The Leading Information Technology News Summary--Now In Its 45 Year - Vol.45 No.3 - January 19, 2004

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Information technology news summary from January 19, 2004 (Vol.45 No.3) highlighting Toshiba’s Digital Solutions Division announcements for SMB channel partners, including Mobile Productivity Solutions based on Magnia servers and related hardware/software bundles. Coverage includes Toshiba’s server bundles for security, data protection and backup, and document management, plus partner program margins, sales enablement, and financing. Additional items introduce Exabyte’s agreement with Fujitsu for VXA-2 PacketTape drives for PRIMERGY servers, with further brief headlines listed.

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The Leading Information Technology News Summary

Toshiba Helps Solution Providers Deliver Complete Server Offerings

Exabyte VXA-2 PacketTape Drives Selected to Provide Data Backup and Retrieval for Fujitsu’s PRIMERGY Servers

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# The Leading Information Technology News Summary--Now In Its 45 Year January 19,2004 ## TOSHIBAHELPSSOLUTIONPROVIDERS DELIVERCOMPLETESERVER OFFERINGS Toshiba's Digital Solutions Division(DSD)has announced new solutions designedto help channel partners turn more sales cycles,reduce installation times and deliver more valueto their SMB customers.Toshiba's MobileProductivity Solutions,which are based onToshiba's Magnia server line,Portege TabletPC series and Pocket PC devices,includespecific hardware and software bundles toaddress many of the key IT challenges SMBsexperience —from security and documentmanagement programs to education andhealthcare solutions. "Toshiba has demonstrated itscommitment to provide solutions ideally suitedfor the SMB marketplace while offeringcontinued support to the reseller community,"said Steve Meyer of Lantech,a technologyintegrator and Toshiba solutions partner."TheToshiba-Unitrends data-protection serverbundle provides a quick install/setup processand fast turnaround time on the sales cycle,helping my team deliver the right tools toprofitably and efficiently solve our customers'problems,whileenablingmobility within smallerorganizations that didn't think they could affordit.” Vol.45 No.3 Page 1 EXABYTEVXA-2PACKETTAPEDRIVESSELECTEDTOPROVIDEDATABACKUPAND RETRIEVALFORFUJITSU’S PRIMERGYSERVERS Exabyte Corporation has announced anagreement with Fujitsu Limited,a leadingprovider of customer-focused IT andcommunications solutions for the globalmarketplace,to offer internal VXA-2 PacketTape Drives for its PRIMERGY line of Intelarchitecture (IA)servers. (Continued on Page 3) ELPIDA’S 2 GIG DDR2 DIMMS DELIVERSPEED TO SERVER MARKET… …3 INTERSIL INTROS ACCURATE HIGHSPEED OP AMPS……… ………4 ATMEL SHIPS LOW COST,SMALLESTFOOTPRINT,HIGH DENSITY FPGACONFIGURATOR IC………… … …5 TESTOUT RELEASES TRAINING SUITEFOR MICROSOFT XP TECHNOLOGY………6 WIZZARD SOFTWARE:ALLIANCE FORACCELERATING GROWTH… …7 GWI SOFTWARE BECOMES MICROSOFTGOLD CERTIFIED PARTNER……………7 INVENSYS’SIMSCI-ESSCOR ANNOUNCESUPGRADE TO NEXT-GEN DYNAMICPROCESS SIMULATION SOLUTION…………8 TOSHIBA(Continued from Page 1) "Before the Toshiba solutions,our teamhad to research,design and collect variouscomponents to build a custom configurationforevery customer—takingour teamanaverageof 12 to 24 hours per request,"said FrankTrifilio,Dallas branch manager at AnalyticalComputer Services(ACS),a Toshiba channelsolutions partner."Now,using Toshiba's MobileProductivity Solutions,it only takes about anhour to identify and order the right solution forour customers,giving the ACS team more timeto spend with clients on other technical needs tohelp their business grow.” Each server solution has been carefullyselected to provide channel partners withefficient and affordable ways to meet theemerging IT needs and challenges of theircustomers.The turnkey server bundles provideall of the hardware and software in oneconvenientpackage,givingproviderseverythingthey need to quickly deliver value to customerswhile increasing their own profits.With over 18different software packages designed to solveSMB needs,Toshiba's Mobile ProductivitySolutions include: —Security Solutions:Enforce networksecurity and virusprotection using Toshiba'sMagnia SG25,SG30 or Z310 bundledwithAstaro's Security Linux software to preventviruses,spamand unauthorized access tonetworks.With a firewall and VPNgateway,theToshiba-Astarosolution provides January 19,2004 secureconnectivity to company information. —Data Protection &Backup Solutions:Simplify backup andprovide complete dataprotection for your customers usingToshiba'sMagnia Z310 pre-loaded with data recoverysolutionsfrom Unitrends and NetX. —Document Management Solutions:Organize paper and electronicdocuments withToshiba's Magniaservers andmanagementsoftware from Boston BusinessTechnologies and Search Express. "We implemented the Toshiba-Astaroserver-software solution to help improvework

FAQs

What solutions did Toshiba announce for channel partners and SMB customers?

Toshiba announced Mobile Productivity Solutions based on its Magnia server line, Portege Tablet PC series, and Pocket PC devices, packaged to address security, data protection/backup, and document management needs for SMBs.

How did Toshiba’s Mobile Productivity Solutions change the sales cycle process?

A partner described moving from researching and assembling custom configurations for each request (12–24 hours) to identifying and ordering the right solution in about one hour.

What was Exabyte’s announced agreement related to?

Exabyte announced an agreement with Fujitsu to offer internal VXA-2 PacketTape Drives for Fujitsu PRIMERGY servers.

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