The Expression 10000XL is the scanner for the true graphics professional. With an optical resolution of 2400 x 4800 dpi and advanced auto-focus, the Epson Expression 10000XL Pro color image scanner delivers sharp, precise scans up to A3+. This scanner is designed to meet the most demanding of graphic arts applications.

Excellent functionality, simple to use, the Epson scan driver has both automatic and professional modes while the 10000XL Pro includes an A3 transparency unit for easy film batch scanning. High speed scanning, featuring a high-bright Xenon lamp for zero standby time, the 10000XL Pro offers fast scanning speeds - 31.9 per second for full color A3 reflective 300dpi and 51.2 per second for 35mm film at 1600 dpi.

Highlights of the Epson Expression 10000XL Pro A3+ Scanner

• Optical scanning resolution of 2400x4800dpi
• Optical Density of 3.8 Dmax
• Dual scanning lamp Transparency Unit
• Comprehensive software bundle
• USB 2.0 & FireWire connectivity
• Optional A3 automatic document feeder
• One year on-site warranty

Freecom's high performance LTO 4-tape drive sets new standards for security, capacity, performance and reliability. Compatible with LTO Ultrium 2 and LTO Ultrium 3 tape drives, Freecom's newest generation LTO Ultrium tape drive delivers a native capacity of 800 GB on a single cartridge and a blistering native transfer rate of up to 240 MB/s. Freecom LTO Ultrium 4's tape drive based AES 256-bit encryption capability adds a strong measure of security to data stored on LTO Ultrium tape media without the performance degradation associated with host based encryption or the expense and management complexity of a dedicated appliance. Interface includes Ultra 320 SCSI.

Comes with 1 Media, 1 Clean and Yosemite Backup Basic

The future of television is here with a SANYO pure flat screen LCD, enjoy stunning sound and picture quality, viewable at an angle up to 176 degrees. Impress yourself and your friends with the designer appeal of a SANYO LCD panel!

RSA SecurID technology, the industry's leading two-factor user authentication system is now available in an integrated, rack mountable, hardware appliance format. RSA SecurID technology is used by thousands of corporations and millions of users to protect access to IP/Sec and SSL VPNs, Wireless networks, Microsoft Windows and UNIX operating environments, web servers, business applications, and more. Designed for the small to medium sized business, the RSA SecurID Appliance is delivered with the award-winning RSA Authentication Manager software pre-loaded.

The 3Com Wireless LAN Controller WX1200 is ideal for moderate sized, complex, wireless environments, looking to streamline security while centralizing WLAN administration and Radio Frequency (RF) management.

Used in combination with the 3Com Wireless Switch Manager, the 3Com Wireless LAN controller WX1200 can centrally manage up to 12 3Com wireless LAN Managed Access Points using local or external RADIUS authentication. With only a few keystrokes, administrators can change parameters for multiple managed access points, eliminating the time-consuming task of individually configuring each device, and providing simple setup.

Innovative Identity-Based Networking services based on user identity instead of ports or devices, allows uninterrupted roaming and wireless voice over IP.

Centralized security management features include Mobility Domain architecture, allowing controllers and switches to share databases, adding a new level of user and group access control to network resources. Sharing user-specific security policies between WLAN controllers and switches can result in a consistent enforcement of user and group attributes across the WLAN as the user roams.

Highlights of the 3Com Wireless LAN Switch WX1200

• Ideal for moderate sized, complex, wireless environments, looking to streamline security while centralizing WLAN administration and Radio Frequenct (RF) management
• Used in combination with the 3Com Wireless Switch Manager and 3Com Managed Access Points, users can remotely configure and manage the WLAN, removing the need for IT expertise onsite
• Can centrally manage up to 12 3Com wireless LAN Managed Access Points using local or external RADIUS authentication
• Innovative Identity-Based Networking services based on user identity, allows uninterrupted roaming and wireless voice over IP
• Comes with a 1 year hardware replacement warranty for peace of mind
• Centralised security management features include Mobility Domain architecture, allowing controllers and switches to share user-specific security policies between WLAN controllers and switches

Designed for the c-Class BladeSystem enclosure, the HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch (GbE2c Layer 2/3) provides a full set of Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 routing features, sixteen internal downlinks, five uplinks and two internal cross-connects in a single low cost blade switch. Four of the five uplinks can be either copper or fiber using optional SFP fiber modules. The HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Switch dramatically reduces cabling, power and cooling requirements compared to external stand-alone switches, allowing you to realize the full benefits of the HP c-Class BladeSystem.

The HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch builds on the heritage of the GbE2 switch family by delivering on-going enhancements such as a new "industry standard" CLI, Layer 3 routing, high availability features and SFP Fiber uplink ports. Along with simplified management, wire-speed performance, redundant path capabilities and HP's world-class service and support, the HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch remains the price/performance leader of all blade switches.

Designed for exact compatibility with OKI products, only OKI consumables ensure maximum performance, longevity and ultimate cost-effectiveness. OKI's ribbon cassettes, inkjet heads, toner and EP cartridges and other consumables are an integral part of the fundamental design of its printer and fax products, combining with other key elements of their design to deliver optimum durability, reliability and print quality.

Designed with the best in Sony's imaging and sound quality, FWD-40LX2F is capable of supporting the highest-level HD Signal, expandable with a Dual Option Slot interface and armed with advanced Network Content Controls, this LCD Display is ready to take your organization to a whole new level of professionalism. In addition, built with improved color control, an expanded multi-display function, and improved digital audio circuitry, the FWD-40LX2F will never fail to surpass your viewing expectations.

Whether for use at home, large-scale businesses or small retail outlets, the Sony FWD-40LX2F LCD Display is a powerful tool of getting the right contents across to your customers.

Highlights of the Sony 40in WEGA LCD silver + BKMFW10

• High quality image processing
• Network content control
• True color control
• 2 HDMI inputs and dual option slots
• Improved multi display function

The EPSON GT-15000 series delivers faster scanning speeds and greater efficiency to business and educational users. It can be networked or used as a standalone scanner, and is an excellent solution for space-efficient paperless archiving. Brochures, proposals, quotations and faxed letters, as well as textbooks, maps, projects and photos can be scanned in vivid, sharp color at the touch of a button and shared across a network.

This scanner combines quality, simplicity and speed, with an output resolution up to 9600dpi for A3 documents and speeds of up to 10ppm in color and 16ppm in mono. It can scan originals up to full size A3/double A4 and differentiate between multiple items, so documents and photos can be captured at the same time.

Do more, experience more, grow more. More space, with larger screen sizes. More style, with a new design. More options, with new USB speakers and an expansion slot.

Inspired by feedback from the customers, the new SMART Board 600 series interactive whiteboard lets you do more than ever before. Combining the same great features that people love with new expandability options, it's limited only by your imagination.

Highlights of the Smart Technologies SMART Board 680 77"

• Touch system
• SMART pen tray
• Digital ink
• Save function
• Durable surface

Watch productivity soar with print, copy and scan, integrated into one reliable color multifunction that's affordable enough to place in every workgroup.

The HP Color LaserJet 4730 mfp series is perfect for mid-volume workgroups (from 6 - 15 users) in enterprise environments and workgroups (from 3 - 10 users) in small and medium businesses with IT management, that print A4 documents in mono and color and need the benefits of multiple functionality to enhance their productivity.

Highlights of the HP Color LaserJet 4730x mfp - multifunction ( fax / copier / printer / scanner ) ( colour )

• Do much more for less by consolidating print, copy, scanning* and analogue fax** functionality in one convenient, integrated device.
• Improve efficiency with mono and colour printing and copying at up to 30 ppm, plus colour scanning, standard full-speed two-sided printing and digital sending***.
• Enhance productivity with up to 1,600 sheets input capacity from 100-sheet MP tray and three 500-sheet trays, the ADF holds 50 sheets and up to 700 pages output with the three-bin mailbox****.
• Over 90% of office documents are printed on A4. So why spend twice as much on an A3 device just to cover that extra extra 10%.
• The HP Color LaserJet 4730mfp prints and copies A4 and costs substantially less.
• Enjoy better value with a low cost per page for colour and the same mono cost per page as the HP LaserJet 4345mfp.
• Get the benefit of colour with no cost penalty: Colour Access Controls such as colour copy lock-out, tracking and reporting let you choose when and how colour is used.
• An intuitive touch-screen control panel with an integrated design makes this device very easy to use.
• Enjoy best-in-class networking through the HP Jetdirect Internal Print Server.
• HP Web Jetadmin offers remote installation, configuration and proactive management.
• HP Smart Printing Technology***** with new HP ColorSphere Toner ensure quality, consistent results and enable easy supplies management.
• Stapler/stacker****** and three-bin mailbox**** help meet specific document needs.
• *Scan-to-email and scan-to-folder.
• **Available with HP Color LaserJet 4730x mfp, 4730xs mfp and 4730xm mfp.
• ***HP Digital Sending Software 4.0 is optional (not included, sold separately). Software is server-based, server-required. Trial is included.
• ****Three-bin mailbox available with HP Color LaserJet 4730xm mfp only.
• *****Using genuine HP supplies ensures the availability of all HP printing features.
• ******Stapler/stacker available with HP Color LaserJet 4730xs mfp only.

Setting the standard for high-performance color laser printers, the Xerox Phaser 6360 leads the industry with best-in-class print speed and exceptional color performance. Easy to operate and engineered to meet the exacting demands of high-volume office environments, the Phaser 6360 laser printer isn't just an obvious choice; it's the only choice.

Highlights of the Xerox 6360V_DT Colour Laser Printer- Duplex,512MB Memory

• Fast speed of up to 42 ppm in color
• As fast as 9 seconds to print the first page
• 1Ghz processor
• Two-sided printing - save you time, paper, and money
• Simple driver installation
• Real-time paper tray status
• Large paper capacity
• High capacity toner cartridges
• 550-sheet feeder
• Xerox Usage Analysis Tool - control printer usage and costs by collecting, organizing, and analyzing print job accounting data
• Robust design
• Outstanding reliability

Designed for exact compatibility with OKI products, only OKI consumables ensure maximum performance, longevity and ultimate cost-effectiveness. OKI's ribbon cassettes, inkjet heads, toner and EP cartridges and other consumables are an integral part of the fundamental design of its printer and fax products, combining with other key elements of their design to deliver optimum durability, reliability and print quality.

The Electronic HP Care Pack Services (e-Care Pack) capability allows you to order, receive, update, and activate a wide range of valuable HP Care Pack Services over the Internet. Administered through the HP Services Network (CSN), it is a fast and simple process that enables immediate registration and service activation.

Increase equipment availability and productivity with high-quality onsite and remote support for your HP hardware, as well as selected multivendor equipment. This flexible HP Care Pack packaged service covers desktops, workstations, servers, notebooks and laptops, network equipment, and printing.

Choose Next Business Day Hardware Support when you need to: extend your hardware warranty coverage for key systems and devices; obtain easy-to-buy, easy-to-use onsite services; improve hardware performance and uptime; increase the return on your HP and multivendor hardware investments; enjoy consistent service coverage across geographically dispersed sites.

Intel Xeon processors give your enterprise the power to evolve in manageable ways. Now with dual-core technology, servers based on Intel Xeon processors provide the built-in standards, stability, and scalability your infrastructure needs to move your business forward.

Intel Dual-Core Xeon processors help protect investment in existing applications and infrastructure through increased performance headroom and scalability to the most widely deployed 64-bit server platforms.

This is it - HP's lightning-fast laser printer with print speeds up to 62 ppm. Combine that with productivity tools, security features, easy management, networking and paper handling options, and you've got one flexible, high-performance laser printer.

The Sony AIT-2 Turbo 8-slot Desktop Autoloader provides ideal entry-level automated backup for departments, workgroups, and small to medium sized businesses. Achieve one week or more of unattended backup in convenient space-saving desktop design. Front panel indicators provide clear information for ease of use. Locking Front Door increases data media security. The Autoloader guarantees investment protection through full backwards read/write compatibility with AIT-1 and AIT-3 drives and libraries.

The 3Com Switch 4500 is a high performance, managed 10/100 switch with advanced features, perfect for cost-conscious medium-sized businesses and branch offices looking for secure LAN connectivity. Layer 2 switching along with Layer 3 RIP-based static routing make the Switch 4500 for wiring closet workgroup connectivity and as the core for small-size enterprises.

The Switch 4500 PWR 50-port features 48 PoE 10/100 ports and two dual-personality ports, operating either as 1000BASE-T or SFP-based fiber. Up to eight switches can be stacked via built-in Gigabit Ethernet ports, allowing single-IP management and distributed links in a stack of up to 384 ports. Power over Ethernet (PoE) provides electrical power and data connectivity over a single Ethernet cable - resulting in significant cost savings when deploying devices like IP phones, wireless access points and IP security cameras.

QoS, auto-voice VLAN, and traffic management features help ensure essential applications get the appropriate priority for efficient utilization of network resources. Furthermore, this switch has enterprise-class security features including IEEE 802.1X network login, SSH/SSL encrypted device log-in, Access Control Lists and RADIUS Authenticated Device Access (RADA).

Utilizing Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT) technology, Sony brings to market a new line of OEM tape libraries, setting new standards for reliability, capacity, and performance in today's demanding storage environments.

Sony AIT libraries utilize the latest in AIT tape drive technology for a combination of high performance and reliability

With up to 16 cartridge storage capacity and configurations with 1 or 2 drives, the Sony AIT tape libraries offer scalable storage solutions.

A compact form factor, 2U height, offering both desktop and rack mount configurations, and lower power consumption make or easy integration into most storage environments.

Sony AIT tape libraries incorporate Memory-In-Cassette (MIC) technology to enhance data access speed, creating a perfect solution for either archiving or near line storage.

Highlights of the Sony AIT-4 Rackmount Autoloader

• Compact
• Reliable
• Fast access
• Write-Once, Read-Many (WORM) functionality
• User friendly

Canon started out as a company with a handful of employees and a burning passion. That company soon became a world-renowned camera maker and is now a global multimedia corporation. However, the origins of its success remain unchanged: the passion of the early years and technological expertise amassed over more than 60 years. Canon will continue using its technologies to benefit people as it pursues its objective of becoming a company that is loved by people throughout the world. Canon offers all kind of accessories for its products to make them even more attractive and more functional.

Offered is a professional-quality B&W viewfinder for the XL1 that uses a 1.5" CRT. This high-resolution monochrome CRT broadcast viewfinder transforms the XL1 into a production tool to meet the needs of the most discerning professional. The extremely sharp, bright black and white viewfinder unit makes it easy for the photographer to see critical focus.

The world of technical communication is changing. Technical communicators must meet new demands for efficiency and new time-to-market constraints. They must create and combine both static and interactive content in the form of conventional technical publications, training materials, and eLearning publications. They must create interactive, engaging content for different audiences and purposes, often in multiple languages, and in different delivery formats.

Adobe Technical Communication Suite meets the challenges of the world of technical communication. Adobe Technical Communication Suite provides capabilities and efficiencies to improve the workflow of technical communicators, enhance the abilities of technical communicators, and make technical communicators more effective.

Adobe Technical Communication Suite software is a complete solution for authoring, managing, and publishing technical information and training content in multiple languages and formats. Using this suite, you can create and maintain technical documentation, user assistance systems, knowledge bases, simulations, software demonstrations, and other support information. Integrate images, interactive 3D models, and rich media, and create engaging demos and simulations without programming or multimedia skills. Employ efficient single-source workflows for authoring and publishing technical information in multiple languages for different audiences and purposes.

The HP ProLiant DL380, the world's best selling server, delivers on its proven history of design excellence with enterprise-class uptime and manageability, proven 2-way Intel Xeon performance, and 2U density for a variety of rack deployments and applications.

APC's Rackmount Keyboard Monitor Mouse (KMM) is an integrated keyboard, 17" monitor, and mouse in a compact 1U design, which allows a KVM switch to be mounted in the rear of the device. The device is easily installed and minimizes support and maintenance costs, ensuring lower cost of ownership. The ultra-thin LCD screen, touchpad technology, and easy-to-install slide rails combine to form a high-quality, streamlined solution built for server management. The Rackmount KMM can be used in a variety of IT environments, from computer rooms to large data centers.

This lens is ideal for sports and wildlife photography. The newly designed optical system has one fluorite element and two UD-glass elements to obtain high resolution and high contrast. Also, the minimum focusing distance was reduced to 5.5 m. Extender EF 2x can be attached to increase the focal length to 1200mm while retaining AF (with the EOS-3).

AutoCAD Mechanical Essentials

This course is designed for new AutoCAD Mechanical users who require comprehensive training in AutoCAD Mechanical. It incorporates the features, commands, and techniques for creating and editing mechanical designs with AutoCAD Mechanical. This course focuses on features, tools, and techniques that make delegates productive with AutoCAD Mechanical in the shortest possible time. Hands-on exercises throughout the course enable delegates to practice creating mechanical engineering production drawings.

Course Duration: 4 days

Objectives

The primary objective of this course is to teach delegates the basic commands necessary for professional 2D mechanical drawing, design, and drafting using AutoCAD Mechanical. After completing this course, delegates will be able to, identify and use the key components of the AutoCAD Mechanical user interface, use the fundamental features of AutoCAD Mechanical, and the precision drafting tools to develop accurate technical engineering drawings, and demonstrate a high level of comfort and confidence with AutoCAD Mechanical through handson practice.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for new users of AutoCAD Mechanical.

Prerequisites

It is recommended that delegates have a working knowledge of AutoCAD, drafting, design, or engineering experience is a plus. Experience of Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP is essential.

Course Outline

AutoCAD Mechanical Design Concepts

• Concepts
• Key Functionality

User Interface

• Interacting with the User Interface
• Common Drawing Setup

Mechanical Layers and Layer Control

• Layers
• Layer Control

Tools for Creating Key Geometry

• Power Snaps
• Core Design Tools
• Centrelines
• Construction Lines
• Designing with Lines
• Adding Standard Feature Data for Holes and Slots

Tools for Manipulating Geometry

• Editing Tools
• Power Commands

Mechanical Part Generators

• Standard Parts
• Springs
• Chain/Belt
• Shaft Generator
• Shaft Standard Parts

Creating Drawing Sheets

• Model Space Views in Layouts
• Title Blocks and Drawing Borders
• Creating Detail Views in Model Space

Dimensioning and Annotating Your Drawings

• Creating Dimensions
• Manipulating Dimensions
• Annotation Symbols
• Revision Lists

Bill of Materials, Parts Lists and Balloons

• Bill of Materials
• Inserting Parts Lists
• Balloons

Design Calculations

• Design Calculations
• Bean calculations
• Pulleys and Chains
• Bolted Connections
• Shaft Calculator

Working with Mechanical Structure

• Structuring Data in Drawings
• Reusing and Editing Structured Data
• Structure and Other Tools

Mechanical Options For the CAD Manager

• AM: Standards
• AM: Structure
• AM: Drawing
• AM: Standard Parts
• AM: Shaft
• AM: Calculations
• AM: Preferences

The more delegates that take the course the lower price is

1st Delegate, £270.00 per day

2nd Delegate, £245.00 per day 3rd Delegate, £220.00 per day 4th Delegate, £195.00 per day

Call our sales team to discuss your business requirements 0870 429 3010

The HP ProLiant DL580 G5 is the best in class platform for virtualization, combining Intel's new quad-core Xeon processor technology, maximum scalability and high availability features. This 4 socket server offers unsurpassed flexibility and serviceability in a versatile, 4U, rack-optimized form factor. Based upon the latest industry standard processing, memory, I/O and networking technologies, the ProLiant DL580 G5 provides the highest levels of performance demanded by today's compute intensive applications. Unparalleled high availability features, including hot-plug redundant components, promotes maximum uptime. Remote management is made easy with Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) technology, which allows remote administration from a standard web-browser without ever having to visit the server. It's highly expandable architecture provides maximum application deployment flexibility with the ability to add PCI-Express, PCI-X or battery-backed write cache options. Innovative features, such as the ability to access processors, memory, hard drives, and power supplies while the unit remains secured in the rack, enable rapid response to service events, radically decreasing overall IT costs and server downtime.

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