PCM Webinar series

Howdy everyone!  I've got a list of webinars that PCM is setting up for our clients and potential clients in the coming weeks.  One thing we've been clear on for quite awhile now is that we are here to help you plan and prepare for whatever comes your way...we just have to know what you know. :)  Take a look and sign up...most of these have chances to win things like Tablets in them...don't miss those! :)

Apr 18, 2013  10:00 am

Protecting data and networks in an ever-evolving threat landscape

Fred Meek, Dell SonicWALL Systems Engineer

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Apr 18, 2013  10:00 am

Windows 8: Modern Tools for Business

Bret Rohloff, Microsoft

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Apr 24, 2013  10:00 am

Spend less time managing IT and more time running your business with HP ProLiant Gen8 Servers

Josh Koelewyn, HP ISS Americas Product Manager

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April 30th, 2013 - Register

The Elitepad is about to Land.

Alright folks...you saw my earlier post about the HP Elitepad 900 and how it is just about to launch.  Rather than talk at length again, here's a video you likely haven't seen that will detail it for you...

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRTOg3b1NZQ?list=PLEB6A9D285B9C0EDB&w=560&h=315]

No it isn't the iPad...they're similar but far different.  The Elitepad 900 was made for businesses.  (Unless you really have to look at your Excel spreadsheets in HD.)  This is designed to work with your existing Windows infrastructure.  (No jury rigging here!)  The Elitepad 900 will work right out of the box with what you need it to do.  Add the Battery Jacket and battery...and you've got a tablet running with 24 hours of battery life.  Add the keyboard dock and you now have a desktop replacement as well.  It's worth looking at.

Right from the PCM website...click the graphic to go there and look.  Interested?  Want to know what pricing is like?  Contact us. :)

HP's Elitepad 900 is almost here!

I think most of you know my history with HP and their Touchpad.  I was an early adopter and loved the merits of that device and WebOS.  It looked to be a good alternative to the iPad, and if marketed/priced right it could have been a great enterprise tool.  However, with the status of executive management at HP in shambles, they bumbled the whole thing, and ended up falling flat on their faces.  A lesser company would have given up and stayed out of that market...or worse, run themselves into the ground with a product that wasn't going to work.  HP let WebOS die a very sad death in the OpenSource internet zone...and have been working on the ElitePad ever since.

Now we're faced with this bad boy, that can take on the enterprise space of IT, and do in the corporate world what the iPad cannot.  Be a native.  What I mean is that it's ready to work with the systems you already have, because let's face it, a VERY LARGE % of businesses do not have an Apple infrastructure.  Those who are using iPads still have to cobble together a solution from companies like Airwatch or MobileIron or Meraki, in order to get the Apple products to play nicely in their space.

But what if you didn't have to do that?

Take a look at the site here.  I had the chance last week to handle the Elitepad 900 and was thoroughly pleased with it.  As many of you know I own a Nexus 7 tablet, and love that too...but if given the chance, I'd give it up for the Elitepad 900.  Why?  Let's count off the awesome features:

• Windows 8 Pro


• 1.8GHz Dual core Atom


• 1.5 lbs / 9.2mm in depth


• 1280x800 / 10.1" gorilla glass


• Micros HCSD card slot


• 8mp rear facing camera/1080p hd front camera


• Built in security features including Computrace


• A bevy of accessories including the awesome Expansion Jacket (with a battery add on that can increase battery life to 24 hours), and the docking station.

Yes, yes I know this looks all well and good.  The Expansion jacket adds USB ports, an HDMI port, and and MMC port...add the battery portion and BLAMMO, this tablet becomes ultra useful in the corporate environment.  Add the display dock & keyboard...and you've got a real mobile desktop setup.

While not cheaper than the iPad on release...come Feb 7 when these are in stock, there will likely be plenty of deals floating around.  Keep your eyes locked here for more details!

Thank you HP for getting your act together and pushing out a product that looks to be extremely good for Enterprise and Business. :)

(click the link for "the iPad"...I thought that was funny)

 

7" tablets on the rise!

Howdy Everyone!  Just happened to read about how the demand for 7" tablet screens has gone up throughout 2012, and by the end of the year, those size screens sh0uld hold 32% of the marketshare.  Wooh...very interesting.  Had I heard that prior to Friday afternoon, I would have dismissed it.

On Friday, I had a chance to meet with some of Samsung's personnel, who came on site to our offices to show off quite a few new technologies.  I"ll only mention in passing the near-bezel-less Digital Signage and the wireless printing...really it was about the Galaxy Note and the Galaxy tablet.  Now I hear about a lot of things...and I'll play with them when I get a chance, but I'd never had the chance to see one up close & personal til then.  The 7" screen is a lot more easier to wield than I thought, and a heck of a lot less heavy than a 10" tablet...really in that unit I saw the future of tablet computing.  That was the size we've been looking for...it's easy to see, compact enough to carry without issue, you can use a stylus to write notes (if you're old fashioned like me)...to name a few.

This is what I see in factories, offices, and in public.  The size is what counts.  Put it in a pocket and you've got everything you need.  (Heck, i was thinking of the note technology coupled with wireless Samsung printing in a restaurant.)   Maybe Apple will do a mini-iPad...who knows?  What I can see is that companies like Samsung are going to try and bank on this 7" standard, just to give you more options.

More options = more better. :)