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How companies can reduce their telecommunications expensesOne of the expense categories that my clients most often ask me to review is telecommunications. The reason is split between confusing 200-page bills from multiple carriers to increasing myriad of the
technology options. Increased dependence on telecommunications often make its costs the highest non-core expenses for a company.
Wugnet Monday, October 12, 2009Phones that rule on the WebCell phone
technology has come a long way just in the past six months, as Apple, Google, Palm and BlackBerry have released new models, all with similar features and price points but very unique underlying
technology.
Wugnet Monday, October 12, 2009PivotPoint says do it yourselfBRYN MAWR - One nice thing about being a serial entrepreneur is that if you can't find
software that does what you want, you can always start a company to develop it.
Wugnet Monday, October 12, 2009Exar Expands Its PowerBlox(TM) Line of High Voltage, High Current Step Down ConvertersFREMONT, Calif., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR) unveiled today a new non-synchronous Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) step down converter with a maximum load current of two Amps and operating input voltage up to 25V. The XRP7657 is the latest addition to Exar's industry acclaimed PowerBlox family of high-voltage, high-current step-down regulators.
prnewswire.com Monday, October 12, 2009Dual-Core Embedded Box PC offers extensive interfaces.Kontron Concept Box 751 packs 3 x LAN 10/100/1000, 4 x USB 2.0, 1 x IEEE1394, 1 x RS232, VGA, HD audio, PS/2 mouse, and PS/2 keyboard interfaces into 75 x 250 x 260 mm frame. There are also 3 RS232 and 2 USB interfaces at back, and silent operation is ensured via fanless design combined with use of SSD or CF media. Based on Mini-ITX 986LCD-M/mITX (BGA) board with choice of 1.06 GHz Intel® Celeron® or 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo LV processor, PC consumes 37 W max and has MTBF of 40,000 hr. This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Embedded Computers
Thomasnet Monday, October 12, 2009Touchscreen Laser Printer accommodates custom applications.Lexmark T656dne single-function, monochrome, A4 (8.5 x 11 in.) laser printer supports functionality expansion to meet specific business needs via Embedded Solutions Framework (eSF). Access to preloaded and customizable applications promotes productivity of large workgroups. Equipped with 7 in. color touchscreen, printer operates at speeds up to 55 ppm and incorporates internal 80+ GB HDD to support tailored
software applications as well as storage. This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Laser Printers
Thomasnet Monday, October 12, 2009Rugged Panel PC meets military shock/vibration standards.Rack-Mountable Panel PC features Intel® Atom N270 1.6 GHz processor and all steel construction with aluminum bezel. Measuring 9U in height, with 17 and 19 in. sizes available, PCs meet military-STD-810F shock/vibration as well as FCC, CE, and ROHS compliance standards. Carrying handles are attached for movement from server to server. Options include touchscreen, wide voltage inputs, enhanced brightness, and video inputs such as VGA, DVI, and SDI. This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Military Ruggedized Computers | Rack Mount Computers | Portable Computers | Personal Computers | Flat Panel Computers
Thomasnet Monday, October 12, 2009Top OEMs to Use Splashtop Pre-Boot Business ShellDeviceVM on Monday announced a version of its Splashtop pre-boot environment specifically designed for business purposes, which company executives claimed will appear on Acer, Dell, and HP laptops before the end of 2009.
Wugnet Monday, October 12, 2009From Turbines and Straw, Danish Self-Sufficiencychrnb writes "Last year, the Danish island of Samso (pronounced SOME-suh) completed a 10-year experiment to see whether it could become
energy self-sufficient. The islanders, with generous amounts of aid from mainland Denmark, busily set themselves about erecting wind turbines, installing nonpolluting straw-burning furnaces to heat their sturdy brick houses and placing panels here and there to create electricity from the island's sparse sunshine. By their own accounts, the islanders have met the goal. For energy experts, the crucial measurement is called energy density, or the amount of energy produced per unit of area, and it should be at least 2 watts for every square meter, or 11 square feet. 'We just met it,' said Soren Hermansen, the director of the local Energy Academy, a former farmer who is a consultant to the islanders."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Wugnet Monday, October 12, 2009Software To Diagnose Faulty PC Hardware?Etylowy writes "Over the years I have repaired my own PC and those belonging to family and friends many, many times. While in most cases it turned out to be restoring a system after malware/the user/Windows made a mess, or simple cases of 'follow the smell of smoke and molten plastic,' there were some nasty ones where the computer mostly works. By 'mostly,' I mean: you can boot it up, it might even work for a while, but will crash way too often to blame it all on Microsoft — what do you do then? Once you strip it of any extra hardware (which, with today's motherboards, that pretty much everything integrated, might not be an option) you are left with the CPU, motherboard, graphics card, RAM and HDD. You can test the HDD, you can run memtest86+ to check the RAM, but how do you go about testing the CPU, motherboard and graphics card trio to find which is to blame? Replacing them one by one isn't really an option. Do you of know any
software that would help the way memtest helps with
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