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October 2007 |
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Tuesday 13 November 2007 Compucon House Albany Auckland
Thursday 15 November 2007 Kamo High School Whangarei
1:00pm Orientation
1:15pm Transition from Windows XP to Vista (by Microsoft)
2:15pm X Factors of Computer Systems (by Compucon)
3:30pm ICT Manager Panel Discussion (by Jonathan Beveridge)
5:00pm Close
We are taking registrations now for the seminars. Attendance is free of charge but limited due to seating capacity. Please register by email giving us the full names of the delegates and their positions in the school.
Many people commented that Vista does not provide any compelling reasons to schools and that changing the platform from Windows XP to Vista will cost schools a lot and incur some complications along the way. Microsoft New Zealand will address the issues of concern to us and possibly advise us how to transition to Vista smoothly. We may hear about Linux from Microsoft too in this seminar.
There are many flavours and varieties of computers and they co-exist for good reasons. Some are fit for purposes and some are not. Some will give school system administrators the best use of time and some will not. We will provide an overview of the situation- physical versus virtual desktop, blade versus block, back up versus archive, private versus public; and help schools get the optimum value.
We will ask all delegates to nominate a problem for discussion and will go through them in a forum format with Jonathan as the forum leader. This format will ensure that all delegates earn a couple of solutions that can be applied for the benefits of the school.
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October 2007 |
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Channel members have constantly reminded us that Compucon people and products have performed very well in every respect except marketing and branding. All existing customers are very happy with Compucon but non-customers know nothing about Compucon. It is easy to keep customers and obtain repeat business but it is difficult to obtain new customers except by referrals. Pay attention to the word except. All marketing gurus said referral is the most cost-effective way of obtaining new customers! Should we change the sentiment and say that it is easy to obtain new customers by referrals? We are in our 15th year of operation. Something has happened this year- Compucon system sales level has gone up for the first time in 7 years. More surprise here: we spent little on marketing during the period of fast sales growth (1992-1997). We spent a lot on marketing during the period of sales decline (2000-2006). We did not advertise at all in 2007. Sales level change does not correlate with marketing spend! Nevertheless, a post-graduate has started in our company as a market research executive in training. He is collecting all the loose ends at the moment and is given a task of making them meet. More reports on this later…
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October 2007 |
A computer or network server serves a multitude of users. This simple definition has unfortunately attracted tens of varieties of server models. There are 3 criteria that can be used to classify servers: (a) Functional, (b) Form Factor and (c) Hardware Complexity. This article will give you a better perspective so that you stay in control as a business owner.
Functional refers to the type of services performed such as on storage, user access, network border protection, hosting website, running applications and simply sharing files and printers.
Form Factor refers to free standing or rack mounted. Rack mounts are further classified into 1U, 2U and etc.
Hardware Complexity refers to the number of CPU, architecture, virtual, blade and clustering arrangements.
The above is indeed a lot of knowledge to acquire and this is why we have to leave them to the experts- our network consultants and the people in the Compucon office. If you want to know at least one server model, it would be Compucon Workgroup Server. It is a low cost GENUINE server adequate for supporting file sharing for up to 20 persons. It can be free standing or rack mounted. It is not a “beefed up PC” as some PC vendors offer. It is completely integrated and tested. Please go to Products/ Single Processor for more information.
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October 2007 |
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The Ministry of Economic Development (MED) launched a Digital Strategy 2 years ago and will host a conference in November 2007 to review and set the agenda for the next 4 years. What really is this Digital Strategy (DS) and how does it benefit or affect the Business Communities? This article aims to provide some background information. Version 1 of the DS saw the Government commit around $400 million of our monies to various programs including building fiber-optic networks, helping ICT skill developments, creating cultural and business web portals, digitizing our National Archives, bolstering e-education and pushing a digital agenda across government departments. By doing so, the Government hoped to get the country from its 22nd position in 2003 on the 30 nation OECD ICT ladder in to the top half by 2007 and the top quarter by 2010. Well, the latest Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) statistics have come out and New Zealand has crawled up 3 positions. The statistics confirmed that we are better off than 4 years ago but have our monies been used for the optimal effects? The chief executive of the Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand (TUANZ) has said, “The private sector and especially those outside Wellington have been left out in the cold”. The Acting Director of ICT-NZ believes “the Digital Strategy has been too government focused, and its goals should include encouraging industry to up-skill and work smarter”. In response, the DS program manager says the November summit will look at ways business and communities can be supported by government. For more information such as the Digital Future Summit 2 which is being open for registration, please see: http://www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz/. Feel free to express your views by return email and allow us to post them on www.compucon.co.nz for public sharing.
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September 2007 |
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Microsoft extends Windows XP's stay
A News Digest (extracted from reputable sources)
Source: CNET News.com
Published: September 27, 2007, 4:56 PM PDT
http://www.news.com/Microsoft-extends-Windows-XPs-stay/2100-1016_3-6210524.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
Large PC manufacturers were slated to have to stop selling XP after January 31. However, they have successfully lobbied Microsoft to allow them to continue selling PCs with all flavors of Windows XP preloaded until June 30, a further five months. Microsoft also plans to keep XP on retail shelves longer and will allow computer makers in emerging markets to build machines with Windows XP Starter Edition until June 2010.
Microsoft, for its part, sought to downplay the impact of the move disagreeing with the notion that there is still strong demand for XP. "We wouldn't term it strong," said Kevin Kutz, a director in Microsoft's Windows Client unit. "We would describe this as accommodating a certain element who needs more time." Kutz said Microsoft had seen similar demand patterns with past releases and noted that in the past, old operating systems remained available for around 18 months after the release of a new operating system.
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