Optional speeds and resolutions, dye based inks and MICR support top the list of enhancements
With the addition of four new models, the KODAK VERSAMARK VL-Series Printing Systems family extends Kodak’s inkjet leadership and includes six total models to meet the complex needs of a wide variety of users and a broad range of applications. Based on a flexible, powerful Drop on Demand (DOD) inkjet printing platform, KODAK VERSAMARK VL-Series Printing Systems are equipped to handle complex variable data print applications such as transactional documents and direct mail.
“The demand for offset class digital output continues to rise, and the opportunities for service providers to discover new revenue streams are strong now,” said Kevin Joyce, VP of …

Cisco and Dell today announced that they will collaborate to deliver next-generation IT solutions that help customers simplify their data center infrastructure by pooling storage, computing and networking infrastructure resources to more rapidly support business applications in virtual data center environments.The companies expanded their existing global Solution Technology Integrator agreement to include Cisco’s Nexus 5020 data center switching systems as part of the Dell enterprise infrastructure solutions with Dell servers and storage solutions.
According to the agreement, Dell will add Cisco’s Nexus 5020 switches that support both 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) to its Dell PowerEdgeTM  server and Dell EqualLogicTM , PowerVaultTM , and Dell/EMCTM  storage solutions. The Cisco and Dell combined …

HP today announced a comprehensive set of HP BladeSystem configurations for Microsoft technologies designed to quickly and cost-effectively help organizations deploy, upgrade and consolidate Microsoft business applications onto a common infrastructure.
HP BladeSystem Solution Blocks are best-practice configurations that allow organizations to deploy reliable, optimized infrastructures to support their business applications. When deployed, the solution blocks take the guesswork out of integrating technology and business applications.
New solution blocks announced today include a collaboration configuration, based on Microsoft® Office SharePoint Server, and a data management solution block, based on Microsoft SQL Server. The addition of these offerings to the HP BladeSystem Solution Blocks for Microsoft portfolio results in a full set of solutions that customers can use …

Siemens is the first DAX-listed company to align its company car policy for executives with the climate protection goals of the European Union. In this pioneering role, the company wants to ensure that its company car fleet, which comprises some 2,500 vehicles in Germany, achieves the EU reference value of 120 grams of CO2 per kilometer by 2015. Siemens plans to begin providing financial incentives for ecofriendly car selection on February 1, 2009. Alternatively, executives may receive a mobility allowance enabling them to dispense with company cars altogether and switch to ecofriendly public transportation.
“Not only do we aim to leverage our technologies to save energy and cut greenhouse gas emissions. We also want to be …

* Matches affordability with quality and reliability
* Backed by specially designed support services
* Fuels commitment to emerging economies
Dell today unveiled two new Vostro laptops and two desktops designed specifically to meet the needs of small businesses, governments and educational institutions operating on limited budgets in the world’s emerging economies.
The new Vostro laptops and desktops will be available through authorized channel partners, as well as direct from Dell in more than 20 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America. More information is available at www.Dell.com/newvostropresskit.
“Within the world’s emerging economies millions of new businesses are demanding just the technology they need, at the prices they can afford, from a vendor they can trust. Today we answer …

New concept in multiple aimable LED landscape lighting increases output, flexibility, saves direct costs, installation and maintenance, at no sacrifice to extraordinary energy efficiency.
SL-29 Trio — three versatile, aimable LED optical systems contained in a single in-ground landscape luminaire, has been recognized by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) as one of a select group of products introduced in 2008 that have advanced the art and science of lighting. Judging was performed by an independent committee of lighting industry designers and other professionals unknown to Allscape. Typically many hundreds of new products are submitted each year, in categories, with relatively few products being included in the Progress Report.
SL-29 Trio represents the most innovative, …