SmartNews – IT news and product updates for business

HP Laptops with Intel processors make business sense.
Buy selected HP Laptops with Intel processors this summer and you can claim a free Vodafone Mobile Broadband USB Modem ad 3 GB of data from Vodafone’s award-winning mobile broadband service.
You can also get 12 months free unlimited wireless broadband in over 7000 hotspots with The Cloud, worth [...]

According to an article published in CRN magazine, the software giant is to cease support for Windows XP SP2 from 13 July as part of its wider End of Life support policy, meaning users must upgrade to SP3 or Windows 7.
Ian Moulster, Windows product manager at Microsoft, said those who failed to do so will [...]

If you purchased, installed, and activated a qualifying Microsoft Office 2007 product between March 5, 2010, and September 30, 2010, you are eligible to download Office 2010 at no additional cost.
Once you’ve purchased and activated Office 2007, you can redeem your Office 2010 upgrade online. You have the choice to download Office 2010 free or [...]

Parallels Server 4.0 for Mac Bare Metal Edition is the first Parallels solution that can be installed and used on bare Apple hardware. Simple to install and simple to administer, Parallels Server 4.0 for Mac Bare Metal Edition is a cost-effective, fully supported server virtualization solution that is certified to run on bare Apple Xserve.
With [...]

Build an 8Gb/s SAN with ATTO’s Fibre Channel connectivity solution.

It’s fast – Up to 6400MB/s fast
It’s flexible – Multiple port configurations and support for Windows, Linux, Mac and VMware
It’s extraordinary – Proprietary ADS and MultiPAth Director technology

Visit the Atto website for more information.