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A laptop, also called a notebook, is a small mobile computer. Depending on the size, material used for manufacturing it and other factors, its weight ranges from 1 to 8 kilograms (i.e. 2 to 18 pounds).

The source of power is usually a single main battery, or an external AC/DC adapter is used. Apart from supplying power to the laptop, it also charges the battery. To avoid havoc in case of power failure, a 3 Volt cell is provided to run the clock and other vital system processes.

Though laptops are equally capable and powerful as desktop computers, they are much more expensive than similar capability and configuration desktop computer. Size is the unique property of a laptop. The components used in both, laptops and desktops are the same in terms of the functions they perform, but the components in laptops are miniaturized and made to support efficient power consumption.

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) is usually the technology used for the display screen. They have a built-in keyboard and a touchpad as input devices. Provision is also made for connection of external mouse, and even keyboard.

Apart from the advantages like compactness and mobility, a set of disadvantages has also been associated with laptops.

A huge amount of discrepancy is observed when it comes to standardization issues of laptops. There exist worldwide standards for form factors of the peripherals and add-in PC cards used in a desktop computer. But no such standards are as yet enforced for form factors of laptop internals. Electric voltage, motherboard layouts, internal adapters used in connecting the hard disk, optical drive, LCD cable, keyboard and floppy drive to the main board, all still face issues with standardization. These hits hard on the poor user who is uneducated in this relevant field. Apart from them, a bit of difficulty may also be faced by the repair technicians. Familiarization of different parts and hardware that perform the same function is important.

As an outcome of the improper, or all most no standardization, the laptops suffer compatibility problems too. Most of the times, it is not possible to use one manufacturer`s components in the laptop produced by another manufacturer. The reasons behind this can be assurance of product stability, prolong product lifetime, and to avoid dubious warranty issues. Some manufacturers provide the laptops with a set of ports to let the user connect the hardware that he wants to use.

Upgradation of a laptop is another issue. Due to both technical and economic reasons, it is limited. Due to the proprietary designs of the laptops by each manufacture, it is difficult to upgrade them and most of the times even repairing is a costly affair. The standard peripherals, like audio, video, USB, 1394, Wi Fi, Bluetooth, are integrated in the motherboard. Upgrading these thus requires either of external ports, card slots or wireless peripherals. As far as the memory units and batteries are concerned, they can generally be upgraded according to the user`s needs.

Performance is another issue. RAM is shared between program memory and graphic adapters in laptops. Because of which performance of the laptop is affected. The major concern of the designer is compactness and energy efficiency against high performance. Generally, for the home requirement, laptops prove out to be good options for fast achievement of required performance. With new technology like dual core processors and perpendicular recording, laptops` performance is already showing a progressive graph when compared to the desktops.

Laptops can also pose health hazards. Temperature generated by laptop can affect sterility in men. Also, laptop keyboard can lead to RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury). Thus it is advised to place the laptop on a table or desk when working.

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Bayshore technologies becomes authorized mimosa systems reseller

Bayshore Technologies Helps Unify Email Archiving, eDiscovery, Disaster Recovery and Storage Management with Mimosa NearPoint 

Tampa, Fla. and Santa Clara, Calif. – March 2007 – Bayshore Technologies, a leading specialist in LAN/WAN infrastructure implementation and integration; and Mimosa Systems™, a leader in Live Content Archiving solutions, today announced that Bayshore Technologies has become an authorized reseller for Mimosa Systems.

As a member of the Mimosa Partner Advantage Program, Bayshore Technologies is now an authorized reseller of Mimosa NearPoint™ for Microsoft® Exchange Server, a next-generation email management platform that combines email information archiving, eDiscovery, regulatory compliance, data protection, disaster recovery and storage optimization into a single, powerful solution.

“Solutions for email archiving are quickly becoming ‘must-have’ technologies for companies,” said Mark Segars, Director of Sales, Bayshore Technologies. “We are pleased to join the Mimosa Partner Advantage program so that we can offer our customers the market’s most innovative email archiving solution.”

 “Together, Bayshore and Mimosa are delivering the combined expertise and technology Florida companies need to protect their vital Exchange information,” said Gerry Callanan, regional director of channel sales, Mimosa Systems. “Bayshore’s advanced services, paired with Mimosa NearPoint, will give our mutual customers the complete solution they need to ensure comprehensive retention, search and recovery of email data.”

Designed to help drive revenue quickly in a high-demand market, the Mimosa Partner Advantage Program offers three tiers of participation – Referral, Gold and Platinum – for value-added resellers, consulting services partners and systems integrators.  Mimosa channel partners, provide services and solutions for helping clients establish polices for retention and disposition of email, support legal discovery requests, help with Exchange migrations, implement disaster recovery strategies, as well as integrate storage with archiving software into a comprehensive solution.

About Mimosa NearPoint

Mimosa NearPoint addresses critical customer requirements around email information archiving, eDiscovery, regulatory compliance, business continuity and storage optimization.  Mimosa NearPoint provides immediate mailbox and message recovery, disaster recovery, email archiving, and self-service search and access in one solution. By leveraging cost-effective storage, NearPoint also optimizes e-mail storage and reduces overall infrastructure costs.

About Bayshore Technologies

Based in Tampa, Fla., Bayshore Technologies specializes in LAN/WAN infrastructure implementation and integration. Supplying technical expertise and implementation services to more than 400 customers in the U.S., the Company’s engineers complete more than 1,500 hours of services for clients on a monthly basis.

About Mimosa

Mimosa Systems, Inc. delivers next-generation information management solutions for information immediacy, discovery and continuity.  Mimosa NearPoint™ for Microsoft® Exchange Server is the industry’s most comprehensive information management software solution for Microsoft Exchange, unifying email archiving, recovery and storage optimization. NearPoint assures email continuity and regulatory compliance, while leveraging cost-effective disk technologies to optimize email storage growth. Mimosa is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner recognized for its competencies in Networking Infrastructure Solutions, ISV Software Solutions, and Information Worker. Mimosa is a privately held company whose investors include August Capital, Clearstone Venture Partners, Dot Edu Ventures, JAFCO Ventures and Mayfield Fund. Mimosa was founded in 2003 and is based in Santa Clara, California and Pune, India.

For more information see www.MimosaSystems.com.

TAMPA, Fla. – (Feb. 19, 2007) -- Bayshore Technologies has been awarded top scorecard by Citrix Systems for the Southeast Region of the . The scorecard measures Citrix’s top 300 Solution Advisors from around the country in eight distinct categories.

Citrix’s scorecard assessment is one of the most in depth evaluation programs in the industry and reflects the amount of resources a solution advisor has across the breadth of Citrix’s products.  More than 180,000 organizations around the world use the Citrix Access Platform to provide the best access experience to any application for any user.

“It means a lot to receive this recognition from the global leader in on-demand access,” says Peter Anderson, president of Bayshore Technologies.  “We have worked hard to have the best Citrix practice in the country and this award is a great reflection of the passion we have for Citrix and their products.”

Along with Citrix Scorecard for the Southeast Region, Bayshore has earned some of the highest level of authorizations in the industry, including Citrix Platinum Solution Provider, Microsoft Gold Infrastructure Partner and HP gold partner with SAN Architect proficiency.

Based inTampa, Bayshore Technologies specializes in LAN/WAN infrastructure implementation and integration. Supplying technical expertise and implementation services to more than 400 customers in the, the Company’s engineers complete more than 1,500 hours of services for clients on a monthly basis.

We are kicking off the New Year with a bang!

2007 is all about starting off fresh and stepping out with style.

Along with the New Year our first event will introduce one of our newest Partners, Mimosa.  Mimosa is one of the leading providers in e-mail archiving, backup, recovery, compliance and optimization.  At the Microsoft Center on March 8th from 8am to 12:30; Mimosa will be the first to launch our Lunch and Learns. They will be exchanging information about Maximizing Your Exchange Environment: Best Practices for Exchange Archiving, Recovery and Storage Management.

Additional details will follow …

Bayshore’s 2007 is full of events, new/old Partners, and spanking new ideas to spice up this year!!!

Bayshore Helps Build Joshua House's Future December 14, 2006

Tampa, Florida: Bayshore's Charity Committee surprised Joshua House with a $10,000.00 contribution, making this holiday season extra special.   

Pictured left to right: Peter Anderson, Mayor Pam Iorio, Dottie Berger (Founder of Joshua House), and Winston Dubose.

Bayshore plans on moving to new location as the company's growth expands in early June 2007.

Bayshore will still be located in the Thompson Center, just north of the airport; however, will be relocating to 5461 W. Waters Ave. Tampa, Fl 33634.

More Details to come...

Is your business prepared for the next hurricane?  What happens if business critical systems are unavailable for hours, days?

Join Bayshore Technologies and Neverfail for a web seminar series and learn: 

Strategies for DR planning - presented by Jon Toigo, Chairman of the Data Management Institute  
How to differentiate alternative solutions in the market place and determine what works for you
How to ensure seamless recovery of your key systems and data, regardless if one server or the whole site fails
How to keep your users continuously connected and keep business up and running  
The benefits of real-time, cost effective High Availability and Disaster Recovery; measuring failover in seconds rather than minutes
Lessons Learned: customer case studies from the 2005 hurricane season...and other disasters
The impact of last year's major storms and the prospect of another active hurricane season remind businesses of the importance of having a Business Continuity plan.

Can your business afford to lose access to critical applications?  Is your data protected?  Protect your business with a low cost, high performance disaster recovery solution! 

 Part II of the webinar series begins May 17th - Register Now

Description: Citrix, the leading provider of on-demand access solutions, is pleased to announce the most exciting release in our product history - Citrix Access Suite 4.0. In addition, you will hear about HP BladeSystem, the Adaptive Enterprise in a rack and Provisioning complete Enterprise Applications.
 
Location:
Citrix Ft. Lauderdale Office
851 West Cypress Creek Road
Ft. Lauderdale FL 33309
954 267-3000

Event Date:
04/06/2006
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

"Too many small and medium-sized business owners think of their IT network needs only when hurricane season approaches or they experience network problems," said Peter Anderson, Bayshore Technologies president and CEO. "Unfortunately, network disasters can occur at any time. The best practice is to anticipate problems and start at the beginning with a thorough independent assessment of the business's IT needs."

Anderson suggests the following 12 technology "resolutions" for 2006.

    1.  Assess your current network. An independent assessment can
        highlight network weaknesses and identify vulnerability to
        downtime. It provides a clear and concise understanding of the
        current state of the company's network, along with
        recommendations for improvement and a suggested priority
        timetable.

    2.  Document your network. Far too many businesses fail to
        document their network components, creating problems when key
        staff leave and when the network encounters operational
        problems.

    3.  Evaluate your back up systems. Although many organizations use
        some form of back up, few have gone through the necessary
        "restore" process to test its effectiveness. It's also
        important to evaluate whether remote back up is necessary.
        Tape  back ups may be fine, but keeping the tapes in the
        offices negates the value as a protection.

    4.  Evaluate your vulnerability to personnel changes. Problems can
        arise from routine employee departures as well as employee
        discontent.

    5.  Evaluate your vulnerability to external attacks. Heavy
        reliance on the Internet makes companies infinitely more
        vulnerable to hackers.

    6.  Create a disaster recovery plan. Components will include
        protection of servers, back up systems and business-wide
        communications systems that include employees, customers and
        vendors.

    7.  Create a business continuity plan. Ask yourself a few critical
        questions: How long can we afford to be down or totally
        non-operational? What are the critical systems or programs we
        need to keep the business running?

    8.  Evaluate your physical office space needs and consider virtual
        employee arrangements. Particularly for rapidly growing
        businesses, incorporating a remote network allows you to save
        money on bricks and mortar and other associated costs as well
        as attract the most qualified, knowledge-workers from anywhere
        across the country without geographic barriers.

    9.  Increase productivity. A remote-accessible network is always
        "on" for easy access any time day or night, so employees can
        adjust their work hours to accommodate personal life schedules
        and time zone differences.

    10. Extend life of older computers. Using the proper network
        access products, individual computers aren't bogged down
        trying to "run" the actual software, they are simply accessing
        the screen data (desktop) of the server.

    11. Protect and access your network data. Using remote access
        products like Citrix allows for installation of very powerful
        servers in one protected location. With these servers,
        employees can access company data at anytime, over any
        network, using any device in a completely secure environment.

12. Achieve quality service and ongoing support, often at lower
        costs. An independent IT advisor with engineers of the highest
        certification provides regular and emergency support, freeing
        your business from the need to have an in-house person
        dedicated to IT support.

"Business owners should view their networks as profit centers, not cost centers," said Anderson. "Understanding their IT environment and planning for future upgrades and growth will allow them to continue to deliver the services their clients require and employees rely on."

Bayshore Technologies - http://www.btfl.com - is a Citrix Platinum Solution Advisor and Microsoft Gold Certified Provider specializing in LAN/WAN infrastructure implementation and integration. The Company supplies technical expertise and implementation services to small-, medium- and large-sized businesses.

It's that time again.  Bayshore's Annual Tech Summit and Fishing Event!
November 3 & 4, 2005
Each year, Bayshore hosts the Tech Summit to give our customers a chance to learn more about Bayshore and our key partners as well as have fun fishing!  This 2 day event will give you the opportunity to hear and spend time with our partners, Citrix, IBM, EMC, HP, E Solutions and more. 

The event will take place in beautiful St. Petersburg on the Intercoastal waterway.

Holiday Inn Harbourside
401 Second Streetf
Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785
click here for directions

Register Now

Please contact Mark Segars for more information:  813.889.8324 ext..

Is your business prepared for the next Hurricane?
 
As we enter the Hurricane season, learn more about how to protect your business by joining Bayshore Technologies along with Neverfail, Citrix, HP and  E Solution for a Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning  Seminar.

What happens if mission critical systems are unavailable for hours, days? 
Events ranging from loss of telecommunication services, power outages, major floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, to terrorist attacks, result in lost business and revenue for your organization. There has been a heightened awareness of business continuity and preparedness. The damage left behind by Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne last year reminded businesses in Florida of the importance to have a Business Continuity Plan.

“Proactive Preparation and Prevention” is the theme for the Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning Seminar that Bayshore Technologies will be hosting on Tuesday, May 24 at the A La Carte Pavilion in Tampa.  Along with our partners, Neverfail, HP, Citrix, Covad, and E Solutions, we will be providing information on strategies for preparing your business to withstand any disaster that can potentially disrupt productivity and result in loss of revenue.  Preparation is the key to ensuring that your business continues operating regardless of the type of failure or disaster you might experience.

Who should attend?

• Business Owners with 25+ users
• Top-level decision makers
• IT directors and CIO’s
• Security managers
• Operations managers
• Financial managers and CFO’s
• Business planners
• Risk managers
• People with responsibility for protecting corporate data, employees, and other assets

REGISTER ONLINE NOW

Directions to A La Carte Pavilion

Bayshore Technologies Selected as Platinum-level Member of Citrix Solutions Network

Dateline: Tampa FL. October 2003,

Bayshore Technologies Inc., a leading provider of LAN/WAN infrastructure solutions to a wide variety of businesses throughout the SE United States, today announced it has been selected as a Platinum-level member of the Citrix Solutions Network™ (CSN) by Citrix Systems, Inc.
(Nasdaq: CTXS), the global leader in access infrastructure solutions.

“We are delighted to add this important credential to our portfolio.” said Peter Anderson, President of BayshoreTechnologies, “Our Citrix practice has grown phenomenally over the years. Citrix software provides exceptional return on investment for our customer base and we have a host of successful implementations throughout the US.

The Citrix staff has been incredible supportive for us to achieve the Platinum status, and we have always thought ourselves part of a great team.”

“Solutions designed around Citrix products have been a core competency of the company from its inception”, said Frank Mann, Partner and Director of Technology. “To be named as the only Platinum reseller in Citrix’s home state of Florida is truly a wonderful honor and is a great reflection of the quality of the technical resources we have at Bayshore.”

“Bayshore is a great success story for Citrix; they have really done an outstanding job of growing their Citrix business and we are delighted to have them on board as a Platinum-level CSN member and our first Platinum reseller in Florida,” said Bill Ferara, Director of Channel Sales for Citrix.

About Bayshore Technologies Inc.: Bayshore Technologies Inc. has been helping businesses manage their computer networks for more than 7 years. They deliver a full solution of product and services to a wide variety of customers. Bayshore delivers solutions that aid businesses in accessing their data and applications in a safe and secure environment. Headquartered in Tampa FL, they have recently opened a sales office in Fort Lauderdale FL and intend to continue that trend throughout Florida.

About the Citrix Solutions Network The Citrix Solutions Network (CSN) is a comprehensive business program that includes more than 5,000 value-added resellers and consultants worldwide. CSN members deliver access infrastructure solutions based on the Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite of products, as well as technical consulting, integration and support. CSN offers three levels of participation to match the precise set of services and tools members need to deliver complete solutions to customers. Resellers and consultants can select from the Gold CSN and Silver CSN programs. The Platinum CSN level is an invitation-only program for partners with a strategic commitment to Citrix.

Citrix®, MetaFrame® and Citrix Solutions Network™ are registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the US and other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

As players are coming together with a winning serving spin at the US Open, Citrix XenServer Platinum Edition sprints off to victory with a unified management approach to the underlying virtualization platform.

At its core, XenServer Platinum Edition provides bare-metal server virtualization allowing multiple virtual machines to run on a single physical server without the need for a heavyweight operating system. This bare-metal approach to virtualization differs significantly from earlier generation hosted virtualization solutions which presented a numerous disadvantages not the least of which were severe degradations in performance and scalability as well as the introduction of additional management overhead for the underlying host operating system.

With the provisioning capabilities of Citrix XenServer Platinum Edition, XenApp workloads can be delivered on demand rather than physically installed on individual servers. In other words, servers are stateless until a XenApp workload is streamed to it. This concept can be extended to other types of workloads enabling the delivery of any application workload to any server on demand. Virtual and physical servers can even share the same virtual disk, thus dramatically reducing the amount of network storage required as well as unifying server provisioning across physical and virtual infrastructure.

To learn more go here. A representative from Bayshore Technologies will be in contact with you to arrange a meeting to assess your server virtualization requirements.