The Electronic HP Care Pack Services (e-Care Pack) capability allows you to order, receive, update, and activate a wide range of valuable HP Care Pack Services over the Internet. Administered through the HP Services Network (CSN), it is a fast and simple process that enables immediate registration and service activation.

Increase equipment availability and productivity with round-the-clock onsite and remote support for your HP hardware, as well as selected multivendor equipment. This flexible service covers desktops, workstations, servers, storage systems, and network equipment.

Choose 4-Hour 24x7 Same Day Hardware Support when you need to extend your hardware warranty coverage with prompt, anytime service for key systems and devices; obtain easy-to-buy, easy-to-use onsite services; improve hardware performance and uptime; increase the return on your HP and multivendor hardware investments; enjoy consistent service coverage across geographically dispersed sites.

With a unique camcorder body design and a multitude of camera features, the HVR-Z1E offers maximum operability in the field, as well as opening up a range of opportunities for creative shooting. Offered at a price comparable to Sony DVCAM camcorders, the HVR-Z1E paves the way for cost-effective but uncompromising HD program production.

Ideal for medium to large networks, the Switch 2848 cost-effectively offers 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 2848, you will seamlessly protect your existing network investment while preparing for future growth.

Highlights of the HP Procurve Switch 2848

• 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.

Christie is the pioneer of projection technology, it continues to lead the way in the design and the development of emerging technologies and applications. Offering Christie's customers tomorrow's technology - today.

HP's IP Console Switch with Virtual Media is a key component in managing the heterogeneous data center and along with the IP Viewer software allows remote access to multiple servers running various operating systems. Virtual Media capability allows a drive or ISO image to be remotely mapped to an attached server in the data center or a remote office for software installations and upgrades. An intuitive On-Screen Display (OSD) provides menus for configuration, virtual media, display, and even security and upgrades from the local console.

In cascaded environments the HP IP Console Switch with Virtual Media can allow an administrator to manage up to 4096 servers across three tiers from a single console. When tiered with additional HP Server Console Switches with Virtual Media application installations and upgrades can be pushed through to any server on any of the three tiers from a single console.

The HP IP Console Switch with Virtual Media is backwards compatible with all HP Cat5 based Server Console Switches and interface adapters that do not support virtual media.

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.

Highlights of the HP Ultrium 448 Internal Tape Driv

• Value - Affordable tape capacity and performance: HP StorageWorks Ultrium 448 Tape Drive is lower cost and stores up to 400GB of data on a single data cartridge using 2:1 compression for increased performance. Reduces the costs associated with data protection by requiring fewer data cartridges to complete backups.
• Agility - Higher performance: Ultrium 448 Tape Drive 48MB/sec compressed data transfer rate allows customers to fill nearly half a terabyte of storage in 2.5 hours. Performance enhanced by HP's exclusive dynamic data rate matching feature which can match the throughput of the host — ranging from 8MB/sec to 24MB/sec (native).
• Simplicity - Half-height form factor: The Ultrium 448 Tape Drive has a half-height form factor, allowing for installation into all standard 5.25-inch media bays.
• Value - Investment Protection built in: Each HP Ultrium 448 Tape Drive ships with HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Software Single Server Edition backup/recovery and the HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Software Bare Metal Disaster Recovery option.
• Agility - Choice of models: Offering a choice of both SCSI and Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) models. New 3Gb/sec SAS interface allows direct connect to SAS-based servers via embedded SAS controller or SAS Host Bus Adapter.
• Agility - Server compatibility: SAS-based models qualified on HP ProLiant- SCSI-based models qualified on HP ProLiant, Integrity, 9000, NonStop, and AlphaServers platforms, as well as many servers from other vendors such as Dell, IBM, and Sun.
• Software Compatibility: extensive list of supported backup and archiving software applications from HP, CA, VERITAS, Yosemite, Legato, Tivoli, and many more
• 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 448 Tape Drive
• Value - Backup software included: Every HP Ultrium 448 Tape Drive ships with HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Software Single Server Edition and the HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Software Bare Metal Disaster Recovery option.
• One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) Supported: Firmware-based disaster recovery feature that can restore an entire system using a single Ultrium 448 Tape Drive and data cartridge.

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 ProLiant ML570 G4 server is the industry's first 4 processor expansion server that offers not only exceptional performance, but increased reliability with hot-plug RAID memory, powerful management capabilities, and unmatched internal expansion.

With expansion capabilities featuring up to 64GB max memory, support for up to 18 Small Form Factor (SFF) SAS drives, and up to 10 PCI I/O slots, the ProLiant ML570 G4 is a truly expandable and reliable server for a data center or remote enterprise environment. The ML570 G4 now supports Intel's new Xeon dual core processor technology on an 800MHz front-side bus providing performance gains for multi-threaded applications, for example database, financial services, and supply-chain management.

With the D700 there's no compromise between price and capabilities, with a comprehensive array of cutting-edge technologies and features.

So no matter what, when or where you're shooting, in low light or high contrast conditions, the D700 is tailor-made to help you get the shots you want, every time.

Highlights of the Nikon D700 SLR - Body Only

• FX-format 12.1 megapixel CMOS image sensor
• Wide sensitivity range
• High-speed performance
• EXPEED image processing
• AF-system with high-density 51-point AF
• Scene recognition system
• DX cropping mode
• Built-in flash with commander function
• 95% coverage viewfinder
• High-definition 3-inch LCD monitors
• Image sensor cleaning
• Self-diagnostic shutter

SQL Server 2008 delivers on Microsoft's Data Platform vision by helping your organization manage any data, any place, any time. It enables you to store data from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured documents, such as images and music, directly within the database. SQL Server 2008 delivers a rich set of integrated services that enable you to do more with your data such as query, search, synchronize, report, and analyze. Your data can be stored and accessed in your largest servers within the data center all the way down to desktops and mobile devices, enabling you to have control over your data no matter where it is stored.

SQL Server 2008 enables you to consume your data within custom applications developed using Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio and within your service-oriented architecture (SOA) and business process through Microsoft BizTalk Server while information workers can access data directly in the tools they use every day. SQL Server 2008 delivers a trusted, productive, and intelligent data platform for all your data needs.

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 System x3550 server is designed to deliver the highest performance per watt with four processor cores and ultra dense memory, advanced application performance with new chip architecture, and optimized power management with new integrated tools. This highly manageable, ultra thin, 1U high, rack-optimized server features ultimate application density for power managed datacenters.

Fujitsu's services infrastructure, industry standard best practices, structured methodologies, and partnerships enable the company to provide the people and processes necessary to help its customers align IT initiatives with their business. The Fujitsu strategy leverages these attributes into a solutions framework that effectively integrates the services into existing IT operations enabling increased business agility, efficiency and continuity through integration, virtualization and automation.

Large groups and power users can expect results - the HP Color LaserJet CP6015 Printer series is HP's highest performing and most versatile color laser printer. Get more done with fast print speeds for both black-and-white and color - up to 40 pages per minute (ppm), letter.

Whether you're printing general office documents, spreadsheets, sales and marketing pieces, posters, or architectural drawings, this printer meets your needs. Print documents from letter size all the way up to 12.6 by 36 inches, and weights from 16 to 58lb. Complete jobs with less interruption with an input capacity of up to 2,100 sheets, and produce more in-house with options such as stapling, stacking, and booklet making.

Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 R2 builds upon the base of the SMS 2003 SP2 foundation to provide a comprehensive solution for change and configuration management for the Microsoft platform. SMS 2003 R2 enables organizations to quickly and cost-effectively provide relevant software and updates to users from Microsoft and non-Microsoft vendors.

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.

Autodesk Inventor Essentials

This course covers the fundamental principles of 3D parametric part design, assembly design, and creating production-ready part and assembly drawings using Autodesk Inventor. Delegates learn how to capture design intent by using the proper techniques and recommended workflows for creating intelligent 3D parametric parts; creating, placing, and constraining custom and standard components in an assembly; and simulating mechanisms, animating assembly designs, and checking for interferences. Delegates also learn how to document their designs using base, projected, section, detail, and isometric drawing views; document assemblies using standard and exploded drawing views; and follow drafting standards while dimensioning and annotating drawing views with automated balloons and parts lists. Hands-on exercises representing real-world, industry-specific design scenarios are included.

Course Duration: 4 days

Objectives

The primary objective of this course is to provide delegates with a thorough understanding of the principal 3D design, validation, and documentation processes that they will use to develop products using Autodesk Inventor. Upon completion of the course, delegates will be proficient in 3D part and assembly design, and in documenting those designs using part and assembly drawing creation and annotation techniques.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for new Autodesk Inventor users.

Prerequisites

No previous CAD experience is necessary. However, drafting, design, or mechanical engineering experience is a plus. It is essential that delegates have a working knowledge of Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows 2000.

Course Outline

Getting Started

• Autodesk Inventor User Interface
• Online Help and Tutorials

Parametric Part Design and Basic Sketching

• Designing Parametric Parts
• Using Project Files for Part Design

Basic Sketching Techniques

• Creating 2D Sketches
• Geometric Constraints
• Dimensioning Sketches

Basic Shape Design

• Creating Basic Sketched Features
• Intermediate Sketching
• Editing Parametric Parts
• Creating Work Features
• Creating Basic Swept Shapes

Detailed Shape Design

• Creating Chamfers and Fillets
• Creating Holes and Threads
• Patterning and Mirroring Features
• Creating Thin-Walled Parts

Assembly Design Overview

• Designing Assemblies
• Using Project Files for Assembly Design

Placing, Creating, and Constraining Components

• Placing Existing Components in an Assembly
• Constraining Components
• Placing Standard Components Using the Content Centre
• Basic Part Design in an Assembly

Basic Assembly Tools

• Identifying Parts in an Assembly
• Analysis and Motion Tools
• Presenting Your Assembly

Basic View Creation

• Drawing Creation Environment
• Base and Projected Views
• Section Views
• Detail Views
• Managing Views

Dimensions, Annotations and Tables

• Automated Dimensioning Techniques
• Manual Dimensioning Techniques
• Annotating Holes and Threads
• Creating Centrelines, Symbols, and Leaders
• Creating Tables

Annotating Assembly Drawings

• Bill of Materials
• Creating and Customizing Parts Lists
• Creating Balloons

Drawing Standards and Resources

• Setting Drawing Standards
• Drawing Resources

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

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As the fastest and most compact scanner in its class, the A4 color duplex ADF fi-6140 is small enough to use at your desk.

Highlights of the Fujitsu FI-6140 A4 High-speed Scanner

• The fastest and most compact scanner in its class
• The first scanner in its class to adopt high end "fi-Series" functions
• Paper protection function
• Intelligent multifeed function
• Speedy "auto-color recognition", "auto-size recognition" and "auto-deskew" functionality
• Excellent card feedability

Large groups and power users can expect results - the HP Color LaserJet CP6015 Printer series is HP's highest performing and most versatile color laser printer. Get more done with fast print speeds for both black-and-white and color - up to 40 pages per minute (ppm), letter.

Whether you're printing general office documents, spreadsheets, sales and marketing pieces, posters, or architectural drawings, this printer meets your needs. Print documents from letter size all the way up to 12.6 by 36 inches, and weights from 16 to 58lb. Complete jobs with less interruption with an input capacity of up to 2,100 sheets, and produce more in-house with options such as stapling, stacking, and booklet making.

The t Series with XGA resolution has prioritized ultra-high brightness and guarantees outstanding image quality thanks to its Brilliant Color technology and NCE4 chip. In addition, Toshiba focused on connection versatility when designing the newcomers, adding features including an additional DVI input.

With brightness 4,000 ANSI lumens, the t420 projector offers a host of features including outstanding brightness for its class. Plentiful connection options enable a wide range of data sources to be used. In addition to RGB, component and composite signals, S-Video and audio, the Toshiba projector includes a DVI connector for digital image transmission.

Highlights of the Toshiba TDPT420 XGA Projector - 4000 Ansi Lumens

• 4,000 ANSI-lumens
• High security by password-function and panel lock
• Brilliant Color and NCE4

Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended software delivers all the features in Photoshop CS4, plus new features for working with 3D imagery, motion-based content, and advanced image analysis.

Easily access every tool for nondestructive adjustment of color and tone. Quickly adjust specific image areas with easier access to all the tools for creating and editing nondestructive masks.

Now paint directly on 3D models; wrap 2D images around common 3D shapes; convert gradient maps to 3D objects; and add depth to pixel layers, text, 2D shapes, and DICOM frames with volume rendering.

Paint, add text, and clone over multiple frames of an imported video sequence with ease using single-key shortcuts.

Create or modify images with a wide assortment of professional, fully customizable drawing tools, paint settings, and artistic brushes. Simply drag to resize brushes and adjust for hardness as you paint and preview brush strokes.

Easily create a single image from a series of shots that have different focal points with the enhanced Auto-Blend Layers command, which smoothly blends color and shading and now extends your depth of field, automatically correcting vignettes and lens distortion.

Create accurate composites with the enhanced Auto-Align Layers command. Move, rotate, or warp layers to align them more accurately than ever before. Or use spherical alignment to create breathtaking panoramas.

Combine a range of images, each with a different exposure, color, and focal point - with options to preserve tones and colors - into a single color-corrected image.

Extract quantitative information from images with powerful tools that calculate distance, perimeter, area, and other measurements. Record and export data for further quantitative analysis. Even set measurements to the scale in DICOM file headers.

Enjoy superior conversion quality as you process raw images with the industry-leading Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 5 plug-in, which now offers localized corrections, post-crop vignetting, TIFF and JPEG processing, and support for more than 190 camera models.

Get instant access to Adobe Bridge CS4 with faster start-up, use new workspaces to jump to the right display for every task, easily create web galleries and PDF contact sheets, and more.

Enjoy dramatically enhanced color correction with reengineered Dodge, Burn, and Sponge tools that now intelligently preserve color and tone details. Make precise adjustments with Brightness/Contrast and Curves controls, the histogram, color channel lines, and a clipping preview.

Do more, experience more, grow more. More space, with larger screen sizes. More style, with a new design. More options, with new USB speakers and an expansion slot.

Inspired by feedback from the customers, the new SMART Board 600 series interactive whiteboard lets you do more than ever before. Combining the same great features that people love with new expandability options, it's limited only by your imagination.

Highlights of the Smart Technologies SMART Board 680 77"

• Touch system
• SMART pen tray
• Digital ink
• Save function
• Durable surface

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 is the next version of Microsoft Exchange Server, the industry's leading server for e-mail, calendaring and unified messaging. A key technology in Microsoft's strategy for unified communications, which will put people at the center of communications, Exchange Server 2007 has been designed specifically to meet the challenges and address the messaging needs of today's businesses.

Designed with input from "walking workers" such as nurses and home-care professionals, the Toughbook T7 notebook is a tablet-alternative notebook with a touch screen, stylus and screen-rotating software. The system features a 12.1" touch screen LCD and convenient hand strap. Equipped with an ultra-low voltage Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the 3.3-pound T7 provides an 80 GB hard drive and 1 GB SDRAM (expandable), and delivers up to 8 hours of battery life, depending on operating environment.

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.

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 HP StorageWorks Ultrium 232 Tape Drive is one the newest LTO1 drives on the market and the fastest in HP portfolio. This affordable superdrive delivers enterprise-class backup capacity, performance, and reliability at a midrange price. With a compressed capacity of 200 GB per data cartridge and a compressed data transfer rate of 115 GB per hour, this LTO1 drive is read- and write-compatible with all first-generation Ultrium tape drives and media, and its media can be read by any LTO1, 2, or 3 drive from any manufacturer.

Despite its low cost, the Ultrium 232's rugged design delivers excellent reliability and includes many of the advanced features of its bigger siblings. The drive employs data rate matching to adjust to the speed of the host, reducing wear and tear on both the drive and media while increasing performance, particularly on slower systems. The Ultrium 232 supports HP StorageWorks One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR), taking the worry out of disaster planning.

Highlights of the HP STORAGEWORKS ULTRIUM 232

• Affordable capacity: HP Ultrium half-height tape drives provide superdrive capacity at a low price, and the fact that these drives use widely available industry-standard media makes their overall cost of ownership even lower
• Affordable performance: High capacity goes hand-in-hand with high performance. The Ultrium 448 can fill an Ultrium 2 data cartridge with 400 GB of compressed data in 2.5 hours, while the Ultrium 232 can back up 200 GB of compressed data in less than two hours (assuming 2:1 data compression)
• Enterprise-class reliability: The design of HP Ultrium half-height tape drives is leveraged from HP's outstandingly reliable full-height Ultrium tape drives, incorporating features such as data rate matching, soft load, and simple tape path to make these drives as dependable as their bigger siblings
• Compact form factor: HP pioneered Ultrium half-height tape drives in 2001, and still makes the only half-height LTO-1 drives on the market. Their compact form factor means these drives fit internally in most servers and take up less space in rack environments
• Investment protection: HP Ultrium half-height tape drives are fully read-and write-compatible with all Ultrium tape drives from HP and other manufacturers, allowing for flexibility in deployment. And when you choose an HP Ultrium tape drive, you're buying from the leading manufacturer of LTO tape drives
• Simple disaster recovery: All HP Ultrium tape drives support HP StorageWorks One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR), a unique firmware design that works with your backup software to ensure that, when the worst happens, you can recover your data quickly and completely with the touch of a button
• Complete solution: Included in the box is a single-server copy of HP OpenView Storage Data Protector and Yosemite TapeWare software, allowing you to implement sophisticated data protection features or an easy-to-use backup application, as your needs dictate
• Active head cleaning: HP Ultrium tape drives perform their own automated cleaning that increases head life and greatly reduces the need for using the cleaning cartridge