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We have received the multifunction HP LaserJet M525f and LaserJet P3015x devices at LogikLabs.
The M525f is a color MFC device while the monochrome P3015x is a monochrome, print-only device.
As we are wont to, we will throw everything at them to see what they are made of.
HP LaserJet M525f
HP LaserJet P3015x
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I am in Las Vegas for the HP Technology Forum 2010.
Also known as HPTF with the Twitter searchtag #HPTF, this event is the yearly HP Partner event which HP honchos use as a pulpit to inform their congregated partners of the company’s technology directions, vision, and offer hands-on training on the new products available. As an example, it was at this event last year that HP really started informing, and pushing on it’s vision of a converged infrastructure for the datacenter, both in the near term, and in the future.
HP partners also use this event to showcase their wares, from hardware add-ons to total solutions encompassing the entire hardware/software spectrum.
It is also one of the few, if not only, event where HP specialists can avail themselves of free classes and training, and deeply discounted exam testing.
For me though, this HPTF is going to be about HP’s datacenter vision, dubbed Converged Infrastructure Architecture. (Yeah, I know, a TLA that reads, CIA!)
For all I have heard this past year until today, I want to see how far that vision has come in the past year.
I am also looking to feel the pulse of partners in order to gauge the level of buy-in to this vision.
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A few seconds ago, they delivered.
HP SkyRoom, at $149 US, is the most affordable, high-definition business videoconferencing solution available right now.
HP SkyRoom is the only videoconferencing tool to offer live collaboration for up to four people over a standard business network for $149 – less than the cost of round-trip airfare from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
“Finally, video meetings with genuine eye contact and natural human interaction are as easy as starting an instant messaging connection,” said Jim Zafarana, vice president and general manager, Workstations, HP. “It takes business productivity and collaboration to a completely new level when we can connect people around the world in a day via HP SkyRoom and let them get home to family dinner and bedtime stories – without the wear and tear of travel.”With HP SkyRoom, users can share any type of application supported on their PC or workstation, including office documents, streaming video and interactive 3-D applications:
HP SkyRoom is the culmination of three years of research to design video and image compression algorithms by HP Labs into a customer-centric implementation by the HP Workstation team, which designs professional-quality solutions in collaboration with industry-leading brands around the globe.
HP SkyRoom’s image engine gives remote users a view of the host presenter’s desktop and its applications as if they were using a local machine. It enables the display of 2-D and 3-D graphics, full-motion video and multidisplay on a system that only has a 2-D graphics card.
The HP SkyRoom software on the presenter’s system monitors and updates only changes in screen appearance – not the entire display – then compresses and encrypts the information before sending it to the participants, where it is decrypted, decompressed and updated. In this way, network traffic is greatly reduced, latency and bandwidth requirements are reduced, and the need for dedicated networking hardware is eliminated.
The SkyRoom Technology
The innovation behind HP SkyRoom is the combination of high-definition, multi-way video conferencing and a sophisticated capability to share display information rather than actual data and processing. This way, technical limitations on a presenter’s system do not disrupt the entire collaborative environment. The HP-developed Image Engine and Video Engine represent the core technology.
IMAGE ENGINE: The Image Engine gives remote users a view of the host presenter’s desktop and its applications as if they were using a local machine. It enables display of 2-D/3-D graphics, full-motion video and multi-display on a system that only has a 2-D graphics card. In the example in Figure 2, the presenter is executing an MCAD application and sharing the application images with one or more participants.
Internally, the presenter’s computer is executing an application using standard X, OpenGL, DirectX and/ or Graphics Device Interface application program interfaces (APIs). The HP SkyRoom software on the presenter’s system monitors and records any changes in screen appearance, compresses and encrypts that information, and sends it to the participant(s) as required. The participant decrypts and decompresses the information and then updates the local display appropriately. The presenter also sends audio (compressed and encrypted) to the participant(s).
By only sending information that describes changes in the display, network traffic is greatly reduced from sending raw video. Latency and bandwidth requirements are reduced, and the need for dedicated networking hardware is reduced or eliminated.
VIDEO ENGINE: HP SkyRoom also includes the Video Engine—a high performance video conferencing environment. All of the participants can see the presenter’s display and each other through a multi-way video conferencing session. The Video Engine is multi-threaded to take advantage of today’s multi-processor and multi-core processing technologies.
The Video Engine uses an HP-developed video processing technology that is capable of supporting multipoint conferences with an aggregate video resolution that surpasses HD video resolution. With the webcam offered today, resolution is up to 960 x 720 dpi at 15 Frames Per Second (FPS) for a point-to-point conference.
The HP SkyRoom delivers audio using the MPEG compression/decompression (CODEC) algorithm, and video delivery can be MPEG-2 or H.264, as selected by the user. Echo control—often an issue with desktop video chat or conferencing systems—is based on software algorithms within the HP SkyRoom solution.
COMPREHENSIVE FEATURES
The modular architecture of HP SkyRoom, combined with industry-standard components, provides a comprehensive set of features not found in any other collaboration technology in its price range. These features include:
HP SkyRoom will be included as a standard feature – at no cost – on select HP business desktop and mobile workstations and for free for a trial period on many upcoming HP premium business PCs and notebooks. HP SkyRoom can be used on workstations or PCs from Dell, Lenovo or Sun that meet minimum technology requirements. Companies now have the power to change the economics of travel and reduce their carbon footprint while preserving the value of personal human interaction.
To run HP SkyRoom on any vendor PC, minimum requirements are Intel® Core 2™ Duo 2.33-GHz or equivalent processor with 2 GB RAM, a webcam and Microsoft Windows® XP or Vista®. Minimum network requirement is a broadband network with a minimum transfer rate of 400kb/second. HP SkyRoom must run over a corporate VPN to connect to systems outside the local firewall.
HP SkyRoom is available worldwide preinstalled at no cost on the HP Z800, Z600, Z400 and xw4600 workstations. Select premium business PCs and notebooks due out from HP in the coming months will include a 90-day trial of HP SkyRoom, which will be available for purchase thereafter. Customers using current HP workstations, desktops, notebooks or non-HP systems can purchase HP SkyRoom for $149.
More information is available at www.hp.com/go/hpskyroom
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While I was not privy to the phone call fielded by Kevin Turner, I’m going to assume it took place as follows (the Apple side of the conversation only):
Hello Microsoft,
We would like you to pull your ‘Laptop Hunter’ ads because, well, they are hurting our feelings.
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This article previously appeared in the July 2009 issue of The Interlocutor.
I had the privilege of being invited as a member of the Social Media to this year’s event.
While I had a seeming conflict with an event in Washington, D.C., HP is such an important part of the hardware purchases at Logikworx that I decided to make room to go to the HP Tech Forum, and see what was going on in the world of HP. I also wanted to see if I could make contacts among the ProCurve group. (I will use the Twitter hashtag #hptf going forward in referencing this event.)
Arriving in Las Vegas
For this trip, I flew United Airlines to Las Vegas. (Never again on United; my travails on United will be detailed in a blog post on AbsoluteWindows.)
Unfortunately, I missed my flight and had to take a later flight, traveling as my Los Angeles Lakers were in the process of winning their 15th Championship.
Checked into the Mandalay Bay for the first time ever in a gazillion trips to Las Vegas. Helpful check-in staff. However, my room was NOT ready! After about ten minutes, I was given a room.
Got refreshed, went to take a meal at the Red, White & Blue Café in the hotel. Was met there by Halley Bass, and later, Tom Augenthaler, both of Ivy Worldwide, and later still by Shane Pitman, Editor-in-Chief of Neowin.net.Idiot waiter at the hotel refused my unsigned credit card with a stupid excuse about it not working. So Tom paid for dinner. (And no, it was not a ruse or a setup by me with the waiter’s help to make Tom pay for my dinner.)
Talked, socialized, went to bed.
Day 0: Pre-event, Behind the scenes
Early wake up.
Walked to, and past the Starbucks, forgoing a decaf, skinny, extra-shot latte, because of the long line, and went on to the #hptf registration.
Thanks to Becca Taylor, Social Media Manager at HP TSG, I was already registered. To pick up my expo credentials, all I had to do was log onto a system, click yes, and walk to a booth to pick up my badge. (CES could learn a lot from this.)
Shane Pitman is here, and I am introduced to Andrew McCaskey and Kara Karsten of SDRNews, Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine. Representing Ivy Worldwide were Tom Augenthaler and Halley Bass.
From there it was top shelf all the way.
In what should be a lesson to all large corporations, if HP can engage Social Media so swiftly and deeply, so should you!
First we were shown to the Expo Hall from which a purpose-built office for the bloggers covering the #hptf would stage.
Scott Anderson also shows up, welcomes and thanks us for being there. Riight! We should thank him and Becca for the opportunity!
Since the room was safe and secure, we stowed our gear there, and went exploring.
Going to all these shows and seeing booths kitted out and manned, does not give one the amount of work required to put a show on.
Here at #hptf, I literally saw countless worker bees—of the human kind—scurrying about as they created and outfitted their respective booths and pavilions. At once, I was stuck by logistical tasks needed to put on such a show. COMDEX & CES, I forgive you. Posthumously, for COMDEX.
We had the opportunity to be shown around by Elizabeth Gillan, #hptf Events Director.
Elizabeth continued on to show us the confidential areas there, including the POD. However, the best was saved for last as she showed us the grand ballroom reserved for the event keynotes, which were to be presented later that night.
I never knew that event staging was such a big deal. Then again, I wasn't a theater or film major.
Staging Solutions Inc., of Houston, was in charge of staging the event, and Dave Lawson from SSI was there to show us around.
What was more impressive: the twin 75’x25’ anamorphic screens? The multiple huge-as-can-be digital projectors? The vast number of people backstage charged with making sure everything is alright? Or the full production stage located at the back of the room where the director was barking out orders into multi-channel walkie-talkies?
My personal policy has always been to let the professionals do what they have expertise in. Staging the keynote of an event is something you definitely need professionals for.
Elizabeth then asked us if we would like a table set up at the front of the room to better facilitate our blogging and tweeting. “Are you kidding?” we asked in unison. Dave said he’d take care of it, his only question being if we would like wired or wireless Intertubes access. We decided on wired, to be able to better push the HD content that Dave, Kara, and Jeffrey would be uploading directly to the Internet for immediate streaming.
Day 0: Luncheon with HP TSG PR
From there, we repaired to TheHotel at Mandalay Bay for lunch with our hosts for the HP Technology Forum & Expo, the Public Relations team for HP TSG, headed by Lynn Anderson. Location: a private dining room at TheHOTEL at Mandalay Bay.
In addition to Lynn, we are joined by Emily Neumann.
The lunch was definitely a tony affair, finished off with an exquisite desert. Unfortunately, I had to eat a fruit plate, kindly brought to me by one of our thoughtful stewards.
The conversation during lunch, however, was much, much better than the meal. During lunch I was introduced to Calvin Zito, @HPStorageGuy, of the HP Storage team out of Boise, Idaho, and Tom Foremski, @TomForemski, the Silicon Valley Watcher.
We then took a break to relax before the keynotes.
Day 0: The Keynotes
For this event, I am shocked, shocked to see that HP has planned for Social Media to be embedded into the communications fabric of the entire event!
This is at once pleasing, and scary.
For any holder of HPQ, is shows that the powers-that-be at HP are leaving no stone unturned in reaching out to potential clients and users, using whatever medium necessary. Scary in that for a mature company, HP is making the necessary moves to remain relevant to all demographics. HP’s competitors, real or supposed, should feel scared.
Anyway, our front-row media table is equipped with a T1-class connection, and reading lights! I have to give props to Dave Lawson and Staging Solutions Inc. for that thoughtful addition.
We are welcomed to the event by Tom Iannotti, Director and SVP for HP Americas and TSG, who then passes the baton to Ann Livermore, who needs no intro.
Ann Livermore, Executive Vice-President for TSG at HP
Ann’s speech gives us an overview of the state of HP. We are reminded of the imposing numbers behind HP, the company. Here, she drops a bomb with the force of a high-yield thermonuclear device: HP ships a server every 11 seconds! Yeah, not a typo: every eleven seconds.
Then she moves to the meat of her keynote.
The three trends CIOs worry about:
Next is Paul Miller.
Paul Miller, Vice-President, ESS at HP TSG
He talked about the HP BladeSystem Matrix, which is being touted as ‘a private cloud in a box’.
With the BladeSystem Matrix, a provider is able to provision services with the push of a button, and transform a process from 33 days to 108 minutes. The reverent hush that descended on the ballroom is proof that the audience, all made up of IT professionals is very impressed!
The HP Extreme ScaleOut portfolio. Being on the environmentally-friendly edge, with design and software dynamically helping to measure power footprint.
The POD. Oh, the POD. 22 full size racks of whatever goodness you want to populate it with. Customized and shipped to your choice of destinations, export restrictions permitting.
I will have an entire article devoted to the POD in the near future.
Birth Banerjee is next
Birth Banerjee, Senior Vice-President, Research at HP, Director of HP Labs
This guy easily stole the evening, no easy feat. However, in a room of gear heads, someone that know more about technology than we do, and about directions those technologies are going to take has our undivided attention.
Ever heard of the memristor? Well, HP invented the viable—commercial and stable—memristor!
Birth’s research is focused on eight high-impact research areas for the near term (I swear I had a good picture of his graphic, but it turned out I messed it up):
Day 0: After-Keynote Reception on the Expo Floor
Sounds repetitive, but the transformation of the Expo from a bare warehouse-like space buzzing with setup activity to the Expo is simply amazing reinforcing my admiration for the professional who perform those tasks.
Also impressive is the repast set before us, with several food distribution areas, and a great selection.
Once again, I gave my body to science, and tried everything, from the mini steaks to the sushi. Don’t worry, I accept your thanks for my sacrifices.
Day 0: HPTF 2009 TweetUp
My first TweetUp.
So, who is here at the official HP Tech Forum 2009 Tweetup?
@Augenthaler (Tom Augenthaler), @Beccataylor (Becca Taylor), @BuzzCorps (Ivy Worldwide), @Chasenskinner (Chase Skinner), @AKMC (Andrew McCaskey), @kkarsten (Kara Karsten), @chrispman01 (Chris Purcell), @hptechforum2009 (Scott Anderson), @ninabuik (Nina Buik), @hpstorageguy (Calvin Zito), @halleyclaire (Halley Bass), @jbgeorge (Joseph George), @erincollopy (Erin Collopy), @hp_connect (HP CONNECT Team), @Geekazine (Jeffrey Powers).
It is a good tweetup, getting to physically meet Twitterers I have been communicating with for a while, and the new folks I have had the privilege of meeting.
The chocolate fondue fountain is oh soooo inviting, but I’m steadfast in my refusal to fall off the low/no-sugar wagon.
We definitely go past the closing time, and we eventually shut down for the day.
Day 1: Walking the show floor, taking in the sessions
As with any expo I attend, the first day is spent walking the crowd, getting a feel for the crowd and trying to gauge the energy of the booth staffers.
One added knot is the state of the economy. At CntrStg/CES in January, all the positive energy was at CntrStg, whereas both attendees and presenters at CES seemed to be going through the motions with the defeatist attitudes of those who were unaware of where their next meals would come from.
The energy from the crowd and the HP staffers is very good. The Extreme ScaleOut products are getting a lot of oohs and aahs.
I cannot write anything about this event without giving mad props to the (HP) CONNECT staffer I met at Starbucks earlier today. Noticing my white (blogger) badge, she asked me what it was and if I was a member of HP CONNECT, the global HP IT user community. When I said I was not, she asked me to stop by the CONNECT booth, and sign up. How inviting is that?
Silly me was still groggy from not having any coffee yet, and I forgot to take down her name for praises to Nina @ninabuik and/or Chase @chasenskinner.
There are tons of sessions to attend, and I am trying to be very selective with my time.
I have decided on Servers, Personal Systems, and virtualization for the must-attend sessions. I will also try to see if there is an interview opportunity with Rebecca Lawson on Cloud Computing.
I am able to get in the sessions, and interview Rebecca about cloud computing, especially as it related to the SMB space.
Boy, did I ask for it!
Ms. Lawson is passionate about the cloud, and what it can deliver.
Talking to her gave me several ideas, and brought up several more questions that I am afraid that I need a follow-up from her before I present my thoughts on Cloud computing.
Simply put, the hour I spent with her is just not enough!
Emily Neumann was most helpful in securing this interview for me. For which I kindly thank her.
Day 1: HP CONNECT
HP CONNECT is the global HP IT user community, and one of the larger exhibitors at this event.
While not currently a member, a situation I will rectify shortly, the value is evident in the scope and scale of the community’s membership.
Anecdotally, I had the opportunity to dine with a couple of the members of the community.
Their obvious friendship made me ask where their company was located. “Miami”, said one man, and “San Diego county”, said the other. “Eh”, I asked. The answer? They were friends, and had been for eight years, but only always met at the HP Tech Forum. They kept in touch mainly through the CONNECT community
I then asked them if there was value in their membership. Of course, said both of them, almost simultaneously, echoing the responses I got from my decidedly unscientific polling of a cross section of the attendees as I approached them on the Expo floor.
Day 1: End of day Reception at The POD
The POD, an acronym for Portable On-demand Datacenter, is a product that just had to be invented.
What is it?
A standard size chipping container is gutted, and then engineered to accept up to 12,000 hard disk drives, or 45,000 compute nodes. It can be customized to your choice of multi-factor security, and faire detection and suppression. Active cooling is standard, utilizing variable-speed fans to achieve the desired 30-degree delta between hot and cold airflows.
Steve Cummings is the POD Product Manager for HP, and I was able to get a tour from him.
The reception is a pretty nice affair, with tours of the resident POD by #hptf attendees. The food is good, and background entertainment is provided by contortionists from the Cirque du Soliel. One of the performers was juggling two rubber objects in his mouth, prompting the money quote for the evening, “Does anyone here know the Heimlich Maneuver?”
As stated earlier, I will be delving into the POD in detail in later issues.
Day 1: HP CONNECT’s invite-only Luau at TheHOTEL at Mandalay Bay pool
Thanks to Nina Buik and Chase Skinner, I was invited to the HP CONNECT Community’s private luau .
And a real luau it was, with close to 90% of the crowd dressed in Hawai’ian gear!
Awards were given, speeches were delivered, and the sense of communion within members of the community was high, and palpable.
There were no hungry attendees at the luau, what with numerous servers walking by bearing salvers of good food. There were no parched lips either, as booths and bartenders dispensed needed restoratives to the crowd.
I even had my photograph taken with a modern-day, and younger Elvis.
Day 2: Final walkthrough the #HPTF Expo floor and good byes
Due to a previous commitment, I had to leave #HPTF on Wednesday, June 17 for Washington, D.C.
Resultantly, I could only walk the floor briefly, and say my goodbyes to the good people I had hung out with the past few days.
For such a shot visit, leaving was bittersweet.
My Conclusions on HP Tech Forum & Expo 2009 
I came away with a lot more respect for HP and the myriad number of ways they are engaging their communities, and using all media to get their message across.
I saw a company focused on not only innovating—an important point with me—on all levels, but also making sure that those innovations drew a direct line to the betterment of the computing experience in the near term.
Case in point is the viable memristor touted by Birth Banerjee. It wasn't esoteric research for some nebulous bragging rights. No, it was research to produce an revolutionary leap in computing in the near term.
From a Social Media standpoint, the preparation, execution, and access afforded us was just the sort of thing I could get used to. Embedding Social Media into corporate communications is something most companies aspire to.
Well, HP has it today.
That said, the primary reason for the Tech Forum is technology. From what I saw, HP is still innovating. Not only is it innovating, but it is innovating not only in esoteric fields, but also with a jaundiced eye on near-term results.
I expect nothing other than more greatness from HP.
I would like to thank the entire TSG Team at HP for the opportunity I had to cover the event for the Social Media community.
HP: Becca Taylor, Scott Anderson, Emily Neumann, Erin Collopy, Elizabeth Gillan, Lynn Anderson, Calvin Zito, Joseph George, Nina Buik, Chase Skinner, and Steve Cummings and the POD team.
Ivy Worldwide: Tom Augenthaler, Terri Stratton, and Halley Bass.
Props to the other bloggers here too: Shane Pitman, Tom Foremski, and the professional videography setup by Jeff Powers, Kara Karsten, and Andrew McCaskey. I was impressed by the professional way Kara, Andrew and Jeff covered the event.
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This article previously appeared in the July 2009 issue of The Interlocutor.
One of the most distressing things about the banking– and Wall Street-induced financial meltdown of the past year has been the perception that companies can reduce manpower indiscriminately, and automagically get themselves back to readiness for the forthcoming upturn.
That is a really crazy notion.
Many a CEO, bereft of new ideas, and adhering unfortunately to The Peter Principle, i.e., that he/she/it has risen to their level of incompetence, and stays there — in these cases, the top of the company — resorts to pruning, especially R&D pruning, as a way to revive the fortunes of the company.
While these staff cuts work relatively well in the short term, they invariably show the errors of such wanton layoffs as time goes along. When the stuff hits the fan for those clueless CEOs, their introduction to John Obeto’s Maxim on Murphy’s Law, that Murphy was the shameless blue-sky re-incarnation of Pollyanna, is usually swift, and thankfully, career-ending.
That said, it is encouraging to know that several American companies, see innovation as The Way.
This is a very good thing.
This past month, I have had the good fortune to engage, work with, and use products from some American companies that incorporate innovation into their very DNA: Symantec. HP. Microsoft.
I have had the opportunity of playing with reviewing some of the most innovative hardware and software products just introduced into the US market.
I have also had the pleasure, again, of talking to two of the partners of Ivy Worldwide, formerly known as BuzzCorps, on the expansion of the mission of their company.
I would like to introduce Uwa Eribo, as our Associate Editor at SmallBizWindows. Uwa has been a valuable analyst for Logikworx here in California, and previously in the UK. I look forward to his reviews and timely analyses as a counterfoil to mine.
Finally, I have finally gone nuts with Web 2.0, Facebooking and Twittering to my heart’s delight.
In closing, I cannot thank HP, Microsoft, and Symantec enough for their continuing commitment to innovation. For it goes without saying that our prowess in the world is not due to our military might, but due to the innovations that have created great American corporations.
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This editorial previously appeared in the July 2009 issue of The Interlocutor.
However, the healthcare industry, as constituted in these United States in the year of our Lord 2009, has NEVER heard of conservation. Resultantly, that entire industry generates a ton of paper. Worst of all, the crazy amount of paper create d is only reduced by a smidgen if an electronic medical records software suite, or EMR, is used!
Due to HIPPA laws, and the rightful requirement for an audit trail in order to secure the integrity of a patient’s record while using an EMR, several non-electronic items of a specific patient’s medical record must be scanned, and inserted into the patient’s electronic chart.
For which you need a high-speed scanner.
Unboxing
The ScanJet 7000 came in a relatively small box befitting its dimensions.
The requisite software, USB cable, power cord, user manuals, and a quick-install manual completed the package.
Really though, could someone send out a memo to other OEMs about the necessity of adding a USB cable in device packaging? Especially since USB cables can be purchased in bulk for about fifty cents or thereabouts!
The HP ScanJet 7000 Scanner
I have split this review into two parts: a review of the ScanJet 7000 using Windows Vista, and a forthcoming review of the product using Windows 7 RC, which I transitioned all the client systems at MedikLabs to during the review regimen.
I installed the scanner at MedikLabs, and connected it directly to the deskside PC of the scanner operator.
Where I got my first peeve: the install process, for all of the included software, did not have a unified install suite, making it interactive. That I do not like!
That said, the list of software included with the ScanJet 7000 is impressive: HP ScanJet drivers and tools, EMC ISIS/TWAIN drivers, Kofax Virtual ReScan v4.2, I.R.I.S. Readiris Pro 11, and ScanSoft PaperPort 11.
The Review
In this day and age, where conservation is our burden, MedikLabs was designed to be paperless, utilizing a Windows Vista-based EMR (electronic medical records) suite from Day 1.
However, it is easier said than done. Resultantly, enter the high-speed scanner.
This scanner is fast.
In my initial tests, using a combination of text, fully graphic, and mixed documents, I was able to get nearly rated speed.
What makes the ScanJet 7000 more impressive is that same software suite that I panned earlier in this review. Earlier this year, I reviewed another scanner rated at 40 ppm in both black-and-white and color. Well, while the ScanJet 70 is only rated at 35 ppm in color, it makes up for that with incredibly fast post-scan processing.
Indeed, the ScanJet 7000 processes pages so fast that it returns control to the user within seconds even on a relatively slow system. Moving the ScanJet 7000 to my personal desktop unit at MedikLabs, it smoked even further.
For the past several weeks, the ScanJet 7000 has been working extra hard, scanning a backload of documents, x-rays film, and other documents into patient charts.
The ScanJet 7000 worked extremely well, over a range of computer systems, without snags, and mis-feeds.
The clerical staff at MedikLabs are enamored with it, and will be very upset when it has to go back home. In fact, we are looking to acquire one for use at MedikLabs.
Conclusions
I am pleased with this scanner.
It is fast, compact, and priced just right. This compact, sheet-feed scanner is a workhorse.
As a result, we are awarding it the SmallBizWindows Business Ready Superstar Award.
I hope to get a series of these scanners here at MedikLabs in the near future for a scan-off.
Meanwhile, enjoy the ScanJet 7000 while we bring you the Windows 7 review of this product shortly.
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“You will not be able to download any distro, freetard.
You will not be able to use plug-n-play, just turn on the system, and get it to work.
You will not be able to lose yourself in movies streamed from Netflix, and skip,
Skip out for Jolt, or any other energy drink during downloading from torrents.
Because the Linux revolution will not be televised”
With the greatest respect to Gil Scott-Heron*.
Sometimes, it is hard to be humble!
In the nascent days of this market, spurred on by the research and development by Nicky and his crew at the OLPC, this subcategory of the laptop space in PCs was seen by the savior by the freetards. (read more)
We have the following products up for review at SmallBizWindows & AbsoluteWindows:
Quite a full plate, eh?
Zero Percent!
Just got a memo that HP is offering 0% financing to small and medium businesses for, get this: Workstations, notebooks, desktops, servers, storage, printers, monitors, etc. the entire shebang!
Talk about standing out in these troubled times...(read more)
Recently, I was in Houston, Texas, for the 2009 HP Tech Day for the HP ProLiant G6 Servers.
Most of the event took place in a super-secure conference room on the HP facility, and guess what?
The wired network was for HP employees only!
I know, I know...(read more)
Last week, HP released eleven, yes, eleven new ProLiant servers, targeting all sizes of businesses from the small business to the enterprise.
This range of servers are comprised of tower, rackmount, and blade servers. I had the good fortune to be part...(read more)
Just got back from Houston (Texas), where I was part of HP’s ProLiant G6 Servers Tech Day events, and participated in the HP Web Jam for the ProLiant G6 earlier today .
My head is chuck full of information that I will start to divulge here, and in The...(read more)
I will be at this virtual event along with a global selection of bloggers giving you a deep dive on the latest HP ProLiant Servers, the G6 servers.
For the past few days I have been in my old stomping grounds of Los Angeles – to be correct, in Beverly Hills.
One of the experiences I enjoyed was a visit to the DreamWorks Animation Studios facility in Glendale, California, where the visit culminated in a special sneak preview of the new DreamWorks Animation 3D film release, Monsters vs. Aliens at the double-private Directors’ Screening Room there....(read more)
When you live in ‘the big city’, aka, urban areas, or mainstream America, all the talk of rural America’s travails with broadband seems very alien, almost like the attention paid to exobiologists announcing the discovery of something on a trinary star...(read more)
Since Kylie Emma is only three months old, she probably has no need for a system right now.*
However, Disney’s Baby Einstein series is something she seems to relish listening to. As a result, she has scored a TV and DVD player. Close...(read more)
I am writing this post on the Mini Mi Edition.
It is a tribute to HP that this system behaves, in many respects, like the Windows XP-based Mini 1000.
The first attention grabber is the size and sleek looks of the device. While the Mini 1000 was business...(read more)
I am in possession of the CP3525dn, and I cannot wait to unbox that baby tomorrow....(read more)
Over the next few (several?) months, I will be reviewing the HP’s entire series of small business servers.
I will use a real-world business for each review scenario, and report on the performance and ROI each server brings to small and medium businesses...(read more)
