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The Cisco 2800 Series provides significant additional value compared to prior generations of Cisco routers at similar price points by offering up to a fivefold performance improvement, up to a tenfold increase in security and voice performance, new embedded service options, and dramatically increased slot performance and density while maintaining support for most of the more than 90 existing modules that are available today for the Cisco 1700, Cisco 2600, and Cisco 3700 Series.

The Cisco 2800 Series features the ability to deliver multiple high-quality simultaneous services at wire speed up to multiple T1/E1/xDSL connections. The routers offer embedded encryption acceleration and on the motherboard voice digital-signal-processor (DSP) slots; intrusion prevention system (IPS) and firewall functions; optional integrated call processing and voice mail support; high-density interfaces for a wide range of connectivity requirements; and sufficient performance and slot density for future network expansion requirements and advanced applications.

The Fujitsu fi-4860C scanner delivers high-speed color duplex scanning, exceptional image quality and robust paper handling. The Fujitsu fi-4860C color scanner encompasses the functionality and robust tools businesses need for production level scanning. With a range of scanning features usually only found on pricier models, the fi-4860C is sure to impress with its high quality and affordable price. From forms processing to service bureau applications to centralized enterprise and capture applications, the fi-4860C delivers the superior performance and unprecedented reliability your business demands.

The Cisco PIX 515E Firewall is an enhanced version of the widely popular Cisco PIX 515 platform, providing industry-leading stateful firewall and IP Security (IPSec) virtual private networking (VPN) services. Designed for small and medium businesses, as well as enterprise remote offices, the Cisco PIX 515E features increased processing power and integrated, hardware-based IPSec acceleration (certain models) delivering even more robust performance for high throughput security requirements.

The PIX 515E "Unrestricted" model extends the capabilities of the family with support for stateful failover, additional LAN interfaces, and increased VPN throughput via integrated hardware-based VPN acceleration. The Cisco PIX 515E-UR also adds the ability to share state information with a hot-standby Cisco PIX Firewall for complete firewall redundancy.

The HP Color LaserJet 4700 series enables superior productivity with fast printing and processing speeds, expandable memory, and an engine that's built to last. Get more done with fast printing speeds up to 30 ppm for mono and color, two-sided printing at full speed and a first page out in under 10 seconds thanks to HP's instant-on technology which reduces warm-up time. This reliable workgroup printer is designed to handle more users and greater volume, with expandable memory and a printing engine that's built to last. No need to sacrifice speed for superb results. Just select "print" for brilliant print quality that's output fast and hassle free. Get solid, top-of-the-line performance and reliability in an HP printer designed for workgroups.

Highlights of the HP Color LaserJet 4700n - printer - colour - laser

• Get superb, true colour laser print quality with no compromise on speed at up to 30 ppm for mono and colour. Excellent print quality is assured with HP's new ColorSphere Toner which makes colours look even brighter and more vivid. Enhanced Imageret 3600 technology helps your documents look their best with more refined colour contrast, more realistic images and excellent photo quality for business. Receive consistent colour output with intelligent, conveniently timed calibrations.
• Get more done with fast printing speeds up to 30 ppm for mono and colour, two-sided printing[k1] at full speed and a first page out in under 10 seconds thanks to HP's Instant-on Technology which reduces warm-up time. This reliable workgroup printer is designed to handle more users and greater volume, with expandable memory and a printing engine that's built to last. No need to sacrifice speed for superb results - just select "print" for brilliant print quality that's output fast and hassle free.
• Be more productive: simply scale up with four 500-sheet trays to an amazing 2,600 sheets[k2] maximum input capacity which means fewer interruptions. Get professional results quickly with the stapler/stacker unit[k3] which holds 750 sheets, staples sets of up to 30 sheets, and performs job offset, separating each print job. Proactively manage your printer and save valuable IT time with HP Web Jetadmin Software which lets you remotely install, configure and manage networked printers easily.
• [k1] Standard on the 4700DN, 4700DTN, and 4700PH+ only. [k2] Standard input is 600 sheets on the 4700, 4700N, and 4700DN. Purchase 4 additional 500-sheet trays for maximum of 2,600 sheets. The 4700DTN comes standard with 1,600 sheets and is still expandable with the purchase of two additional trays. The 4700PH+ comes standard with the maximum number of sheets. [k3] Standard on the 4700PH+ only. Available as an optional (not included, sold separately) accessory on the 4700DN and 4700DTN.

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.

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.

Cisco Catalyst Express 500 Series switches deliver best-in-class networking that is designed to meet the needs of growing businesses with up to 250 employees. This family of Layer 2-managed Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet switches offers non-blocking, wire-speed performance and provides a secure network foundation optimized for data, wireless, and IP Communications. The Cisco Catalyst Express 500 also offers options for Power over Ethernet (PoE) to help reduce the cost and complexity of IP Communications and enable new uses for the Ethernet network.

The HP ProLiant DL100 G2 Storage Server is a entry-level 1U rack mount Networked Attached Storage (NAS) solution that delivers easy to use, rapidly deployable networked storage with multi-protocol file sharing and print serving which is perfect for a small workgroup, small business or a remote office.

The HP ProLiant BL465c server blade provides enterprise-class features for high performance and reliability without compromising density. It also supports up to two AMD Opteron 2000 Series processors with AMD Virtualization technology to improve performance in a virtual environment.

The HP ProLiant ML310 G3 Storage Server is an entry-level tower-based networked attached storage (NAS) solution that is both rapid to deploy and easy to use, providing networked storage and support for multi-protocol file sharing and print serving which is ideal for a small workgroup, small business or a remote office.

Installation grade performance. The EP781 XGA projector is perfect for a wide range of applications; from conference rooms to large venues. Brighter and lighter, this projector packs more performance into a smaller box than ever before.

The lens embodies Canon's highest standards of L-series optics, build quality, reliability and operability. A robust construction includes dust and moisture resistant seals to protect against harsh weather conditions.

A fast f/2.8 aperture delivers impressive low light performance and depth-of-field control. The aperture is fixed over the full focal range, allowing photographers to maintain a constant fast shutter speed when zooming.

A ring USM (Ultrasonic Motor) drives extremely rapid auto focus with near-silent operation. Full time mechanical manual focus override is available without having to switch out of AF. The lens offers a minimum focusing distance of 0.28m throughout the zoom range.

The EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM incorporates three aspherical elements to ensure corner-to-corner sharpness and clarity throughout the focal range. Two UD (Ultra Low Dispersion) elements virtually eliminate chromatic aberrations.

Super Spectra lens coatings suppress flare and ghosting - more prone to occur with digital cameras due to reflection off the image sensor. Coatings also help maintain accurate color balance and high contrast.

The lens passes distance information back to the camera's E-TTL II flash system for consistently accurate flash metering.

The EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens comes supplied with a lens hood and soft case.

The family of HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drives is HP's premier line of backup devices. Based on the LTO Ultrium format, an open standard with a well-defined six-generation roadmap, HP Ultrium tape drives offer customers the best choice for investment protection. With ultimate reliability and ease of use in mind, even at 100% duty cycles, HP's rugged design builds on superior LTO technology and adds advanced features like hardware data encryption to create a new level of data protection. The tape drives employ dynamic data rate matching to adjust to the speed of the host, reducing wear and tear on both drive and media and increasing performance, even on slower hosts. HP's ultra-durable soft-load feature automatically positions the data cartridge, and the highly reliable HP leader-capture mechanism virtually eliminates lost leaders, increasing the success of your backup and restore operations. Support for HP One-Button Disaster Recovery provides the easiest way to restore data in the event of a disaster. The StorageWorks family of tape drives also features support for HP Library and Tape Tools, which provides a single application for drive management, diagnostics, and performance optimization. If data is critical to your business, protect it with an HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drive.

HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 Tape Drive sets new standards for capacity, performance and security. The Ultrium 1840 represents HP's fourth-generation of LTO tape drive technology capable of storing up to 1.6TB per cartridge while providing hardware-based data encryption to enable greater levels of security and unprecedented performance. AES 256-bit hardware data encryption provides easy-to-enable security to protect the most sensitive data and prevent unauthorized access of tape cartridges. By using Ultrium 1840 hardware data encryption, not only is data fully capable of being compressed therefore maximizing capacity, encrypted backups are completed without a loss in performance. Capable of data transfer rates up to 240MB/sec, HP's exclusive Data Rate Matching feature further optimizes performance by matching speed of host to keep drives streaming and enabling the fastest performance of any tape drive in the industry. The Ultrium 1840 provides investment protection with full read and write support with LTO-3 media, and the ability to read LTO-2 cartridge. By doubling the capacity of previous generation Ultrium drives, HP customers now require fewer data cartridges to meet their storage needs, significantly reducing their IT costs and increasing their ROI.

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.

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

Wonderfully fast and reliable, the FS-9530DN printer also comes with a highly functional modular design that large departments need to get the entire job done. And with a print speed of 51 pages per minute in A4, the Kyocera FS-9530DN can handle large print volumes quickly and professionally.

Simply touch the large-screen display to control computer applications, present lessons and navigate Web sites - all without casting a shadow. Write over any application or Web site to make notes and highlight points. Save your work for future lessons, planning or student review.

The built-in projector makes start-up effortless - just push the green button to begin. The height-adjustment handle and locking casters let you position the 2000i to suit the needs of your students, whether they're tall or small, seated or standing.

Whatever the learning activity - from solving equations to watching movies - the 2000i goes where you need it.

This product includes an NEC VT560 XGA (1024 ? 768) projector with short-throw lens.

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 5 Pack

• 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

With Adobe After Effects CS4 software, you can create compelling motion graphics and blockbuster visual effects with flexible tools that help save you time and deliver unparalleled creative power.

You can experience creative control over virtually every element in a highly responsive 2D and 3D compositing and animation environment. With Adobe After Effects CS4, you can create whatever you envision.

Highlights of the Adobe After Effects CS4 Win

• Live Adobe Photoshop 3D layers import
• Searchable timelines and projects and easier nested comp navigation
• Independent key framing of x, y, z values, plus 3D compositing improvements
• Compositions exported as layered projects
• Cartoon effect
• Integrated workflow for mobile device authoring
• Mocha for Adobe After Effects from Imagineer Systems
• Numerous interface and workflow tweaks
• XMP metadata for asset intelligence
• Dynamic link between Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Soundbooth

The Document Company, Xerox provides solutions to help you manage documents - paper, electronic, online. Whether you run a small business, a global enterprise, or a home office, Xerox offers high-value hardware, software, services, and solutions to help you do more, faster, more easily.

Simplify and make your data center change-ready. The Virtual Connect Fiber Ethernet Module is a new class of blade interconnect that simplifies server connections by cleanly separating the server enclosure from LAN, simplifies networks by reducing cables without adding switches to manage, and allows you to change servers in just minutes.

The standards-based Virtual Connect Ethernet Module looks like a pass-thru device to the network, yet provides all the key benefits of integrated switching including high performance 1G and 10G Fiber Optic uplinks to the data center switch, port aggregation, failover, VLAN tagging, and stacking. The Virtual Connect Fiber Ethernet Module manages and administers server profiles that can be pre-defined and deployed anywhere within a Virtual Connect domain. This allows servers to come online very quickly and easily without having to coordinate with network administrators.

The VPL-CW125 projector delivers exceptional image quality, more natural colors and unsurpassed brightness in any room - even if it has awkward obstructions, thanks to its Side Shot Digital Horizontal Shift feature. Plus you have full networking capability and optional Ziris Manage Lite software so you can control your VPL-CW125 and other Sony RJ45 projectors remotely and in real time.

The NETGEAR ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch is a full-featured wireless controller that centrally manages 16 access points, delivering integrated wireless mobility, security and converged services for both wired and wireless users.

Supporting up to 256 users per ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch, the WFS709TP has built in PoE support on all eight 10/100 interfaces. With a Gigabit Ethernet port typically used to connect the Wireless Switch to the network backbone, WFS709TP supports advanced security features such as 802.1x, EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, 802.11i, MAC address, SSID and location-based authentication.

With identity-based security features such as support for RADIUS, LDAP and AAA server support, NETGEAR ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch truly unifies wired and wireless access without compromising on security.

The IBM IntelliStation M Pro 6218 workstation utilizes Intel processor built from the ground up with server design teams and rigorous xSeries Server Proven testing. The IntelliStation M Pro 6218 delivers new technologies including 64-bit Intel processor and eight Gigabytes of maximum memory - double that of its predecessor, to help deliver to customers enhanced performance for demanding multi-tasking workloads. Combining this expanded memory with 64-bit processor technology and a 64-bit operating system, customers can now achieve true 64-bit performance for their expanding datasets. The addition of server design team expertise to workstation development helps the new M Pro deliver the high level of reliability required as x86 workstations incorporate new high-end capabilities, 64-bit technology and large memory addressability. To deliver enhanced end-to-end system solutions for technical computing customers, IBM has integrated the workstation and x86 server solution teams to focus on complete computing solutions for targeted application segments.

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.

When your business demands professionally detailed communication in high volume, you can count on the C9650dn A3 color printer. With High Definition Color Technology, a class-leading print speed, digital LED single pass technology, security and control functions and large paper capacity, the C9650dn meets all your needs.

With networking as standard, the C9650dn also has integrated duplex capabilities, for double-sided printing.

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 high performance C5000 Series is the perfect solution for businesses wanting to work more productively, print more professionally and keep a tight control over costs.

No two workgroups have exactly the same print requirements, so the C5000 Series has been designed accordingly. The C5950 model is intended specifically for those who print mostly color. There are also several options including extra trays, double-sided printing and enhanced document security.

The model offers a harmonious combination of hardware, consumables and in-box software, as well as PCL/PostScript as standard. This enables printing from a greater range of applications and easier printing of PDF's.

The C5000 Series. Printers with the performance to match the need.

Highlights of the OKI C5950CDTN Colour Laser Printer

• Print Control enables the management of color use and printing costs of each individual user
• Users are able to print confidential documents with ease due to helpful functionality, such as password protection
• Easy to change consumables, with a helpful gauge on the LCD panel clearly showing toner levels
• High capacity mono toner cartridges reduce running costs and user intervention
• Mono running costs are equivalent to many mono only products
• Auto Color Balance ensures consistent results throughout the life of the printer
• Photo Enhance provides stunning photo-like quality on ordinary office paper