Direction Of The Computer Industry In 2006 |
| In 2006, Our computerized world continues to advance. Data, Communication, Graphics, and The World Wide Web have become central to business and personal lifestyles. The demand for storage capacity, network appliances, and servers has grown proportionally. In this segment, we will visit web sites of three major computer manufacturers. We will see what they are communicating on their home pages to find out how they are addressing the worlds demands. | ||
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| In the beginning of 2005, Seagate was releasing new gadgets at the Consumer Electronics Show. Seagate proudly displayed a variety of electronic devices that contained Seagate Hard Drives. With Q4 of 2006 approaching, Seagate had an article or a "Top Story" plus the newest hard drives featured on their home page. The article was titled Why Photographers Click with Seagate. The publication described Photographer Robert Brown snapping pictures of professional surfer Shane Dorian. The pictures taken at world famous Teahupoo, Tahiti. Seagate’s 8GB CompactFlash was used to take the pictures. Barracuda ES Hard Drive is the highest-capacity enterprise SATA disc drive on the market. This series of hard drive ranges from 250GB to 750GB of storage capacity . Seagate has also partnered with Pricegrabber to provide a list of resellers to their visitors. | ||
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More about Hard Drives | |
| On September 11, 2006 Cisco's home page focused on You, Inc. This is Cisco's solution to small business. This was communicated through a sizeable image. Clicking through, we found that several types of technology devices were offered. The top product was Voice Over IP (VoIP). There were also routers, switches, security appliances, and wireless devices offered. Channel suppliers were offered by entering in your zip code. In addition to the hardware solutions, Cisco had another large image dedicated to On-Demand Broadcasts. The On-Demand broadcasts were geared for business people. These broadcasts were offered with registration. | ||
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More about Networking | |
| Sun MicroSystems devoted about 1/2 of their home page to an image depicting a multi-national crowd. Various individuals in the picture were waving related country flags. The Java Identity Manager 7.0 spouted a single solution to handle user provisioning and identity auditing. The other visible information tab was titled Moving toward open source. Jave SE6 is a community developed platform that is getting closer to a release date. See more at community.java.net/jdk/opensource | ||
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More about Servers | |
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The digital age continues to evolve. People continue to gather and
store data. Data continues to be shared via high tech networking
methods. Serving data and managing relationships become a standard
part of daily life. Technology continues to integrate with modern
society and cultures globally. |
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| Article written by Philip Dominguez, and Edited by The Trade Federation Information Team | ||
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