NEW YORK, AMERIKA SERIKAT, Berita Teknologi- Sony mengungkap produk USB pertama yang berteknologikan USB3.0, yakni Sony Micro Vault Mach.
Seperti yang dikutip dari PocketLint, flashdisk berteknologi USB 3.0 ini sangat cepat dan responsif dalam mentransfer data file, yang tentunya harus didukung pula dengan port USB 3.0.
Para pengguna akan mendapat kecepatan transfer 120 MBps (untuk membaca) dan 90 MBps (untuk menulis file) pada Sony Micro Vault Mach. Selain itu produk USB tersebut juga dilengkapi software seperti File Rescue dan x-Pict Story.
Flashdisk tercanggih keluaran Sony ini tersedia dalam ukuran space 8GB, 16GB, 32GB dan 64GB, dengan jaminan 5 tahun.
Sony Micro Vault Mach yang diluncurkan pada bulan ini oleh Sony masih belum memiliki harga resmi.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Inilah Flashdisk Pertama Berteknologi USB 3.0
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Survey: IT spending to recover in 2010
Goldman Sachs' latest IT spending survey is out and it looks a tech-spending recovery is on the way for 2010. To a large extent, the data suggests not so much that spending is dramatically higher, but that it has normalized at pre-recessionary growth rates, rather than contracting as it has over the past several months.
Goldman is cautiously optimistic about 2010 spending, noting that much of it depends on the macro-economic environment driving more business spending. And while most areas will see growth counter to 2009's downward spiral, some areas such as off-shore development will feel significant retraction.
Regardless, the sentiments are positive and dramatically different than Goldman's report from November 2008 where IT spending was in a total death spiral. What a difference a year makes.
A few key points from the report:
- With recessionary buying cycle clearly through the trough, the remaining question centers on the pace of recovery for 2010.
- Infrastructure, application development, and systems integration remain top spending areas, especially as CIOs start to consider newer technologies such as virtualization and cloud computing.
- There is pent-up demand in hardware most notable, positive for storage and server/PC refresh.
- The appetite for offshore services appears to be below trend at current levels.
- HP, NetApp, CommVault, Red Hat, Riverbed, and Salesforce.com are notable names showing positive upward momentum in our latest survey.
In software, Red Hat and Salesforce.com showed strengthened results with VMware and Citrix remaining top of mind, which Goldman believes to be a good indication of internal and external cloud deployments gaining momentum.
On the desktop Microsoft's Windows 7 is resonating well with CIOs as 94 percent of survey respondents intend to upgrade to Windows 7, underscoring Goldman's thesis that "pent-up demand and a hardware refresh should fuel a robust Windows 7 product cycle." According to the survey:
32 percent expect to upgrade in 2010 (9 percent in 1H, 23 percent in 2H), while another 28 percent anticipate an upgrade in 2011. With the majority of the installed base (around 85 percent to 90 percent) still on Windows XP, and XP support expiring in April 2014, we believe that 2013 becomes a de facto deadline for upgrades.
In services, survey results reflect a material uptick in respondents indicating increased budgets for discretionary spending in the next six months, which we view as consistent with our view that discretionary IT spend will likely trend upward into 2010 on the back of an improved macro and corporate profit backdrop.
Another interesting area of the survey is which vendors are gaining share of reduced budgets.
| PC and Laptop Gaining | |
| |
| Enterprise Servers | |
Gaining
| Losing
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| Storage | |
Gaining
| Losing
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| Software and Security | |
Gaining
| Losing
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I, too, believe that we'll see a recovery in 2010, but expect to see much more consolidation among big vendors. It will be interesting to see how many start-ups and medium-size companies avoid or opt against becoming part of an IT behemoth.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Who Will Insure a Driver with a Bad Driving Record?
It’s a well known fact that anyone who has an “eventful” driving history full of tickets and accidents is going to pay much higher auto insurance rates than a driver who does not have one single accident or traffic ticket. Although some drivers may not care how their driving history appears, they should note that it will become more and more expensive to insure their vehicle and themselves with every traffic incident. Not everyone can afford to spend an entire paycheck on their auto insurance premium. Also, any auto insurance provider can get to the point where they feel the driver they are insuring is too risky of a driver as evidenced by the number of claims made or tickets reported. The insurance company can drop the insurance they were providing to any driver who demonstrates a lack in ability to drive safely. If drivers find themselves continually in the situation where their insurer refuses to supply insurance, they may begin to wonder, who will provide the insurance I need to drive?
While looking for an insurance company to insure a driver with a not-so-clean driving history, the driver should be avidly working on cleaning up their driving record. If possible, any recent traffic tickets should be eliminated from the driving record by attending traffic school. This option of attending traffic school is usually given within a certain number of days once the ticket has been issued, and after that time period, the option expires and the ticket is registered on the driving record. The insurance company is then notified, who makes record of it and increases the driver’s insurance rates.
Learning about and making a conscious effort to follow the traffic laws in the areas where the driver goes will help decrease the number of incidents that occur. Know what the speed limit is no matter what road you are traveling. Too often drivers do not realize what speed they are traveling at until a traffic officer points it out as a ticket is being written. Paying attention to and knowing what speed limits are usually in certain areas (neighborhoods, highways, etc.) will help. Also, be aware of traffic signs that indicate changes in the road. These signs of changes include the start and end of school zones and construction zones, where the fines for speeding double in these areas. Watch for stop signs and yield signs and travel at least three seconds behind the driver in front of you to better avoid collisions. Include plenty of time for travel to avoid speeding to make up time, and stay calm while driving to steer clear of any road rage.
In an effort to clean up a driving record, encourage the driver to drive less while keeping the registration and driver’s license current. Carpooling or taking the bus to and from work or other destinations will lower the number of miles put on the owned vehicle, as well as keeping the driver off the road which prevents additional traffic incidents. Because cleaning up a driving record involves waiting for a period of time before incidents are removed from the record, it is best to do all things necessary to help speed that process up and not add anything to it.
There are high risk auto insurance companies who will provide their insurance to drivers who cannot find insurance anywhere else due to their mishaps on the road. These high risk drivers will not be able to rely on just any company to provide insurance, nor should they expect to pay at inexpensive rates either. However, the longer you are with an insurance company and aren’t letting the policy lapse, the better are the chances that the rates will decrease over time. Begin your search for auto insurance here on our site by entering in your zip code on our homepage.
Finding a company to provide insurance to someone who has a history of bad driving is most of the time a tedious and time consuming experience. However, no one can really blame the auto insurance industry. They make their money when people pay for insurance and never (or very rarely) make a claim for damages to be paid. When insurers regularly pay for damages made by the same driver, they begin to realize they are losing profit with this high risk driver and increase the premiums for the policy or cancel the policy altogether. Insurance companies see drivers as a high risk when they behave in a manner that will lead them to needing the insurer to pay for damages by making a claim. The higher the risk, the higher the premium price.
When a troubled driver has a current auto insurance policy, there are ways to help make that policy cheaper as time goes on. As mentioned earlier, driving safely to avoid additional marks on the driving record will help with the progressive decline in rates. Another method that has been used is to drive and insure a vehicle that is older, one that does not need comprehensive or collision coverage. Eliminating coverage will lower an insurance premium, but the risk must be weighed. If it would cost more to carry comprehensive and/or collision than the total value of the car, don’t purchase it and save money.
Some insurance companies offer classes that drivers may take to learn how to drive with more caution. These are called defensive driving courses, and if passed, the driver can earn a discount on their premium for a few years. Even if it’s a small discount, it can be coupled with other ways of lowering the cost of insurance to see some big changes in the final price.
Don’t get discouraged if you are a driver experiencing difficulty finding or keeping auto insurance due to misfortunes on the road. Take responsibility and discover what can be done on your end to become a better driver. These efforts will pay off as insures begin to see the positive changes and they will become more willing to offer their services at reasonable prices. Because of state law, you must have auto insurance to drive. Look at auto insurance companies and decide what they can provide to you both short and long term.
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