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October 2005
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  » Open Source: Taking advantage of choice
How do you plan for and derive value from an open source implementation? Martin Fink, vice president and general manager of the HP Open Source & Linux Organisation and HP NonStop Enterprise Division, provides a checklist and some expertise.
  
» Privacy: Safeguarding personal data
Rising security breaches and online fraud have consumers and businesses growing more concerned about protecting individuals' privacy. A team at HP Labs is developing new tools to make it easier for businesses to do just that.		  
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» Video: HP means business with HP-UX 11i
Why do customers continue to invest in HP-UX 11i? This short video features HP VPs and key customers discussing how HP-UX 11i consistently meets business requirements for performance, agility, scalability and manageability.
» IMS: Path to next-generation services
Where does the industry stand with IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) today? This interview with Jean-Charles Doineau, global telecom technology consulting practice leader at Ovum, sheds some light on the topic.
» One-stop shop: HP Services Marketplace
Revenue-generating services are the focus of the telecommunications industry today. Delivering winning services, however, is easier said than done. Here's a way to deliver new but proven services to your market faster.
» Mitigating risk in Financial Services
Guest author Alexander Tabb shares insights on the challenges that financial firms are facing today, especially when trying to replicate their critical data in the event of a significant IT disruption.
» Infrastructure of champions
How does General Mills, one of the largest food companies in the world, maintain one of the lowest IT spends per revenue dollar in the consumer packaged goods industry? It's all in the strategy.
» The Real Story: HP's server strategy
HP's server strategy better aligns with customer needs and market trends, offering a wider range of choices than its competitors. Here are some simple facts from the analysts.
» Turn change into opportunity
Nora Denzel, HP senior vice president and general manager, Adaptive Enterprise, discusses how to manage change and turn IT into an asset rather than a function of your business in this 6-minute video.
» High end disk array at entry level price
HP has introduced a high-end, low-cost HP StorageWorks XP10000 Disk Array for computing environments that demand 24/7 enterprise-class business continuity with zero downtime.
» Create and remove desktop shortcuts
Drowning in pesky desktop icons? Here are some tips on how to streamline your computer desktop and how to access your applications easily.
» Reassessing the value of information
What is the value of the information that drives your business? Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) solutions help users manage information, and create policies to organise information flow.
» Saving costs in the dynamic IT framework
As enterprises search for more ways to run efficiently and cut costs, more attention is paid to their imaging and output environments as a source of cost savings. Read the latest IDC White Paper on this topic.
» IDC: Telecom-specific network management
Are you a service provider seeking cost-effective ways to retain customers, adopt new technologies and introduce value-add services? Find out more in this white paper.
» ITRC adds search improvements, patch enhancements and more
What's new at the ITRC? New enhancements enable you to refine knowledge base searches in and improve search results.  And, you can now receive notifications of warnings that have been issued against previously released patches, as well as view dependent patches more easily. 
» Social services: Cut the red tape
For people who depend on social services, quality of life can depend on the ability of agencies to cut through red tape and respond quickly. Learn how HP and its partners have created solutions for seamless, outcome-based service delivery.
» Healthcare IT solutions
Learn how HP enables health organisations to improve workflow efficiencies and optimise resource utilisation to drive a more predictable cost model and improve the quality of healthcare.
» How much do you lock down?
In most environments, allowing users full access to their systems results in difficulties for the network administrator. Learn the advantages and disadvantages of locking down the network environment.
» Network security
Find out how HP's Adaptive Network Architecture (ANA) can help deliver more security, reliability, scalability, and manageability-all for a lower total cost of ownership.
» Innovative technology in the classroom
Today's higher education institutions are facing increasingly difficult challenges, but HP Service professionals are helping to design creative education technology solutions.
» Just for you
Explore free, self-paced online training courses designed for IT professionals, on a variety of topics such as Linux, security, storage and networking. These courses are offered free of charge by HP Worldwide.
» Are Managed Print Services for you?
When Autodesk, one of the world's leading digital design and content companies, was looking for a vendor that could be an extended member of its team, supporting business goals and helping devise new solutions, it turned to HP.
» United Nation: Vibrant memories
When the UN wanted to work with an imaging and printing expert who could bring out the best in its historic collection of archived photos, it chose HP to produce and preserve priceless images from the world's past.
» Market-based systems help manage demand
A new pricing scheme for peak demand for computing resources could help customers get the IT power they need and let suppliers better predict demand.
» How to use a public wireless hotspot
Don't want to bother your IT team to learn the basics of wireless and mobility? Here are some helpful tips on how to take advantage of increasingly popular public wireless hotspots.
» Illuminata discusses HP NonStop
Underpining large parts of the world's financial, network and telecommunications infrastructures, NonStop is now a full member of the Itanium-based Integrity family. Read the latest information in this report.
» Vision: Flip the ratio of IT spending
Want to convert real-time data into insight that you can act on to better serve your changing business needs? Shane Robison, HP executive vice president and chief strategy and technology officer, shares HP's enterprise software vision.
» Add stealth and speed to the network
Because remote offices can often be spread throughout the world-it can be difficult for IT departments to provide each of them with high-quality, consistent service. But HP's StorageWorks EFS WAN Accelerators just might change that.
» All you need to virtualise
Analysts predict more than 70 percent of enterprises will be virtualised within the next three years. Learn how new tools, including integrated management software, can help plan, manage, and optimise your virtual environment.
» The latest trends in cluster technology
HPCwire talked with Scott McClellan, chief technology officer of HP's High Performance Computing Division, on the trends in cluster technology and usability. Is the next big challenge increasing productivity to keep up with innovation?
» HP wins one of Australia's largest IT service management contracts
Multi-million dollar deal utilises HP OpenView solution and HP's consulting and education services.
» Just the ticket
You want tickets to the hottest concert or game, but you've waited too long to call the box office and now the tickets are sold out. Find out what to do here.
» Mission critical support
Learn how HP Services can help you gain real business agility via a cost-effective IT infrastructure. HP's Mission Critical Support services are relied upon by top-tier companies worldwide.
» Can you slash redundancies?
Many organisations spend more than 30 percent of their IT budgets just getting their applications to communicate. Find out how HP Application and Database Consolidation solutions can help your business eliminate redundancies. 
» Learn more about wireless and mobility
View these excellent webcasts on the latest wireless and mobility topics covering data protection, secure e-mail access, and the potential for wireless and mobility in education and healthcare.
» A history of computing innovation
Did you know that HP's history in high performance computing dates back to 1939? Read all highlights of nearly 60 years of innovation here.
» Legal aid: 10 steps to attorney mobility
For many legal professionals, mobile solutions make it easier than ever to stay in touch with the office and with clients. Here are ten steps for putting mobile technology to work in your practice.
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Everything Open Source and Linux
» The latest open source and Linux-based HP and partner solutions
Links to products, documentation, support matrices, open source projects, and more including a partner-based HP Linux Reference Architecture stack.
High-capacity low-cost disk drives
» New drives for HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Arrays
HP has introduced high-capacity, low-cost Fibre Attached Technology Adapted (FATA) drives for HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Arrays, improving efficiencies of tiered storage solutions.