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The AutoView 3200 switch is a 16-port KVM system providing server access for two remote digital users and one local analog user. The switch includes local USB peripheral support and provides convenient access to PS/2, Sun, and USB servers and serial-based devices. The on-board Web interface means that no additional software is required for remote server access.

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 InFocus X10 digital projector is a revelation for home theater enthusiasts seeking Full HD quality with long standing InFocus visual performance. Utilizing the 1080P DLP chipset from Texas Instruments, and featuring advanced tuning of BrilliantColor technology enables the X10 to display HDTV or Full-HD video with stunning accuracy. 1200 Max ANSI Lumens combine with a native contrast ratio of 2500:1 to emit a stunning image right out of the box, and with the onboard active iris this contrast can be increased to 7500:1 with the simple push of a button.

The X10 will connect to and beautifully display any video source, including Blu-Ray or HD-DVD 1080P format discs. Connectivity includes HDMI 1.3 with DeepColor support, M1-DA, component video along with RS-232 control, wired remote and screen triggers. Like the home theater projectors which precede it the X10 features outstanding video performance at a level far above its pricepoint.

Dramatically increase productivity with AutoCAD LT software, the world's number-one-selling 2D drafting and detailing product. AutoCAD LT is a powerful solution for designers who need full DWG native file format compatibility but do not require 3D capabilities or advanced customization.

Highlights of the Autodesk AutoCAD LT 2009

• Efficient everyday drafting
• Easy file sharing
• Simplified plotting
• Native DWG compatibility ensures seamless data exchange with AutoCAD
• Electronically publish and distribute drawing sets in a single DWF file for fast, secure collaboration with team members, or export designs in PDF format
• Increase efficiency with an updated user interface that not only accelerates routine tasks, but also makes commands easier to find, helping new users become productive as quickly as possible

The new HP ProLiant DL380 G5 High Performance model includes the latest performance technologies and enterprise class availability features pre-installed for convenience and value.

3500 ANSI Lumens with optical zoom

Auto vertical keystone

My button

Whiteboard/Blackboard/Greenboard modes

4000 hour filter cleaning cycle

No additional filter cleaning costs

Easy setup and installation

The hybrid filter reduces electronic waste

Full connectivity including HDMI

Quick start and instant off

Input source naming

10W x 1 speaker

Extended hybrid filter life

Virtually maintenance free

Reduced carbon footprint by extended service intervals

This high-performance lens was designed with portability and handling ease in mind. One super UD-glass element, whose characteristics are similar to fluorite, and one UD-glass element result in sharp pictures from corner-to corner. The lens also has a built-in hood and a detachable tripod mount.

ZyWALL USG 1000 is a Unified Security Gateway engineered to provide a variety of security services on top of a robust, hardware-accelerated platform.

By integrating both IPSec VPN and SSL VPN technologies, the ZyWALL USG 1000 allows organizations to establish Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections amongst multiple locations such as remote branch offices, business partner sites and even a remote teleworker getting connected in a potentially unsafe hotel hotspot.

Communication channels are securely encrypted so that information leakage / data theft can be mitigated when transmitting confidential information over insecure networks, such as the Internet.

The Hub and Spoke VPN feature is capable of reducing policy management overhead dramatically in a complex, multi-site corporate network infrastructure.

The LaCie 4big Quadra is the most complete 4-bay RAID solution for professionals who demand exceptional performance from a storage device. Offering amazing bandwidth speeds through eSATA 3Gbits and FireWire 800, it also features FireWire 400 and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports for maximum compatibility with any Mac or PC. Featuring seven RAID modes to customize performance and data protection levels, the 4big Quadra fits most speed-demanding applications and backup needs for today's workstations and small servers.

Taking advantage of a native RAID controller that preserves computer resources, the 4big Quadra offers superior support for the most demanding applications. Alternative RAID modes - such as RAID 5 - can be configured in seconds on startup to manage speed, security, and available capacity.

With the capacity to store hours of A/V streams, the 4big Quadra has been developed to suit the demands of digital content creators, such as editors who work with Apple Final Cut Pro. When used in RAID 0 or RAID 5, the 4big Quadra supports multiple audio, DV, SD, and HD streams, and up to one stream of uncompressed 10-bit NTSC video in playback. Greater performance can even be achieved when connecting several units together to a multilane eSATA four-port host adapter, in order to support multi-stream uncompressed 10-bit 1080i HD post-production.

Configured in secured RAID mode, the 4big Quadra can archive and protect hundreds of thousand of raw photos with comfortable speed for imaging experts, such as Apple Aperture and Adobe Creative Suite specialists. This makes it a fantastic tool to produce and manage professional projects and artwork. The LaCie Shortcut Button on the front of the 4big makes it even easier to open or back up your favorite libraries with a push of a button.

Highlights of the LaCie 6TB 4big Quadra RAID USB/FW800/eSATA

• Speed and security for audio, video, and photo professionals
• Huge capacity for backing up all of your data
• Quadruple interface for universal connectivity
• Four hot-swappable, lockable disks for non-stop data access
• Ultra-quiet cooling system for greater reliability
• RAID power adds terabytes on your desk
• Designed to complement and enhance your working environment

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.

Specialized and general office copy, fax, scan and print is consolidated on one multifunction printer supporting labels, heavy media, recycled media and specialty forms. This MFP can be easily tailored to an array of business output application needs through the selection of input paper handling options, wireless or fiber network connections, and unique optional application solutions for PDF, bar code or encrypted data printing.

A powerful 514 MHz processor and standard 128MB RAM (expandable to 640MB) for fast copying or printing with up to 45 ppm (43 ppm for A4) coupled with a time to first page as quick as 8.5 seconds means less wait-time for users. 200, 000 page one-time maximum monthly duty cycle provides departmental workgroup support.

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) v3, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), IP Security (IPSec) and 802.1x authentication and user authentication (with single sign-on) provide security measures for multifunction communications and data encryption. Confidential printing with enhanced personal ID number (up to 10 digits) management including lockout, job expiration, and invalid PIN protection.

Easy-to-view, adjustable Lexmark e-Task 5.7-inch (15.5 cm) touch screen provides access to print, copy, fax and scan-to-email functions. Graphical 'Show Me' assists in keeping the MFP up and running. Supports direct printing (without a PC) of PDFs and image (TIFF, JPEG) files from a USB flash drive using the convenient USB Direct interface on the operator panel. Or scan a document and save it to the USB Flash drive as a PDF, TIFF or JPEG.

AutoCAD Mechanical Essentials

This course is designed for new AutoCAD Mechanical users who require comprehensive training in AutoCAD Mechanical. It incorporates the features, commands, and techniques for creating and editing mechanical designs with AutoCAD Mechanical. This course focuses on features, tools, and techniques that make delegates productive with AutoCAD Mechanical in the shortest possible time. Hands-on exercises throughout the course enable delegates to practice creating mechanical engineering production drawings.

Course Duration: 4 days

Objectives

The primary objective of this course is to teach delegates the basic commands necessary for professional 2D mechanical drawing, design, and drafting using AutoCAD Mechanical. After completing this course, delegates will be able to, identify and use the key components of the AutoCAD Mechanical user interface, use the fundamental features of AutoCAD Mechanical, and the precision drafting tools to develop accurate technical engineering drawings, and demonstrate a high level of comfort and confidence with AutoCAD Mechanical through handson practice.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for new users of AutoCAD Mechanical.

Prerequisites

It is recommended that delegates have a working knowledge of AutoCAD, drafting, design, or engineering experience is a plus. Experience of Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP is essential.

Course Outline

AutoCAD Mechanical Design Concepts

• Concepts
• Key Functionality

User Interface

• Interacting with the User Interface
• Common Drawing Setup

Mechanical Layers and Layer Control

• Layers
• Layer Control

Tools for Creating Key Geometry

• Power Snaps
• Core Design Tools
• Centrelines
• Construction Lines
• Designing with Lines
• Adding Standard Feature Data for Holes and Slots

Tools for Manipulating Geometry

• Editing Tools
• Power Commands

Mechanical Part Generators

• Standard Parts
• Springs
• Chain/Belt
• Shaft Generator
• Shaft Standard Parts

Creating Drawing Sheets

• Model Space Views in Layouts
• Title Blocks and Drawing Borders
• Creating Detail Views in Model Space

Dimensioning and Annotating Your Drawings

• Creating Dimensions
• Manipulating Dimensions
• Annotation Symbols
• Revision Lists

Bill of Materials, Parts Lists and Balloons

• Bill of Materials
• Inserting Parts Lists
• Balloons

Design Calculations

• Design Calculations
• Bean calculations
• Pulleys and Chains
• Bolted Connections
• Shaft Calculator

Working with Mechanical Structure

• Structuring Data in Drawings
• Reusing and Editing Structured Data
• Structure and Other Tools

Mechanical Options For the CAD Manager

• AM: Standards
• AM: Structure
• AM: Drawing
• AM: Standard Parts
• AM: Shaft
• AM: Calculations
• AM: Preferences

The more delegates that take the course the lower price is

1st Delegate, £270.00 per day

2nd Delegate, £245.00 per day 3rd Delegate, £220.00 per day 4th Delegate, £195.00 per day

Call our sales team to discuss your business requirements 0870 429 3010

When used in a Christie 3-chip DLP projector, this 2.4kW user-replaceable, pre-aligned Xenon lamp module offers incredibly stable color temperature, excellent color reproduction and 750 hours of operation (typical).

When used with Christie's LiteLOC light output control technology, the adjustable power range provides the best lamp technology for color matching across multiple screens.

The LV-series multimedia projectors feature a large-diameter multi-group projection lens system, which provides low image distortion and exceptionally uniform brightness. Several optional interchangeable lenses are available. The LV-IL02 is a wide-angle zoom lens (short-throw) designed for applications where the largest possible image must be displayed from a very short distance while the zoom provides the ability to adjust the image size instead of moving the projector.

The ProCurve Switch 2810 series consists of two switches: the 24-port ProCurve Switch 2810-24G with 20 10/100/1000 ports, and the 48-port ProCurve Switch 2810-48G with 44 10/100/1000 ports. Each switch also has 4 dual-personality ports for RJ-45 10/100/1000 or mini-GBIC fiber Gigabit connectivity. Ideal for high-performance and secure 10/100 and Gigabit connectivity, the 2810 series offers access security and advanced prioritization and traffic-monitoring capabilities. The 2810 series is cost-effective and easy to use, with a shallow, stackable form factor that provides operational flexibility for use in smaller wiring closets.

There is no tolerance for business disruptions in today's world. System downtime translates into lost productivity, lost revenue and a significant impact to your reputation. HP understands this issue and provides a broad portfolio of services to keep your IT infrastructure up and running.

HP e-SupportPack is an electronic version of the packaged HP SupportPack and offers greater flexibility by providing more service options.

This support program includes maintenance, which is limited to 3 years or 1.8 million pages.

Get superior print quality with a fast, powerful, easy-to-use wide-format (A3) color laser printer for the general office. With a proven design, the HP Color LaserJet 5550 printer series is the perfect blend of reliability and performance for a total business color printing experience.

HP's in-line color printing gives you professional wide-format (A3) color documents at the speed of black and white documents - up to 28 ppm A4 (27 ppm letter) for a typical office document. An inductive heat fuser virtually eliminates warm-up time and produces fast first page out of up to 16.5 seconds while consuming less energy and causing less wear and tear on the engine.

Innovative HP ImageREt 3600 suite of technologies automatically provides professional high-quality color documents and images that are consistent throughout and includes image enhancements, HP Smart printing supplies, high-resolution imaging and press options such as SWOP, Euroscale and DIC.

With a duty cycle of up to 120, 000 pages per month, this device is built to stand up to the demands of today's fast-paced business environment and keeps intervention rates low.

Highlights of the HP Color LaserJet 5550 - printer - colour - laser

• Create a professional image for your business with HP Imageret 3600 print quality. Adaptive halftoning and colour trapping technologies provide precise, adjacent colours, sharp images and black text. Print at up to 28 ppm (A4) in colour and monochrome with the highly productive vertical in-line engine, a 533 MHz processor and 160 MB RAM (288 MB on dtn and hdn). Achieve a fast 16 second first page out from "Ready" and 41 second from "Powersave" mode due to the inductive heat fuser.
• One access point at the front and clear labelling simplify consumable installation. Graphical control panel provides toner level gauges at a glance. Detailed text instructions and animated graphics allow for quick, easy troubleshooting. Up to 5 paper input trays, long-life maintenance kits and high-capacity, smart printing supplies decrease user intervention. HP Web Jetadmin and HP Embedded Web Server provide easy printer management.
• Wide-format printing up to A3 on a variety of media (up to 200 g/m2 from the multi-purpose tray). Up to 5 paper trays increase input capacity to 2,100 sheets (100-sheet MP, 4 x 500-sheet input trays*). Print double-sided documents with the built-in duplex unit**. Add industry-leading networking, a hard disk or other upgrades (3rd party) via three EIO slots. Handle even the most complex documents with the expandable printer memory (up to 544 MB).
• * Standard with HP Color LaserJet 5550hdn
• ** Standard with HP Color LaserJet 5550dn/dtn/hdn

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 Win

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

Economic pressures and dynamic business environments can create complex IT challenges. With your business on the line 24x7, the availability of your infrastructure is more important than ever. HP Services works the way you do to resolve tough IT issues and help you get more value from your infrastructure investment. HP's highly skilled IT professionals can help you stay in control of critical information resources, provide consistent and predictable performance, and deliver access that is unquestionably secure. HP offers the industry's most comprehensive suite of proactive services and end-to-end environment protection with a single source of accountability.

HP SupportPack Post-Warranty Service is an on-site, hardware support service. It includes phone support, labor, parts and required travel by HP to supply the service. Replaced parts become the property of HP.

The 3Com Switch 5500G-EI is a premium managed Gigabit switch with advanced features, perfect for medium-sized businesses looking to deploy advanced edge applications. Layer 3 routing makes the Switch 5500 ideal for businesses looking to deploy the most advanced applications.

The Switch 5500G-EI 24-port features 20 Gigabit ports, four dual-personality ports, operating either as 10/100/1000 or SFP-based fiber and one expansion module slot. Patented XRN stacking technology provides 8-high multi-layer stacking allowing single-IP management for a stack of up to 384 ports.

Advanced Layer 3 routing - including OSPF, PIM-SM, PIM-DM and RIP v1/v2 - helps deliver optimal performance and system response. Enterprise-class security features include DES 56/168-bit encryption, IEEE 802.1X network login, Access Control Lists and RADIUS Authenticated Device Access (RADA).

Highlights of the 3Com 24 Port 10/100/1000G 5500 EI

• Managed, Layer 3, 24-port Gigabit switch ideal for businesses looking to deploy the most advanced applications
• Four dual-personality ports, operating either as 10/100/1000 or SFP-based fiber, and one 10-Gigabit expansion module slot
• Advanced Layer 3 (RIP/OSPF) Routing
• Limited lifetime warranty and next-business-day advanced hardware replacement
• Up to eight switches can be stacked via built-in Gigabit Ethernet ports, with 96Gbps total stacking bandwidth allowing single-IP management for a stack of up to 384 Gigabit ports
• Enterprise-class security features include DES 56/168-bit encryption, IEEE 802.1X network login, Access Control Lists and RADIUS Authenticated Device Access (RADA)

High-quality, consistent color is crucial when you rely on stunning visuals to convey your ideas and concepts. That's why the Xerox Phaser 7760 Series color printer is the designer's choice. It offers brilliant color, blazing speeds and easy-to-use features that make the most of everything you print.

The color you want is the color you get. This printer features technologies and software that allow you to specify and control the output color, so the results match your expectations. You get consistent color accuracy, sharp images, and crisp text, from the first page to the last.

When it comes to printing important projects on time, you need both quality and speed. The Phaser 7760 printer is designed for high volume printing and offers impressive print speeds, efficient processing and other time saving features. You get the consistent quality you need, when you need it.

Your busy office or graphics department needs a reliable printer that's easy to operate, requires minimal maintenance and won't slow you down. Simple setup and easy-to-use features of the Phaser 7760 save valuable time and free you up to focus on your work, not your printer.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the next generation of the Windows Server operating system that helps information technology (IT) professionals maximize control over their infrastructure while providing unprecedented availability and management capabilities, leading to a significantly more secure, reliable, and robust server environment than ever before. Windows Server 2008 delivers new value to organizations by ensuring all users regardless of location are able to get the full complement of services from the network. Windows Server 2008 also provides deep insight into the operating system and diagnostic capabilities to allow administrators to spend more time adding business value.

Windows Server 2008 is far more than a refinement of predecessor operating systems. Windows Server 2008 is designed to provide organizations with the most productive platform for powering applications, networks, and Web services from the workgroup to the datacenter with exciting, valuable new functionality and powerful improvements to the base operating system.

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise delivers an enterprise-class platform for deploying business-critical applications. It helps improve availability with clustering and hot-add processor capabilities; improve security with consolidated identity management features; and reduce infrastructure costs by consolidating applications with virtualization licensing rights. Windows Server 2008 Enterprise provides the foundation for a highly dynamic, scalable IT infrastructure.

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.

Now you can enjoy full Layer 3, Gigabit functionality at an affordable price. The NETGEAR Managed Gigabit Switch provides maximum throughput and flexibility for demanding networks, with all the Layer 3 features you expect. This 10/100/1000 switch addresses today's high-performance requirements, while providing the control you need - and the future proofing you want. The GSM7324 is ideal as a backbone for 10/100 switches, Gigabit servers, or as the robust core of a demanding, all-Gigabit network.

The GSM7324 can be used to inexpensively off-load routers that are segmenting your network and lay the groundwork for new IP-based services. Layer 3 routing combined with Quality of Service, bandwidth provisioning and access control features enable Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony, video conferencing, and other cost-saving applications.

Highlights of the NetGear 24 Port Layer 3 Managed Gigabit Switch

• Robust
• Easier network management
• Versatile
• Cost effective

Smart-UPS RT is a family of high-performance UPSs for servers, networking equipment, telecommunication systems, industrial and medical equipment, and other mission-critical applications. Smart-UPS RT UPSs are based on the field-proven, industry-leading Smart-UPS functionality, but feature double conversion on-line topology, which delivers tight voltage and frequency regulation, zero transfer time to and from battery, and input power factor correction. While offering advanced performance and high availability features, the Smart-UPS RT can be managed using PowerChute software, as well as an array of SmartSlot accessories. Smart-UPS RT provides battery back up to the load through the use of internal batteries. However, an unlimited number of external battery packs can be added to meet desired levels of runtime. All Smart-UPS RTs and battery packs ship in tower configuration, while easily converting to the 19" rack-mount mode with the addition of an APC Rail Kit.

Cisco Systems is redefining best-in-class routing with a new line of integrated services routers that are optimized for the secure delivery of concurrent data, voice, and video services. Founded on 20 years of leadership and innovation, the modular Cisco 2800 integrated services routers ship with the industry's most comprehensive security services, intelligently embedding data, security, and voice into a single, resilient system for fast, scalable delivery of mission-critical business applications. The Cisco 2800 are ideal for small businesses and enterprise branch offices, delivering a rich, integrated solution for connecting remote offices, mobile users, and partner extranets or service provider-managed customer premises equipment (CPE).

A key component of the Cisco Self-Defending Network, Cisco integrated services routers allow customers to synchronize routing and security policies and reduce their operational costs while raising the level of security throughout the network. With Cisco IOS Software-based VPN, firewall, and IPS, as well as optional enhanced VPN acceleration, intrusion detection system (IDS), and content-engine network modules Cisco offers the industry's most robust and adaptable security solution for branch-office routers.

Cisco 2800 routers support a wide range of security features as part of the Cisco Self-Defending Network, a strategy to allow organizations to identify, prevent, and adapt to security threats.

This product is Cisco 2821 voice bundle with PVDM2-32 32-channel packet fax/voice DSP module, 64 MB Flash/256 MB DRAM, and Cisco IOS SP services.

This cost-effective service helps you minimize system downtime due to hardware failure. It features a commitment to resolve hardware problems within 6 hours from the time your service call is received. When you experience system problems, your call is immediately connected to an HP-certified resolution engineer for troubleshooting. If your problem cannot be resolved remotely, an experienced support professional is dispatched to your site to begin hardware repair and restoration activities.

Choose 6-Hour Call-to-Repair support when you need to: be confident of system restoration within the shortest possible timeframe, boost productivity via increased hardware system uptime, obtain easy-to-buy, easy-to-use extended warranty services, and enhance IT resource planning and IT staff efficiency.

Classic notebook and practical tablet PC - the Toughbook 19 is the perfect 2-in-1 solution. For the conversion you need only tilt the pivoted 10.4" XGA display over the keyboard.

Built from the ground up as a full rugged convertible PC, the Toughbook 19 can be used at all times, even in extreme levels of damp, dust, heat, cold or vibration. The optimized display technology with extra low reflection rate ensures excellent clarity of display even in bright ambient light.

The integrated Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology promises the highest performance with efficient energy consumption and the high performance lithium-ion battery provides an operating time of up to 8 hours.

Thanks to the dual diversity WLAN antennae in the display housing, optimum data transfer is continually achieved, enabling you to stay connected at all times.

HP's smallest dual processor socket workstation, the HP xw6600 combines very quiet operation and energy-efficiency in an unobtrusive, powerful and reliable mid-range system designed and engineered for the high performance your business needs.