000, datacenters, HP storage, server blades

HP’S McKinney Says Blackbird 002 Will Soar

Catherine Girardeau — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:30:19 +0000

HP’s Phil McKinney is bullish on the company’s latest innovation for the desktop PC market, the HP Blackbird 002. McKinney is VP and CTO of HP’s personal systems group and general manager of the company’s gaming business unit. Why gaming, why now, and why HP? In this audio podcast, McKinney tells PodTech’s Catherine Girardeau what HP is announcing at its huge product launch party at Skylight Studios in New York September 5, as well as how the HP Blackbird 002 gives meaning to HP’s culture of innovation. Listen to find out what the blogosphere buzz is all about.

Tags: HP, Phil McKinney, Blackbird 002, Skylight Studios

BladeSystem services - HP BladeSystem podcasts

editor — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:00:58 +0000

Get the most out of your new BladeSystem solution with a portfolio of services designed to build, deliver and support a ‘best-run’ infrastructure.

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Tags: BladeSystem, HP, server blades

Applications for Blade Systems - HP BladeSystem podcasts

editor — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:20:26 +0000

Learn how business-critical applications are ‘best-run’ when they run on top of the new HP BladeSystem.

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Tags: HP, BladeSystem, server blades

Affordability without compromise - HP BladeSystem podcasts

editor — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:00:34 +0000

A BladeSystem is a cost-savvy, consolidated storage solution designed to save more money than a traditional infrastructure. Learn how and how much.

Tags: BladeSystem, consolidated storage

The fast, easy way to connect servers to networks - HP BladeSystem podcasts

editor — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:00:38 +0000

The breakthrough technology streamlines datacenter operations between server, LAN and SAN domains, making it ‘change-ready.’ ONLY HP has it.

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Harness energy like a resource - HP BladeSystem podcasts

editor — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:00:21 +0000

Power and cooling are tough problems. Learn how Thermal Logic turns high-density into a power and cooling, energy-thrifty advantage to save watts every second.

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Tags: cooling, Thermal Logic

Why Blades? - HP BladeSystem podcasts

editor — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:00:22 +0000

Need more time to do what really counts? Learn how HP’s unique approach to blade management builds a ‘time-smart’ infrastructure that raises productivity and saves more every day.

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Tags: blade management, HP, server blades

Meet the new HP BladeSystem c-Class - HP BladeSystem podcasts

editor — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:00:19 +0000

Learn how to fill your empty box with the best blade technology in the industry to tackle the toughest datacenter problems.

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Tags: blade technology, datacenter, server blades

Replacing 7000+ desktops in 2 months - HP Bladesystem podcasts

editor — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:36:23 +0000

Listen to Tom Petry from Collier County School district and learn how they streamlined the high cost of maintaining PC’s by using centralized remote administration.

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Growing without adding space - HP Bladesystem podcasts

editor — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:00:13 +0000

When Blue Cross Blue Shield was faced with the challenge of expanding their datacenter, they realized they were literally out of room, so they turned to HP and the c-Class Blade System.

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Tags: datacenter, Blade System