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ALSO CALLED: Hardware Devices, Physical Devices, and Machines
DEFINITION: In information technology, hardware is the physical aspect of computers, telecommunications, and other devices. The term arose as a way to distinguish the "box" and the electronic circuitry and components of a computer from the program you put in it to make it do things. The program came to be known as the software.

Hardware implies permanence and invariability. Software or programming  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on Hardware
The Last Word in File Systems Just Got Better: Solaris ZFS™ File System Features and Enhancements in the Solaris™ Operating System for Enterprise Users
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
BOOK: Solaris ZFS file system helps companies take advantage of open storage platforms, enhance data services, and ease administration, as evidenced by many Sun customers worldwide.
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 | Published: 27 Nov 2008
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Open Storage Adoption
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
BOOK: Sun offers services that assist IT users with the opportunity to start evaluating open storage architecture strategies and evaluating how an open storage architecture can better support their organization' business and budgetary goals.
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 | Published: 27 Nov 2008
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Skill Level and Training Key Factors in IT Project Success
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an analysis of a comprehensive survey with 144 senior IT managers examining the impact training and skill level had on the success of 377 IT projects.
Posted: 01 Dec 2008 | Published: 26 Nov 2008
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Australian Bank's Integrated IT System Boosts Efficiency, Improves Customer Service
sponsored by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd
CASE STUDY: CBA deployed CommSee, a customer relationship management platform built on the Microsoft® .NET Framework and the integrated system automates workflow and provides a complete view of a customer.
Posted: 01 Dec 2008 | Published: 27 Nov 2008
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Illuminata White Paper: HP Non Stop Gets Bladed
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains some basic NonStop concepts and how they're implemented in the current generation of Integrity NonStop systems, the H-Series.
Posted: 26 Nov 2008 | Published: 26 Nov 2008
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How to Start a Windows Vista Pilot Deployment
sponsored by Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: Thinking about deploying Windows Vista? This guide gives an overview of how to successfully manage a pilot program that provides the best experience for pilot users and helps to provide positive project justification to business decision makers.
Posted: 26 Nov 2008 | Published: 26 Nov 2008
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Five Misunderstood Features in Windows Vista
sponsored by Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: Adopting Windows Vista across a desktop infrastructure can come with challenges. This article looks at five features of Vista that can be misunderstood, provides their background and rationale, and presents the straight scoop on how to deal with..
Posted: 26 Nov 2008 | Published: 26 Nov 2008
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The Benefits of Deploying SAP Enterprise Applications on Virtual Infrastructure
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WEBCAST: Listen to this webcast to learn how VMWare tools aid in smooth migration to current virtualization technologies from HP, IBM, Sun and Fujitsu Siemens.
Posted: 24 Nov 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Virtualizing the Client PC: A Proof of Concept
sponsored by Intel Corporation
WHITE PAPER: In this paper Intel IT explores a proof of concept study that examined the viability of abstracting the client operating system from the hardware platform using virtualization.
Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 21 Nov 2008
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Grid Computing White Paper: Oracle Grid Solutions for the Next-Generation Data Center
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This Oracle white paper describes how businesses of all sizes worldwide are using Grid best practices to modernize their IT operations and increase efficiency, availability, performance, and operational agility.
Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 21 Nov 2008
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Why Archive Is Archive, Backup Is Backup and Backup Ain't Archive
sponsored by STORServer
WHITE PAPER: The differences between backup and archive are quite simple and the stumbling block to understanding the difference is the tools we've chosen to use.
Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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The Rise of Primary Storage Optimization
sponsored by SearchStorage.com
WHITE PAPER: Primary Storage Optimization (PSO) technologies keep storage capacity requirements as low as possible and guarantee zero impact on application performance.
Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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The dSPEED Platform™
sponsored by Enea
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains the dSPEED Platform that can be used in many configurations ranging from standalone DSP platform based on OSEck RTOS with or without a management host processor.
Posted: 20 Nov 2008 | Published: 20 Nov 2008
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LINX™ IPC for Distributed Systems
sponsored by Enea
WHITE PAPER: LINX is an inter-process communications (IPC) service for distributed systems and is based on OSE's LINK Handler protocol, which has been a key message passing component in OSE.
Posted: 20 Nov 2008 | Published: 20 Nov 2008
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High Availability Data Management
sponsored by Enea
WHITE PAPER: Integrated data management services are an integral part of any advanced network equipment software platform.
Posted: 20 Nov 2008 | Published: 20 Nov 2008
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Desktop Management DEMO: Desktop Authority® Version 7.8
sponsored by ScriptLogic Corporation
PRODUCT DEMO: ScriptLogic Corporation's award-winning suite of desktop, server and Active Directory solutions help to empower network and security administrators to proactively save time and resources. Download this free 30 day evaluation.
Posted: 20 Nov 2008 | Published: 21 Jan 2008
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StarPro™ 2612 Media Processor
sponsored by LSI Corporation
PRODUCT LITERATURE: The StarPro2612 is the latest generation of multi-core DSP and RISC platform targeting a wide range of enterprise and infrastructure applications requiring high-density DSP functions in a multichannel format.
Posted: 18 Nov 2008 | Published: 18 Nov 2008
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Seven Reasons Why SIP Will Improve Your Customer Care Strategy
sponsored by Genesys
WHITE PAPER: This document describes how Opus Research evaluates seven ways that firms can build a customer-centric organization and enhance the customer experience.
Posted: 18 Nov 2008 | Published: 18 Nov 2008
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Unlock the Power of Server Virtualization
sponsored by Citrix
PRODUCT OVERVIEW: This short data sheet from Citrix provides a checklist to help you decide which level of virtualization is appropriate to fit your needs.
Posted: 14 Nov 2008 | Published: 20 Aug 2008
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Remote I/O: What You Should Know before Using Remote I/O
sponsored by AutomationDirect
VIDEOCAST: In this video, learn some introductory facts about remote I/O, whether remote or expansion I/O is the more cost-effective solution for your organization, and how AutomationDirect's hardware can meet your remote I/O needs.
Posted: 14 Nov 2008 | Premiered: 01 May 2008
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Reducing Server Total Cost of Ownership with VMware Virtualization Software
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Technology purchases are often quantified simply by hardware and software costs. But there's more to it. This TCO study takes a holistic view.
Posted: 13 Nov 2008 | Published: 13 Nov 2008
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Advanced Market Place SM7 Demo
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
SOFTWARE DEMO: Looking to improve service quality? HP has the most comprehensive ITSM solution in the industry. By aligning services, software, education, and hardware around service management, HP is able to deliver a complete and comprehensive I...
Posted: 06 Nov 2008 | Published: 06 Nov 2008
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Citrix XenApp Frequently Asked Questions
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Citrix XenApp™ is an end-to-end Application Delivery Solution that delivers all Windows applications to all users and locations.
Posted: 05 Nov 2008 | Published: 05 Nov 2008
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XenApp and XenDesktop: Application Virtualization and Desktop Virtualization Are Better Together
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: This document is designed to help Citrix XenApp customers understand how and when Citrix XenDesktop can be used with Citrix XenApp to deliver virtual desktops to further reduce application and desktop computing costs.
Posted: 05 Nov 2008 | Published: 05 Nov 2008
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Oracle Coherence: Providing Extreme Performance, Predictable Scalability, and Continuous Availability for Mission-Critical Java Applications
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines key steps for achieving a superior data management strategy--a ‘must have' capability for applications to operate with extreme and predictable performance and scalability.
Posted: 04 Nov 2008 | Published: 04 Nov 2008
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Preparing for the Reality of Virtualization
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the broader picture of virtualization benefits and organizational decisions that can influence the amount of benefit achieved.
Posted: 31 Oct 2008 | Published: 30 Oct 2008
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HARDWARE DEFINITION (continued): …  can easily be varied. You can put an entirely new program in the hardware and make it create an entirely new experience for the user. You can, however, change the modular configurations that most computers come with by adding new adapters or cards that extend the computer's capabilities.

Like software, hardware is a collective term. Hardware includes not only the computer proper but also the cables, connectors, power supply units, and peripheral devices such as the keyboard, mouse, audio speakers, and printers.

Hardware is sometimes used as a term collectively describing the … 
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