Daniel Dern

To help track, manage and improve the total cost of ownership of output environments, Xerox Global Services, Xerox Corp.s professional consulting services division, released Aug. 6 Version 4.2 of its Xerox Office Services management software tools. Xerox Office Services tools can be used on either a Xerox or an XGS customer server. “XOS allows Xerox […]

Eastman Kodak is adding features to version 3.0 of its Insite Creative Workflow System designed to speed creation and proofing of graphic-rich content such as ads, brochures, logos and artwork. “The files involved are often too big to e-mail,” said Pat Lord, product manager of Kodak Portal Products. “Without a workflow system like this, you […]

Canon U.S.A. announced on Aug. 6 the imageClass MF4270, a sub-$300 monochrome laser-based multi-function printer intended for use in small, home and branch offices. The MF4270 is the newest addition to the companys imageClass line of laser MFPs, and one of Canons smallest MFPs. Features of the MF4270, according to a Canon spokesperson, include duplex […]

InfoPrint Solutions Company, a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, announced July 26 four new high-performance workgroup color laser printers and MFPs (multi-function printers), that it designed to be more productive by incorporating document management solutions in the printers. The new devices are the InfoPrint Color 1767, 1764, 1764 MFP, and 1754 Express. According to […]

Ricoh Americas has announced the launch of its Aficio MP W2400 and W3600 printer/multifunction devices, for use in the wide-format CAD and technical document arena. According to Linda Maxwell-Allen, Wide Format product manager at Ricoh Americas, based in West Caldwell, N.J., the new devices can copy, print, scan and electronically distribute or archive documents up […]

For companies that want to provision employees with lightweight, full-featured, secure and centrally manageable notebooks, Lenovos ThinkPad X61s ultralight fits the bill nicely. The X-series ThinkPads are Lenovos smallest notebooks—8 ¼ inches by 11 inches by 1 inch with the standard four-cell battery. (A system with the eight-cell, high-capacity battery adds another inch at the […]

When it comes to backing up your data—be it of a business or personal nature—you cant be too thorough. Backup options such as CDs or DVDs, external hard drives, NAS appliances, or USB sticks offer a partial solution, but these local storage solutions leave your backup data vulnerable to any number of local disasters. Online […]

For consumers with multimedia content they want to store, use and share or for SOHOs with data to backup and protect, external hard drives are a good start, but RAIDable network storage makes more sense—if the price and usability are right. At $229.00 for the enclosure—an excellent price, given the features—D-Links new DNS-323 2-Bay Network […]

Want to carry not only your documents, but also programs and settings, on a USB drive, so you can be productive on more than one computer, instead of having to tote a laptop around, or rely on Internet access for Web apps or storage access? The U3 “smart drive” initiative is one of several efforts […]

Moving data between your computer and an external drive takes time. With bigger data volumes, major backups or real-time video editing often take too much time. The biggest speed bottleneck is likely to be the physical interface to the disk, as anyone whos tried using USB 1.0/1.1, and then gone to USB 2 (“Hi-Speed”) or […]

Third-party voice over IP is catching on as a possibly cheaper alternative to telco/cableco phone service…if youve already got broadband Internet service. Along with Vonage, Bell-spawn like Verizon, and DSL/cable broadband providers, SunRocket is one of the many companies offering VOIP landline service for consumers. SunRocket service starts at $9.95 per month (for 200 minutes), […]

A bevy of new storage, input, security, accessory and other devices—free-standing or for PDAs and notebooks—were on display at the CeBIT show in Hannover, Germany, this past week, appropriate for everyone from enterprise users and field/emergency personnel to “prosumers” and multimedia consumers. Here are a few of the highlights: User interfaces show flexibility: When a […]