HP unveils low-cost copier
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Streamlined multifunction device aimed at helping company gain ground in business copier market.
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(InfoWorld) - Competing with Dell Inc. for small business users who need to back up their data, Hewlett-Packard Co. launched a low-priced, disk-based backup and recovery system on Monday. The HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System will automatically save the data from as many as four servers, with total capacity of either 750G bytes or 1.5T bytes. Users can restore lost files within minutes, compared to a process of several hours for a tape-based system, HP said. Most users say that tape-based systems are the most cost-effective method of backing up data, but as new accounting laws demand greater storage regulations, that could soon change, said Adam Thew, marketing director for HP's StorageWorks division. Compared to connecting a direct-attached tape storage device to every server in a business, HP's new disk-to-disk product can reduce the cost of ownership and chance of human error, Thew said during a webcast Monday. The D2D system is designed for small business owners with little IT management experience, offering a simple setup wizard interface, Web-based monitoring, and standard Ethernet cables with iSCSI (Internet Small Computer Systems Interface). Still, HP says tape-based storage is important for a complete backup system. "D2D will not replace tapes entirely. We do recommend that customers keep a single tape-based system offsite for disaster recovery," Thew said. Dell and its partner EMC Corp. launched a similar backup system on Feb. 20, offering the disk-based CX3-10 SAN (storage area network) array for small and medium businesses. Like HP, Dell says its system works best in concert with tape-based storage, and also launched two new products in its tape library line, the PowerVault TL2000 and PowerVault TL4000. Dell's systems are intended for buyers with larger storage needs and hardware budgets than HP's, with the CX3-10 starting at US$22,000 and the PowerVault libraries starting at 9,300. HP sells the D2D110 model with 750G bytes useable storage capacity for $1,999, and the D2D120 model with 1.5T bytes for $2,999. HP charges $1,000 more to bundle its Data Protector Express software with the products.
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Massachusetts-based start-up has created a way to print photographs or documents without ink or an ink cartridge. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
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Hewlett-Packard next year will take a fresh approach to its utility computing initiative with a product designed to reduce the cost of running corporate computing systems.
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Laserfiche announced today that it has joined HP's Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) Partner Program to help enterprise customers address the unique business challenges associated with digitally managing and storing documents and files.
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HP is offering a 16GB drive with its dc7800 PC, which it said will greatly reduce the computer's energy consumption, start-up time and application load and execute much faster when disk access is needed.
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By MATTHEW FORDAHL     SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- New software at Hewlett-Packard Co...
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Five new printers challenge HP with an ink system that promises cheaper consumables.
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Wal-Mart has the HP DeskJet F2110 multifunction printer for a crazy-low $34. Depending on where you live, you may have to pay shipping and/or sales tax as well.
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A planned premium version, priced between $5 and $10 per user per month, will allow customers to work with documents offline.
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Palm on Wednesday introduced a compact  portable computer aimed at helping business travelers better  manage their e-mail and documents on the go without the bulk of  carrying a laptop PC.
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New service lets Adobe customers transmit documents for commercial production.
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iWork â08 provides âa solid deal for anyone needing an affordable office suite for the Mac,â according to Elsa Wenzel . She praises the new writing and layout tools in Pages â08, including the contextual Format Bar, Change Tracking, automatic list formatting, and the abundance of page templates. Wenzel points out that âKeynote â08 adds some smart features that PowerPoint lacks. Itâs also a breeze to figure out from the get-go.â And she notes that âNumbers reveals ease-of-use novelties that competitive tools donât provide,â concluding that âthe majority of users who rely upon spreadsheets as one-size-fits-all tools for household and light office work should be pleased to have a new option for Macs.â
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HP has a new process in place to recycle its used inkjet printer cartridges.
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Steering for the SMB market, Hewlett-Packard Co has launched a cheap and small virtual tape library that carries a list price starting at below $2,000.
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Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has begun shipping a new product that the company thinks will give it an edge over rival IBM Corp. in the market for blade servers.
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Hewlett-Packard Co  said  on Monday it is launching a $300 million marketing campaign to  promote Web-based printing services as it seeks new uses for  printers, the company's most-profitable business.