Bangkok--Sep 4--Shandwick International (Thailand)
HP Launches New Vectra VL400 Corporate PC Series - Offering Advanced Supportability and Remote Manageability to Optimise the Corporate IT Environment
The VL400 Completes HP's Strategy to Streamline It's Corporate PC Offerings
Hewlett-Packard (Thailand) Limited recently announced the HP Vectra VL400, providing maximum flexibility and choice to medium and large businesses looking to optimise their IT environment. Replacing the HP Vectra VEi7, VEi8 and VLi8 models, this signifies the final step in HP's strategy to streamline it's corporate desktop PC offerings.
Featuring the image stability, serviceability and remote management of the award-winning Vectra family, the new VL400 series includes Intel's latest Pentium III processors and the 815 chipset, incorporating 133 MHz speed on all pipes -- SDRAM, Pentium III and AGP 4X port. The HP Vectra VL400 is the only corporate PC to come in three form factors - desktop, minitower, and small form factor.
"With the Vectra VL400, PC deployment, management, and support is simpler and faster than ever before. This demonstrates HP's commitment to supporting a corporation's entire PC lifecycle needs," said Mr. Thana Thanapase, Channel Sales and Marketing Manager, Hewlett-Packard (Thailand) Limited.
Advanced Supportability
The VL 400 offers advanced supportability with HP e-Diag Tools 3.0, an easy-to-use, web-enabled software utility that enables fast, remote diagnoses of PC hardware failures and automates the communication to the support providers with the addition of an Internet layer.
For instance, in the event that a PC does not even boot, signal tones are sent over the standard telephone line to the HP e-Diag Tools central console. The HP support provider is alerted not only about the specific PC that has failed, but also its serial number, which component has failed, and what the immediate solution is.
Enhanced Manageability
The HP Vectra VL400 will ship with the latest HP TopTools 5.0 remote network device management utility. Compatible with new operating systems such as Windows 2000 and Linux, HP TopTools 5.0 also includes remote manageability of the HP Vectra PCs security features such as the HP ProtectTools 2000 smart card kit and the IPSEC LAN card, as well as HP e-Diag Tools 3.0.
Easy Software Deployment
Migration from existing PCs to the HP Vectra VL400 is quick and easy with HP's PC Image Engineer. "All VL400 form factors share the same BIOS and motherboard. With PC Image Engineer, IT managers can qualify one and quickly deploy their qualified software image on any of the three form factors: desktop, minitower, and small form", said Mr. Thana.
HP Vectra VL400 Features
* Intel Celeron 566MHz to Pentium III 1000 MHz socket processors with Intel 815 chipset
* Integrated Intel 815 graphics or Matrox Millenium G450 card (16MB graphic memory)
* 64MB or 128MB SDRAM 133 MHz memory (2DIMMS, max 512 MB)
* 10GB 5400 rpm, 15 or 30 GB 7200 rpm UltraATA/66 disks
* Integrated AC97 audio
* Integrated 3Com LAN
* 3 PCI slots
* Optional ISA slots
* Microsoft(r) Windows(r) 95, 98 or 2000
* CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive
* Three form factors: small form factor, desktop, mini-tower
Pricing and Availability
The HP Vectra VL400, including a three-year international limited hardware warranty, available now starging at a price list of 49,000 Baht.
About HP
Hewlett-Packard Company, a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services, is focused on making technology and its benefits accessible to individuals and businesses through simple appliances, useful e-services and an Internet infrastructure that's always on.
HP has 86,000 employees worldwide and had total revenue from continuing operations of $42.4 billion in its 1999 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com
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Marketing Program Manager
Commercial Customer Organization
Hewlett-Packard (Thailand) Ltd.
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Email: wannee_rojanaolarnrat@hp.com
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