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HP Blade Bundles

Hp has a few interesting blade deals going on right now

There is also these bundles:

Bundle 2 usually $25999.00 special is $15499.00

BLc7000 Single-Phase Enclosure with 6 Power Supplies and 10 Fans ROHS Insight Control Environment Licenses - Includes 4x HP ProLiant BL465c G7 - 1x Twelve-Core AMD Opteron 6174 2.20GHz Server Blade

Bundle 1 usually $27999.00 special is $17999.00

BLc7000 Single-Phase Enclosure with 6 Power Supplies and 10 Fans ROHS Insight Control Environment Licenses - Includes 4x HP ProLiant BL460c G7 - 1x Six-Core Intel Xeon X5670 2.93GHz Server Blade

Both bundles include a free 24 port Procurve 2510G-24 switch (PC Mall part 7658310)

You can also attach a 1.2tb SB40C Storage Blade (7762218) for only $2399.00 instead of $3299.00

call your PC Mall rep for more details

Network Diagram Tools

Gliffy
http://www.gliffy.com/ - Try it Free Online

SmartDraw
http://www.smartdraw.com/downloads/ - Free 30 day trial download

Small Business DR Solution

This is an awesome solution for a small business trying to figure out what to do about backup and their disaster recovery.

This unit at the primary site

Tandberg Data AccuVault DPS3120
- NAS - 2.5 TB - rack-mountable -
HD 1 TB x 4 - DVD-ROM x 1 -
RAID 5 - Gigabit Ethernet - 1U

• PC Mall Part#: 8210981
• Mfr Part#: 4514-DPS 

This unit at the secondary site

Tandberg Data AccuVault DPS3005
- NAS
- 1 TB - RDX x 1
- Gigabit Ethernet

• PC Mall Part#: 8210982
• Mfr Part#: 4510-DPS 

You can read the specs here:

http://www.tandbergdata.com/default/assets/File/Data_Sheets/DS-AccuVault_US_web.pdf 

Call your PC Mall rep for pricing details

Iron Mountain

Microsoft LicenseWise

Need to figure out the difference in pricing for Open Business, Open Value, Open Value, Open Value subscription, Select, Select Plus, and EA - with and without software assurance...?

Go to: http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/licensewise/quote.aspx

Dallas Cowboys Stadium and HP

Nice!

HP architecture:  blade servers, switches, displays, rack servers, POS, desktops, laptops, etc.  Good choice Jerry!

Lenovo Options Configurator

This is a handy little tool when trying to figure out how to upgrade or accessorize your Lenovo notebook, netbook, desktop, and workstation.

Use this site http://lenovoquickpick.com/ if you have a Lenovo ThinkPad, IdeaPad, ThinkCentre, IdeaCentre, ThinkStation or Lenovo Essentials and need graphic cards, locks, cables, audio speakers, keyboards/mice, memory, monitor accessories, stands, arms, mounts, or storage. 

Free at Last...thanks to Jabra!

I despise headsets, or at least used to.  I always found the quality of the conversation not quite the same as with a handheld- static, echos, noise pollution, etc- yet on the other hand, they were always convenient.

Now Jabra has a product which seems to solve issues of quality and adds the additional benefit of being wireless.  This feature has uncoupled me from respecting the length of whatever wires were chaining me to my office phone; now I get to roam freely, limited only by the 120M range of the wireless device.

After a few more weeks of testing, maybe I will now at least "like" headsets :)

Jabra Corporation GN9330E Wireless Headset with GN1000 RHL Provides high performance for traditional telephone environments. It provides all the benefits of hands-free mobility in a lightweight, ergonomic and future-proof design. PC Mall Part #: 7513670       Mfr. Part #: 9326-518-205

PC Mall Small Business Network

PC Mall's Small Business Network, if you have not checked it out, do yourself a favor and create an account: click here - http://www.pcmallsbn.com

One of the biggest problems facing small businesses- usually defined as less than 100 employees, more frequently 1-25 employees- is in creating and sustaining an effective technology infrastructure.  Another problem is being able to expertly network with other small business owners.  With PC Mall SBN not only are some of PC Mall's technical resources made available to small business owners, members are also encouraged to meet, greet and connect with other members.

Here are a few of my favorite features:

Knowledge Bank- This provides whitepapers on a variety of topics- advertising, finance, tech trends, etc.

Business Experts- Leverage PC Mall's experts on a variety of topics to help with your issues.  PC Mall has experts in sales, marketing, and of course IT.

People Connect and Business Events- Make friends with other members and/or attend events in your area to help with your networking goals.

BusinessMakers Small Business Network Show- This is one of my favorite features.  It is a video series which highlights and showcases the businesses of members of the PC Mall Small Business Network.

There are a ton of other features, just create an account and check out how the SBN can work for you.